You can be the king, but watch the queen conquer.
Occasionally when I’m not in the mood for watercolors, I’m inclined to do little handmade projects. Usually that means pulling out my sewing kit, but a co-worker at my part-time was showing the custom characters he’s been making from the Marvel Tokidoki blind box key chains we sell and I was inspired.
So here’s my first ever attempt at making a custom chibi figure: a little human version of Nicole the A.I. Lynx from the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comic. I’d say I did a pretty good for a first attempt at this, no?
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Clay, acrylic paint, watercolor, nail polish and an Aquarion Evol chibi key chain as the base.
Vincent Van Gogh - ‘In spite of everything’
this is beautiful
I have a lot of deep and personal feelings about this. It is going to take me a minute, the wind has been knocked form me.
Excuse me, I need a moment to go and compose myself. I wasn’t expecting to being reduced to a blubbering mess today.
(via escurochi)
thanks, bob.
I tell this to everyone who comes to my table lamenting that they can’t draw. It’s a 100% learnable skill, not some magic ability you’re born with.
(Source: susheep, via deadhoppipshipping)
Stories in the Park
Submission for Neil Gaiman’s ” A Calendar of Tales” for the month of October. I loved the visual of Hazel and the djinn just sitting around in the park sharing stories, the tale about spying on the angels had to be my favorite. And any excuse to do my stylized smoke is a good one.
I’ve reached a point where having to start a painting over after nearly completing it is met not with anger or despair, but with a methodical determination of ‘Oh look that’s what went wrong, shame I didn’t catch it sooner. Let’s fix that up now shall we?’
I don’t know why but the realization makes me happy.
Free event at Apple Store tomorrow!
Come hang with me at my talk at Apple Store on 14th Street, MeatPacking District, New York, on Wednesday February 27th (7-8PM).
The event is free and open to the public. (and, it is in the beautiful beautiful Apple Store Meatpacking District) I will do a bit of show and tell, and answer any of your questions. Read more details on the flyer below.
Hope to see you there!PS: my studio assistant Mr. Bruiser da Chihuahua may join me weather permitting.
Yuko Shimizu is on Tumblr, ladies and gents.
Also, you should go to this thing. I plan to, unless I am still as miserably sick as I currently feel.
I’ll have just finished an 11 hour shift at work when this starts….
Oh, what the heck. Sleep is overrated.
