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Driveway Sign: Monkey Playground

corbin — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:50:25 +0000

I playfully call my house the “Monkey Playground”. Why? Why not!

Well, okay, I’m sort of monkey like since I like climbing around on lots of things. A little known fact about me: my 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi had a sticker on the side that said “Monkey *” (that last symbol was a star, not an asterisk). I thought it was funny — sort of like an aviator call sign for the pilot.

The new sign, freshly painted:

This is my first stencil. Here’s how I made it:

* Find an image on the internet to make a stencil out of. Drop it into Adobe Illustrator.

* With my Wacom tablet (a moue would work), trace it with the pencil tool. Fix it up so the path looks fairly smooth. Download my version here.

* Print the stencil — it may take several pages if it is large.

* Tape it down on top of some poster board (thin cardboard from an art supply store.)

* Put something underneath the cardboard so you don’t cut into your table (I used a balsa wood model airplane table).

* Cut it out with a sharp new exacto knife.

* Spray paint it!

I can hear myself telling people how to get to my place: “Yeah, pull into the driveway with a red monkey painted on a huge white saw blade out front.”

Photography: Pat and Paige

corbin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:43:31 +0000

Pat and Paige

Dec 2nd, 2011. The 418 Project. Santa Cruz, California.

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corbin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:59:52 +0000

Girls and Cube

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corbin — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:58:16 +0000

Niss Again

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corbin — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:18:53 +0000

Paige Handstand at the Love Potion Circus Show

Dec 2nd, 2011. Paige.

Photography: Niss

corbin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:12:39 +0000

Niss Juggling at the Love Potion Circus Show

Dec 2nd, 2011. Niss.

Photography: Love Potion 2

corbin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:53:16 +0000

Love Potion Circus Show – Cube Act

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Photography: Love Potion

corbin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:02:50 +0000

Love Potion Circus Show

Dec 2nd, 2011. Paige and Kelly.

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corbin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:41:12 +0000

Lost a Wheel?

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Unicycle Tour of San Francisco: John Foss

corbin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 06:01:13 +0000

John Foss

San Francisco, California. September 2011.