When I went to check my traps all I could hear was a shrill screeching as the net swung frantically from the tree limbs. I must’ve been taken aback by the horrid noises because I didn’t even notice the small tribe of little Bludgers on the ground. Next thing I knew there were more than a dozen of these things screaming at me in some unintelligible language as they attacked my feet with clubs made from animal bones.

I quickly let the one in the net free, but somehow in the process I stepped on a different one snapping it’s neck. The rest of the tribe of critters scurried off, so I brought this one back to put on the mantle.”

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This was originally a blank 8″ Toyer Qee that I sculpted on top of with magic sculpt and random animal bones. This will be available at Dragatomi for the Toy2R 15th Anniversary Show on October 9th.

If you’re not familiar, also peep on the website I built for it last week.

After he was all done it kinda reminded me of the flying Koopas from Super Mario brothers so that’s where his name came from.

Wajue de Ruchong or Digger of the Worm was originally a 10″ custom Yoka that I created. I liked the creature so much I thought I would take a go at making a smaller piece that I could produce in batches. I sculpted the first version, then made  a mold out of a silicone mold-making material. From that I used a 2 part plastic/resin to pour my first batch of 10. This first color-way I am calling “First Born” and is limited to only 10 pieces. Due to the nature of the hand pour, these are not perfect…. they do not look like they were mass produced and some are a little rough around the edges. These will be available for sale in my online store May 21 at 3pm (est) for $30. If they do well, I may do some other color variations depending on how well the mold holds up.

Below are turns, a photo to give an idea of size next to a dunny, and then the photo of the army of 10.

I have really enjoyed the process and do plan to create some other figures before too long.

The 3 man show at Alcove in February was a lot of fun and John Feskin’s pieces were amazingly fun to interact with.

A Healthy Dosage of Restlessness rocked Chicago in March at OhNoDoom Gallery. I did a couple of new pieces and a few oldies but goodies.

The Lunchbox show is still currently up at Alcove Gallery. I did a lego zombie themed lunchbox for the show. There are a ton of really great pieces still available here.

During all of that time I have been spending a lot more time watching my son Wyatt get bigger…. I can’t believe that he’s almost 6 months old already. That being said I haven’t been pushing on the art front as hard as I was before. It’s just going to be a slower go for a while.

Now on to the upcoming stuff:

FedEx should be here today with new stickers that I am really excited about…. new post on those once I get ‘em.

Kirkwood spring fling is coming up in a few weekends.

May 8th in Sacramento I will be in a group show at Dragatomi called “Not Vinyl” with a bunch of great artists.

I am teaming up with the fine folks over at Zombies & Toys for a release to be announced later this year….. just in time for DragonCon which I plan to have a table at again this year.

That’s it for now, but I will be back sooner than later.

This Saturday the 16th is the opening at Super 7 in San Francisco. If you’re out in that neck of the woods please go and show your support. Here is my piece for the show “Dog Boy”