strange sculpture and other odd things
FROST! Escape Room Project in Saint Croix Falls, WI. And So It Begins Sleeping Dragon Studios has been hired to design and build FROST! Escape Room Project for Storyteller Escape Rooms in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Book your escape here: … Read More
Robobird and the Peeps – 2007 Robobird and the Peeps / Robobird II is a robot “animatronic” character which combines elements of David’s expertise in sculpture, theatre and engineering. Robobird ll got his initial start as quick pencil sketches drawn on the … Read More
Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Sleeping Dragon Studios has been hired to design and build an urban watershed model for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization that demonstrates how water moves, becomes polluted and can be protected in our urban watershed. Water … Read More
Giant Tiki Puppet This tiki will end up as a puppet/animatonic character for a future show project. I have gone through 35 cans of Great Stuff spray foam (so far). Stay tuned for progress!
David offers meaningful commentary on life Mondays With David Episode 35 3/6/2017 David offers meaningful commentary on life. This week: A very special and colorful guest star. Please tell your friends about Sleeping Dragon Studios. Want to see me in person? … Read More
Mondays With David Episode 20 (Part One)
Experiments with Photoshop and Premiere Pro
Mondays With David Episode 20 (Part One)
Animatronic Eyestalk Moves ! I found my box of radios and hooked one up to the eye-stalk. I stated building this about 15 years ago to test the technology.
Animatronic Eyestalk Here is an Animatronic Eyestalk I built early in the 21st century. I wanted to make an Eyestalk inspired by the “Eye Bush” in the movie Labyrinth. The Vertebra disks where made on an programmable steel punch. The square holes … Read More
David DeMattia’s Patents David DeMattia’s Patents One of the goals when I moved to Minnesota to work for Ecolab was to get a patent. They are a very Patent driven company and rely on people coming up with new products, … Read More
Dr. Oculus Animatronics – Started in 2014 – Ongoing Project Dr.Oculus is the first animatronics character for me in a few years. Well, since RoboBird II in 2007. I’ve been drawing him for a while and REALLY like the idea … Read More
