073109 – Pinup4 status

Did not get a lot of studio time due to my workload today, but I did make good progress with the amount of time I had. I got the shoes done and the tire iron – it is starting to come together nicely. Tomorrow and Sunday I hope to make A LOT or progress on this!!!!

072909-Pinup4 status

I was able to get the shirt done today. It is coming along nicely. I used the same technique I used in the previous pinup of layering paper behind where clothing folds and wrinkles to give it all more dimension.

072809 – Pinup4 Status

Not as much progress as I hoped. I got the skin cut out and the stockings. I want the stockings to works using opaque papers – not translucent ones – so the colors and textures are super important. I think I picked  a nice combination to work with. The reason the legs are doubled is because one is a leg and the other is a stocking. I dont want any weird shadows to ruin the lines of the body.

072709- Pinup4

Pinup4 has started. I hope to get 12 of these done in total this year – so I need to get moving! This piece has some challenges I have not completely figured out (the tire and the ruffled underwear) but I know I’ll figure the best way to cut them. I am excited to get working on this.

Here is my color palette.  I have not chosen a background paper/color or tire papers – but the other colors are chosen.

072609 – Pinup3 (inverse) completed

{click image for a larger version} Pinup3 (inverse) is completed. I am quite happy with the results. The wheel parts did fit together perfectly, but that looked odd with the rest of the piece, so I took them and worked them to make them match the pieces overall feel. (Pinup 3  – original version)

–detail shots–

Email me for more information about the work if interested. The work is roughly 13″ x 26″ and will go into a 25″ x 30″ frame. The piece costs $1250.

–UPDATE 07/30/09– Posting this for this week’s Illustration Friday theme of “modify”. Thought this was a good fit for a few reasons.

072409 – Pinup 3 Inverse status

I made a lot more progress. I really only have the wheel left to complete and full assembly. I am happy with how this is all coming together.

–head detail–

072209 – Pinup 3 status

So I got back in the studio and started to work on the inverse of Pinup3. I made a decent amount of progress until I realized I could not find her legs or hair paper. So I worked with the pieces I could find. After some searching I was able to find the missing papers – so I hope tomorrow I can get another good chunk of this together.

Here is a cool detail shot of one of the remade shoes – it might be my glasses (instead of contacts) messing with me – but this really pops off the background!

071709 – Artomatic is officially over

My work is down and my wall is back how it started – empty. It took me awhile to get all the staples out and I did bang my hand many many many times. It was a lot easier to get the paper home than to the site, it folded up neatly in my suitcase. (You had to take your trash out with you).

So I thought it would be fun to show my AOM walls throughout the years. You can see I still use the same fonts for my lettering.  It goes from 2009 – 2008 – 2004-2002. This year I cut out my lettering as a banner – so I am going to attempt to reuse it for my next display. I am also thinking of the next display – as long as I start early enough I think I pull off what is in my head.

as a note – 2002 as my first AOM and I showed my first cut paper work – Beauty Ritual #1 along with some oldr works I did in college. The wires were attached to the wall and could not move them, so I used them. This year a fellow artist on one of my shifts was one of the artists who shared this exhibition room with me at AOM 2002 and he remembered me – it was a nice flashback.

‘Clutter’ has been sold

Clutter has been sold and now resides in a wonderful new home. I am not sure if I will make this available as a print, but if you are interested – let me know.

Original post >> September 7, 2008 – Clutter <<

071509-Cages

So here is the finished piece. I am not sure exactly how I feel about it. I was doing this to get my cutting hand back into shape, but it still did not turn out  how it did in my mind. I was hoping to hang this in DCAC Wall Mountables show – but I am not sure I will. I really liked how I framed it – building a frame shadowbox inside of the frame.

–frame details–

It is 20″ x 20″ framed Email me if interested or would more information or better photos.