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The Religion of Bruce Bacca. Based On Die Hard, Bruce Willis & A Chewbacca Mask.




First off, I realize I've recently posted many things related to Star Wars. It's just a coincidence and no, this is not a Star Wars blog (although I am a huge fan). That said, thanks to Upper Playground, I have learned about this very unique experience taking place in San Francisco, opening tonight and continuing through December 26th.

Friday December 10th at 7pm marks the opening of the Bruce Bacca Pop-Up Church, a unique artistic ideology by Alexander Tarrant, at 248 Fillmore St., San Francisco.

Like the earth itself, it took 7 days to construct this church and it’s vague system of beliefs based on the 1988 film Die Hard, it’s mythical leading man Bruce Willis, and an exquisitely carved wooden Chewbacca Mask (shown below, courtesy of the Citrusreport.com).



Churchgoers will want to bring their cameras to capture the moment they walk the carpeted broken glass gauntlet, wear the wooden mask, and become an indoctrinated member of this temporary system of worship.


above: Bruce Willis in the 1988 action flick, Die Hard.

Following the dry baptism, available for $10 is the short(er) film “Incident at Nakatomi” – a pious remastering of the classic film Die Hard (1988) in which the image and voice of Bruce Willis has been completely removed. The resulting film is introspective and thought provoking, yet still contains enough explosive excitement to keep even the most discerning action fan satisfied.

The church will be open from December 10th – 26th, and will be performing the civic duty of holding a soup kitchen on Christmas Day.

Paper Fashions Preview : Pratt + Paper & Ralph Pucci





Pratt Institute and Ralph Pucci International presented "Pratt + Paper & Ralph Pucci," an exclusive exhibition preview of paper designs by fashion design, fine arts, industrial design, and interior design students from Pratt's School of Art and Design on Tuesday, December 7th at the Ralph Pucci International Gallery Nine Showroom in New York.



An interdisciplinary group of 50 Pratt students were challenged to a semester-long study in texture and form to dress Pucci's Spring 2011 "GIRL 2" mannequins entirely in paper. (By the way, I featured Ralph Pucci's amazing mannequins here, if you are not familiar with the collection.)









The project was led by Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, Chair of the Department of Fashion Design at Pratt. The exhibition highlighted the best work from the project as selected by Ralph Pucci and will feature 20 dressed mannequins and 4 sculptural pieces.


above: The GIRL2 mannequin that served as the muse for the paper creations.


A panel of distinguished judges which included Linda Fargo, Vice President of Fashion, Bergdorf Goodman; Nicole Fischelis, Vice President of Fashion, Macy's; Grey Mills, Founder of Greg Mills Showroom; Jens Risom, furniture designer; Anna Sui, fashion designer; Deborah Turbeville, photographer; and Vicente Wolf, interior designer selected the top three designs at the event.

Winners for Best Dress Design:
First place - Dana Otto
Second place - Meredith Lyon & Beatrice Weiland
Third place - Thom Forsyth
Best Sculpture - Su Ting Chen & Samantha Johnson
And K.C. Weakley created the amazing mural.

The students who created the top three designs received these awards - 12-inch mannequins hand sculpted by Pucci designer Michael Evert in gold, silver, and bronze:

More images of Pratt + Paper & Pucci:





photos shown in this post are courtesy of Pratt, Antoine Bootz for Ralph Pucci , Ralph Pucci International facebook photos and flickr photos from *Sparked


Pratt Institute and Ralph Pucci's Paper Push


Pratt + Paper & Ralph Pucci,
Gallery Nine Showroom,
44 West 18th Street, 9th Floor,
December 8-10, 11 a.m-4 p.m.
ralphpucci.net.

Ralph Pucci is the major force behind Ralph Pucci International, and an innovator in the mannequin industry. He is president of the company founded by his parents in the 1950s, which is operated in a spacious loft on West 18th Street. Mannequins are designed, manufactured, and unveiled twice yearly. His Gallery Nine Showroom showcases art, sculptures, photography, lighting, and furnishings by a variety of new, spirited artists and designers.

Star Wars Snowflakes & Templates To Make Your Own

UPDATE#2: A brand new post featuring 19 new Star Wars Snowflakes has just been posted. See those here
http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2013/11/its-snowing-star-wars-again-19-new-star.html

UPDATE: A brand new post featuring ten more Star Wars Snowflakes has just been posted as of 12.19.2011. See those here:


The Original Post



It's beginning to look a lot like Star Wars...
I spotted these awesome Star Wars paper snowflakes over at Geekologie submitted to them by a reader of theirs named David (and subsequently featured on Gizmodo, Laughing Squid and Neatorama). However, if you haven't come across them yet, here they are, complete with template instructions, so you can try your hand at your own:








The text that accompanies the snowflakes reads:

My wife is a genius. She made these little beauties while making paper snowflakes with the kids. She saw our son Ethan making one that somewhat looked like a Storm Trooper. She then ran with the idea and made these masterpieces. The top one is Boba Fett and a Clone Trooper. The bottom is obviously Darth Vader. Notice the nice touch with the Galactic Empire logo in the middle.

David did not provide us with the name of his talented wife, but a big thanks to both of them! The link to the original post is below and rumor has it they will be adding more snowflake designs!

http://dancell.cwahi.net/star-wars-paper-snowflakes.html

Don't want to make your own? Here's a bunch of Other Star Wars Christmas Decor you could consider.

•Other Star Wars toys, Star Wars christmas ornaments and more

See the latest post featuring ten new Star Wars Paper Snowflakes and how to make them here.

And the 19 newest ones for 2013 here .

Space Loteria (Star Wars Mexican Bingo) By Chepo Pena Is Now Ready for Purchase!




Back in May I introduced you to Chepo Peña's fabulous Space Loteria, an originally illustrated sci-fi take on the traditional Mexican Bingo game that uses Star Wars characters and references in place of the traditional icons, like the example below.



Well, just in time for the holidays, Chepo has finally finished the deck and turned it into a full fledged bingo game you can purchase. The complete Space Loteria game is entirely hand made and includes all 54 cards, 10 playing boards, and more.

The 54 cards:






You can also purchase each one of the 54 cards shown above as an individual 8.5" x 11" print (or a complete set) here

Chepo Peña's Space Loteria Bingo Game Set $45



* 10 TABLAS (GAME BOARDS)
* 54 CARDS
* BAG OF DRIED PINTO BEANS
* RULE SHEET
* SHEET WITH ORIGINAL CARD IMAGES
* COMES IN A WOODEN BOX
* SIGNED
* SHIPPING is $5

Buy it here

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C'mon people, it's only a dollar.