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february

2009-02-20T10:04:00.000-06:00

Well, February's almost gone so I think I'm due for an update. The painting a day thing has kind of died. I made it nearly a month but I'm two weeks behind now and don't see myself catching up. Maybe I'll make it a painting a week and give myself a bit more time to work on each. It was a fun little exercise and I'm thinking about turning some of my suited monsters into toys.

On a different note, I set up an etsy shop for all my odds and ends. Right now it's just leftover show pieces but I'll add random little figures now and again. Here's the link

The motorbot shop

Also check out Austinhandmade for a few other pieces of mine. They have a lot of cool stuff by local artists and I feel honored to be one of the artists they chose to feature.

I'll try to update again sooner. Keep an eye on my flickr. There's a lot of stuff on the way

a painting a day

2009-01-10T23:22:00.003-06:00

you porbably don't know this but i'm trained as a painter. that's what i studied at school and what i got a degree in. i've been painting since i was 10 or so, but once i discovered toys a few years ago, i switched over to 3d art. i've done a few painted things here and there but nothing substantial.

so i've decided that i need to start painting again, and the way i intend to do that is by doing a painting a day. i'm limiting myslef to half an hour for each one. it's more an exercise in teaching myself how and what to paint again. they won't be planned out, i'll just sit down and whatever happens happens. they're all done with corel and maybe at the end of it i'll compile them into a book, assuming they don't all suck.

anyway, here's the first one, a zombie ape

testing

2009-01-06T14:55:00.000-06:00

Just testing the iblog app on my phone.

I wish you could post pictures with it. Supposedly they are adding that feature soon. We'll see when "soon" is I guess

I bought a painting app too. I posted a couple of quick ones on my flickr. I have some big painting plans for 2009. I'll post details this week

happy new year

2009-01-02T23:24:00.002-06:00

jeez, i am not good at updating this thing. for those who haven't figured it out, and hopefully the two of you that read this are smarter than that, anything new i finish goes onto my flickr. if you're waiting for updates here, then expect to wait a little while.

i've been busy as ever lately and it seems i'll stay that way for a while, not that i'm complaining. i'm grateful to everyone who contacts me and commissions a piece. you're all awesome for making it possible for me to do something i like.

i posted a little year in review thread over on the kidrobot forums. you can take a gander at it here
http://forums.kidrobot.com/viewtopic.php?t=124454&start=0

i managed to make somewhere near 90 individual customs last year, and if you count each of the jamungo mummies it puts it around 150. so i guess i have a new goal for 2009. keep an eye on that thread because i have a few more toys that are part of 2008 that i stil need to post. i just need to get good pictures taken.

i have the little blogger app on my iphone, so maybe i can do a better job of posting updates. 2009 will hopefully be good. i have a few things planned. original figures will materialize in some form, even if i have to make them myself. also i have a few 1/6th scale figures lying around that i plan on doing something with. the warrior universe will expand, and the maw will continue to develop. the wood will stick around in some form as will the metal. there will be more food and more slightly dissected things. hopefully i can finish the books i started last year, and maybe finally i can make it to comic con.

anyway, thanks for checking in.

i hope the both of you have a good 09.

the maw evolves

2008-10-25T02:58:00.002-05:00

two new maw specimens, devil type and mecha type.

with each one i get closer to finding out what the maw really is, and it's history is slowly being revealed. hopefully i'll soon have it's full story

monsters

2008-10-25T02:48:00.002-05:00

here's a piece i did for the monster art rally at gallery1988. the show runs until november 1st

you can take a gander at all the pieces here

have a yummy holiday

2008-10-08T20:33:00.006-05:00

i've done this for he past couple of christmases, so why break tradition? i'm taking orders for holiday labbits. you'll have your pic of a 5" ham, turkey, baked potato with your choice of fixins, a fruitcake, or a turducken.

price is $125 each with shipping, add $10 for international. money's due november 1st and the labbits will leave december 1st. i have pictures of a few of them below, though the turducken and fruitcake will be making debuts with this set.

just drop me a line if you'd be interested in one

aren't you hungry?

2008-10-08T20:30:00.002-05:00

i just got this little beauty back from a show. he would ever so love to come live with you.

if you'd be interested in purchasing it let me know

and no it isn't edible

a wooly skammoth

2008-09-26T17:42:00.001-05:00

little boy bronze

2008-09-25T07:10:00.000-05:00

mumdate

2008-09-24T03:36:00.001-05:00

minor mummy update

check back tomorrow

the bronze age

2008-09-24T03:33:00.003-05:00

playing around with some of my metal work.
there are more pics on my flickr, and a few more bronze pieces on the way
keep an eye out

the maw-ling

2008-08-29T02:50:00.004-05:00

there's a custom moody show next week at LiFT in Detroit.

this is the baby maw that i made for the show

the maw revealed

2008-08-29T00:52:00.003-05:00

full pics of my custom bumrush for the show next week.

i call it the maw and i hate to send him away.

king of the world

2008-08-27T11:08:00.004-05:00

more pics to come

like bunnies

2008-08-19T03:54:00.001-05:00

they found a friend too

bumrush custom show update

2008-08-18T20:34:00.003-05:00

i just got an e-mail this morning with all the details of the bumrush show, well some of them.

it will be one night only, september 6th at The Showroom NYC from 7pm to 11pm.
the artists include

Erick Scarecrow
Suckadelic
SteffBomb
mimic
motorbot
and more

whenever i find a full artist list i'll post it

The Showroom NYC
Toy Tokyo
117 2nd Avenue
Second Floor
New York, NY 10003
http://www.theshowroomnyc.com/

zombie ape skate deck

2008-08-17T17:02:00.005-05:00

there is a custom skate deck show happening this coming saturday, the 23rd, between 4pm and 8pm at monkeyhouse toys. there will be a lot of great decks on display so if you're in the area stop in and check it out.

here's my contribution

Monkeyhouse Toys & Art Gallery
323.662.3437
1618 1/2 Silver Lake Bl.
Los Angeles, CA 90026

bumrush sneek peek

2008-08-17T13:23:00.005-05:00

a peek at my custom bumrush for the upcoming bumrush show in nyc.

i'll post more details when i have them

progress on the mummies

2008-08-17T13:19:00.003-05:00

so i finally received my new batch of magic sculp and got to work on the small mummy buds.

3 down, about 40 more to go

motorbot X JAMUNGO

2008-08-17T13:13:00.004-05:00

alright, i'll make the announcement

JAMUNGO has asked me to help this year with the halloween release. it will have 2 parts.

the budscribers will all get an exclusive custom 3" bud
also, there will be 20 9" custom buds available for purchase. pricing and the specifics of the sale will all be revealed later.
i'll be posting progress pics right here as the project goes along, so everyone can keep up to date on how things are progressing.

the buds will be based on this custom

but they will all have pink albino eyes. since they are customs each will be slightly unique, which in my mind makes them a bit cooler. i hope you are all as excited as i am, and i should be posting pics any day now. i have a few buds lying around that i'm going to get cracking on

welcome

2008-08-16T23:54:00.000-05:00

well, i just set this thing up so there isn't much.

but with luck i'll be updating it every few days. expect more progress pics and sneak peeks at new things i'm working on

on a random note, here's what i would look like if i were a cartoon character. it's pretty accurate