Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Out of Left Field

It's Wednesday and I'm posting!  HaHA!  You have been foiled by my preemptive post!  (Let's ignore the fact that I didn't update last week, shall we?)

As July comes to a close, and all of the stores have Back to School stuffs in their circulars, I'm starting to feel the Halloween Crunch!  Halloween reminds me of fall, and the advent of fall reminds me that I have yet to go to the beach this summer.  Although I am not a beach person, I do try to go once a year so I don't turn translucent due to lack of exposure to the sun.  I suppose the HOUR I spent on the beach when on a business trip in Honolulu does count, but it was not fun.  It was more of a "IhaveanhourtospareOMGimgonnagotothebeaaaach" rushathon.  Who knew you could rush relaxing at the beach?  Me.

Telling you I've bitten off more than I can chew is not new news, but I'll keep telling you because a) it's true and b) I continue to take bites.

On the plus side, the following projects/items are complete (Oh, the pictures!  This is what you've been waiting for, RIGHT?):

Jack-O-Dunnys! 
From left to right, Silly, Standard, and Spoooooky!

SoKo Cat x Mark Nagata!  Custom Angel Micro Negora!
 
Pocket Mummy Boy




Also, as it turns out, I've had a cancellation on this sale.  It is up in my store RIGHT NOW.

Right, then.  Now on to the predictable stuffs: This week's updated top 5 projects list!  
  1. Army of O'Bots for Carbon-Fibre Media  
  2. Dubose's Goblin V1 (waiting for filler, then for temperature to drop so I can prime)
  3. Triplikid's Gropers (teeth and hands only)
  4. Cash Cannon's Zombie Candy Corns (waiting for the rest to arrive!)
  5. Candy/Caramel Apple - Custom Dunny Series (heads only!)
Others include but are not limited to:  

DrilOne Drones
Zukie!  DIY
Box O' Zombies (11 sets, OMG) Monster Magnets for Argonaut Resins
Motorbot Owl
Ocular (Hellgnome) Monsters
64 Colors Gumdrops
Deadbeets (large AND small!)

All of this is art!  Hooray art!

But now, I needs to get back to work.  No, no.  Don't cry.  I'll be back soon.  Until then, you can stalk follow me on Instagram!

Stay nerdy, friends.  I miss you already!  ^.^

Thursday, July 18, 2013

It's Cool Where I Paint - That's All That Matters

Hey, peeps!  Enjoying this massive heat wave?  Neither am I.  But luckily there's such a thing as air conditioners!

Moving on, *technically* today is Thursday.  I said I'd update my blog on Thursdays!  ^.^

Right, then.  I'm certain I ruined all of your Thursdays as a result, and for that, I deeply apologize for not updating last week.

Busy busy busy!  Yes, I'm sure you're all sick of hearing how busy I am, but it's true.  I have this bad habit of biting off more than I can chew, which means I'm always overly busy.  On the plus side, that at least means I never have the time for boredom!  I have lots of stuff cooking away (no, that's not a temperature pun.  Yes, it is abnormally hot outside.  When I went to the bank, it was 100°F!), plenty of stuff that's nearing completion, and even more that hasn't been started.

Let's jump right in and reveal this week's updated top 5 projects list:
  1. M. Clancey's Jack-O-Dunnys (just touchups left)
  2. Dubose's Goblin V1 (waiting for filler, then for temperature to drop so I can prime)
  3. Triplikid's Gropers (waiting for temperature to drop so I can prime teeth and hands)
  4. Cash Cannon's Zombie Candy Corns (waiting for the rest to arrive!)
  5. Mark Negata Mini Negora (set 2 of 2)
Others include but are not limited to:  

DrilOne Drones
Zukie!  DIY
Army of O'Bots for Carbon-Fibre Media
Box O' Zombies (11 sets, OMG) Monster Magnets for Argonaut Resins
Motorbot Owl
Ocular (Hellgnome) Monsters
64 Colors Gumdrops

Yeah, I definitely have enough work to keep me fairly busy until 2014.  Again, whatevs. ^.^ The focus isn't on stress or a timecrunch.  It's having fun creating art stuffs!

Picture time :)  This is what I've been working on for the past few weeks.

These Negora will probably be in the toy blogs  sometime over the next few days.  You can also find them in my store!

SoKo Cat x Mark Nagata!  Custom Demon Micro Negora!


Custom Candy/Caramel Apple Dunnys!  Too delicious to pass up!


Specter Groper!  Soon to include hands and feet ^.^


Super7 Rose Vampire Commission


Zombie painted for friend Nick Jodice
  

Jack-O-Dunnys!  Almost done!



And then I went to Rita's for some custard. ^.^


Ok ok ok that's all.  I need to finish my mundane 9-5 work before I can leave.  And yes.  It's time for me to leave.  So I still have some chugging to do.  And that's not even the good kind of chugging :'(

Let's take a moment and notice I've said nothing about SDCC.  That's because I can never get tickets (hint, hint) and I'm dehydrated from salivating over all of the pictures posted on the blogs and Instagram.  Unless one of you peeps can get me a ticket for 2014, I will continue pretending it doesn't exist.  Or I'll just cry myself to sleep for a few days each July.

Hey, nerds!  Stay it! 

kthxbai ^.^

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Happy 3rd of July!

So, I think what I'm going to do is start an actual blog schedule.  This way, people like you can say "oh, today is Friday!  I LOVE Fridays!  Also, SoKo Cat updates her blog Friday!" or "Mondays SUCK.  Luckily SoKo Cat updates her blog on Mondays.  NOW I have something to look forward to on Monday."

Or something like that.

For now, let's say it's going to be on Thursdays (not counting tomorrow since it's July 4th).

These past few weeks have been busy (as all weeks seem to be nowadays).  Luckily I'm still going strong with no signs of burnout (yay!).  Really looking forward to having two whole days off from work.  That doesn't sound like very much, but when there's a weekend (w00t w00t!) attached to it, it turns into a four day weekend!  Excitement is an understatement.  But we'll get to my current projects in a sec.  I want to tell all of you about the Nerviswr3k workshop!

It was really fun.  Got to see some familiar faces like Kid Ink Industries, Dead Hand Toys, Small Angry Monster, and Nick Jodice.  Spent a good deal of time talking and hanging out, watching lots of people work with clay.  Nerviswr3k was very friendly, outgoing, and all around extremely pleasant to talk to and observe.  He was happy to answer questions and use clay to demonstrate his techniques.  Definitely worth the trip to SubUrban Vinyl!

Nerviswr3k's work!

The rest of the weekend was also good.  Ran some errands with the in-laws, ate at my fav local Chinese food restaurant, picked some strawberries and made jam, and went for a motorcycle ride.

I picked these!


We're making strawberry jam!


All done!

Aaaand, here is this week's updated top 5 projects list:
  1. Cash Cannon's Zombie Candy Corns (the ones I have are nearly complete!)
  2. M. Clancey's Jack-O-Dunnys
  3. Dubose's Goblin V1
  4. Triplikid's Gropers (WIP)
  5. Candy/Caramel Apple Custom Dunny Series (waiting for artificial nuts from China)
Others include but are not limited to:  

Mark Negata Negoras
DrilOne Drones
Zukie!  DIY
Army of O'Bots for Carbon-Fibre Media (They need to arrive first)
October Toys Deadbeets (still trying to get my paws on a large Deadbeet)
Lunartik Mini Custom Cup o' Tea (Where are the EYES????)
Box O' Zombies (11 sets, OMG)
Monster Magnets for Argonaut Resins
Motorbot OwlOcular (Hellgnome) Monsters
64 Colors Gumdrops
Oh, boy.  I think I bit off more than I can chew.  Ok, I don't think -- I know.  Whatevs. ^.^ It'll be lots of time and stress ... but most of all, it will be FUN.

PICTURES!  Everyone likes pictures.  You might have read about some of these on the custom toy blogs or seen them for sale in my store!  These are a few projects I'm planning for the fall. Welcome to my preliminary pass for fall releases!

Candy/Caramel Apple Custom Dunny Series.  Now accepting pre-orders!
 

Mummy Dunny!  Also for sale.

Zombie Candy Corn!  You'll see these at NYCC and Chiller Theatre!

That's about all for today!  I'll definitely be back with more pictures soon!

Something about nerdy and you staying it!  Have a safe and enjoyable Independence Day!  If you don't celebrate July 4th because you're not from the US, you can start now!  Have a beer, kick back, eat a hamburger!

kthxbai ^.^