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Hey everyone!

Well, it looks like I have finally reached the point I need to do more...advanced planning. So I have most of 2015 figured out, and invite you along. This time, (at least at this point) an Ogre army. The main challenges - make it bigger in scope than the throne, and much different from the Monty Python Ogres while still being relatively medieval, which you will see. Let's kick it off with the overall display idea.





Something similar to an altar like this will form the basis of the display. The main problem is getting something genuine is going to be prohibitively expensive. Building something would be possible but out of my skill set, at least with the year I have available. It could be possible with a lot of prefab wooden elements to get close, but still difficult. So my idea is to make something visually close enough to give the idea of an altar without actually being one. But you have to walk before you can crawl, so let's move on for now.








On top of the "altar" along with a lot of brass and candles - a half devoured, half rotten "still life" of various foods, fruits, and animals. Center, a roast pig.




Over most of the food and crumbling finally over the pigs head at a cliff, a stone walkway over which the procession of Ogres march.




Left and right are visually what I would like to achieve with the units of ogres, the mercenaries or state troops as it were.



The bellowing Butcher. Leading the army over the cliff with a tall staff of Ogrish office.



And of course, the "Tyrant" himself!



Some more random inspirational images. Really going for that chiaroscuro, old color look.



Heavy metal video, meets classical painting, meets Warhammer Ogres.







I really like these billowing, flamboyant getups.




So, this is the basic framework with which to work. Now, on to further brainstorming! See you soon!

Hey everyone!

Back at it with more inspiration. This time I am going to look at Triptychs, which is a form of three-panel painting, relevant due to it's common use in the Middle Ages on altarpieces. It often tells a story, with one large center panel flanked by two smaller.




Our friends from before.






I really like this this sort of uncanny valley, half-disturbing painting from the Middle Ages. I am hoping to meld this in with the display and the Ogres themselves. The biggest trick will be making this sort of three panel painting and the display that goes around it, but that is another post.



The main painting I want to focus on is The Garden of Eathrly Delights by Bosch. It's a triptych, it's disturbing, it has classical religious influences. I have always loved how it is a religious artwork but at the same time can be so twisted and hard to look at. The painting is also genius in how you can look at so much of it and be disturbed, but not really be sure why. There are some overt references to human parts, but mostly it is just the perfect of freakishly referencing anatomy but being very distant enough you aren't sure exactly what. While I won't have any of the organ allegories, I hope to carry over a lot of the subliminal horror.



Stop looking at me, please.



A detail from the "Hell" side of the three panels.

So, overall great inspiration in color, form, style, theme, and even function. While, if the plan stays at is is, you won't "see" much of this painting in the final display, you should definitely feel it.

Until next time!

Hey everyone!

A quick report from my first outing looking for display goodies. My first stop was an Architectural Salvage in Louisville, KY. It's not quite what it sounds, I am sure that brings to mind lots of structural stuff. This is all antiques, decorative elements, furniture. "Salvage" is more a term of endearment I think. With your average piece of furniture from 1890 and $2000, it's far from junk. I hoped to find a few goodies and basically let the ideas come to me as I poked around.






This is simply one room in the first floor as you walk in the door. This building is about 4 stories, many large rooms per story and a second two story building. It's massive. I have been here before and I still spent a good 2-3 hours looking this trip.



An exterior room of wooden exterior stuff.




This is just a peek at the massive exterior "garden" sorts of antiques.



This would make the start of an amazing display, if it were not so heavy.



An upstairs room. I think everything here is at least 50 years old. There are probably 4-5 rooms like this, with different themes each, such as lamps, pool and fireplace mantels, etc.



I just thought this room was neat looking. And there is an entire floor and 6-7 rooms like this, full of different vintage and beat up trim and stairway parts.



This would make an interesting display.



This guy is AMAZING. He holds up as you get closer too, which you would not expect. Problem - he is not for sale.



Now, let's get to applicable finds. This is basically, perfect other than theres not much way to add a triptych element to it. Oh, and it's $3000. Understandable though.



This...actually has amazing potential. I am still considering it. It is two parts, the top separates. So about nine feet tall is ok. The biggest downsides are the price tag, of if I recall right about $4000. Also I dunno what I would do with the fireplace hole. Least of my concerns at the moment however.



The picture doesn't do this buffet justice. It's really very nice. It's older, real wood, and very well made. The legs are really cool too. Of all of these I looked at this was not only the nicest but the cheapest - around $250. Very doable.







The place had TONS of these things - fireplace mantels. And I mean they had rooms just packed with these. I didn't get a price on these before I left, they were up in the attic, but these seemed the most fixer upper, "this is for a project so it doesn't need to be pretty out the gate." There were plenty others more ornate, but this is a starting point.

So overall, quite worth it not only for ideas but for oogling cool stuff. I think the plan of attack now is to figure out a way to get one of those fireplace mantels that is suitably triptych/altar looking to attach to a buffet and be removable. And how to stain them both to get them close. Removing old stain or adding over top is going to be something to research.

Anyway, until next time!

Veeery interesting project. Any news?