More Digital Painting

I've been in the mood for some more digital painting.

The "Red Woman" came from a headdress I had a dream about...

The "Black Dog" reminds me of a dog I used to know.

Atari iPod dock

Hi Everyone,
I recently put some tech knowledge to some use by creating an Ipod dock with some unique features to it. I'll take you through some of the steps to how I made it.

Firstly, I had my old Atari from way back. I didn't play it any more and it was really just collecting dust. I knew there was something creative I could do with it, so the time had come to get my hands dirty.

I've found that expression often involves taking some foundation of your development and manipulating it. That's where this beauty came in... Unfortunately, my Atari was in bad shape and so I went to to cleaning it up and gutting the insides to make way for its resurrection.

It was easy enough to get inside and take out the major components and really discover what kind of technology kept me entertained as a kid. I love seeing the internal components of something as definitive as the Atari. I was actually quite surprised at how solidly this thing was built.

Then it was time to start cutting. Of course there was some hesitation and a bit of fear, but as an artist, every work I make is another step at loosing my fear. GO FOR IT!!!

I realized early on that what was actually the back of the Atari would work best as the front of the dock. The angles seemed awkward, but I was determined to make it work.

I would be using the cartridge slot as the dock for the ipod, but I actually wanted the MP3 player to be sitting inside of an old cartridge. Of course, more modification was necessary. I got a ipod cradle with and audio output jack (this was important) from Amazon and with some handy work, set it inside my cartridge of "Breakout".

For the speaker I used an x-Mini (from Amazon, about $15.00). It has great output in a small size.

Then hooked it up with an Apollo Jammer from www.elementalled.com. It's not available yet but I was fortunate enough to get a chance to play with it. It's a color controller for RGB lights that responds to audio signal and was really the inspiration for this whole project.

I don't have the price for it yet, but keep an eye out for it!


Then it all got put inside the Atari case with some fancy color changing lights.

And when it all came together....
Magic!

I hope this little project inspired you.
Thanks for reading.

Two Of A Kind

I have this two headed beast on showcase at Periscope Cellars for the first annual "Small Works" show going on now till the end of December. Check it out at our winter bazaar on December 11th 2010 11am- 5pm.

Periscope Cellars
1410 62nd Street, Suite B
Emeryville, CA, 94608

This is a leftover from my "Day Of The Dead" inspired art session. I'm still trying to figure out what exactly to do with him. I kinda like him "as is", but my idle hands wish to give it more life.

Madre Of The Mere

Here I have a new puppet inspired by the "Day of The Dead" holiday that just passed. Her name is Madre Of The Mere and she is a storyteller.
As I create these puppets, their stories evolve as I paint and stich them together into a fully realized character. It's that robustness of individuality, that give my sculptures a certain personality. This is a part of a series that I hope to show late next year.

Animal Pop

October 1st at Periscope Cellars is the opening reception for Animal Pop. It's a show I've curated to exhibit animal inspired artwork from some fantastic local artists. Check it out.

Sci-Fi Fantastique!

It's that time again!
It's the 2nd Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Exhibit at Periscope Cellars.

Date:	Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Time:	6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	Periscope Cellars
Street:	1410 62nd Street
City/Town:	Emeryville, CA

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Artists:
Barry Barnes
Lacey Bryant
Nicolas Caesar
Blair Clark
Sharon Eisley
Kevin Evans
Jeremy French
Nemo Gould
Sebastian Hyde
Justin Kohn
J.B. Lowe
Lark Pien
Sherwin Viray
Tom Vukmanic

Special Opening Night Musical Guest:
George Ludwig

His latest project is a very personal statement on the past, present and future. Using guitars and real time looping software, he weaves deep tapestries of sound that simultaneously relax and energize the innermost parts of the subconscious. He is currently performing select pieces from his new album “Rise Time”, as well as new work based on sounds conceived on the Moog Guitar.