Mr. Illustration

sonic allegory

2012-01-25T00:18:00.000-08:00

at Home Room
Feb 17th

countdown to the end of the world

2012-01-21T00:57:00.000-08:00

the L.A. Zine Fest had officially launched its kickstarter fundraiser to help us cover the cost everything that this monster is growing into.
so far some one pledged $500!!!!!!! and choose to receive one of my handmade marionettes!
holy crap.

in addition to "finer" pieces of art one pledge goodie is a personalized shirt by one of the poster artist. so far so goodie.

A.B.A.w. "It Was Just a Phase"

2012-01-19T19:52:00.001-08:00

harwood st

2012-01-13T23:52:00.000-08:00

growing up, i wanted to be like her.

she is one of the funniest people i know.

pretty faces

2012-01-12T13:47:00.000-08:00

long behind on my big book project for abaw

gonna try to have it inked by tonight.

sancho?

2012-01-05T12:23:00.000-08:00

don't think i ever posted the final versions of the cassette.
manhattan murder mystery's women house

worms and birds

2012-01-05T11:13:00.000-08:00

soooooooooo, my personal life along with l.a. zine fest has been completely consuming my time, nearly, but i am working on my submission for the freshly named "LALUZAPALOOZA" show. formerly "everything but the kitchen sync"

zinezine

2011-11-25T09:48:00.000-08:00

don't' forget to reserve your tables for the zinefest. it's not until february but tables are going fast!

children 1

2011-11-21T03:11:00.000-08:00

day 2

don't lets

2011-11-20T13:26:00.001-08:00

not a bad day 1

cramppuss

2011-11-19T23:49:00.000-08:00

sketch for a two panel clayboard piece. gonna be part of a group show at angel city brewery sometime in december.

"don't" let us die

2011-11-06T22:01:00.000-08:00

a few nice ones my mother took of me at the the artist preview of the 25th anniversary at La Luz de Jesus

pt 2

2011-11-05T14:25:00.000-07:00

inked the first part this morning and i like where this is going

to be honest i wasn't planning of rendering anything. i fully intended on flat color planes.
whateves

pink blood

2011-11-03T10:09:00.001-07:00

getting ready to ink my first sketch for an upcoming ep

stay tuned

H.U.Y.A.

2011-10-29T21:42:00.000-07:00

the a.b.a.w. collective is releasing a clothing/stuff line with one of a kind goodies

my first contribution reminds me of my batboy crazy youth.

its love

2011-10-21T12:21:00.000-07:00

for the past couple of months i've been taking a life drawing class a couple times a week.
makes me happy

post pop ignorant

2011-10-16T02:22:00.000-07:00

lazf yo

2011-10-14T12:20:00.000-07:00

kickin it over at my alma mader all day to get a good scan of my zf illustration

i'll post an official flier and a few color variations soon.

nichts gross

2011-09-22T23:36:00.001-07:00

long time no see, eh.
well i've been getting frame ready for La Luz de Jesus 25
its a two month show, displaying more art than they know what to do with, and the preview recently went live. i can't describe well how excited i am to show with some of my heros from the art community.

then JT and i are part of a group show at the grand opening of
Home Room, a new venue/gallery in l.a.
i sadly don'y have any photos of the piece but you should just come and see it for yourself.

also just announced is DirtBike Puppet Theatre's performance at
Vlad the Retailer's Helioween block party. shit s'gonna be awesome.

aaaaaaand lastly, the fun loving illustration that will appear on KXLU's boyshorts premium for this year's fundrazor.

so donate! and get yours!

de verdad

2011-08-30T10:36:00.000-07:00

walkin like cocacola

2011-08-30T02:40:00.000-07:00

F B 2B

2011-08-27T01:25:00.000-07:00

to be 4b...

she said she sent

2011-08-26T12:23:00.000-07:00

flowers

2011-08-25T17:50:00.000-07:00

its amazing how much perspective you gain when you look at a drawing on the computer.

everything is seemingly okay, but really not really.

"everything's ok in its own little way"

the world's largest sound stage

2011-08-22T22:16:00.000-07:00

is what l.a. has always been to me. not a home, but a place where the sun and weather are too good to be true. and nothing feels that real.

nevertheless, A.B.A.W. meet in the heart of santa monica today and it full of the things a day off of work should be made of...always.

tada

2011-08-20T12:45:00.000-07:00

now we can see

things we do just because

x-ah stencil

2011-08-16T22:47:00.000-07:00

until i get the videos of our past several abaw meetings, i do have a couple of nice photos to share meanwhile.

not youtube

A.B.A.w.

2011-08-15T09:49:00.000-07:00

though our blogs don't update as often as we meet, believe me when i say we do write/illustrate A Book A Week.

i'm three years strong with the cult, and i'm thankful every day for it.
this photo is from the year long "libro gigante" project.

my fauxfiancée is famous

2011-08-14T23:56:00.000-07:00

an interview with Amy Fortunato i wrote for Sean Carnage

& later that day

2011-08-13T09:36:00.000-07:00

besides kday, KXLU is the last of great terrestrial radio in los angeles

now we know

2011-08-13T03:11:00.001-07:00

first draft

serio. i'm heading to bed. i wanna sleep so bad.

Team False Start

2011-08-13T00:13:00.000-07:00

TFS is a collective i work with organizing zine/diy workshops around L.A. that was started by False Start Distro. we are currently putting most of our efforts into planning the next Zine Fest

my wonderful friend and photographer, meredith wallace, has been documenting our past year of events.

if you and i had any brains

2011-08-11T00:25:00.000-07:00

we wouldn't be in this place

spread the word like mayonnaise, L.A. Zine Fest needs help!
this shit ain't gonna happen on a wing 'n' a prayer

frankie says

2011-08-10T01:37:00.000-07:00

" i can't believe my own eyes"

just making it all up

2011-08-08T09:40:00.000-07:00

some nice photos of my puppet theatre are up at SeanCarnage.com
thanks to Amy Fortunato for being an awesome photographer

stfu

2011-08-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

wow. the. puppet. show. was. amazing.

the first remote broadcast of Demolisten in yeeeears.

JT & Walt!

DBPT & Co.

(DirtBike Puppet Theatre & Co.)

Jobo, myself, & Sean Carnage

design slums

2011-08-03T02:17:00.000-07:00

there's something about silhouettes, i love being lost in them.

i had a few different hair styles sketched out but i don't think she should have that much of an identity.

good things can come to those who wait

2011-07-30T01:26:00.000-07:00

maybe the funest bands ever to realize.

more more more sketching.

still not done, but i like what's happening

the pigeon feathered angels

2011-07-24T02:08:00.000-07:00

with L.A. Zine Fest only eight months away, over at Team False Start, we are starting to seriously plan out and lock down a venue for the event.

some of our affiliates have offered to flier for us at the SFZF (sanfranciscozinefest) next month.

worked on the first stages of the flier illustration. trying to focus of the unity and community between SF and LA.
we should have a lot on common right? two coastal cali urban centers....nevertheless, we love the SF diy community.

oh monday, you're only, a few days away

2011-07-22T11:16:00.000-07:00

anything serious sounds cuter when you put the word "kitty" in front of it.

fridays are ssoooo overrated

2011-07-20T11:39:00.000-07:00

here's the first draft for Sean Carnage's "case of the MONDAYS" shirts.

TGIM!

relaxing

2011-07-16T10:29:00.000-07:00

been practicing my acrylic hair/hands

laying down the foundations is the hardest part

we've got talent yes we do, we've got talent how 'bout you?

2011-07-14T23:40:00.000-07:00

sadly my last show with Emily Blong's Broken Velcro was canceled but i suppose that means i have more time to make DirtBike even more incredible for Sean Carnage's residency at Sancho Gallery

All-ages, FREE.

• 5pm: Screenprint demo with artist Christopher Payne. Print your own “L.A.’s Got Talent” clothing item, just bring a blank shirt.

• 5:30pm: Friendship bracelet workshop with Mikhai Tran. Learn how these special bands are made.

• 6-8pm: Demolisten broadcast from Sancho Gallery, thanks to KXLU. With hosts Fred Kiko and Sean Carnage.
“Playing only the best new unsigned music.”
fyi- the first time in a looooong time that Demolisten will be broadcasting remotely outside the studio.

Feat. live musical guests
Geoff Geis
Whitman

• 8pm-close: New recorded music curated by Folktale Records

• 8:30pm dinner (Sean + KXLU…Dani could bring Sweets for the Soul brownies?)

• 9pm: Dirtbike Puppet Theate
^^^me!^^^

• 10pm: Shadow puppets by Cristina Bercovitz

a pleasant surprise

2011-07-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

one of my favorite bands

the book on tragedy

2011-07-13T01:40:00.000-07:00

long story short

no volcano yet

2011-07-11T00:40:00.000-07:00

a couple of days ago i had loads of time to kill on the miracle mile so i went to lacma and covered nearly every inch of the tar pits and everything else that was free to the public. i didn't however have any extra cash to shell out and see tim burton's exhibition which i kinda really wanna check out, only because i haven't seen much of his art outside of his films and i was under the impression that we like the same aesthetics . nevertheless i'm curious.

with their permanent collection there was a small room that tim curated with art that he is influenced by. i had no idea it was gonna be there but it was the best part of the trip, with the exception of the bubbling tar. so i doodled some of the pieces i most liked.

otto dix & walter gramatte

jacques callot

?

notes from Broken Velcro Land

2011-07-10T10:44:00.000-07:00

"you may not be understood in your world....

...but you are queen of mine"

secret series

2011-07-07T13:31:00.001-07:00

got bored at work yesterday.

box portrait series? i like it.

48 hrs

2011-07-03T13:11:00.000-07:00

i'm not even sure yet.

i just know what i was told to do.

the process of what i did the in first 24.

the men's room.....

2011-07-03T01:30:00.000-07:00

...i'll explain later

mgd & goldfishes

2011-07-02T23:56:00.001-07:00

more photos to come

let's talk elephants

2011-07-02T11:10:00.000-07:00

our first night was a hit!

we play at again on July 15th for Emily Blong's My Velcroe Cabaret and then again at Sean Carnage's residency on aug 5th.
all happening at Sancho Gallery

video coming sooner than later.

nothing

2011-06-25T23:30:00.000-07:00

following the completion and delivery of my art to
La Luz de Jesus Gallery, please believe me when i say that i tried to relax and do NOTHING yesterdeay.

no such luck.

i'm cool by sound

2011-06-22T19:13:00.000-07:00

I Don't Love Hate Me You

stop breathin

2011-06-18T20:14:00.000-07:00

hail sailor

2011-06-18T19:05:00.000-07:00

the idea here is to create your own language.

they're being sold individually, 9.6" x 9.6" framed.

This Booger

2011-06-15T00:28:00.001-07:00

now with newer fresher members!

kinda really

2011-06-13T00:47:00.000-07:00

freckles

2011-06-09T12:06:00.000-07:00

i take it back, i love spray paint

done & done

2011-06-06T21:09:00.000-07:00

the beginning of frame treatments. i love and hate spray paint.

the first summer a.b.a.w. meeting at the malo haus. heart be still.

b i

2011-06-04T14:47:00.001-07:00

better than bills

2011-06-04T12:28:00.001-07:00

snail mail should never go away.
couple times a week i'll find something amazing in my mail box.

help us keep it alive. send me your address

home?

2011-06-03T14:04:00.000-07:00

just sent off the pile of sketches for final comments and/or approval.

i hope there's a market for me out there.

my cloud

2011-05-30T02:34:00.000-07:00

t-minus one month until my four person show at
La Lus de Jesus Gallery

please come

caffeine free

2011-05-29T02:23:00.000-07:00

so i like most totally told myself i wouldn't stay up past 2.
but as things were calming down a bit i got the go ahead to start the final sketches for Classic Hardware.
these are in the beginning stages.

long story short; goodnight

i always think about dying

2011-05-27T13:05:00.000-07:00

it started

GO!

2011-05-26T10:32:00.000-07:00

went to otis yesterday to finish up my piece and scan it for the gallery.

on this historical day we were witness to a.b.a.w's house band and their first practice.

the night we died

2011-05-26T10:08:00.000-07:00

Artist Bio

2011-05-24T12:55:00.000-07:00

JT revised my bio for me.

i'm pretty sure this is what you'll see in the press release.

you take your chance

2011-05-22T23:58:00.001-07:00

thinking about changing the hat to a mantilla

chain reaction

2011-05-21T15:39:00.001-07:00

5 days

the fool

Dollface

2011-05-19T23:32:00.001-07:00

a.b.a.w. at the cemetery.

had some help writing my artist bio from a working professional

ash monday

2011-05-17T01:32:00.000-07:00

ten days

count down

modest monster

2011-05-16T01:24:00.000-07:00

looks good from afar, but its far from good

first of the promo images sent off to
La Luz de Jesus gallery for my july group show.
when the promos are out i'll upload a proper picture, OR! you can just go to the opening like a true friend. everyone else will.

post script,
fuck kinkos

the devil makes the greatest things

2011-05-13T16:11:00.000-07:00

i'm in the indusrty

2011-05-13T10:22:00.000-07:00

holy friggin crap, its been a year since i graduated from college which means that senior show was on again.
i'm very proud of some close friends who survived.

alan

sunny ying gu

michelle an

wouldn't be the digital dept without a pagoda

john sweeny

kate laird & ali reimold

jules!

kenny harris

claire oring

fart dept

bob

carol lam

Art Skool Radio

2011-05-11T20:22:00.000-07:00

finally out kids! at artist preview for for the Kitchen Sync XIV, i was accompanied by Walt! who hosts a radio show on
Only For The Open Minded Distro called Art Skool Radio.

we walked around interviewing some of the gallery staff and some of the artist. i had fun. plus!!! i have a short guest dj set.

professional disaster

2011-05-09T13:46:00.000-07:00

not much mention about my job over at Whiskey Cloud Diner, but there i am the chief creative in charge of design and graphics. and i shall soon be switching over to a Wurdpress BUT, not yet.
so please to both of you; keep reading this blog.

cuse, in the months to come i will slowly be rebuilding my website.
deal wit it.

"there's a sailor in the parking lot, ya can't miss it."

2011-05-08T19:25:00.000-07:00

got sent some strangely nice photos from my last puppet show.

i can't wait for the time and moola to do it again...
bathlantis, FTE, zero's journey.
they will be perfect.

Modern Idols

2011-05-05T18:57:00.000-07:00

my awesome friend and photographer, Shaddy Zeineddine, created a portrait project where several local artist/musicians are photographed in environments that capture the essence of their creativity and eminence in the los angeles underground/indie art/music scene.

Artist Stats:

Weapon of Choice: F Pencil, Waterproof Ink, Sculpy
Special Abilities: Mimicker
Aliases: DJ PopQuiz
Hometown: Los Angeles
Weaknesses: Whip Cream, TMBG, Polka Dots, Glow in the Dark
Sun Sign: Pisces
Heroes: Kim Deal, Jim Henson, JT Steiny

ladies of leisure.

2011-05-04T20:45:00.000-07:00

soaked in the sun before the stress causes me to freak out and shut down, not yet.

gabby, simon, & petunia

a.b.a.w. in a bottle?

something you should never know.

Fox Stole

2011-05-04T00:51:00.000-07:00

scanner issues were not resolved today but i spent most of my day, and i mean most of it, working on my gigantic to-do list.

first of the illustrations executed for Classic Hardware. not done but a goood start.

memory glands

2011-05-03T01:49:00.000-07:00

wow, just found a movie ticket stub from 5/9/2002.
almost 9 years exactly.

any who, i've got a lot of work to get done before TFS meets again this week. and things are looking very prospective venue wise. been keeping my fingers crossed though when it all comes back down to reality, shit could fall through easily due to finances or lack there of.

just the first go through, i'm waiting on s'more copy and brainstorming on other directions but we wanna keep as many elements as cohesive as possible.

book fest!

2011-05-01T22:49:00.000-07:00

i went on a whim with my wonderful sister and mother, but like kindred spirits who did i find roaming the streets of USc......
Mr. J.T. Steiny of course.

my photo

JT's photo

not much here to interest me other than white tents, tan lines, and sunburns.
JT wants us to get a booth next year for A.B.A.W.....

let's not work it out

2011-05-01T00:26:00.000-07:00

lastly for tonight, i think, are some new roughs for Classic Hardware

done un

2011-04-30T23:32:00.000-07:00

yes, it is that woooonderful time of the year, the summer. maybe i'm bitter because i sweat so easily
and tap water popsicle have a weird aftertaste.
what i wouldn't give for a blue tornado. oh tasty, come back to us ....come back.

but anyways, back to that time of the year, school's out and such and JT is excited to kick A.B.A.W back into a disciplined routine.
every. week. dammit.
i will admit that last summer's meeting's at the malo house were amazing.
weird to think it might be a year ago that we started Libro Gigante.

other than that there is no reason to look forward to the summer.

the big "book" phase

2011-04-30T20:38:00.000-07:00

blast from the past!!!!
remember when A.B.A.W was littered with costumes and masks that were literally larger than life.

i still got this one hanging in the garage

this one i found when i recently heard that J had a run in with bad luck and lost documentation of a few really really great books. so i went on a small frenzy looking for photos/videos of us. lucky for me someone else thought this was worth photographing.

"II"

2011-04-29T22:30:00.000-07:00

La Luz de Jesus 25th Anniversary Masters Exhibition

Also to be featured as part of a book being published for the opening night, and when people think of big openings they usually think of ...........(not)me.

heart be still

2011-04-29T10:24:00.000-07:00

after the promotions for JT's Noisy last year, our very own
"Pig Faced Fannie" weaseled her way to A.B.A.W's spokesman.

MaY 29TH, book award show at Meltdown Comics

dot commercial

2011-04-28T10:43:00.000-07:00

it's on!
but we're in the very very very beginning stages
of planning and organizing, BUT! we are making this happen.

two logo ideas i've been working on.

& no, we're not just another wurdpress

sexy mothafucka

2011-04-26T01:11:00.000-07:00

my warm-up to a night's work.

fabric paint + funk = my new fav shirt

in other news, i hate it when jt is right.......

fight this generation

2011-04-23T14:00:00.000-07:00

*The Springtime*

dreamboat wonderball!

2011-04-22T17:26:00.000-07:00

what the hell is a wonderball...

who cares, this is gonna make me rich one day.......

A.B.A.W. "The Sea & The Sky"

2011-04-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

to be continued...

grey again

2011-04-10T22:55:00.000-07:00

this is all yerrr gonna be gettin fer now.

Robert Pinn Sotelanto

2011-04-09T16:02:00.001-07:00

wow, we work fast.

busted

2011-04-09T14:15:00.000-07:00

soooooooo on wednesday there is going to be another music themed show at my alma mater featuring none other that the
AWESOME Shirley Rolls

this is a rough composite colaboration between
Amy Fortunato and myself.

fyi
the show is Wednesday at
Otis College of Art + Design at 10pm
be there!

whatthehellever

2011-04-02T18:05:00.000-07:00

almost finished sketches for the july show.

might as well. right?

classic

2011-04-01T16:54:00.000-07:00

a few roughs for a jewelry line i'm involved with.

Classic Hardware

Electro-magnetic Public Knickers

2011-03-31T12:38:00.000-07:00

for realzzies, we're getting things together to assemble our EPK and finally make some progress on our Kick Starter

making graphics isn't always rocket surgery but
we're all working women, and shit is hard to do when we all work at least one full time job. i'm only sorry we haven't gotten more done.

look for our next workshop at 826LA.
4/13 is when it might happen.