Have you seen all the Halloween festivities at the Square in Denton? Did you know that the Spark at Willis Library helped contribute to some of these fantastic displays? It’s true! The front displays at the UNT CoLab, The Flying Saucer at Cedar Street Park, and the front display at the Denton Maker Center all include elements produced right here in the Spark Makerspace!
For the CoLab, Spark assisted CoLab Director Kristen Kendrick Bigley in the production of laser-cut ooze and lab beaker decorations for the CoLab’s incredible Frankenstein display. They glow so well under the lights at night! Check out the CoLab’s amazing city diorama while you’re there (not built by Spark, but very cool none the less). For UNT Metals and Jewelry Prof. James Thurman’s flying saucer at “Area 940” in the Cedar Creek Park, the Spark vacuum forming machine was used to produce the rim details of the saucer. In the special effects world these would be called “greebles” and the vacuum former and this process are the same used for such effects as the Death Star trench in Star Wars. Lastly, the vacuum forming machine was used again to create candy forms for the exterior of the Denton Maker Center’s Hansel and Gretel Themed display. Expanding Denton’s Halloween efforts beyond the square, multiple venues, including the DMC, have decorated their properties to create a spooky “Nightmare on North Elm Street”. Spark is very excited to have these opportunities to work with university staff and faculty to promote community outreach and we’re looking to do more in the future!
Spooky Season is almost over and once Halloween is done these displays will be gone until next year, so get out to the Square and see them!
