Portland misses you!
Acrylic and Sharpie on cardboard
I like to tell myself that a post with lots of pictures somehow compensates for months of inactivity and neglect. I’ll be a great parent one day. Jokes aside, I really enjoyed the last couple months of 2011 and hope you did as well.
Onward!
What’s up strangers? With the conclusion of my reign as Queen of Bland Land, I can turn my focus back to the better things in life. I’ve switched to new/old mediums these past months with exciting results:
Remember this thing? In a matter of hours it became my Halloween costume in what must be my greatest moment of last minute-half-assery. Here I am as a tree with Jesse, the hottest of Hot Cops.
Also revived from the crypt was a clutch made from airplane safety cards. I finished the inner cloth form, wrapped a stabilizer in matching fabric and glued it under the form so it could stand. I gave this to miss Cali for Christmas:
I’m generally pleased with how it came out. I may try to tackle something for the fellas and make a simple wallet or billfold.
Sorry kids, but life has been far too exciting to be stuck in front of a computer screen. If you haven’t heard, I relocated to Portland at the beginning of August. I live in a lovely house with four of my best friends in the northern part of the city. Here are a few pictures from house dinner parties, trips to the river, and other assorted adventures thus far. Enjoy!
I promise there will be new art up by the end of the week (Edit 11/22: Okay so my time has been totally consumed by work and being tired from work. All I can say is that I’ll really try to keep the new stuff coming as often as possible.)Since I don’t start PNCA until spring, I’ve had all of the time in the world to focus on personal projects (See above.) In the mix are tattoo designs, more oogaloo adventures, and a graphic novel based on my childhood experiences of moving all of the damn time.
The littlest Folsom is still the littlest Folsom, but she’s a year older today. Happy 21st birthday Hannah!
Gabe, you need to get in on this! I miss all of my siblings.
One week left. I already miss you.
My looming relocation is proving to be a thorough distraction, but I’m managing to push this along. From last update, I changed Chris’s expression, as well as the placement of the monster’s left hand/claws. I still need work on Chris’s right arm and to decide where this should be happening. I’m tempted to keep them in the woods, but a change would also be welcomed.
I’ve decided to create a series based on one of the greatest collection of individuals currently alive: my future housemates. Up next is Christian. If the monster looks familiar, he’s the same guy inviting Edgar to kick it in his cave. Maybe he’ll continue to make a few more appearances as I complete the series? We still need a name for him- any suggestions? This is acrylic on cardboard.
I finished this in time for his birthday. Bumming around Oakland, I swear we were transported back in time. Here’s the finished product:
Taking an honored position along Gumby and Pokey:
Hey there, where’s my pine cone?
I want Farfi’s buffalo hat:
