As some of you know I’m building an art car that will resemble a small pirate ship. For various reasons I’ve opted to build it around an offroad gokart, which makes it compact, which means it can be done by one or two people, as my shop seems to be located in an area where volunteers are scarce!
In keeping with the "hope and fear" theme of this year’s Burning Man a pal suggested that, once I've finished my little rolling pirate ship (photos at www.nmpproducts.com/artcar.htm ) I could further conceal the lower automotive bits by wrapping them with a sea monster, whose tentacles would appear to be emerging from an EL wire "sea" beneath the craft and reaching towards the upper deck.
Soooo I need to think how-to-build-tentacle thoughts. I can't sew, but I can work wood, foam, fiberglas and metal pretty well. Ideally I'm searching for a few volunteers who live in or around Santa Rosa, CA, with expertise in my voids, so to speak, to help me build something like a stuffed animal, but sea monsterish and maybe 15 to 20ft long. Any takers? I'm willing to pay for all materials, but I’d prefer to swap labor for labor: I’m a machinist by trade and I’ve got a passing knowledge of welding, woodworking and a few other things. Any takers?