I carved this with an X-Acto knife and one of my kid’s crayons. I was inspired by the Crayon Totem Sculptures by Diem Chau. Hers are a lot better than mine… but it turned out better than I thought it would. If I ever did it again I’d like to have a good magnifying glass and some smaller tools.
This Buzz says, “I resemble a Jack-in-the-Box… and Beyond!”
Several of you have been asking to see how I would look as Buzz Lightyear. How about me as a bobble head of Buzz Lightyear?
This Buzz says, “Sorry, I couldn’t fit into the pants.”
This Buzz was crafted from 1.25 fl oz styrofoam coffee cups. They’re tiny little things. I had the idea because upside down one of them reminded me of Buzz’s leg cuff. After several hours of cutting and gluing… I’m not sure this was time well spent. I don’t know what I was hoping for… but I’m not sure this was it. I colored him using permanent markers.
This Buzz says, “Because I’m not biodegradable… I’ll be around for infinity… and beyond.”
I was making a grilled cheese sandwich and decided to go nuts with a slice of cheese and an X-acto knife.
This Buzz says, “I may be cheesy… but I’m hot!”
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s Batman!
This Buzz says, “First off, that’s Superman… secondly… I’m Buzz Lightyear. I come in peace.”
This Buzz happened so randomly. I was at church working elementary childcare. I pulled out some Lego bocks from a cabinet to keep the early kids busy. Soon I found myself sitting with them working on the chest piece of a Buzz Lightyear. The kids started asking if I was going to make a Buzz… I just said, “We’ll see.” and kept plugging away. After about 40 minutes I had created what you see here.
Note the attention to detail: all three buttons on our left, the big red button to the right, the yellow nameplate above. There weren’t any purple blocks so I used blue. Bet you didn’t even notice until I said something. The wings were the final touch… I laid all of the blocks down so they would be half the height as the rest of the figure. I feel it gave it a bit of a 3d look. If I had a chance to do it over again I would have made his dome half height as well.
Special thanks to Scotty, Austin, Nathan, Jewel and Jessica for their help and support. You guys make me feel like a genius.
This Buzz says, “I was made at church… so I’m automatically a religious artifact!”
Photos by Jessica Flores.
If there’s ever been a competitor for the time I invest in my daily Buzz project, it’s been a little game called Minecraft. It’s surprisingly addictive. I couldn’t continue playing unless I could qualify the time… so I created this little Buzz Ligthyear skin for my Minecraft character. Now it’s like every minute I waste playing is half as useless as it was. Buzz makes everything easier to blow off. This Buzz says, “Nothing else matters but finding more coal!” If you want it for yourself… take it:
Many of you have asked what Buzz would look like out of uniform. Yesterday during church I sketched this out. The biggest question on my mind was, “What kind of hair would Buzz Lightyear have?” As as soon as I asked it the obvious answer came. A buzz-cut of course.
This Buzz says, “Hitting on you is something we frown upon on my planet. But we’re not on my planet… are we?”
I was at a benefit dinner for my child’s school. It wasn’t boring or anything… but I find it hard to sit still if I don’t keep my brain busy. So I drew this just before dinner was served.
This Buzz says, “Better at dinner than to be dinner.”