sketches, sculptures, teasers and a paartridge in a pear treeeee

so! here are some things i've made recently and 

some things ive been working on that aren't quite finished:

 the above and below photos are of my sculpture i'm working on in my class at Santa Monica College- which has been super helpful, the teacher, David Simon, knows everything about anatomy. 

the "before"s were all taken at the beginning of the 3rd session of this pose (i wish i had pictures from the beginning, but i didn't think of it at the time, garsh darnit) The "afters" are 5 hours later.. i still have two more 5-hour sessions to work on this sculpture. phew. she'll get some boobs by then, most likely.

 next up, a partridge puppet that i made for BoomKat Dance Theatre's holiday show, "Stations", which is showing in Santa Monica at the Miles Memorial Playhouse! The show runs Nov. 26th to Dec. 30th- go see it! these guys put on some amazing shows, with impressive dancing, singing and general magnificence. More info HERE

(fun fact: the partridge poops repeatedly on someone in the show.)

(which is why he's got that evil look in his eye.)

 












also, last night i randomly went to a sketch night at Gnoman School in Hollywood, where my good buddy Alyssa is taking classes- they had a number of steampunky babes lounging about for the drawing pleasure of a good crowd! and free soda. these two factors mean i'm going back again as soon as possible.
  the event was put on by them Gallery Girls, who bring the lovely all around LA.

ps: thanks to alyssa for letting me borrow her pencils.

 

and, finally, a little teaser of a new piece i'm working on for an upcoming show 

at WWA gallery in Culver City...

super long post! bam!

Puppet Video

so, as promised, here is my silly little video, featuring the acting genius of Ken Flewellyn, and the puppeteering genius of Zach Schoenbaum. They also wrote the dialogue. I made the puppet, filmed and edited the video. This was my first time using actors, and I spent too much time getting outtakes (which-DAMN! i forgot to include...i'll figure that out somehow.) and ran out of room on the camera's card. so...i made it work, i guess. rambletown. enjoy!

 

and here is the video link!

Puppets and Hashfanzine

Helloo!

So I have made a new puppet. He is a therapist. There will be a video by the end of the week. Also, some halloween goodness will be coming up soon!

aaand you should download this awesome Italian magazine, which, if you read Italian, has an interview with little old me! and, if you don't read Italian, the magazine is full of lovely design and amazing art! Download it here: http://www.hashfanzine.org/2011/10/hashfanzine-n-03.html

woo!

hey friends! i am sorry for my silence- i have gotten a real job, and have been trying to do other things but am in the middle of everything right now- BUT i have exciting news! I just found out that I got "Outstanding Puppet Design" for the puppets I made for Starmites from StageSceneLA - Neverwonderland and Starmites both got a number of awards, so yayy again! You can read about it here!

puppet show!

Hello dear friends! Here are some better pictures of the puppets and costume I made for the upcoming NeverWonderLand!

It's going to be an amazing show! I also made the props and some scenic elements.
My dear roommate Danielle did the lovely poster design, as well as helping me make things!
You can buy tickets here, it opens Saturday the 24th and runs through August 22nd.

the cheshire cat - his teeth glow when he smiles, as is common with cheshire cats.

dinah, alice's darling siamese kitten:

and finally, the hood that Princes Tigerlily wears. She's a badass.

come see the show!

rawr

here is a lame picture of me in the Tiger Lilly costume/hood I made.
I thoroughly enjoyed painting stripes on. Also growling occasionally.
I will be taking better pictures, as well as eventually having pictures from it being worn in NeverWonderLand which opens at the end of the month!

new things!

hello!
i've started up working on props and puppets for BoomKat's production of NeverWonderland, which I had worked on in the early stages, but now is back in action. anyway, here are some shots of the cheshire cat's mouth/head- he's gon' glow!

30 LEDs through holes in his mouf. this is bright. real bright.

little cones of poly foam make perfect little fangs

and in his (in progress) head!
he's gonna have crazy glass eyes. alligator eyes.

pocket saw her first squirrel today.

and reeally wanted to eat him.

oh and you can see the partially made pelt of the cheshire cat (that purple and red stuff) behind her!


also- thank you to everyone who came out to the La Luz show!
If you missed it, you can still go and see it (it will be up until the end of the month, or check it out here!)

Starmites Review!

Hey friends! Go see Starmites at the Miles Playhouse in Santa Monica!
It's amazing, I promise!
herre's a review from Stage Scene LA!