Hey everybody! I cannot believe it's been over a month since my last post - I'm usually pretty good about keeping up with posts, but I've been somewhat distracted and pre occupied @ my new job...(and...I forgot my Blogger login usename and passwords. HA)
I've been modeling/textuing at L.C. (which I love, btw) and had some downtime yesterday night, so I did this rough pass model of Miles. I still have to build the lower half of his body and put some textures on him - Dev suggested a while ago to put the 8-bit chicken on his t-shirt. Brilliant! ...and maybe down the road, I can pay gene to animate him... but I don't think I can afford him. BAH.
April 28th, was my sister's 40th birthday! "Happy Birthday Kim!" A couple of weeks ago, we had a surprise party for her (Christy, Gina and I spent a good 3 months in the planning) and it went out with a bang! Kim didn't suspect a thing. Whew! Christy baked a beautiful cake for Kim, and Gina made an amazing video b-day card for her. Heeey wait a minute...what the hell did I do? Anyways, a few pics from the night are HERE. (Kim is now in New York celebrating her birthday with Patrick! Yeeehaa!) I can't wait to hear about their trip when they get back in town. Cheers Kimie!
I know... this is pretty geeky of me, but this is the FIRST thing that popped into my head for this week's Illo Topic: RememberFrom one of my favorites, The Wrath of Khan: The Enterprise lost warp power and Spock sacrifices himself and enters the radiation chamber... but just before, mind melds with Bones (in this case, Miles) and says "Remember"...(my other favorite thing: Dev does a good impression of Chekov "Botany Bay? Botany Bay! Ohhh Noh.")
Change is good. "I get to work with Dev again!!!" (can you hear me yelling?)I start my new job at Loose Cannon Studios on Monday (along with boobie-man Genepool)! I'm super-excited for what's to come. SALUD! KAMPAI! CHEERS!
Here is Dev, me, Augie and Patrick. Suzanne is M.I.A, as she is...nearly 8 months Preggers (congrats you fertile lady!)
I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to PATRICK MA of Rocket World for letting us have this show and being so supportive, and to everyone who made the effort to make it out for the opening reception. Augie's family made it out to see us from Gilroy and Dev's sister Athena from Canada! I was pleasantly surprised by the turn-out and relieved that the 4 of us didn't end up starring at one another the whole night, alone. Half the time I forgot to take pictures, and half the pictures came out blurry, but I posted a few up on my FLICKR CLICK HERE. Also, Check out RocketWorld's CLICK HERE (I stole the pic of the 4 of us from Patrick's collection) I also added a new button in my "current shows" link section to the right - my Stumpytown contribution to this group show.
Augie Dev and I got 2 tables at this year's Alternative Press Expo - our 2nd time out - I can't tell you enough how inspiring it was. If you haven't attended, do yourself a favor and go next year. You won't regret it, it's definitely a 'boost' in your creative juice. Check out the few pics I have HERE.
Okay people, this Friday, April 20th, we are in a group show called "Saturday Mornings" at Rocket World down in San Fransisco! It's the night before the Alternative Press Expo, so if you are in the area, please drop by and meet with us - the show is from 6pm-9pm, and it should be a good time. Here is a sneak peak at my Twinkie the Kid "Shelf Life: 30yrs"
ACK.Well... I'm having problems with my email, in a MAJOR way. How major you say? Well, le'ts just say I'm probably getting about 50% of the emails that have been sent to me (as Dev and my friends have made known to me), or I receive them days (so far, up to 5 days) after you've sent them to me! So, I'm trying to get the problem fixed (i.e. I may need to get a new service provider)I set up a TEMPORARY solution, so please CC or directly email me at stumpytrouble@hotmail.comSorry for the inconvenience... this will hopefully be fixed soon.
Travis threw down another Villain Challenge... Mister Mxyzptlk!
I did this one in the style of the past villains I did....
...but then I wanted to try a more "STUMPIER" style version...
so how's this one? (..in a baby walker) BAH.Check out all the contributions on Trav's blog HERE
Hi all...I've been trying to make an effort to post new items on my Stumpytown Etsyshop on a regular basis, but I haven't been too successful. So, today I added a few hairclips (a severed fish, slab-o-ham and dead fish). Quite a few folks dug them at last week's comiccon, so I'm trying to make a few more! ...severed zombie arm is 'coming soon'
Saturday, April 7 All City Coffee , Georgetown6pm - 9pm
A bunch of my friends worked on this year's Atomic Lead book! Mark your calendars and drop on by and pick up a copy!
Hey All!Don't forget, this weekend is Emerald City Comic Con.March 31 10am-6pmApril1 10am-5pmA bunch of us will be in the artist alley, so stop by if you can!
Hey folks!I'm in the beginning stages of phasing out my hotmail email account, so if you need to get ahold of me, please email me at iam@stumpytown.com!Thank you!
So, sorry for the long delay in posting... I've been having problems with my flaky service provider. No web access. no email. ACK.
Just a heads up, next weekend is Emerald City Comic Con, March 31 - April , A bunch of us are sharing tables in the Artist Alley (near the main entrance)...so drop on by if you get a chance!
CONGRATULATIONS TONY!This afternoon we attended the unveiling of the new King County's official logo at Mt. Zion. My friend and past employer, TONY GABLE of Gable Design Group, was selected out of a nationwide competition of 29 design firms to redesign the new logo in the likeness of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If anyone deserved this honor, it would be Tony. Last fall, Tony called me up for 'a freelance illustration project' and said that he wanted to keep it 'in the family.' I could'nt refuse. The process was a challenging one as the likeness of MLK could not be rendered directly from any existing photos/visual reference. But, working through many variations with Tony and Nancy... I'm very happy and proud of the end result. Here is a big "THANK YOU" to Tony for bringing me back into the Gable family once again to be a part of history. 
These are the handy work of Cara Wong of Randomthings.Aren't they adorable? Check out some of her other cute plushies HERE. Thank you Cara! I LOVE THEM BOTH!
Hey All,Please join Suzanne and I for our art opening reception "Wookin Pa Nub" at Bluebottle Art Gallery tonight from 6-8pm! Hope to see you there.
