The Crypt of DOOM!!

Well, one of my many goals for the last year or so has finally come to fruition, I've been promising myself I'd open and online shop and thanks to Etsy I can finally cross that off my list.

Right now there is just the one item, but I hope to post things from time to time, like the Squid Apron, some guitars and other paintings.

So please feel free to stop by The Crypt of DOOM!! and see what's taking place from time to time.

Oh,and in case you were curious, the AWESOME photographs of the apron could not have been achieved with out the help of my good friend the Ambitious Misfit and Nicole the model. Here's one of my personal favorites from the shoot. . . I just love the expression on her face!

Something New and Blue. . . Something Borrowed Too

No, I'm not getting married, but the saying worked so well I used it. And yes the something old is actually borrowed (kinda).





Anyway, the something blue and something new is actually 3 very tiny paintings.

Carlos' Grandmother is Turning 90 today and I wanted to give her something small to keep close. So one of these adorable 1.5"x2" paintings, based on my babies Isis and Nico, will be keeping Abulita company, and hopefully close to her heart.

The something old and borrowed is actually very old and "borrowed" from my parents. When I was 13 I was in my 'Disney Phase' as I call it, and every month for almost 4 years I did a 'magazine' cover. Not having cable when I grew up, we never had the Disney Channel and I didn't find out til I was older and had grown out of my phase that there really was a "Disney Magazine" that I guess was kinda like a TV guide for the channel or something. Anyway, just for giggles, I scanned one of the oldest one's from 1991 and one of the last from the set made in 1994. It was a complete hoot when I stumbled upon these atrocities of my childhood, but heartwarming at the same time. Nothing took me back to my childhood quicker than these drawings done in cheap marker/color pencil and glittery fabric paint. . . I should be embarrassed, but I'm not.

Calamari!!

Brainstorming my next apron. Found some cute sushi fabric and thought it might be fun to do another baby squid.

Happy Holidays Everybody!!

Here is a little "Ferocious Fruitcake" to keep you company for the holidays. He's seeking revenge on all of you who grumble, complain and roll their eyes at him when he is given to you out of the kindness of someone's heart for the holiday season. Actually, he's just really pissed that a fly is trying to eat some of his maraschino goodness.

So, this break, I decided that (with the exception of my work drills) I wasn't going to do any work of any kind and make myself relax. As part of my relaxation I decided that I was going to go home to Seattle (technically Union, WA now as my parents moved from the city) for 2 and a half weeks for the holidays. Of course, since I'm a jinx, I brought an unnatural weather anomaly with me. :)

Nucleus Red Cross Holiday (Silent) Auction

So, just recently I was asked if I'd like to donate some of my pieces that have previously been shown at Gallery Nucleus to them for a Silent Auction on behalf of the Red Cross. In the e-mail request they were saying that they'd like to donate the proceeds to them to help out all the recent Southern Cali fire victims. Of course I said sure thing! I beleive the following pieces will be up for auction; Devil's Food Cake, and Rainbow Sprinkles.




Anyway, there's going to be a lot of cool stuff, and it's a silent auction (which is always exciting), so if someone who loves art that you care about is still in the market for an awesome christmas gift. . . well you know what you should do. ;) AND you'd be helping all the newly homeless people from the fires during the season of giving. . . so it's a win-win situation! Cool artwork for YOU and helping others in need!!

I Made IT!! (Something to be Thankful For)

My first year at South Park has officially come to a close. Season 12 is now in the can, with the last episode having aired and all the hiatus goodbyes having been said. [Above image obviously copyrite Comedy Central or South Park or whatever it's supposed to be. Oh, and MOM LOOK!! The two little vampires on the left are mine,sorta. Adrien tweeked them a little. :D]

The second half of the run turned out to be far more exciting and enjoyable than I had imagined it would be. We got to play with giant Guinea-saus Rexs (or Guinea Bees, which ever you think is cuter), welcome a Jewel Thief into the Oval Office, see Wendy finally kick the CRAP outta Cartman, and probably the most fun I've had yet, see Butters turn into a vampire and be saved by the the burning of Hot Topic. I'm so excited to have been a part of it and so greatful to be returning in a couple of months.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here's a little list of the things I'm greatful for. I'm greatful to have spent a good portion of my year learning from some very talented, funny, but mostly mentally off kilter artist/storytellers. I look forward to February with both good and bad butterflies in my tummy. I'm even more greatful that I have a wonderful, loving family both here in LA (in the form of supportive and amazing friends) and back home. I'm so glad you guys know me well enough to realize that you should NEVER CALL before Noon on Wednesdays. But, more than anything in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD, I'm super-duper thankful for seeing the light and deciding to NOT DO ANYTHING for the next two months.

Sorry for the sappy post, for those who have read this far. I PROMISE the next post will have something amazingly awesome, and preferably a drawing/painting/apron/crusty booger or something other than me rambling off all the things I'm thankful for. :p

Work Doodle

Sketch Dump

So here's a couple random drawings. One from figure drawing a few weeks back and the other two from my small sketchbook I keep in my purse. I draw a little on the big side so I've been trying to draw smaller. Also, I've been looking at the book "How to Draw the Marvel Way" as per the suggestion of a couple of guys at work (mainly for help defining volumes in a simple and quick way), and I decided to apply some of their head structure tricks to my own doodles. The face on the left is the scariest thing I think I've drawn to date. Kinda made me happy that I managed to make something a little creepy instead of creepy-cute.

All DONE!!

So, in a miracle to beat all miracles. . . well in my world anyway, Carlos found my missing sewing machine part under the bed when he reorganizing stuff. He didn't know what it was and honestly though it was like a piece of our toilet or something, but I gave him tons of kisses for finding it. :) I was actually able to finish JUST before I went back to work. So now I'm all excited for the next break and to try making some more.

It's Over ALREADY?!?!

NOOOOOOO!! It can't be time to go back to work already. BOOOOO.

Well, my summer, as you can probably see by lack of posts, has been far more busy than I would have liked it to have been. When I started my break, I had this HUGE list of things I wanted to do with my freetime. I figured 4 months would be more than enough time to: make a short film; pratice my storyboarding; finish my 3 old paintings that I've been dinking around with for over a year now; make a million really cute aprons; do a painting for my brother's fiance in celebration of her graduating; make a couple t-shirts for my brother; do a couple of paintings for Nicole's house of her monster children; take the transportation design class at Art Center; go to life drawing; and finally, do 400 freelance items for the website I work at on the side. . . Oh, and go out of town and spend time sleeping and recooperating for another crazy run.

Needless to say, um, I only got about a 16th of that list done. Got two old paintings done, as I posted; took the car class; and did my freelance which wound up taking the entire 4 months thanks to the car class assigning more homework than I had my entire 4 years at CalArts. . .

Anyway. Enough bitching. Last week I was FINALLY able to start working on my aprons. I've gotten one almost complete. Unfortunately I discovered that a very importan part I need for my sewing machine is missing, and being the dinosaur of a human being I am, my machine is a little on the old side. . .


. . . like the 50 year old side. So finding the part is probably going to take me until my next break 11 weeks from now. So until I get my part. . . here's my apron's progress.


I went for a half apron instead of a full apron, as in the drawing I did at the beginning of the summer. I'm thinking it was a far better choice, as half aprons are super cute. And once I teach my self how to applique and find my missing fashion disc part, the spider pocket will be the perfect finishing touch.

Now for some people, who are close to me, they got very, VERY tired of me mentioning my freelance. Most people didn't know what it was, as I don't talk about it very much (other than to say, it drives me nuts and counting down the days until it's completion), but now that the site is doing well, I guess I'll mention it for anyone who is curious.

I've spent time off and on for the last year doing clothing items for a webgame sponsored by Lifetime TV called DressUpChallenge.com. It's essentially a virtual paper doll website. Sadly it's very addicting for women, so much so that in the 9 months since it re-launched, it went from 10,000 users to over 400,000 users. It's pretty crazy. The users all hate the daily 'prizes' I make, as it forces them to use their imaginations (OMG, a dress from the 1920's?! How preposterous!!). Anyway, it's been fun working with the people over at Burner Studios on this project with them, and I wanted to say thanks for the opportunity, just in case they stop by.


For fun one day, I tweeked one of the dresses I made (I DID NOT draw the figure, only the hair and dress, the avi was created by the artist before me). I had to do a Marie Antoinette dress, wig, and fan. The dress was a lot of fun. It took me over 11 hours to complete. As my boss would say, I got lost in the pretty, but I didn't care. It was so much fun!!

Anyway, here is. The version that will show up in the game is completely different and is actually a skirt and a top. I wonder if the users will hate it as much as they hated the wig? :)