BETWEEN SHOW SALE!!!

THESE ARE ON SALE UNTIL I COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO PAINT OVER THEM....SO IT'S FOR A LIMITED TIME...LIKE...I DON'T KNOW...

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I've posted the paintings and their prices on Craig's List...just click the link/Subject

TIKIS AND ROCKETS


ROBOTS

STAR WARS PAINTINGS

NEW WORK UP AT UNITED COFFEE HOUSE

"Theory of the Daisies", 16 x 20

 

"Eye Catchers" 16x20

Pac Man Hako Board Game

With Summer Break finally official for me, I've unloaded on a bunch of canvases and card and have produced new paintings and Hakos!  They're up at United Coffee House. Above are just a couple of samples.  Don't forget the Hakos.  This season, I'm building homages to early arcade games and even making a few customized board games like the Pac Man Hako Board Game (pictured at right). I hope you can make it down to see Tiffany and all the great art that covers the walls at United Coffee House.

Because I am an Arcade Kid

So, an art buddy of mine, John Hageman, posted up this cutout of Bomberman he did.  Really Cool!!  A few years back, I had done some Pac Man cutouts that now grace the walls of an other art friend, Nicolas Ceasar.  It got me to thinking that I should revisit that project but in a different perspective.  So I started making Hakos of some of my favorite Arcade games.  Here's the first batch from Dig Dug.

They are Hakos, so they're put together and hand painted rather than being just another papercraft you print and fold, though, I plan to release a book which will feature some of my all time favorites and some new ones that you can cut out and assemble and even a few Hakomorphs to customize.  There will also be some environments for the Arcadians (temporary project name) like the underground for Dig Dug or a maze for Pac Man.

New Hakos sent to United Coffee House

So, I'm trying out a few different ideas, most notable is the last Hako with an actual scene painted around it.  Just to note: there are 42 butterflies on it.  The other idea was the dragon looking fellow.  I called it Drake.  I was trying out the pattern I use to make the fins on my Hako Rockets as spines.  I don't have a photo of the back, but I'm very pleased with the results.  Another experiment is the yellow bunny with all squared off elements.  The balance of the design is fairly stable and I like the way the character captures that 16 bit video game feel.  The Hako Bunnies, the one pictured to the left of the yellow chap, are fun to make and quite versatile.  They do take a bit longer than the average Hako due to added elements...so much more cutting and all of it done by hand.  I've forgone the old aesthetic of 1.25x1.25x2 and have gone in favor of letting the material determine size and proportions, though, the cube or HAKO is still a stable and consistent proportion, the sizes really fluctuate a lot now.  I feel it gives the Hakos more variety.

I've started another batch a few days ago and they should all be ready to photograph by this evening.  There's been this idea flitting around in my head lately for a new, fanciful HakoElement.  I hope you all like it...

Cinder

Dinobot!

This is Dinobot Malibu 715.  Okay, weird name but I'll explain.  Dino here is yet another "Let's grab a bunch of elements and see what happens" creation.  I just started assembling boxes and joining them until a shape occurred.  When I saw that it looked a lot like a dinosaur, I went with the idea and added spines and little arms.  The Jaw and eyes were a final touch to give it that Cinder Hakobot feel.  Next was to figure out color and texture.  Since he's a bot, I figure I'd go with a rusted metal effect and that blue would be the color.  As for the title: Dinobot because he's a Robot Dinosaur, Malibu because...well...that was the word on the radio when I asked myself what to call it.  715 is the time at which he was truly completed.  So there you have it. 

Enjoy!
Cinder

The INVADER!!

So, it's been a while since I've done up one of these and I figured I'd just go stream of consciousness with the whole process and see what happens.  It started off as a Mighty Mug Smurf.  Not any particular character either.  I found it in a toy store sitting on the shelf with its mates and just thought, "Hey, that might be kinda fun to mess with."  Be glad you didn't know me when I was eight: "Hey look!  There's a snake in that bush...might be kinda fun to mess with."  and "I found my dad's soldering kit and some bits...might be kinda fun to mess with."

Anyway.  I bought as many as I could afford and took them home to the studio.  Now, I have some blank Mighty Mugs...had them for a couple years actually and really don't get too inspired with them.  But the Smurf shape was just so funky, I knew that if I put one on the desk for a while, I'd come up with something.  Sure enough, I did.  A lot of different ideas, actually.  I began sketch ideas, write out names and doodle on the little guy until he was pretty much a jumble of scribbles, what I call a "scrumble".  Then it hit me: LOBOTOMY! So off went the top of his head.  I'll confess, staring at a partially headless Smurf can get unsettling.  I tinkered around with the idea of putting a Hako in the opening...like some of those urban artists do to Munny's and other vinyl toys. Kinda liked the idea of a MegaCyberSuit...no...LOBOTOMY!! hit me again.  A week passes and I get the idea to put a spray can cap on the head to cover up the hole.  I have more than a few of these laying about for whatever odd reason (wink wink nudge nudge wink).  Hey! LOBOTOMY!! my twisted imagination says and I sculpt a brain to go on top of the spray cap.  What does a brain need?  Brain Cap!  So into the bit bin I go. After a few minutes of swimming about the seemingly random collection of bits, I come up with the clear half of a toy capsule.  Pretty cool!  I also brought up two smaller versions of the toy capsule as well.  Then, one grossly late evening, whilst the rest of the family was asleep, I make my monster:

"The INVADER!"

Kinda reminds me of the Mars Attacks alien...that's why I called it "the INVADER!".

Enjoy.

Be seeing you...

C!nder

MORE HAKOS ON THE MOVE!!

Yes, they're back.  I've been dreaming all kinds of shorted circuits and now the Hakos have returned with a foce.  Not only are there the classic like Telebot, the Masters and Alpha One, but the Ninjarillas, Brainliens, and Hakozillas have brought along Hakophibians and Rustaceans and the Tinkerbots are busy building Rockets, Blimps and Speeders for the Hakos to race along in.

Spots you can spot the Hakos:

United Coffee House
2114 Sutterville Road
Sacramento, CA 95822
Open Mon-Thu 6am-6pm; Fri 6am-4pm; Weekends 7am-2pm

Side Show Studios Custom Tattoo and Fine Art
5635 Freeport Boulevard
Sacramento, CA 95822-3527
(916) 391-6400
Open Daily 10am-10pm

Toy Fusion (On going exhibit 'cause Andrew adopted a few)
1908 El Camino Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95815
(916) 565-2546
Open Thu-Fri 12pm-6pm; Weekends 12pm-5pm

Dragatomi (As part of their Not Vinyl Show this May)
2317 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 706-0535

Psycho Donuts
2006 Winchester Boulevard
Campbell, CA 95008-3400
(408) 378-4540