Saturday, February 10, 2024

FLORAL PARADE Celebrates BEATLEMANIA

 The CHILDREN'S FLORAL parade will roll twice, once on Saturday before Joe Cain, then again on Monday (aka Lundi Gras). This year, the Floral Parade features a dozen Fab Four-themed "BEATLEMANIA" floats designed by me and built by Craig Stephens and Carnival Artists.

See the float designs:


WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS
Children's Floral "WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

I AM THE WALRUS
Children's Floral "I AM THE WALRUS" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists


LOVELY RITA METERMAID


Children's Floral "LOVELY RITA METERMAID" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists


LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
Children's Floral "LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists


ME AND MY MONKEY
Children's Floral "ME AND MY MONKEY" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

MEAN MISTER MUSTARD

Children's Floral "MEAN MISTER MUSTARD" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

OCTOPUS's GARDEN

Children's Floral "OCTOPUS' GARDEN" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

 
ROCKY RACOON

Children's Floral "ROCKY RACOON" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
Children's Floral "SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists


STRAWBERRY FIELD FOREVER
Children's Floral "STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

THE SUN KING

Children's Floral "THE SUN KING" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists

TAX MAN

Children's Floral "TAX MAN" float by
Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists


Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Order of LaSHEs Head Out for DESTINATION UNKNOWN

 The Order of LaSHEs head out for "Destinations Unknown" tonight with a parade featuring popular vacation spots. The theme floats were built by Carnival Artists from design drawings by me.

Here, as always, are the designs:


ALASKA

Order of LaSHEs "ALASKA" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists


CHINA
Order of LaSHEs "CHINA" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists


EGYPT
Order of LaSHEs "EGYPT" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists


ITALY

Order of LaSHEs "ITALY" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists


KEY WEST

Order of LaSHEs "KEY WEST" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists


LONDON

Order of LaSHEs "LONDON" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists


NASHVILLE

Order of LaSHEs "NASHVILLE" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists


PARIS

Order of LaSHEs "PARIS" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists



PLANES, TRAINS...

Order of LaSHEs "PLANES, TRAINS" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists


YELLOWSTONE

Order of LaSHEs "Yellowstone" float by Brent Amacker
 for Carnival Artists




Saturday, February 3, 2024

Wizarding World of KNIGHTS as KOER Parade in Fairhope

 The KNIGHTS of ECOR ROUGE (weather permitting!) will be hitting the streets of Fairhope tonight with a Harry Potter-inspired parade titled "Wizarding World of Knights". The parade will feature floats designed by Yours Truly and built by the talented crew of Carnival Artists.

Here are the design drawings: 

DIAGON ALLEY

"DIAGON ALLEY" KOER float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists 

DUMBLEDORE

"DUMBLEDORE" KOER float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists 

HAGGRID

"HAGGRID" KOER float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists 


HOGWARTS EXPRESS

"HOGWARTS EXPRESS" KOER float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists 


HOGWARTS

"HOGWARTS" KOER float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists 


HOGWARTS OWLS

"Hogwarts OWLS" KOER float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists 


PRISONER of AZKABAN

"PRISONER of AZKABAN" KOER float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists 


VOLDEMORT

"VOLDEMORT" KOER float by Brent Amacker for Carnival Artists 



Thursday, February 1, 2024

Order of Polka Dots Do Diamonds

 The ORDER of POLKA DOTS rolled down the streets of Mobile this evening with a theme of "Timeless, Distinctive, Beautiful", with a baker's dozen featuring diamond-related subjects. The parade was designed by me and built by MYTHIC FLOATWORKS. These were in addition to several permanent floats.     

The design drawings can be seen below:

BLACK DIAMOND


"Black Diamond" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
"Black Diamond" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


DIAMONDHEAD
"Diamondhead" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


DENIM & DIAMONDS
"Denim & Diamonds" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


DIAMOND WEDDING RING
"Diamond Wedding Ring" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


DIAMOND MINE

"Diamond Mine" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


FROST YOURSELF IN DIAMONDS
"Frost Yourself in  Diamonds" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


MOULIN ROUGE
"Moulin Rouge" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


THE GREAT GATSBY
"The Great Gatsby" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


OCEAN'S ELEVEN
"Ocean's Eleven" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works


TEMPLE OF DOOM

"Temple of Doom" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works

VEGAS DIAMONDS
"Vegas Diamonds" float design by Brent Amacker for Mythic Float Works