My safecracking game ‘Scrooge’ from LACMA Halloween made an appearance at the December 2009 Mindshare event. It was installed on the rooftop of the Downtown Independent theater in Los Angeles with a great view of the skyline.
Since LACMA I re-engineered the door-release mechanism to be more powerful and reliable and it has worked like a charm since.The prize inside was a bowl of candycanes and mini Kit Kats and people enjoyed trying to crack it.
I used 40+ feet of Electroluminescent Wire leftover from halloween to create a glowing tree for some holiday ambience. Since EL Wire does not hold its shape very well I first made a skeleton of two inter-twined coils of multipurpose bendable wire supported by a central trunk. I was then able to attach the EL Wire and make a somewhat tree-like sculpture.
I also made a festive collar for my girlfriend’s dog using red LEDs. This serves the dual purpose of letting her join the holiday party in style and ensure she is visible if she wanders on the street at night.
She doesn’t seem to even notice it even with the hefty 9V battery taped in place. 