Checkpoint!

So the booth had a concept, was measured and constructed from plywood, and now the fabric has been bought and mostly applied.  There's still some things that need to be done, such as creating the anchor in the back of the monitor that hangs on top, a banner with my name (and maybe my logo, it hasn't even been designed yet), and the cutting of the fake, red velvet to place neatly along the top and sides.

Other than that, fixing up my missing website pieces (portfolio thumbnails and missing videos) are my next priority!  My first demo reel will be available this Wednesday.  But, avast ye; here are some updated photos of the portfolio booth thus far:

Pictured above:  How not to use a staple gun (my mother and Tammy).

My mother and our friend, Tammy, had gone to the local Jo-Anne Fabric's store on Saturday and was working right outside their front door to rush in getting the base, gray fabric all tight and stapled onto each board.  We needed to make sure we had enough materials, hence being right outside their doors.

I'm screwing in the hinges of the left wing onto the back base.

After all of the gray fabric was stapled on and I bought a large amount of fake, red velvet fabric, I strapped the portfolio stand to the roof of my car, we traveled back home to Pittsburgh, where I reassembled the pieces in my bedroom.

The reassembled portfolio booth after being covered in fabric.

Personally, I think I did an okay job for not being able to see the lines.

The portfolio as it stands now (as of this post, of course).

The decorative fabric, tassels, and whatnot haven't been fully decided yet, but that's where the project leaves off this weekend and will continue onto the next!

Save Before the Boss Battle

Although I haven't posted on here in about a month, I've not been idle!  I've been doing some reworking on Pretend, my website, and the newest project called Modus Operandi.

Portfolio Review is in just a few short weeks, and my mother (who's much better than me at carpentry) is helping me build and assemble my portfolio booth (actually, I'm more or less watching and sometimes holding something, she's the real deal).  At any rate, I spent Sunday and Monday at my mother's house, and it's quite a fun project.  Here's some fun photos of the project in progress (more pictures available on my Facebook)

A rough 3D model I made of  my portfolio booth I imagined (this was done back in December of  last year).  A keyboard and mouse is currently missing from the model.

My mother is measuring the board for where the monitor will poke through.

My mother and her cat, Squeakers, work diligently together on the hinges.

Pictured Above:  How not to use a saw.

The front base has the hole cut out to hold the lower monitor.

The stand is almost complete!

The skeleton for the stand is finished and ready for the next step.

I'll be visiting my mother in my hometown again next weekend.  We'll be sanding out the boards and painting them with Gesso, and then finally wrapping them in fabric for the big finish.

Looks like I'll need to design a banner or something with my name on it.  We'll see what looks good once the base fabric is on.

On another note, I've gotten 500 business cards printed out!  They have a glossy finish too.

My phone number has been blurred out for obvious reasons.  I also cleaned up the background in Photoshop because it was an ugly napkin, ha!

So keep the Portfolio Review date in your minds!  It's September 13th!