Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Defying Gravity in Mascotdom
Many parents have told me that their children beg to go to the museum so that they can wave a flag on the Rex parade.....and be led out of the museum.
The daily Rex Parade is the gentle way to lead children and adults through the Children's Museum and out the door at closing time.
We are the ones who make the big, rainbow bellied Dinosaur.
Rex is a mascot engineering miracle.
The law of gravity is a law that usually wins. Rex's tail defies gravity. It takes a lot of engineering to defy gravity.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
NCAA Mascot Rankings & Mascots are Big Business
It's been a great news day for mascots!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Boys on top - snaps on mascots
In costume shops there is a rule with snaps -
Boys on top -
It's easy to remember.
Friday, February 25, 2011
WFNY on Location: Making Mascots
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| Sir CC's hat & gloves - Cleveland Cavaliers |
Hey! Check it out!
Rick Grayshock of waitingfornextyear.com was here for a day to snoop around and find out how mascots are made. Here's what he found out:
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Sir CC, Mascot Making and a Sports Writer
Rick Grayshock of waitingfornextyear.com spent some time at in MascotLand today. Rick is an ardent Cleveland Cavs fan and writes about them. Recently, he wrote something about Sir CC . That led him to us.
Realizing he could finally satisfy a curiosity about how mascots are made, he made the trek from Columbus, Ohio to Indianapolis.
He checked out the original patterns for Sir CC's cape and tabard, counted all the foam pieces that go into making mascot shoes, saw mascot eyes before they are painted - and after they are painted and began to understand the importance of center front in the creation of mascots. We even talked about the similar, quirky passions in the world of sport and the world of art.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Happy/Sad Mascot Maker
On Mondays through Fridays, I head happily off to AvantGarb to make mascots.
Today was the 2nd day of an ice storm here in Indianapolis. We are measuring ice on the ground in inches.
Even though there are mascots that need to be made - AvantGarb was closed. We had a snow day - or rather an ice day.
Today I was a sad Mascot Maker. Boo-hoo.
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