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Keep on keepin' on. https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nallybymoonlight.jpgNallybyMoonlighthttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/screen-shot-2014-08-21-at-8-17-05-am.pngScreen Shot 2014-08-21 at 8.17.05 AMIt was an idea but I never claimed it was a good.https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rickjames.jpgRick James Incredible HulkIt's hard to mess up anything when combining 80's icons & comic books.https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fscomicidea0-e1345585993327.jpgSketchbook pagedoodling my way through to the winning design...https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fscomicidea2.jpgFoxy SHazam comic Idea iOne of the first rough thumbnail sketches for the comic book concept shirthttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/screen-shot-2012-08-14-at-11-04-16-am.pngAaron McVeigh's DrumsetThat's the biggest bass drum I've ever seen...and I like it. https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fsstainedglass.jpgFoxy ShazamAN iconic broken window. I like it. I like it a lot. 2014-08-23T08:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/2012/01/22/adrawerable/https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/drawerimage.jpgDrawer LinerYou'll only see it when it's really really time to do laundry.2012-08-03T22:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/about/2014-07-02T12:19:29+00:00weekly0.6https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/2011/04/23/silents-are-golden/2013-01-29T10:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/2011/01/14/theology-from-a-shoebox/https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/keyframecity.jpgKeyFrameCityhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/step6.jpgStep6https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/2-5dexplained.jpg2.5DVs3Dhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/step5.jpgStep5https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/step4-copy.jpgStep4 copyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/step3.jpgStep3https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/step2.jpgStep2https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/step1.jpgStep1https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/subbanner.jpgTheo Banner2012-03-15T17:19:29+00:00monthlyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/2011/07/19/music-interrupted-piano-repurposed-part-iii/https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_21101.jpgHoley devoted to youHoley piano, Batman.https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_2110.jpgHoley Antique Pianohttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_2112.jpgBehindThePianohttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_2118.jpgFrom Beyond: the thing that shall not be named. From Beyond. A Frankensteinian amalgamation: "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age." ~ HP Lovecraft2012-01-20T00:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/2011/02/07/fawm02-old-adam-old-adam/2011-07-15T17:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/2011/07/14/lost-springs-boll-weevil-jocassee-valley/2012-09-27T19:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/2011/07/09/recent-thriftscores/https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/img_5329.jpgi have three chairs.Tengo tres sillas. Spanish 101 strikes again!https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/tables.jpgRed Tables.A phrase from a high school Spanish textbook that will finally apply: Hay dos tablas rojas.https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/chandalier2.jpgChandelier8 arms & 16 Candles. Sounds like HP Lovecraft's take on an 1980's coming-of-age film.https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/chandalier1.jpgAntique Chandalier 1Octo-armed chandalierhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ovalframedetail.jpgAntique Oval Frame Detaila fine find.https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/photo-1-e1310236997681.jpgAntique Oval Mirror Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. 2017-08-13T09:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/2011/05/09/music-interrupted-piano-repurposed-part-i/https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1585.jpgcabinet shelvesHere's the cabinet I've built to go underneath the keyboard. As mentioned above I put hingest on the bottom piece of wood so it acts as a door to hide everything underneath. The wood is all leftover scraps from a fence we built last year that've just been sitting there, begging to be used. If anything ignites my creativity, I will not throw it away (sorry about that Mrs. Hair Tonic & Horse Feathers). I've inherited that lovely trait/liability from my father, Mr. Hair Tonic & Horse Feathers Sr. https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1590.jpgUnder The HoodUnder the hood: Not too much! I decided that I would turn this into a armoire for our television so we can hide it when it's not being watched. I hinged the bottom portion so it can be used as a cupboard/storage area. I'll be building some shelves that will fit nicely into that large bottom space. It can be used to store/hide a DVD player, video game consoles, DVD's, etc... This is plan A. If Plan B doesn't work out then my plan is to turn it into a bookshelf. What do you think it'll work best as? I do have a plan C actually. I thought if I can't make all of this repurposing work out, I would make it a garden feature. I think it'd be so fun set it in the backyard to grow flowers all around it and in it, letting vines creep around it's legs. It could be really magical! Part of me hopes that plan A & B don't work out as I think it'd be stunning in a garden. https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_15861.jpgPianoBonesReassembledPutting the bones back together. I was going to get rid of the keys and have the lid permanently closed but I realized that that's where all the drama is! The contrast of those 88 black and white keys. I cleaned them up and put them back in and screwed them in as such that they're permanently fixed in the playable position. https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_0382.jpgAntique Piano Foot PedalMore harvested vitals: I decided to use the pedals and instead made some interesting home decor out of them. We tore down our well worn fence a short time ago so I decided to attach the pedal to a piece of the old fence, use a piano string as a hanger and, wah-lah. I'll be blogging about this project too ~~~ eventually https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_1586.jpgPianoBones2https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_0777.jpgPianoBonesTaking the piano's harp (not pictured) out was by far the most difficult part but it contributed the the biggest 'weight loss'. I wanted to remove the harp from the chassis but I simply could not get it to budge so I took the whole portion out. The biggest casualty was the wall that I gouged when I dropped that piece. In my estimation it's got to be at theleast 300 lbs. https://hairtonicandhorsefeathers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/img_0779.jpgPianoBonesTaking out the piano's 'guts' and will reassemble the 'bones'. 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