As a result of a random comment at www.worth1000.com I have decided to start a new random stupidity, and see how long this one lasts.
Here in Auckland, New Zealand, I catch a bus to and from work each day. A couple of days ago my daughter, Doofette, came with me, on her way to university. She created a minor art piece from her bus ticket, which we left in place when we got off.
This started us off, and so the following results.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have a camera to record that first one – and it was a beauty! Trust me, it was!.
The only rules are that only the ticket and pens may be used, and the result must be left on the bus.
The bus trip typically takes between 20 and 45 minutes, depending on which route the bus takes, and the amount of traffic.
For subject material the folk at Worth1000 post requests in a forum thread, and we work our way through them as best we can.
On some days we will both do sculptures, on some days just one or other of us, and of course, on some days neither of us will (like Saturday and Sunday!). And sometimes I will do one on the trip home from work as well as the morning trip in.
A bus ticket looks like this for us, for reference purposes. It is 38 mm (about 1 1/2 inches) wide and usually around 140 mm (5 1/2 inches) long. The length can be up to 400 or 500 mm, depending on what else we do when we buy our ticket, like top up the dollar value stored on my bus-card.
Part of the challenge is in the materials – a bus ticket seems to be a pretty restrictive medium, but practice has shown its adaptability.
Part of the challenge is the time-factor – we never know just how much time we have to make the object and then take suitable photographs of it.
And a big part of the challenge is the environment. The passengers and their stares, the cramped spaces, the bad driving, the shake-rattle-and-roll of the bus – it all adds to the … ambience.
So come along for a ride and see what creations result!
Update 10 September 2009, Day 92
We received our FIRST EVER comment on a previous creation, when we were told by a friendly fellow-passenger that she had seen me make the aeroplane the previous day, and it made her smile. Thank you for your comments 
