I attempted to get into this show with a few of my customs, but did not make it. This show is on thru 11/15 in NYC and from the looks of this video, it has all the major players:
Mad
Bukubuku
Complete Technique
Deph
Pon
Aaron Stewart
Andrew Bell
64 Colors
Coolvader
Tilt
Triston Eaton
Travis Cain
Harry Allen
Amanda Visell
Jon Burgerman
Tado
Kronk
Kevin Gosselin
Devilrobots
Joe Capobianco
Seen X Pon
Filth
Serge Seidlitz
Christo Holloway
Ilovedust
Shawnimal
Damon Soule
Vault 49
Touma
DFC Mexico City and Helguera
The Beast Brothers
SolarSpace
Dirty Donny
Jesse Hernadez
Sket One
Chuck Boy
Tim Tsui
Ryan Bubnis
Suckadelic
Shane Jessup
Triclops Studio
Dave White
Doktor A
Agatha Ruiz De La Prada
Buff Monster
Huck Gee
Koralie
Sour Bones
There are more artists there for sure but these are the names I made out in the video. Special thanks to Steve Talkowski for the youtube vid. The customs speak for themselves. This is a way of self-expression and emboldens the artist to create art in non traditional portable venue. Enjoy!
Jewelry is a funny way to display art. When your wear a bracelet, you may think of it as an accessory, if it matches your shoes and purse and all that. Guys are wired a bit different. I hope when you wear my bracelets, you stand out. Art is made to be seen, not blended into your presentation. Be different! This bracelet is loud by color. The design is symmetrical and has closure. Every one of my bracelets are different. Cha Cha is no exception. She is made with acrylic paint and pen and ink on a wooden stretch bracelet. As alway, it is perfect in it’s imperfection!
Meticulously designed, detailed and painted these beautiful penguin nutcrackers~along with lots of other great holiday ideas- can be viewed and purchased at “The Art of Giving” event at The Creative Native Gallery~5307 N. Faulkenburg Rd~Sat. Nov. 14~6-9 PM. Call for details~813-841-3038
Looks like ornaments are a natural progression for me. The toys I create aren’t really meant to be played with. To be collected and admired, sure. But alas to sell one of these gems will be nice. These,too,are going to the Creative Native Gallery and possibly the Seminole Hard Rock Store in Tampa. These will sell for a mere $20.00 at the Creative Native, but may be higher at the Hard Rock. I have numbered these 6-10 and have signed each one. If these do well I will surely make it a yearly thing. Feliz Navidad my friends!
There’s a good reason I haven’t posted here in about a week. I have been working feverishly trying to finish Christmas ornaments for my gallery in Tampa. Below you can see the 1st 5 ornaments. I will post the next 5 sometime next week. These are paper mache, acrylic paint, and pen and ink. Cartoony and festive, they will sell for $35.00 each at the Creative Native Gallery in Tampa.
If you were fortune enough to live in the late 50’s, early 60’s. you might have seen the Soupy Sales Show on tv after school. To put this show in perspective, think of a toned down version of SNL for kids. He was the first celebrity I ever met as a child and he was and is a legend. Many who remember the show fondly are subtly changed by it. My memories of this show are nostalgic, sure. But Soupy had a presence that he reserved for the youngest audience. Here are but a couple of modest examples.
2006 was a breakthrough year for me. In July of that year I won the silver at munnyshow2. Shortly after that, I joined the Arts Center in St Petersburg, FL and entered the holiday show for December. Below you can see some of the more interesting entries, including my own.
Every kid of the 50’s knew who Walt Disney was. Back in the day where you could not buy a Mickey Mouse shirt unless you were at Disneyland, my family enjoyed watching Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color huddled around our humongous 13 inch screen. With the internet and Ebay, I was able to purchase some of my childhood dreams via animation cels. These cels and original drawings fueled my creative spark. This is around the late 90’s when I started to accumulate acrylic paints strictly for cel reproduction. I made animation cels because I love the rich look of them and because it is a dying art due to computer graphics making them faster and cheaper. Black and white animation(and films) are held in very high esteem with me. This seemed more of an art than a business. And they still stand the test of time. Below are just a few of my animation cel reproductions.
Back in the 70’s and 80’s I made several illustrations for jobs that went nowhere. I mean they were created for jobs that were never paid for, or my own children’s books that I never completed. They’re kinda cool to look back on cuz you can see I loved the details way back when.
I am fascinated by tikis. An artist will literally carve life into this slab of wood. What’s more incredible is watching the creationof the tiki. The artist below is Jesse Wilhelm of Largo. He is one of the members of the Creative Native Gallery in Tampa, FL. Jesse’s ‘forte is painting murals and faux finishing, but you wouldn’t know that by watching him carve cedar. His technique is to first outline the design on the log, then chainsaw the outline. and finally shape what’s left with an angle grinder. The results are well, breathtaking. This was one of Florida’s early cool days so it was very nice to be outside. Here are some photos of the day. A wonderful time was had by all.
@rodmckie thanx for the kind words. I generally try to make the view laugh, ponder or throwup in disgust. I'm glad you picked door #1 :) 0 minutes ago
@abitofmybrain With that painting, I tried to pull pieces of my childhood outta my brain and place it in a theater setting with props. Thanx 2 minutes ago
