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Category Archives: bav-o-rama
A Deadzone Diorama
Over the last 10+ years Stephen King has not only proven to be one of the more prescient literary figures, but also the coolest. He’s been on social media talking smack on the shitstorm that is American politics for the … Continue reading
Mission Accomplished bava.studio
Feeling pretty good right now. A friend of mine in Trento, Andrea, passed along a message from the Trento Strano group somewhere on WhatsApp—or whereever it is Italians are Italian together online. I had told Andrea, and also mentioned the … Continue reading
Be More Bea
The designer I worked with for the Creepshow diorama “Something to Tide You Over” added the project to her website. I have to say it looks pretty awesome! I love the way she highlights the four panels created for the … Continue reading
Bavastudio One Year Later
I just realized that one year ago yesterday I moved into bava.studio, beginning an odyssey of fits and starts over the last 12 months. As might be expected, I have blogged the process pretty thoroughly. It’s hard to express how … Continue reading
The Shining Diorama
Now that the BAV-O-RAMA is up and running cleanly, with signage and everything, it’s high time I start thinking about the next diorama. I knew from early on that my second installation would be from The Shining, in particular the … Continue reading
BAV-O-RAMA and RGB Signage
Antonella said the bav-o-rama with signage looks like a painting, and that is why I love her so! This week I’ve been working on getting the DIY placards installed at the bava.studio and upping my LED light game. I worked … Continue reading
Convergence 10 Years On
Back in October Meredith Fierro was part of a 10 year anniversary celebration of UMW’s Hurley Convergence Center (originally the Information Technology Convergence Center). She shared some photos from the event, and it provides me the welcome occasion to reflect … Continue reading
Something to Tide Me Over
I was doing a little checking on the bavablog, and I have three blog posts titled “Something to Tide You Over,” which is probably not very good for delineation and discovery. Then again, bavatuesdays has always been a b blog. … Continue reading
bav-o-rama: Of Windows and Walls
The build-out of the bav-o-rama exhibit space is finished, and I’m thrilled with how it turned out. The plan was to have a window space to recreate movie scenes: think of it like NYC’s Museum of Natural History, just with … Continue reading
Creepshow Diorama: Lights, Camera, Sand!
As the window area of the bav-o-rama is being finished, I’m trying to get the final pieces of the diorama figured out. If all goes according to plan, the inaugural Creepshow (1982) installation should be ready to go by mid-July. … Continue reading