This artwork was created while in a Halloween mindset. The concept was to replace a human backbone with a snake and a ribcage as wing elements. It veered away from that a bit, so I may revisit the theme a bit more later. The influences for this piece were artwork from Giger (bio-mechanical elements), mysticism, tattoo art, and alchemy (symbols in the background). Traditionally drawn with pen/ink, then scanned, and digitally colored. Larger image here.
I love this figurine–Frida Kahlo immoratalized as a Dia de Los Muertos handicraft in San Francisco.
Halloween–when in costume, everything appears amusing–even mundane tasks such as looking at the camera/cellphone.
I’m a strong believer that there’s beauty in everything no matter how mundane. This photo is of geometric simplicity from the top of a ship.
It’s (drumroll please). . . HALLOWEEN! Ta da!
Here’s a mixed media piece to celebrate my favorite holiday of the year. I’ve always loved Victorian scrolls and banner style, but thought it would be interesting to substitute certain artistic elements with insect legs and bone fragments–it’s subtle, but gory. Buahhaha! This was done in pen/ink, then scanned and colored/manipulated in Photoshop.View Larger Image.
As with all my projects, I do loads of research beforehand–trying to get into the core of the product, theme, or event. I notice that Voodoo (or Vudon/ Vodoun) is something that scares a lot of people in the Western world because of what has been portrayed in horror movies and the media (as with Wiccan beliefs). Researching it made me understand that it’s a valid religion not particularly associated with darkness, but with all things, there are a few bad apples along the way. More info here. It’s a cliche, but knowledge is power–to understand differences and realize similarities. As an artist, I find that researching unfamiliar topics broadens my creative vision and style.
In the voodoo research, chickens are used in religious ceremonies. The black chicken is used to absorb evil spirits, while the white chicken is used to cleanse the spirit. Influenced by this, I did a little creative licensing. In my artwork, the body of the chicken houses spirits, while it’s plucking away at savory little eyeballs. The drawing was first created in pencil, then cleaned up, and digitally colored and texturized. View Larger Image.
I love photographing the unusual as well as classical themes. I love how calm Gordy is in his pose. . . not to mention his matching shoelaces.
This photo was taken right in front of the new De Young Museum.
Faye Boogie photo from World Famous. I love how the pose is so effortless!
From my sessions of attending the Cellspace dance practices, I met some really cool folks, one of whom led me to take this photo–amazing dance crew out of San Diego–World Famous! The photo shoot was located in and around Golden Gate Park. This image in particular was great fun. I saw a huge 9-12″ tall fountain in the middle of the concourse, pointed, and said, “that looks really cool–maybe you could get on top of that” as a passing thought, but without hesitation, they climbed up and starting posing. Great models, amazing experience. Check ’em out here
