Opera-Matic

A giant worm is heading your way! We need your help to prepare! We're celebrating Nature's Decomposers at the Arts in the Dark Parade so we need your help to make parade costumes and puppets!
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We're marching and collaborating with our dear friends at Chicago Creative Reuse Exchange and invite you to explore the space and build with us.
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Please RSVP so we have enough supplies ready for you. Build days will be at CCRX and at Chio's Studio in Humboldt Park. Address will be provided after you RSVP!

Enjoy these behind-the-scene pictures of our build days! The process is part of the fun!
👉🏽 What you need to build a Giant Coyote 👈🏽
• Trash to build the armature ♻️
• a Stand to put the giant head on (our Jigsaw ran outta battery so we used a good old fashioned saw 🪚)
• Masking tape to make a mask over the trash
• Clay to sculpt the head
• Serán Wrap to cover the clay
• Warbla and heat gun (look these up. But you could use paper mache instead. That's cheaper, but it takes longer)
• Body is made of wooden reeds and held together by zip ties and wood glue
• To be continued....
Here's where we're at with the process. The actual mounting of this coyote onto a backpack involves many trips to Menards, PVC pipe, and two hiking backpacks.
Please come support the debut of this coyote at our presentation "Be a Part of the Art: Wild Solutions".

Practices with the giant Glow worm 🐛 are filled with smiles and laughter! Will you see the final transformation of the Glow Worm on Saturday?
We will be at the Arts in the Dark Parade, marching proudly with our partners and ! ✨

Come find us at the Arts in the Dark parade with our fantastic partners, Envision and Creative Chicago Reuse Exchange - CCRx!!