The Maker Fair at San Mateo Fairgrounds was a fantastic event. I was there for two days with the Mercedes Pens and the newest addition to my art car, the Blue Man Group Inspired PVC instrument on the roof. Visitors to the fair and especially kids added 400 more pens to my car. The outside is really close to completion, that means I need to find or make more space for more pens. The inside is next and the PVC Instrument on top will have more pens as well. Thank you to all who came by to see and interact with my car. Especially those of you who added your pens to it:) The PVC instrument was a hit and many of you got play with it.
Making a Blue Man Group PVC instument
This weekend the Mercedes Pens will be appearing at Maker Faire 07 in San Mateo. I have been busy working on a Blue Man Group PVC instrument for the roof of the car. Its not ready yet, all I need are various lengths to be inserted on the top part. The side pipes are hit with a flat paddle, and that makes the tone. The idea is to make it look like giant pens sticking out from the roof of the pen car. I love the idea of a duel purpose art project.