my charity: water (in memory of my grandmother)

Please help bring clean drinking water to those in need and honor the memory of my grandmother: http://mycharitywater.org/mildredbertling

Another Art Show!

My most recent creation, Skatebot is going to be in an art show in Brooklyn (yo!) on September 25th. So excited. Sad I can’t afford to go be there for the event, but really stoked to be in my third art show ever, along with a full roster of kickass artists in the Abztract artists collective. Here’s the flyer for the show.

Skatebot!

Okay. Finally, I can show this to you. I’ve been working on a super seekrit new awesome project of awesomeness with Mr. Shai Dahan at Abztract.com. Well, okay, it’s not really a secret as much as something I had to wait to post about until it was done, but it is awesome. Shai had the great idea to get independent artists to put their art on skateboards. Some folks use these boards as art, some slap wheels on and put that art in motion. Whatever becomes of it, I have to say, I’m proud of my very first skateboard designed for Abztract. And because I have to make all my creations have some silly ‘bot name, I figured I’d call these Skatebots for the purposes of posts on my little blog, anyway. We’ll see how this first piece does and if all goes well there will be more in the future. I hope it goes well! My kids think it’s beyond cool that I designed a skateboard. And of course Ezekiel wants one. Heck. so do I! But I’ve got a few other projects to get to first. Stay tuned because yet another new project is in the works, and this one is not a ‘bot at all. What could it be?!? Stay tuned and find out soon!

Welcome Baby Frito!

Wondering where the heck I’ve been? Well, my sister had a baby! Like, three days ago. She’s created the masterpiece of the year. This kid came out at nearly 10 lbs., so he’s already getting calls from talent scouts looking to recruit him as a defensive tackle. Look at the size of him! My poor sister. But she and the baby are doing fine. Both are glowing that radiant glow of “just been through the miracle of life, now exhausted, hungry and bonding”. Haha. Love them so much. I like to call the baby Frito (my wife came up with this name) because it kind of rhymes with his last name, sort of, and it’s cute. Of course my sister isn’t a huge fan, nor is her husband, but we’re hoping through enough usage, they’ll come around. Or they’ll have to send me a cease and desist before the kid’s new nickname sticks. It may be too late. Hey, I had an Uncle Cheeto. Snack foods run in the family!

the last batch of finger puppet portraits

Here’s the last batch of finger puppet portraits I did for the Gawker ALT/ART show. Now I’m finally caught up, I can start posting some new work! I’m working on a project with Abztract and super excited to share that with you soon. I’m also doing another side project with my pal Josh and cannot wait until that is ready to share. Soon soon soon. But never soon enough. I’ve also got a few more Lunchbots that I owe some kind folks at my work who donated $25 or more to help my friend heal from chronic late stage Lyme disease. And then I owe some pals some custom Lunchbots that they requested and have been waiting very patiently for. And THEN, I have a notebook full of ideas that I’m itching to flesh out. So there’s no shortage of new stuff. I love that! Okay, here’s the last batch of finger puppet portraits.

monster finger puppet portraits

More from the series of finger puppet portraits I did for the Gawker Alt Art Show in NY. Monsters! I took pictures of these before I had a chance to get them in frames.

more finger puppet portraits

Still more finger puppet portraits that were created for the Gawker Alt Art Show in NY in July.

Monkey

Monkey and Parrot

Moose

Moose, II

new lunchbot: robohobo

I’m finally caught up enough to resume the Lunchbots I promised to all the kind folks who donated at least $25 to help my friend Fran pay for medical treatment to cure her chronic late stage Lyme disease since she has no insurance. How’s that for the longest run-on sentence ever? This is for a coworker Chris’ sister who wanted a drawing of a homeless robot. This economy is tough on everyone.

Robohobo

more finger puppet portraits

Here’s the next batch of finger puppet portraits for your viewing pleasure.

Fish

Fish vs. Worm

Frog Photobooth

Lion

Lion and Bear, BFF

introducing finger puppet portraits

Another new series. This one I call finger puppet portraits. I bought a bunch of finger puppets that I used as models for these. You can see a picture of me making one (my wife snuck up on me and took these without me realizing it). I have several so I’ll just post ’em a few at a time. Chalk, paint pens and pencil on a canvas of either black photo mounting paper or clear plastic (the cover that came in the frames to protect whatever picture you put in the frame) painted with chalkboard paint, framed in a wooden picture frame.

hard at work in my "studio" a.k.a. kitchen table

Bears

Crab

Duck and Frog

Duck and Parrot

Elephant