magnettruck

Caller Fair

2012-01-25T18:49:00.000-08:00

From Original Hand written (a bit of guesswork let me know if correction needed)

should be middle of page on this image
http://www.asaplive.com/archive/show_images.asp?id=B0604103&image=1

Comments- post here if you cant then cbladey@verizon.net
many thanks!

Cornad

Clever Photos of the Truck

2010-07-30T17:11:00.000-07:00

A bit pricey at $60.00!

Magnet Truck June 2010 now generally the Adam and Eve Truck

2010-06-18T14:46:00.000-07:00

Almost Done August 20

2009-08-20T07:41:00.000-07:00

Tempted, those tormented, adam and god, eve the tormentor, and redemption on the front hood. The rolling illuminated manuscript!

2009-08-06T20:12:00.000-07:00

End of patch and paint phase 1

2009-08-06T20:08:00.000-07:00

There are two sides of the new cab top. One side shows barbie in her role as eve about to take an apple in the garden. The other a more hellish side is of the fall and contains the turbine with woodie spinning around. Eventually the magnets on the door will be replaced with xylophones. The task has been to give the truck a more unified folk art theme that is the fall of adam and eve. Eventually baby jesus to be installed in larger form on hood to go with verses of adam ebounded.

Rebuild following decapitation July August 2009

2009-08-05T08:42:00.000-07:00

Demolition begins- aluminum cap super saturated with unusually heavy rains this spring colapsed inward so out cam the reciprocating saw...it took three days to remove and a few more to haul away the mess....

Parts recycled from the cab installed on the cap. Lots of foam something like 20-30 cans

Turbine fan behind the no sun block barbies. This is second stage of foam work one more or so to go.

2006-11-29T10:43:00.000-08:00

The alpohorn! That is the candy cane thing running left to right above the truck shiny brass bell....Done on time! A wonder! Plays great.

2006-11-29T10:42:00.000-08:00

mouthpiece end of alphorn above drivers door

2006-11-29T10:40:00.000-08:00

The bell of the alphorn- so good to have something actually happen and get done. Refreshing in a year when everything seems to be way behind schedule.

2006-11-29T10:37:00.000-08:00

At last an Alphorn on the truck! It is the thing looking like a candy cane leading from mouthpiece center bottom right to bell in back.

2006-07-30T15:30:00.000-07:00

Ready to head to Louisville- tires repainted dots applied loaded up.....

2006-07-30T15:28:00.000-07:00

Ready for Louisville trip

2006-07-30T15:26:00.000-07:00

mr dot has arrived....newly refurbished magnet truck hat!

2006-07-30T15:25:00.000-07:00

mr. dot note refurbished magnet truck hat!

2006-07-30T15:23:00.000-07:00

mr dot...hot

2006-07-30T15:21:00.000-07:00

Mr dot...again!

2006-07-28T13:33:00.000-07:00

The horns are glued on the truck and ride on the Magnet truck every day. They sound great under bridges and tunnels! The largest is a tuba which can be seen to the top right covered with toys of all kinds. The horn hat is covered with bright beeds and mirrors. Great for hands free playing. Get your child interested in playing a brass instrument! Come on down to the artcar festival the first weekend in August in Louisville and get them started! It is free!

2006-07-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

There are almost twenty different horns- a virtual horn orchestra! Bring your brass group down and try it out!

2006-07-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

Conrad Bladey Horn Hatter and Artcar Artists invites you to pick a horn to play! Brass horns are connected via plastic tubes to horns glued on the truck! Conrad models one of his horn hats made from a french horn. Come on down to the festival and toot your own horn- maybe try out a horn hat....

2006-07-23T06:42:00.000-07:00

new truck card

2006-07-23T06:40:00.000-07:00

part of the truck

2006-07-23T06:33:00.000-07:00

me and the truck

2006-07-04T10:50:00.000-07:00

although I am religious I am not a bible beater...mr smith wanted me to look like I am preaching to go with the bible story of adam and eve....I never preach...except about artcars....

2006-07-04T10:48:00.000-07:00

Re-doing the tail gate...it now reads- drive art and live and art is freedom...and has the tailgate text about the origins of the garden of eden. The Images left to right are god, eve, the tree and adam...mr smith

2006-07-04T10:46:00.000-07:00

The coin slots wore out so I made new ones...another from mr. smith

2006-07-04T10:44:00.000-07:00

eve again...mr smith

2006-07-04T10:43:00.000-07:00

A good view of eve from mr smith

2006-07-04T10:42:00.000-07:00

So hard to get people to accept doll heads for the portraits- busts that they are. Each one is a generalized baby but so accurate...another from Mr. Smith

2006-07-04T10:40:00.000-07:00

A week or so ago Mr. Smith from the army journalism school came by and took this series....enjoy....barbies....

2006-05-20T16:07:00.000-07:00

Verses against the sky....the gas lid will have a half apple soon....Must be patient and wait to clear coat so the paint does not crinkle-hope the weather holds until tomorrow noon.

2006-05-20T16:02:00.000-07:00

The verses have been added on the left...tree ejecting adam.....

2006-05-20T12:14:00.000-07:00

So...there is the fall of eve on the one side so only proper that I do a fall of adam for the other. To the left is a space for bible verse that I have yet to complete. The tree is filled with apples. This is a folk art narative image. The role of Adam is played by Mr. Adam d' E'bay

2006-05-20T12:11:00.000-07:00

Adam glows florescent orange as he goes through re-entry....

2006-05-20T12:10:00.000-07:00

Sky above apple tree to left adam is ejected from the tree and goes through re-entry....half face is white the other glows below hot lava read black and orange....

2006-05-20T12:08:00.000-07:00

Whole side view

2006-05-20T12:05:00.000-07:00

Adam's fall showing tree....to left...he will have a hand someday....and an apple and some verses...

2006-04-28T07:35:00.000-07:00

We love the babes in Louisville- that is why we are going there in August for the festival-first weekend..2006....we got these babes there....and we can always use more....

2006-04-28T07:32:00.000-07:00

Our latest action figure gets the babes organized

2006-04-28T07:29:00.000-07:00

The makeup mannequin on magnet truck

2005-09-20T17:01:00.000-07:00

another detail...

2005-09-20T16:56:00.000-07:00

sorry no detail....but impressive! quite bright at night in the headlights

2005-09-20T16:54:00.000-07:00

Adam Lay Ybounden and the apple tree....

2005-09-20T16:53:00.000-07:00

A close up....much more beautiful in person I had to shoot this at night...

2005-09-20T16:51:00.000-07:00

So there I was in Hampden for the festival...saw half mannequine that is only one side of the body - $20. - you cant buy one hand for that let alone two hands and the body.....so I paid the woman and put the mannequin in the truck.....of course then....what to do....leaning up against the truck at the festival and immediately the potential appeared of having her on the side of the truck.....so that was the work of the next day.....I ended up bolting her on to the truckbed. Trouble was she would have looked better on the other side ....but the gas tank lid was in the way.....so I put her on the other side facing down....then it came to me that she was descending! Ah! yes! The Fall....of Eve....so there she is the Pink Lady of Hampden playing the role of eve. Apple tree and garden on top and hellish earth below....I still have to put a macys card in the lower hand....of course she will have to go shopping. Apple is above top hand....quotes are from Genesis and the wonderful 15th century verse about ...had eve not eaten the apple they would have had no mary....

2005-06-13T04:51:00.000-07:00

The letter swirls-Margarets Specialty!

2005-06-13T04:45:00.000-07:00

The Magnet truck ready for the Summer festival season. Flag Day at fort McHenry, Dundalk for 4th of July and Heritage festival then Artscape......hope to see you all real soon.

2005-06-13T04:43:00.001-07:00

Amazing what you can do with magnets-Margaret did a fantastic job with this.

2005-06-13T04:43:00.000-07:00

Festive re-do of the tail gate. We now have much more art. Dali and Van Gogh.....so many people ask....did you paint these!?

2005-06-13T04:42:00.000-07:00

This spinner is inside a turning bike wheel. Still being completed as is everything else.....

2005-06-13T04:41:00.000-07:00

So many people feeling that things that were not scarry were scarry....I had to give them something scarry hence the festive gas mask head!

2005-06-13T04:40:00.000-07:00

This make up head is having a wind blown hair doo......

2005-06-13T04:39:00.000-07:00

This summer the heads got a paint job and are now much more festive with their beads. Some day we will only be remembered by the heads of our dolls. Many archeologists and anthropologists have reconstructed entire cultures from a few doll heads. What will ours say about us? Each one is a bit different and they do remind you of actual children that you know....

2005-06-13T04:37:00.000-07:00

A breast of Babes! I returned from Houston with many dolls and beads.....so this is the result on the side of the cap of the truck