boredom = tape art

ok so ive gotten bored at work quite a bit here lately due to not having enough work! So ive tried to get creative an use my time wisely... here's what happened:

these are pictures of one continous piece of masking tape that i was sketching on for several days. It was too large to fit into one picture so i am dispalyin them in order here.

have some fun taking a peek.

more to come very soon

...more from the skully mold...

Well I took advantage of the warm weather this afternoon an decided to pour the first half of my 2-part plaster mold. So I started with building a lower base of clay that allows for the plaster to have something to sit on. This lip also surounds the skully at its mid-way point which gives it an easier split when the other side is poured....


overhead view of skully with clay lip....

An finally here is the wonderful mess I created when i went outside to splatter an pour my plaster. Didnt use very good plaster... but hell thats wat the art store had at the moment of purchase... I will find out later if it was a good one or not when I pull the skully from one side of his plaster mold....

Very artistic arnt I?? The wonderful plaster swirlies!!..hehehe

oh well pics to come of plaster halves an skull imprints!!

=D

I have a new character!!

Meet Evil Cupcake!! All full of that suspicious sugar an fluffy cake..... recipe for evil!

I made the plushie from these sketches ... rough sketches mind you... nothing spectacular or fully formed as a 2 dimensional character...

And come on.... you have to love the toast and crossbones in the corner!!

hehehehe...

=D

~there will be many more to come... this one is a rough version right now... but i am going to make some for sell very soon!

Skully in the wax worx...

I began this project as a mold i was making for a candle for my bathroom.... yes i was making candles just specifically for my bathroom!
But i became more interested in this as i kept making the positive form of the mold. So i might play with the form a little more as i create the negative part of the mold with plaster..
It was just going to be the skull... but as I sculpted an played with the image I added the crossbone for it to sit on. I will end up fusing the two together with a little heat.

I might even add colors or even an underlayer of red wax with the outer coating of the transparent white... hmm....
Green icky middle or black rotten center might be quite interesting as well!!
=D
~more to come.... pics of the mold an process....

more to the battered wings...

ok so i am working.. an here's the proof!

I have started to work on the central piece that goes with the battered wings. It is a wire form heart that has been wrapped with black rubber an sewn with red thread. I am also considering coating and/or dripping wax along the heart so it will link well with the wings. I am also leaving sections of the wire form exposed.

I hope that i can complete this work very soon! I am starting a bad habit by beginning a project an putting it down because i get so inspired by another..... ack!
It's an awful thing to do an i am determined to finish as much as i possibly can... mayb make deadlines.... hmmm we'll see...
=D

I hung it on my wall so that it will taunt me... an there are a few other things that inspire me plus the sketch i am going by. (that's rite... those are mini ninjas tacked to my wall.... got them out of the quarter machines at a grocery store ;D )

"Save Me!"

here is my posting for Illustration Friday!! It's titled "Save Me!"

You can check out illustration friday an all the other fantastic artists here:

http://www.illustrationfriday.com/

hope ur weekend is happy....

i HAVE been working.. i promise.....see i'll prove it!!

hello all i have been working quite a bit lately... i just have forgotten to be the vigilent poster!!
=D
but i will break the projects down for you. Here is a list an i will list other blogs with pics an more information on each!
* skull an crossbones candle
* still working on the "battered wings" sculpture
* new plushies... specifically a toastie an an evil cupcake!!

i do have to begin working on an idea for a postcard exchange for this month. I only have a few months an must get crackin on production!! Im also in a need for some basic equipment for the process of silkscreen... an that will all depend on if the funds are available to do such!....ugh....money....

Ok so check back an will be a much better blogger!!
;D

ive been so busy..

my life has been so hectic here lately an i havnt had a chance to post any of my new work. so please bear with me as i am takin pics an will post my most recent happenings!!
=O

battered wings...

howdy all...

I have been working hardcore in my studio these last few days cleaning an trying to make sense of the mess I have. I haven't really ever unpacked from my move over 5 months ago... figured it was about time. Problem i find reoccurring is that I have not had any inspiration. My muse has left the building.... for good.... and I'm sad =(
But i have found renewed interest an some help with the inspiration department and have gotten myself going again. So first step was to clean up the studio....


so here is one of my work tables...



Tonight, this is where I have been stationed for over 6 hours now...
But I am coming along on an idea I had over 3 months ago. I sketched it quickly at work with whatever materials I could get my hands on and then never touched it. But now I am!! Yay!


So here is the beginning of my sculpture... kinda random in meaning and thought....




This is a set of wire wings ( you can judge the span by the drinking glass holding it up!) that is roughly 2ft in span. I used wax paper and wax to construct these battered feathers...





There is a detail of some of the work on the left side. Please remember this is a work in progress so you are seeing it in the rough!! =)

Anyway.... I am going to shuffle off to bed now... I appreciate any comments and/or suggestions. I will try to snag a pic of the sketch and keep you up to date on my work!
XOXOX

randomness...

Here is a a lil creativity an ingenuity at work.... which has a story behind it!...so if u likey mr. skull keep reading!

I've been wanting a new shower curtain an i have not been able to find one to my liking. Which my liking tends to be a lil weird and freakish newho! So the lightbulb was lite an I decided i was goin to make one to my own standards!!

So I started my sketches an came up with an idea to use spray paint an fabrics to create a funky curtain. If I had better access to the equipment for screenprinting i would have done this pattern an design thru some mesh!! It would have been just as yummy!

I'm so happy with the outcome!! I'm definetly not a interior designer but i think this works within the space. Also as an added bonus, the stencils that were used as the postives made some kickass wall art to support the theme in the room!!

Woo Hoo!!

Hello To All!!

hello to all that visits me!!.. this is my first post!..so heres go...

well if any of u know me.... i LOVE my lil characters that come out of my head!...especially my first an most important...TOASTIE!!

You gotta luv him... so full of life... a lil crumby at times but he has spunk!!
If anybody out there wants to chat.. you can come on by my myspace page!

(i know not the greatest but it works for rite now!)

there is also a stuffed version of my toastie in the works... only the selected few have been able to view it!.... so keep an eye peeled for pics an postings!!

luvs to all....