TV's RR Anderson

Unemployed Political Cartoonist, Now a Delivery van driver and spokesmodel for Tinkertopia in Tacoma WASH! http://tinkertopia.com

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Sneak Peek at the cartoon I just submitted to the WEEKLY VOLCANO Tacoma’s alt weekly print newspaper

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People liked this doodle so much I’m working on a Tacoma paper doll nativity action playset, 8x14 pdf coming soon probably 🫣

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Here is the Tinkertopia holiday schedule posted for your convenience. We will be closed Christmas day and boxing day the day after Christmas and then we will be closed on New Year’s Day. Do good work say hi to your mom.

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Fail Whale CyberStuck 404

[petitedeath]

I did a thing yesterday. We went to Tinkertopia to get some junk cause my 5yo wanted to make something. Its a store of donated odds and ends from computer pieces to yarn scraps and anything you can think off for crafting. A lot of it is bulk where you can fill a bag for a flat fee but they also have as priced used art supplies and this time they had a small box under a shelf full of old oil paints! Ive always wanted to try oil paint but at like $20 a tube it just isnt an option, however these were $1-4! so i bought some primary colors just to try it out and am really enjoying it! I didnt realize i needed stiffer brushes though and i dont have small stiff brushes for detail and this paper is only 6x9 inches as it is. But the better i get at it the more comfortable ill feel spending money on supplies

for now Im just trying things out, seeing what it feels like. Trying to get a feel for the way theyre used, the importance of stroke direction and how much oil to use and layering and stuff.  If you want to see more art please FOLLOW MY ART BLOG. I’m going to slowly shift away from this one. 

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Hello, This is "Commander RR" from Tinkertopia... Creative Reuse Center located here in the heart of tropical Tacoma, Washington! When i'm not digging through boxes of unwanted materials, I'm using a real typewriter to caption vintage childrens book illustrations for use in my pin-button press! ON SALE NOW! ONLY $1.81 ea! the art students love these pins and that makes my heart happy. Thanks again!

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#flipnotestudio

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find these in donation boxes of ephemera... Pierce County Library collectable! I think they are just funny bookmarks? IDK

[robsheridan]

Electric waves crafted with light for Pearl Jam's “Got to Give” stage visuals on their current Dark Matter world tour. Light refracted off of Mylar sheets onto a projection screen, which we filmed at 1000fps while I crinkled and shook the Mylar in various ways. In ultra slow motion, the resulting textures move in a uniquely alien way, filled with rapidly twitching and shifting details that feel like something between liquid and electricity. By finding a good rhythm of shaking the Mylar with the light hitting at just the right angle, I was able to capture iridescent waves that moved slowly and elegantly while also crackling with small frenetic movements. Those two layers of motion were something I was always looking for in our experiments as I sought to create slow, gradually-evolving long-form visuals that also carried in them a palpable energy to match the intensity of Pearl Jam’s live performance.

The warm glow of the electric waves came from our unique light source: incandescent light bent through the lens of a vintage overhead projector. The projector was a great find by producer Stephanie Sheridan at Tinkertopia here in Tacoma, and we used it for quite a few other visuals in the show, inspired by the Joshua Light Show & other pioneering analog psychedelic visuals of the 1960s/70s.

For the song’s climax, multiple layers of the electric waves overlap, filling the stage’s projection screen with a rainbow of psychedelic light, and lighting director Kille Knobel adds another layer of real refraction patterns using three physical mirror balls that rotate at the base of the screen. The mirror ball light spills out across the entire arena, as if the light has been released from the screen, uniting the band and audience for a celebratory conclusion.

I’ll be back out on the Dark Matter tour in a couple weeks as it continues in the US! Come check it out if you can find tix!

“Got to Give” / Electric Waves: Director: Rob Sheridan Producer: @stephanie_sheridan_ Editor/Post: Rob Sheridan Camera Operator: @donovonmedia Production Assistant: @ilanarahaman Camera: Freefly Ember by @freeflysystems

Filmed at Rob Sheridan Productions, Tacoma, WA.

[adamthealien]

Today I was immortalized in one of @commander_rr’s #Tinkertopia visitor logs! Huzzah! #art #AdamTheAlien #Tacoma #Washington #illustration (at Tinkertopia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxTrG9DB5j5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h7wbflqqsvsp

[nightgnome]

Tinkertopia [Tacoma, Wa]

[twominutesaday]

April 29:  Wesley had a seven-and-a-half year old birthday party at Tinkertopia in Tacoma.  The stores slogan probably describes it best: “Creative Reuse Center.”  If you are in the area, go!  If you aren’t, at least check out the website: http://tinkertopia.com.  We made  a video of the party:  https://vimeo.com/218575841   (April 28, 2017; day 449)

[gexydaf]

Well out on Saturday’s Worldwide Photowalk I realized I actually had half a dozen old slides that I purchased at #Tinkertopia in my backpack. Since I didn’t see any eagles at the moment I just put my own eagle in the shot! Really it could’ve been an eagle from the Nisqually Delta since they do appear to have been local slides. I kind a like the continuity. #worldwidephotowalk #ektachrome #continuity (at Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3SU-M5A9EO/?igshid=cwoa5x8t74co

[springtidepress]

Getting type high with cool stuff from #tinkertopia. The Tacoma Wayzgoose is April 28-29, and we *might* finish posters before then! #tacomart #tacomawayzgoose2018 #letterpress

[smiggles]

I learned that art thrift stores exist and went to my local one today

You can learn if there's one around you by searching up

Creative reuse center near me

[classyeyeballs]

Hey this is Tinkertopia! The owners are amazing and have been running it themselves since I was a little kid. If you’re in the Tacoma/Seattle area it’s worth a trip!

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My Spider-man Cardigan Sweater was JACKED!  Created by me in October of 2002 and just discovered as an upcoming new product by “We Love Fine” September 2015! :(