Critter Cubes - Another Half Set

A Full Set of Critter Cubes



Here is the first glance at a full set (6) of Critter Cubes!

Things are starting to move along. There is another half set drying in the studio, a quater set painted white sitting in the garage, and a fresh set of plywood waiting to be cut on the side of the house.








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The Critter Cube Book



I've caught a cold and it has really put a damper on my Critter Cube construction. It's hard to swing a hammer when you have to stop for a tissue every two seconds. So I thought, instead of being non productive, I would take this time to start some of the sketches for the Critter Cube Book.



There are three sections planned for the Critter Cube book. The first section will introduce the characters. Since the Critter Cube Book is designed to be interactive, this section will allow the reader to decide what characteristics each character will have.

The second part of the book will allow the reader to write his or her own story. There will be prompts that the reader can use as helpful guides but the story will be determined by them.

The third section of the book will be a flip book that will allow the reader to change not only the story line, but also the characters by simply flipping the pages. The following pictures are designed for that section...









The above pictures would all be on the left side of the book. Each page will them be divided into three sections. The reader can then cut the sections and flip only the sections they choose to flip. The results could be similar to what you see below..








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A New Critter Cube Set



this guy looks confused about holding a turtle

Another set of Critter Cubes is under way. I need to run out to home Depot today and grab a few more sheets of plywood.. and some more paint!

this guy looks surprised to be holding a fancy guitar

Actually, I cheated a bit on these photos. The top cube is from the other set of Critter Cubes.. but hey, that doesn't really matter does it?? :)

this guy looks unsure if he loves the pink paint
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Going Back to School with the Critter Cubes



Question # 1. You are building cubes that require 4, 18" squares and 2, 18 1/2" squares. If each piece of plywood can be cut into either 8, 18" squares or 4 18" squares and 4 18 1/2" squares, how many sheets of plywood do you need to create an even number of cubes with no left over squares?

Answer: three sheets of plywood.

Question # 2. Identify all the parts of the following sentence. I DON"T RUN WITH SHARP OBJECTS.

Answer: Pronoun Adverb Verb Preposition Adjective Noun

Question # 3. What does question number 2 have to do with Critter Cubes?

Answer: Each Critter Cube has part of a sentence painted on it. The goal is to make sure no matter which side of the cube is turned, the sentence still makes sense. By understanding the sentence structure, I was able to easily swap out words.


Note the painted word LIKE in the top left hand corner

Here, you try it. Swap out the preposition WITH from the above sentence with any other preposition. Here are a few prepositions to choose from: WITHOUT, ON, UNDER, THROUGH, FROM.

I DON"T RUN WITH SHARP OBJECTS.
I DON"T RUN WITHOUT SHARP OBJECTS.
I DON"T RUN ON SHARP OBJECTS.
I DON"T RUN UNDER SHARP OBJECTS.
I DON"T RUN THROUGH SHARP OBJECTS.
I DON"T RUN FROM SHARP OBJECTS.

Wasn't that fun?!

Read more about The Critter Cube Project.. click here then scroll down!

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Critter Cubes Meet The Board



Bob Johnson, Vice President of the GJCAE (seated) strikes a pose with the Critter Cubes.

The first two Critter Cubes made a brief cameo in downtown Wake Forrest yesterday. The board members of the GJCAE had an opportunity to test out the cubes. It was like show and tell for big people.

The mission of the GJCAE is promoting the arts in the Triangle community.