Guillermo del Toro and friends

This is an illustration I made after attending an artist talk at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Guillermo del Toro was speaking about his influences and passions, and during the Q and A at the end of the talk, he answered a question I had submitted regarding who his first imaginary monster friend was as a child. He answered the Frankenstein creation and the Creature form the Black Lagoon. He then added that they were still friends, and that only served to endear him to me further. So, I had to draw this image I had in my head.

Karma...

Here is a sketch card I made that I feel captures one of my favorite television characters, Earl Hickey from My Name Is Earl, quite faithfully. I also made one of his brother, Randy, and shall upload that one soon.

Prince sketch card

This is one of two sketch cards I drew shortly after his passing. A very minor tribute to a very talented artist.

I love making clay figurines. I love Bob's Burgers. So, naturally...

These were made a few years back, but still stand out as some of my favorite custom work I have ever produced for a customer. Now, I just need to finally make a set for myself.

I just can't resist drawing him...

I have never drawn political cartoons, but I have a feeling the current POTUS may just pop up frequently in my sketchbooks. He is like a Spitting Image puppet come to life.

MSP Comicon 2015 (SpringCon 2015) is another wonderful success!

So, this weekend was another great convention experience at the St Paul State Fairgrounds! I met so many great new friends, and had a blast hanging out with old ones. Saturday was quite busy, and I enjoyed seeing a lot of people stopping at my table. I sold quite a bit, including stuff to returning customers. I love seeing people come back and tell me they sought out my table. It's really humbling and makes creating all worth it. One of my favorite transactions was a couple who had previously bought some clay Hellboy and Cthulhu items from me, and brought home a Hellboy bust and Right Hand of Doom of mine this time around. I also donated my favorite bust I've ever made to the benefit auction today (pictured below), and while it sold for a low price, I was more than happy that a little girl apparently bought it and loved it. So, that made me extremely happy! Very cool! I also LOVE seeing all the great cosplayers who put in so much time and talent into making some truly cool costumes. One of my favorites this year, a shockingly accurate Goon, is pictured here. He is really inspiring me to make my comic book version Hellboy costume so we can have a real life Dark Horse team up! Anyway, I am so grateful for all the great people who made this past few days so memorable and fun!

Calvin and Hobbes in Super Sculpey!!!

So, here is a sculpture I made for my sister some years back, based on one of my favorite Calvin and Hobbes snowman strips. I have been asked if I would make more to sell, and oddly enough, I had been getting the itch to make more. So, why not..?!