Mini Munny Mobile! in progress!

This is what i've been working on this week! Kidrobot's new Mini Munny Mobile!
Some in progress shots:

Pre-sanding Post sanding One of the accessories this munny kit comes with is a bubble dome. Unfortuatly i've discovered the fins i built on the munny are too big to fit the dome on. So tonite i have a date with a dremel and i'm going to sink the floor of the car.

New Painting!

I just finished this painting for a charity postcard project, 24Cents.
The goal of the project, called 24Cents, is to provide a venue for artists and designers to use their talent as a positive social tool, raising awareness about a relevant issue while maintaining a strong sense of personal style and voice. The project will benefit Urban Word NYC.

Ourartsite.com!

Ourartsite.com interviewed me. It just posted! Read about how i like draw guts and other stuff here
While your there, check out the site. Its pretty neat. I made a profile and I think they are trying to be like an art-myspace.

New Zines Available!!!

This weekend I will be heading to boston for one of my favorite things ever, The Boston Zine Fair (formally Beantown Zinetown)! My good friend Chris and I are starting an 'umbrella' label called Skelecore! to sell our zines, prints, and go to conventions with. Come visit us Boston Zine Fair! March 24th and 25th at the Pozen Center at Mass Art. Go to www.bostonzinefair.org for more information.

Available Now!
The Dating Habbits of the Debatable Beasts. Deluxe Edition $10
4 mini-comics! Find out how each beastie finds that special someone. The set includes The Dating Habbits of the Loch Ness Monster, Snowman, Kraken, and Chupacabra.
Each cover is hand silk screened by yours truely on Fabriano Ingres and bound with love. Love!
Non-Deluxe Edition $8
Same as above except the covers are hand silkscreened covers on sleek gray cardstock.

Beastie Button 4 pack in color $3
Beastie Button 4 pack in white $3
Kraken Button 2 pack $2 We are in the process of setting up a webstore, but in the meantime just email me at saradisaster@gmail.com to order. Or come see us at the zine fair!

The Debatable Beasts in Sweden

I was interviewed for an article in the swedish newspaper, Expressen. They used a picture of my Little Zerster munny. Its pretty cool but i can't read it! I think they wrote a whole 2 paragraphs on me. You can check it out here

The Showroom and NYCC

This past weekend was New York Comic Con. It was super fun, I met some new people and saw a bunch of toy people and artists. We got to paint on the wall of the showroom. This was one of the first time i did 'live painting'. I felt a little rushed and worried that i had too much beer already, but i'm happy with how it came out. I think i'm going to bring back the skelecore.


From left to right: Jose Garibaldi, Me, Jim Mahfood, and Joey Potts!

New Flyer

So this show happened a couple weeks ago, but i forgot to post it....

I really wanted to give adam fink bitch tits, but i just couldn't fit it in the composition! The type could be a little better, but i'm all together pretty happy with how it came out.

Best Monday there ever was...

On new years i made a resolution to update this blog atleast once a week, but it seems i'm keeping my gym resolution better then my blogging resolution. WACKY! So I'm going to post like 3 posts tonite to catch up.

First! and this is a super big deal. I was mentioned in the NY Times Book review in Kidrobot's "I Am Plastic" review! You can read the article here! I Am Plastic is the book Kidrobot put out of all the vinyl toys out there today. My Debatable Beasts are in there. You can check out the book at www.kidrobot.com.

Chupacabra Dance Party!

Last weekend I took a trip to my favorite art supplier, NY Central Art Supplies. I picked up these Japanese pen nibs to try out, and wow are they great. They flow alot smoother then the hunt nibs i use.

I used them on my new Debatable Beast mini comics. I hope to finish them up this weekend. Heres a little preview of one panel.

Bodyworlds

Last weekend I checked out body worlds at the Boston Science Museum. I did a couple sketches. I really want a human brain to just sit around and draw. It was hard to draw brains while people were bumping into you. You just get lost in the folds.

New Paintings, I Am Plastic, and general life update

I have two new paintings up at the Aiden Savoy Gallery through December 9th. Its a really great show and for a good cause.


The Aiden Savoy Gallery is located at 175 Stanton Street, New York, NY
You can check out a review of 'A piece Apart' on CultureCatch.com

I've forgotten to mention that the debatable Beasts have a double page spread in Kidrobot's 'I Am Plastic'! (Also, I am not credited, but I did take some of the pictures in that book.) Its pretty awesome. You can pick up a copy at www.Kidrobot.com

...In other news: As you can see from my last post I was apartmentless and couch surfed for a month, but now I am happily settled in Greenpoint, which I love. I moved in with my friend, Mr. Bankshot! of Bankshot! Records, and I have a huge kitchen, tin ceilings, and a nice bodega grocery where I can get fresh perogis 24 hours a day.
So for the month of October, blame 'settling in' on the lack of updates, November I was just a little lazy, but December is here and I have made a resolution to update this blog at least once a week. I'm doing a big website update with all the new paintings and a lot of inked things that are not up there.
I'm working on a banner for this bloggy blog. Does anyone know of a good blog editor? The look of this blog is pretty boring.
Also I want to make some prints of something. I might just make something new or pick something recent. I'm thinking the rocket fingers piece would make a nice print. Any input is appreciated.
I'm working on some new mini comics!
I'm trying to buckle down and really produce some stuff so check back soon!

Goodnight, Surfs Up...

...So if I seem like i have disapeared in the next couple weeks its because i'll be couch surfing untill i can find a good apartment. yup it sucks. But you know, now i know, never move in with your boyfriend becuase its convient.

Antagonist Art Movement

Come down to the Niagara Bar this thursday, August 17th for the Antagonist Movement one night art show! I'll be showing a bunch of paintings. I think most of the other artists are photographers. Theres also bands playing, but i've never heard of any of them so they might be terrible. But stop by anyway! I'll be there!

Rocket Fingers

On Saturday i went out into the heat wave, on my bike, to pick up some artwork from my old teacher Jordin Isip from some gallery shows i was in. I never got to scan this one because I just plain forgot to before I dropped it off, so I thought I would post it now. I really like this piece. As I've been just sort of churning out stuff out and getting it done last minute, I've realized that I don't get to enjoy my own artwork. I finish it and then its gone. I don't have anytime to enjoy it. This is something that I have to work on. Its just another reason not to work up to the last minuet. I mean I don't put things off to the last minute, but like in the case of the tentacle lady, sometimes I start things that I don't have enough time to finish.

So the reason for picking up this artwork is because I am going to be showing work in Niagara Bar on August 17th, one night only, from 8pm till the bar closes. I think there are 6 artists showing in all and like 2 bands playing so it should be a good time.

COMIC CON, a recap

So its already thursday night and i'm still not recovered from comic con. All i want to do is sleep! Anyway, heres some brief coverage of the con. I have a bunch of pictures from the L Street Gallery show, so be sure to scroll down! : D

We (the kidrobot crew) arrive in San Diego without too much gripe. I slept most of the plane ride, even though i had a middle seat, which made it go pretty quickly. I sort of mastered the art of sleeping on the tray table. We checked into the hotel and head to the convention center to set up. Out hotel was basically across the street from the airport...very far from the convention center.

Here we are all set up with an untouched 6 foot high chalkboard munny.
And here i am getting that party started
They are smelly armpit monsters
Preview night ended and we had to SEARCH the gaslamp area for a place that served food after 9. Seriously what restraunt closed its kitchen at 9...

THURSDAY
Thursday we had the craola signing at the booth and then it was off to the L street gallery! My friend Mike Barry made it out to SDCC too. I went to the con with him and some other Pratt kids last time. It was good to see him and we got some ice cream and went to the gallery. me and my lady. I was so relieved she got there in one piece. Sort of. But its only things that i would notice I suppose. Heres some other things on display. I didn't get everything, but I suppose i'm not the best documentarian. Chris Ryniak and Tristan Eaton lego creations. Micheal Uman of Intraspectacular. Sket One's Huck Gee's Brian Morris (ooo000ooo is his internet name) Dave Pursue MAD The Gonzos Jim Koch Adrew Bell Alex Pardee Thanks to Wheaty Wheat for putting on the show. I also got to meet the curator of the gallery, Nicole, who was super nice!
Heres some pictures of the Munny at the end of the convention. Me and Frankenberry After breaking down the booth we had a fancy dinner at the hotel restaurant. It was real classy when the food came out and we all took pictures of our plates. ha! So that was comic con 2006. I didn't actually finish this blog untill sunday. Thats how much i wanted to sleep all week. But after hanging out all day in the air conditioning with the heat wave outside, I think i'm finally recovered.

COMIC CON PART ONE

I am still in san diego. Comic con was good, but i'll talk about the actual even later. I just wanted to post pictures of the finished tentacle lady! Tentacle Lady Hates Your Children The piece got there ok. Just a couple things that only i notice. But it will be on display all month at the L street gallery!

Tentacle lady has a great pair of tits...