ok...so I took pictures of the building/creating process...but Garrett deleted them because he said, "what?? It was not finished!! No pictures until it is finished!!" Sigh.... you need to understand the construction/creation process to really appreciate it:
1) Garrett draws on paper a 2 dimensional creation
2) Garrett takes foam core board and proceed to cut out a skeletal structure and build a 3-D model with hot glue. (my mind was blown away with just trying to draw it)
3) Then, Garrett takes masking tape and wraps the skeletal structure with the it, but at the same time he creates the muscle structure with crumpled bit of tape to "bulk it up"---he calls this process "skinning it" (blink? I totally get it, but...)
4) Garrett then takes clay and builds a skull: eye sockets, pink tongue, each tooth individually constructed and placed in the socket, eyes made or hot glue and then colored for the pupil, then tape is added to help "skin it"
5) Then the painting begins...layers and layers...then textures and layers and so forth.
6) Final touch...the "cheek pouches"....
7) total time to create from start to finish 28 hours per Dinosaur....patience and patience...Wonderful!
All I can say is that he created this process from his own mind because his sweet, loving, supportive mother has no artistic talent to help him.
Garrett blows my mind. He says that he wants to work at the Dinosaur park in the "creative fun" department. I agree...he can do anything.
His plan: 1) to have a mobile camper as a home.
2) move it to the Dinosaur park neighborhood so that he can live there with his wife and his children (four children--or "I don't know" said Garrett).
3) the camper is so that he can be safe in case the Yellowstone Volcano erupts....he has the plan!
I pray that this talent that his Heavenly Father gave him can really help him to support him, and his family. I just love him!
