I do not enjoy, nor am I proficient at making boxes to use with my automata, so I have found a way around this speed bump. I found a goldmine of wooden cigar boxes, and snatched up all that I could carry. While studying said boxes a voice whispered a tale of a nearsighted gentleman who loves to sneak off to smoke his stogie in the quiet company of his contented soul.
Mr. Solitude's cigar lifts up 2 inches then drops abruptly, while his nose and mouth swing freely about. This is the first time I have used this type of movement so there was some trial and error in getting the cigar to have enough lift and drop to simulate smoking. Not that there isn't always trial and error when I put a plan into motion...no pun intended. I am still very new to this artform and on short supply of how this all works. For me trying to figure out how to get A to move towards B is the best part. Well, actually seeing A move towards B is the best part. The mechanical thinking is the fun part...most of the time. There are a few projects that have gone by the wayside due to lack of knowledge but I keep at it. And sometimes that little voice will whisper to me in the middle of the night with instructions and before you know it A and B are moving right along. I find that pretty awesome.
I have a couple of ideas on the back burner but for now Husband has decided that it was time to redo the living room so we are up to our elbows in paint and flooring. He is the honey do list maker in our family which is a good thing because if left up to me our list would consist of eating cookies and petting the cat.
Meow,
Hilari
