JIMMY KUEHNLE

My sewing machine is tearing through some new nylon during the construction of a core for a new inflatable suit at Sculpture Space. Now that I have the inner foundation, which includes four tubes for blower motors, I can tackle the fun part of the outer structure. I see a lot of red and yellowContinue Reading

The new suit will sport big yellow letters as well as some large arrows. Tomorrow I trek to Grand Rapids to install work at the Old Federal Building as part of the upcoming ArtPrize competition. There is also a preview event from 5:00 to 8:00 at the same location. As the PR says: Be theContinue Reading

Those forty two purple squares are now sewn to the ends of orange tubes. Now I am entering the final stages of fabrication. My goal is to finish this weekend. If do not encounter any unforeseen problems and sew into the night I should be able to complete it in time.

The suit I am working on will have lots of orange tubes with squares on their ends. Some of the squares will be pink and about forty two will be purple. Each tube – square assembly consists of seven pieces of fabric and therefore takes a bit of time to sew. I have most ofContinue Reading

It might not resemble much now, but this is the new cockpit for my next inflatable suit. The backpack harness is installed in the back. Two fan ports sit in the pink fabric in the front. Now that the cockpit is finished I can build around this foundation to complete the suit. The orange tubesContinue Reading

This is one of four large “fins” that will be on the new inflatable suit I am making. I will continued with the internal structure and will attach the fins as I go up the outside of the suit. The pieces are constructed separately to cut down on the amount of fabric that needs toContinue Reading

I busted out some new purple nylon to make a new inflatable suit. After setting up my machine I realized that the purple thread that I ordered had too much bonding on it making it too stiff to wind on the bobbin. I cut a few pieces of fabric and reordered thread. This suit shouldContinue Reading