Art of Geek Challenge

May's Theme: Blaster Build-Off May's theme for the Art of Geek Challenge was Blaster Build-Off in honor of the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Participants had the entire month of May to create something inspired by the blasters from the Star Wars universe. Check out the hashtag #aogblaster to view all the Instagram posts for May's challenge. First Place: Greedo and Han's blasters frozen in carbonite by @beardedcrabworkshop . Art of Geek Challenge Official Entry for May: Star Wars Blasters. What you see here is Greedo and Han Solo’s blasters frozen in Carbonite. They are designed to be the size of the original props. I always wondered what happened to Han’s blaster after Darth Vader yanked it out of his hand. My thought is that Boba Fett got Greedo’s gun while he was on Tatooine and then froze it with Han’s gun as a test before they used the machine on Han. Boba hung it in his ship as a little joke that only he was in on. I hand carved these bl

April's Theme: Marvel's Avengers April's theme for the Art of Geek Challenge was Marvel's The Avengers. Participants had the entire month of April to create something inspired by the Marvel Avengers universe. Check out the hashtag #aogavengers to view all the Instagram posts for April's challenge. First Place: Baby Groot carving by @beardedcrabworkshop . Groot is complete! For my second carving (sculpture?) ever, I think it’s a decent representation of the subject. The last picture shows a side by side of the movie still and what I ended up with. I think I’m taking some time off from the pop art stuff and going back to some practical craft items for a little while, but don’t worry, my brain won’t be satisfied with cutting boards for very long! #wood #woodworking #groot #iamgroot #babygroot #makersgonnamake #makersmovement #maker #geek #geekculture #geekart #sculpture #aogavengers #artofgeekchallenge #marvel #marvelcomics #avengersinfinitywar #a

March's Theme: March of the Robots March's theme for the Art of Geek Challenge was March of the Robots. Participants had the entire month of March to create something inspired by robots from movies, tv shows, comic books, and so on. Check out the hashtag  #aogrobots  to view all the Instagram posts for March's challenge. First Place: Iron Giant bust by @beardedcrabworkshop . Voting is now open on @artofgeekchallenge ‘s March competition “March.of the Robots”. My entry is up and available to be voted on. If you get there and are confused, they used my video as the picture, which features my ugly mug instead of a pic of the project. I’d appreciate your vote, but pick the one you like, and follow everyone who competed- they generate amazing content on the regular! @handmadewithashley @maras.jaded.opinion @kavanaghandy @cedar23_woodshop @mdbxstudios @artofgeekchallenge #artofgeekchallenge #marchoftherobots #aogrobots #geekdecor #homedecor #nerddecor #wood #w

February's Theme: The Legend of Zelda February's theme for the Art of Geek Challenge was The Legend of Zelda. Participants had the entire month of February to create something inspired by Zelda universe. Check out the hashtag  #aogzelda  to view all the Instagram posts for February's challenge. First Place: Wooden NES Cartridge by @cyclocrosscutter . My Official entry for this months @artofgeekchallenge. I created one of my favorite Nintendo video game cartridges. The Legend of Zelda! Main body is White Oak, with a Yellow Heart crest, Zebra Wood symbols, and Padauk letters. Used 24k gold leaf gilding for a little call back to the original cartridge which was all gold. #aogzelda A post shared by Luke Owen (@cyclocrosscutter) on Feb 28, 2018 at 3:42am PST Second Place: Zelda themed magnetic bottle cap catch by @woodnerds . This is my entry for the February @artofgeekchallenge. This is a bottle opener with a magnetic catch built from solid cherry