CowShark Construction & Installation
This is a piece entitled "MOO!" designed and built by Tom Koch (electronix by Rich Humphrey) for the San Jose SharkByte public art show, June-November 2001

   

The Shark Arrives! Begin transformation
GRRRRRRR!
Turned upside-down awaiting the sawblade
A panel cut for later electronix access
Second panel to facilitate udder install
The access panel with lock and hinge
Attaching clay udder (& my kitty Icky!)
Clay udder ready for casting
My wife Alley assists in plaster casting
The plaster is cast on the clay udder
The resulting mold & clay udder remains
Resin and fiberglass layered into mold
Chipping away plaster from resin udder
Revealing 1st teat!
More chipping...
Two teats!
Almost done...
Finished! Excess is ground off (toxic!)
Fits fine!
Ummm...on the shark
Tired...after first primer coat
Ready 4 final coat of white Killz paint
Solar panel installed which powers...
Motion-controlled mooing electronix
Electronix (speaker from 70's Mercedes!)
Begin the exterior detail painting
Alley helps paint the base pink of udder
Painting done! But something missing...
The faux leather collar and cowbell!
Done! (I think the shark is embarrased)
Loading out for install
"Will it fit?"
Installing onto base. Notice astroturf!
Rich (the electronix genius) and me
The CowShark in its new home...MOOOO!!!
And it gets locked up at nite...Yay!