my mobile art studio project

[caulfield]

Hello all. 

I am creating a mobile art studio out of a 1982 (I think) Play Mor single axle trailer. I plan on using it as a mobile art gallery at art shows, events, farmer's markets etc. I also have even talked a friend into doing it too and am hoping to get a good sized group of mobile art galleries and have our own traveling art show. One step at a time though. 

before

& where I am at now. I painted it with gripper paint and the best exterior latex - after much research. I wish I could have used car paint but it was out of the budget. I also did one more weird thing: I had a old solid wood house door put on it. I found it at a salvage center. We'll see how that works! The old one was dented, was missing parts and leaked. 

The inside is a work in progress. It is empty with luan on the walls and I painted it yellow. I put u shelves and am waiting for a fold out bench sofa bed and a little desk for the studio. http://www.target.com/p/bancroft-convertible-futon-black/-/A-139912...

If you would like to see more about it it is on my art blog. www.nicolecaulfieldfineart.blospot.com

I am also trying to come u with a name for the roving art gallery... my daughter came u with "Sublime" because it is a green camper and sublime means beauty. I made a whimsical logo... but the jury is still out on it. 

I will be having some questions on the camper that I hope you all can help me with.. 

Like first - I bought a vintage like awning from Marty's and my tent poles from Cabellas - but I won't be able to always put string on the poles if I am in a parking lot (like the art show coming up in a week). I was trying figure out some ingenius way of making a weight out of concrete with a shaft in the center for the poles. Any suggestions would be helpful! I would like shoppers to be able to go under the awning - there will be art displayed in the camper and outside of it and even on the outside walls. I mounted a picture rail right under the awning rail.

Nicole 

[Don Huntley]

Very nice!!

[Jim and Suzan]

coffee cans with concrete jim and suzan

[caulfield]

Really? I thought I would have to get into the 5 gallon bucket size. I'll try coffee cans first! Or aint buckets... 

[Tony durfey]

We have seen small barrels filled with water used as well.  Trailer looks great!

[caulfield]

Thanks so much. That is an interesting way to do it! I was by friend's house who is doing a mobile art gallery too and she had a pipe skeleton thing too that stabilized it more. I'm going to give a pvc version a try. 

The camper is ready minus the awning! & a good rust removal job for the tires (sigh)

[Tom Gillespie]

Very cool! You took a brilliant idea and executed it to come up with a unique display vehicle.

[Jude Welter]

This is the perfect setting for your artwork...it just says, 'cheerful'. Your logo is perfect!

[Nick Thegreek]

Your project looks great. Since my Girl Friend and I are both photographers we were wondering about getting another Class C to convert to a mobile photo studio- Has anyone ever done this before?