Keith Newstead - Learning to fly.
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All the way from England came Keith’s Exquisite Doodle box. He’s my automata superhero, a true wizard at creating moving sculptures made in a variety of materials ranging from small paper kits to gigantic metal robots. Photos: “King Kong,” ©Keith Newstead
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Keith’s scroll tells a story which begins where my doodles left off...
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about this lovable little character that figures out how to fly.
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And this flying pig is one of Keith’s paper automata kits which are for sale in shops and galleries, or wholesale through Keith: http://www.keithnewsteadautomata.com/forsale/wholesale-automata-kits. Photos: “Flying Pig,” ©Keith Newstead
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Of course I can’t resist to add my own King Kong sculpture to the mix after seeing his! Photo: “Operation King Kong,” ©2006 Alex Mitchell
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Here’s a donations box Keith was commissioned to make by the Exeter Museum earlier this year. These are process photos from his blog. It’s amazing to see his sculptures in the making: http://www.keithnewsteadautomata.com/blog. Photos: “Exeter Museum Donations Box,” ©Keith Newstead
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Here is the way the scroll turned out after Keith doodled in the white spaces I left for him! See Post 12 to compare. Scroll pic 1 of 3,
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scroll pic 2 of 3,
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and scroll pic 3 of 3.
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Here’s another collection box Keith made about ten years ago. This one is driven just by the weight of a coin dropping down. To get a true sense of Keith’s work it’s essential (and lots of fun) to watch his short videos on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/kmn000/featured.
Photos: “The Fisherman,” ©Keith Newstead |
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Inspired by Keith’s drawings, I had fun painting the interior of Keith’s box.
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So, I’ll leave you now to your star-gazing and dream-making… and remember, it’s never too late to learn to fly!
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