Mardi Gras Floats A'Rolling...!!

The 2012 Mardi Gras parades that I designed for both Mirthco, Inc. and Carnival Artists are beginning to hit the streets of Mobile, Daphne and Fairhope!
 The Order of Polka Dots rolled Thursday night, The Order of Inca rolled Friday night, and The Mobile Mystics rolled this afternoon!
Here's a couple of pics of the Polka Dots' "Archie" float, along with the original design drawing:

 

Built by Steve Mussell's MIRTHCO, Inc. the float  sculpture stays pretty true to the drawing! 

Special thanks to Thomas Scoggins for the photographs!

New Float Drawings Up on Website!

The designs for this year's various Mardi Gras parades are posted over on my website, http://www.brentoons.com/ , once they roll! Last night, the Order of Incas paraded with the theme of "Two of a Kind", including the "Yin & Yang" float. The design is pictured at left.

They were followed by the Mirthco-built Order of Polka Dots, who were rescheduled from Thursday due to rain.

The Polka Dots theme was "A Number of Things", and included the "Summer of '69" float, the design drawing which is pictured here.

Two more 'Brent-designed' parades will be featured today. The Mobile Mystics roll downtown this afternoon, and the Knights of Ecor Rouge will take place over in Fairhope tonight. The Incas, Mystics, and KOER are all built by Carnival Artists.