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A few weeks ago, I visited one of my favorite places for unusual supplies – Douglas and Sturgess. I learned about D&S from Noel back when we were working on various aspect of The Secret Alley. Noel knew of the shop since they sold supplies for mask making, makeup prosthetics, and mold casting.

I perused the various material samples on the shelves next to each kit. I had thought I would use latex for the inside of the banana peel. Turns out, after asking a few questions, that latex doesn’t last very long. It’s not quite durable and tends to break down after a year or so. I’d like to keep my larger-than-life peel longer than a year, so I looked at the next best option: rubber. After fiddling around with the swatches of pale white which were chained to the shelves, I chose the Smooth-On Brush-On 40. I got the 2 pint set as this is really for prototyping at the moment. When I make the final version, I will most likely get one or two gallon kits.

Tonight, I printed out another copy of my peel pattern and cut some pieces of vinyl to be glued to the mesh frame I made a while ago. I ordered some fabric glue to use for this part of the process. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to pick it up from work which was where I had it delivered. I will be able to do some more work on this Tuesday night and perhaps add the two-part rubber on Wednesday.

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awesome idea for an awesome blog!! I love the videos

Thanks! Been experimenting with weirdness, humor, and video a lot lately.

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Readymades found on the corner of Bush St. and Grant. Artist: unknown.

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Readymade found on Mission St. between Precita and Cesar Chavez. Artist: unknown.

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Readymade found at the corner of Folsom St. and 12th. Artist: unknown.

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Found on Bush St. near Taylor. Artist: unknown

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Installation at the Haus of Qwert.

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Readymade found on Bush St. near Montgomery. Artist: unknown.

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Readymade found on Bush St. between Montgomery and Kearny. Artist: unknown.

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Found on Sacramento St. near Grant Ave. Artist: Viviendo.

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Found at the corner of 18th St. and South Van Ness. Artist: unknown.

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Found at the corner of 18th St. and South Van Ness. Artist: Moe.

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Found at the corner of 18th St. and South Van Ness. Artist: Waiting.

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Found near the corner of 18th St. and Guerrero. Artist: unknown.

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Readymade found on Valencia St. between 16th and 17th.

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Found on Mission St. between 23rd and 24th. Artist: unknown.

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Found on Mission St. between 5th and 6th. Artist: unknown.