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Into the Abyss (The road to Glory): Lights Installed

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Almost finished with Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory), just need to paste in the photo and it is all set to go. It reminds me of the neurons shooting in a brain, and makes me want to not include the figure and rename it Into the Abyss (Inside the Brain of a Poof). Here is a full view, close up, and a video of the closeup. Sorry, it is all taken from my phone, so the quality is a little rough<br />
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Into the Abyss (The road to Glory): Lights Installed

Almost finished with Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory), just need to paste in the photo and it is all set to go. It reminds m...

The Visions: TXT MSG BU (Text Message Breakup)

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More from my proposal for the artist in residency program at Seto. This set is for I Can See the Future. Here his visions are of text messages haha. He sees an impending breakup, which brings him to tears and bring his vision in to the puddle of his golden tears.This set is on plates, and has a design that runs with the form. The tears run off the figure and collect along the floor of the plate. At first glance it appears like a simple design but I think mixing the cobalt and the cold luster designs will be tricky.

The Visions: TXT MSG BU (Text Message Breakup)

More from my proposal for the artist in residency program at Seto. This set is for I Can See the Future. Here his visions are of text mess...

Wood Fire Progress

The last few pots took a while to dry in the studio so I've just finished trimming, altering, and adding handles to a few of them... mig...

The Gift of Love (Creation of a Golden Heart) : Seto Proposal

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Here is more work towards the Seto Artist and Residence program. I am applying with two sets of work, the three figurative and then 3 sets of three decorative Seto-ware inspired tumblers. Here is the first of three sets, <i>The Gift of Love ( Creation of a Golden Heart)</i>, about the creation of one of the figures. The 2nd set i'm thinking will revolve around the<i> I See the Future</i> and his visions. I'll probably start those tonight and post those tomorrow.

The Gift of Love (Creation of a Golden Heart) : Seto Proposal

Here is more work towards the Seto Artist and Residence program. I am applying with two sets of work, the three figurative and then 3 sets...

I have a heart of Gold, Proposal Part 3

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This is the final of the 3 figurative proposals I have been working on. I have another 3 sets of illustrations for thrown work. I'll probably hit those up tomorrow. Beddies. Posting the work in progress helps show how much work really goes into applying for these residencies. Trying not to get my hopes up though, as everyone they have accepted has been over 40 in the last few years... and most have an MFA... I'm just going to turn my swag meter on high and submit anyway.

I have a heart of Gold, Proposal Part 3

This is the final of the 3 figurative proposals I have been working on. I have another 3 sets of illustrations for thrown work. I'll p...

I Can See the Future, 2nd Proposal

This is my second in the string of proposals I'll be submitting for the Seto Artist in Residency Program. This is Part of a series, al...

I've Got the Golden Touch: Seto Residency Application

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I'm putting together proposals and drawings for new work as part of my application for the Seto International Art Exchange - Artist in Residence Program. I looks like a great program and Seto, Japan, has over 1300 years of history making Ceramics. I'm really excited about the possibility of traveling abroad again, as it provides me with crucial inspiration for my work. Here is the first of my proposals for some of the work I want to make.  a description is typed onto the image.

I've Got the Golden Touch: Seto Residency Application

I'm putting together proposals and drawings for new work as part of my application for the Seto International Art Exchange - Artist in...

Into The Abyss (The Road to Glory) - 75%

Finished the foam heart, and covered it completely in flowers and inserted the two-way mirror on the front. I'm not just waiting for t...

Boy Lolita + First Star Trek Tattoo

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I took a break from making the tattoos yesterday to start work on my next illustration. He is legless right now but looking good. I'm really loving how efficient it is to draw my characters directly into photoshop. Still a little rough with the pen, but i'm sure with time it will all work out. Also I designed my first Star Trek tattoo. It's a fractal infinity with the IDIC logo.

Boy Lolita + First Star Trek Tattoo

I took a break from making the tattoos yesterday to start work on my next illustration. He is legless right now but looking good. I'm...

More Tattoos!

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I'm on a roll, and I really want a tablet computer... I'm hoping to have enough saved up by fall to buy the New Sony Tablet that is coming out. Here are a few designs I've been working on! Here I have the finished Butterfly, two Iron-man designs, and a Phoenix design. Getting pretty accustomed to the drawing digital tablet, and I'm beginning to crank it out.

More Tattoos!

I'm on a roll, and I really want a tablet computer... I'm hoping to have enough saved up by fall to buy the New Sony Tablet ...

Trimming Time!

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Making progress trimming and altering some of the forms... I lost two of my babies to being a little forceful. It has been a while, I guess. I'm gonna spend another hour or so deciding which ones I want to decorate and how. Here's a better picture of what I've been working on. The hardest part is deciding which ones to pair together, other than the ones that blatantly should be (n_n). But, a lot of that will change post wood fire.

Trimming Time!

Making progress trimming and altering some of the forms... I lost two of my babies to being a little forceful. It has been a while, I gues...

Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory)

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In preparation for show in September, I've begun <i>Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory)</i>. It's an LED Mirror based photographic sculpture... I built a foam heart, and I'm covering it in silk roses. On n the front a 6x6" two-way mirror will be inset, and on the back an 8x8" regular mirror will be attached. A photograph of me in costume will be attached to the mirror on the back, and the inside will be covered in small roses with LED lights in the centers. The result should be what appears to be the Dooman skipping through an endless tunnel of roses, since the mirrors reflecting each other should appear to be endless. I'm getting pretty excited about it. More on the show in another post sometime this week after I get more details.

Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory)

In preparation for show in September, I've begun Into the Abyss (The Road to Glory) . It's an LED Mirror based photographic sculpt...

More Tattoo Fun: Butterfly!

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Still messing around with the bamboo, pen and touch... but I feel like I'm picking it up pretty quickly. I'm working on a memorial tattoo where the woman wants a butterfly resting on some holly. I made the stencil, and now I'm working on coloring it so that it has a spiritual glow, kind of like a flashback scene in a movie. The pen and touch is definitely living up to its reputation, and coloring is fast, easy, and it looks good. Here is the butterfly. Off to the studio, lot's to do today!

More Tattoo Fun: Butterfly!

Still messing around with the bamboo, pen and touch... but I feel like I'm picking it up pretty quickly. I'm working on a memorial...

Throwing Spree

I had a pretty good throwing spree today. I went to the studio to teach the childrens saturday class and decided to stay to throw a little. ...

Bamboo Pen and Touch! Play Time!

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After starting to design tattoos, I decided to invest in a tablet for my PC to help make the process easier. I ended up deciding on Wacom's Bamboo Pen and Touch. I purchased mine on amazon, refurbished, for about 60$ after shipping. It was a great price compared to used ones on ebay, or their lower end pen models going for about 50-60$, used, after shipping. It's smooth, feels just like paper, and the pressure sensitive pen is to die for. The multi-touch aspect, which was just a perk at first, is actually really useful. I can pan and scroll pages, finger paint, open and move folders, and even right click with just a swipe of a finger. I just bought a super cute turtle shaped mouse, but this may replace it. It's sexier anyway. The pen is dual ended, with one side acting as the pen, and the other as the eraser... which blew my mind. Okay so i'm easily impressed and I am a tablet virgin. I'm glad to let the Bamboo Pen and Touch pop my tablet cherry. I messed around for maybe 15 minutes in Photoshop drawing and coloring just to play around. It really mimics the use of an actual pencil, changing the weight of the line based on pressure, and the texture of the pad(which mimics paper) feels totally natural. This is the quick drawing I did. I used a few colors, but mainly black. This is nothing serious... as it says, but seems like a great starting point. Oh, and I used it to write all of this... The Bamboo Pen and Touch gets 5 stars, for being fucking epic.

Bamboo Pen and Touch! Play Time!

After starting to design tattoos, I decided to invest in a tablet for my PC to help make the process easier. I ended up deciding on Wacom...

Recent Tattoo Commissions

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Here are a few tattoos, I've been commissioned to do. I was asked to do a floral spread representing a family with 11 children. It has 5 types of flowers, representing the 5 girls, and 6 honey bees (the state bug of Arkansas) to represent the Boys. Another was a design for a man with a still-born brother. He wanted him represented by a baby resting with a White Siberian Tiger. And the last is a Shel Silverstein design. The woman wanted a  modified drawing to go on her back, so I took his drawing <i>The Sidewalk Ends</i> and ad it a floating sidewalk.

Recent Tattoo Commissions

Here are a few tattoos, I've been commissioned to do. I was asked to do a floral spread representing a family with 11 children....