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Handy Car Update

2010-06-05T16:29:00.000-07:00

Greetings-
Not much new to report about Handy Car. But we hope there will be progress next week as I get it started and in for fuel pump work. Once that is over there is a front left brake issue of some form then we have to save to work on the front struts aboiut 800 dollars....To open the hood latch I ripped out the grill. That will require more hands and art so maybe rolling next week struts in a month or so with art added along the way.

Handy's New Solar Lighted Hand

2008-06-04T04:50:00.001-07:00

Press Release

Topic: Artcar Artist Goes Green for Artscape 2008

Date: July 18-20 2008

Place: Artscape, Baltimore Md.

Contact: Conrad Bladey, 510-789-0930 cbladey@verizon.net

Summary: Local Artcar artist (Cartist) Conrad Bladey becomes the first Cartist to replace fossil fuel powered lights with Green solar powered lights to create a dazzling artcar experience. The cars with the new lights will appear at Artscape 2008 and delight thousands.

Description: Equipping Artcars to appear at nighttime events has always been a challenge. Cars have been covered in lights presenting light shows. Others have utilized Christmas lights. Conrad Bladey started using Christmas lights and then moved on to rope lights. Lights meant that cars had to be equipped with batteries and power inverters which transformed the DC current of the car battery and alternator, powered by gasoline into AC current required by the lights. Once one installed the technology one still had to burn fossil fuel in the car engine and cause pollution to charge the battery. Batteries also, filled with acid would also wear out creating yet another pollution problem.

At first there looked to be no alternative. Years ago when solar lights came on the market they were expensive and were limited to a warm glow that one could hardly see. This year Conrad Bladey looked at the solution once again. He considered garden new landscaping lighting in the form of spotlights. These turned out to be ideal. The process was slow in the beginning with the addition of one light here and there. Money was tight so slowly funds were scraped together to buy a few more lights over time until each of the five Bladey artcars were equipped. The latest edition turned out to be quite powerful. Handy Car (a world famous Bladey artcar which has taken top honors in the artcar world) received a set of three solar powered spotlights and a glass hand for its mirror covered grotto above the trunk in the rear. No one knew what the effect would be until the power of the sun was switched on that night. The effect was truly amazing. The three lights were amplified by the large glass hand and reflected by the mirrors creating a light show experience second to none. It could be seen for blocks. This year all of the cars with the new Green Solar lights will be on display at Artscape 2008. One car will even have temporary solar lights mounted on magnets so they can be moved around and stored when not in use. The application has importance well beyond art. Conrad has noted a sharp decline in vandalism to his cars which are parked on the street after the lights were installed. Perhaps the Artcars may lead others to discover not only a Green alternative but a security technology as well.

You can see a video showing the Handy Car Solar Spotlights Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyxTANBFE94

Prior to Artscape you may visit the Artcars at the Hutman Productions art Environment at any time by appointment-They are located at 402 Nancy Ave. Linthicum, Md. 21090. Phone 410-789-0930 email-cbladey@verizon.net

Absolutely Briliant! and All from the Sun! So bright it can barely be photographed visible for blocks.

New Solar Light Hand for Handy Grotto

2008-05-18T16:43:00.000-07:00

Yes indeed folks! It lights up with three solar powered landscaping lights -amazing!

2006-08-19T07:12:00.000-07:00

new work on handy car

2006-08-19T07:10:00.000-07:00

new work on handy car!

2006-07-06T09:14:00.000-07:00

effect of handy car on children....Mr.Smith

2006-07-06T09:13:00.000-07:00

The effect of Handy on children....Mr.Smith

2006-07-06T09:12:00.000-07:00

fells point again

2006-07-06T09:11:00.000-07:00

handy at fells point

2006-07-04T11:05:00.000-07:00

a fun portrait by mr smith

2006-07-04T11:03:00.000-07:00

Driving into baltimore by mr smith

2006-07-04T11:02:00.000-07:00

hard to convince folks that handy was a shrine without adding figures....mr smith

2006-07-04T10:59:00.000-07:00

these photos are from Mr. Smith of the army journalism school more to come...

2005-10-05T09:05:00.000-07:00

Last festival of the season produces wonderful image....great photo from the Montgomery County Gazette!

2005-09-18T07:44:00.000-07:00

A great festival! Hampden in Baltimore....next stop baltimore book fair!

2005-08-01T20:32:00.000-07:00

New spinner wheels a great hit....at last they are on the right part of the car!

2005-08-01T20:30:00.000-07:00

New sheet aluminum hand on tail pipe! reaching out to you....may be a bit hot though!

2005-08-01T20:28:00.000-07:00

One of the new free hug hands- come get your free hug from handy car!

2005-07-24T06:21:00.000-07:00

AVAM parade lineup

2005-07-24T05:28:00.000-07:00

another from the interview....quite a few folks mentioned it down at the festival so worth getting up at 4 to make happen....

2005-07-24T05:26:00.000-07:00

Screen capture of video form WJZ interview artscape 2005 progresses nicely. Great weather...........

Handy Car Wins Prize!

2005-05-24T06:19:00.000-07:00

Handy car won the first prize in the Daily Driver Division!
Wonderful!

Our prize will be and always has been the smiles on the faces of those who experience the car followed closely by the conversations and human interaction handy inspires. The traveling shrine makes the world a much better place.

That said it is truly wonderful to have our artistic work appreciated by a group of qualified judges in the most important artcar competition in the world.

The Orange show really does a wonderful job organizing hundreds of volunteers and providing the all important hospitality required to keep artcar artists there for the many visitors. If you want to know how to run an artcar event talk to them! http://www.orangeshow.org

A pitty that folks in Baltimore have not figured out the basics of hospitality yet. I wish that they would catch on so we can return the favor given to us in Houston.

Meanwhile I shall continue to offer what I can to anyone who wishes to come to baltimore for our events. Doesnt cost much to boil water for tea and coffee and as far as I know the morgage will be paid for a few months longer and is the same no matter how many folks stay in the house.

So.....come on down....

Conrad

2005-05-19T16:01:00.000-07:00

Another one of Joe and the record car

2005-05-19T16:00:00.000-07:00

conrad in a suit with Joes record car

2005-05-14T16:39:00.000-07:00

the plaid guys car

2005-05-14T16:38:00.001-07:00

the plaid car guy- this year he did his name in binary and covered a rental car with artwork based on the same - see other photos

2005-05-14T16:38:00.000-07:00

car clothing always an interest- these people will teach you how to knit clothes for your car great promise in this

2005-05-14T16:37:00.000-07:00

once again handy

2005-05-14T16:36:00.001-07:00

another view of handy

2005-05-14T16:36:00.000-07:00

Before the parade but after judging as with the one with handria

2005-05-14T16:35:00.001-07:00

Handria after the prade as I am on the way for BBQ and bier

2005-05-14T16:35:00.000-07:00

a great use of brilliant color to make a design that can register at a distance

2005-05-14T16:34:00.002-07:00

A car dedicated to dancing

2005-05-14T16:34:00.001-07:00

wide view of the bourbon bug.

2005-05-14T16:34:00.000-07:00

this is the bourbon bug from new orleans. a great study in deterioration of complex objects and materials but still interesting.

2005-05-14T16:33:00.000-07:00

Couldnt be better weather for the parade. I got up very early to make sure I still got there after the usual period of getting lost in Houston that comes with everything. I got there the first of all - should be a prize for that. Great weather sunny but on the warm side but this is why one goes to houston- to get the early summer.

2005-05-14T05:03:00.001-07:00

car

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car

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car

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car

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Harrod Blank made to pose by artcar artist

2005-05-14T04:59:00.000-07:00

horse head from school car

2005-05-14T04:58:00.002-07:00

handria again

2005-05-14T04:58:00.001-07:00

handria with new wand at squeeze

2005-05-14T04:58:00.000-07:00

wire on truck

2005-05-14T04:57:00.001-07:00

wire effect

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Kids enjoying handy

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pollack front

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Joe and the pollack

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lighted parts

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painted

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animals

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storybook

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undersea

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a truck

2005-05-14T03:48:00.000-07:00

musical car

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an interesting light detail

2005-05-13T23:24:00.000-07:00

back view of california drempiece car.

2005-05-13T23:22:00.000-07:00

a california artcar - dreampeace older cartist

2005-05-13T05:20:00.000-07:00

parking the cars-this is about half way through the photos.....early in the set up. More later.

2005-05-13T05:19:00.000-07:00

the houston santa car

2005-05-13T05:18:00.001-07:00

another tile car

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The Ficht Record car

2005-05-13T05:17:00.002-07:00

foam and beadwork

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a tile car

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one of the many car boats

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and old car arted.....

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a floral truck

2005-05-13T05:15:00.002-07:00

a new car transformed to artcar

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the hood of that car

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another car-burning dinasaurs

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This years school designed car driving in.

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the back of that car

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a car

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Handy was dressed up with its exhibit and taken to the artcar bal!

2005-05-12T06:13:00.000-07:00

That is all of this segment of the journey! Stay tuned for the next part- a trip to the artcar ball which we will take handy car to at noon today. We had a wonderful time zooming through the streets of Houston last night and restoring our St. Arnold Trace Elements!

2005-05-12T06:11:00.000-07:00

a beautiful sight

2005-05-12T06:10:00.001-07:00

Another of the wonders is this 1953 plymouth-a tribute to jackson pollack

2005-05-12T06:10:00.000-07:00

a beautiful work of art- someone however drilled a hole in the radiator and also got the water hose! Joe had to return home to perform yet another automotive repair mirracle-he is good at the laying on of hands!

2005-05-12T06:09:00.000-07:00

another view

2005-05-12T06:08:00.000-07:00

This car was made by Dr. Ficht's School

2005-05-12T06:07:00.000-07:00

Next stop for Handy Car was the Fictorium - Residence and Laboratory of the famous cartist Dr. Joseph Ficht. there Handy was in great company! Several Houston artcars!

2005-05-12T06:05:00.000-07:00

After the Elivis Concert WC Handy invited Handy car to his house and birthplace-a grand time was had by one and all!

2005-05-12T06:04:00.000-07:00

While in Memphis Handy was given a grand concert by Elvis.Quite Amazing!

2005-05-12T06:03:00.000-07:00

Handy Goes to Memphis and meets WC Handy on Beal Street-both have trumpets you know! and WC is the official Composer Bluesman of the Handy CAR!

2005-04-30T13:35:00.000-07:00

The Main Grotto

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Rear view of Main Grotto of the Shrine

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The Goddess of Help- Handria herself!

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Front of Shrine Top

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Drivers Side Mirror

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Front View of the shrine

The Voyage Continues

2005-04-30T13:13:00.000-07:00

The Voyage of Handy Car continues here on line. Welcome!