ASPIRE to INSPIRE

Water, the Hub of Life.

2011-12-07T17:02:00.001-08:00

I was asked to be involved in a great campaign called "Art for Water". They got over 100 artists to donate an original piece, and they would all go up on an online catalog, where people could order prints. All the proceeds of the catalog are going to build new wells in countries that are gravely short on clean water.

Anyway, a thumbail of my piece is above... I was inspired by the quote above that I found by an old philosopher. Water is so integral to sustaining any kind of life, and we all take it so for granted here in the West.

Click on my thumbnail to see my page in the catalog, and peruse the many amazing pieces! It would make a great Christmas gift, and a chance to pay it forward :)

There is beauty everywhere.

2011-11-23T09:21:00.001-08:00

I walk through Gastown on my way to the studio here in downtown Vancouver twice a day, Monday to Friday. Many of those days, I see people who are just wandering through the streets, wearing the same worn outfit every day. They all tug at my heart, as I become more and more painfully aware that I am fortunate enough to wear a clean, dry and almost new outfit every day, under a warm jacket, carrying a backpack with a lunch, on my way to a job which pays me quite well in the scheme of things.

There is one man in particular who has captured my heart. I usually see him either sitting in Starbucks to warm up as I walk by the window, or slowly making his way up the street, just to keep moving. I believe God is opening my eyes to see true and simple beauty, in that there is such beauty in all of these wandering souls that we so easily pass by and try not to make eye contact.

This morning I walked by him once again, always attempting to look him right in the eyes so I can at least give him a smile. At least acknowledge that he is a beautiful soul, perfectly made by God, and not forgotten like he may feel. I couldn't get him out of my head, so I drew him when I got to work.

I am thankful for him, for walking by him everyday to remind me of my own humanity, and to redefine my definition of beauty.

I will be drawing more often.

That time change...

2011-11-13T20:58:00.001-08:00

The time changed last weekend, and I couldn't believe how much of a difference it made! Now when I leave work at 5pm, it feels like 9:30pm.

Sneaky time change!!

Back to the Hoverboard!

2011-11-13T18:21:00.000-08:00

My posting has been lacking. Life + work has been taking up my focus, and while I have a contrillion idears swimming about in my noggin, I haven't had enough time to get them on paper/screen just yet.

THAT being said.... I made a hoverboard! A friend of mine suggested that I should be Marty [a la Back to the Future] for Halloween, and since those movies are borderline an obsession for me, I wholeheartedly jumped on that train!

The pics are the proof. And now I have a hoverboard and it makes me SO HAPPY. [See above.]

Starting the process... you can see the pic of the hoverboard on my iPad - I just eyeballed it as I painted and hoped for the best!

The finished product on my desk at work - and I won Most Original Costume for my efforts, yay!

I even found the photos online from the first and third movies, as well as the Save the Clock Tower flyer - it's about the details people!

A striking resemblance!!

Love en Pariee!

2011-07-11T16:57:00.001-07:00

I was commissioned to do a painting as a wedding gift for a couple who live in Poland, but they fell in love in Paris. One of the pics I used as a reference for them, was them sharing a Canada Dry gingerale. I was informed they recieved the painting this past weekend for their wedding, and they loved it! Yay for love and painting!

GCN 2012 Conference

2011-06-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

In the meandering journeys of this life of mine, I have come upon an amazing ministry / organization that I believe in, whole-heartedly. So to say I am thrilled to have been able to design some of this year's conference materials, is putting it lightly. It is called GCN, or the Gay Christian Network, headed up by Justin Lee.

I have to be honest, I have not yet been to a GCN conference, but I would love for Tams and I to attend this one - in Orlando, January 2012! To find out more, click on the image above - which is this year's theme. Keep on shining your light, GCN! I am cheering you on, all the way.

Poncho = cape.

2011-06-14T16:23:00.000-07:00

Another great line [which turned into a drawring] from one o' my favs, "Modern Family", back in Season 1. Gloria is talking to Jay about Manny wanting to wear his poncho to school, and she says to him "A poncho is just a cape that goes all the way around!"

[Insert loud chuckle here!]

Painted panda.

2011-06-13T10:19:00.000-07:00

Fiddling around in Flash, trying to paint like I am in Photoshop. 'Tis tricky, but always fun to try new things in a totally different style than my usual....

Cheese please?

2011-06-08T16:01:00.000-07:00

Aww... he had no idea.

2011-05-31T21:07:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we were outside and a little woodpecker did this next door to our house. Tee-hee.

Best eavestrougher in the West. Or--central.

2011-05-29T18:26:00.000-07:00

My dad owns his own eavestroughing bi'ness back in Winnipeg called "Quality Eavestroughing" - and it surely is! He is a major perfectionist, and is amazing at all he does. So after over 35 years of doing amazing work, he finally got voted best eavestroughing business for 2011! I decided to caricature him and his award for the occasion.

When I showed this to my dad, he laughed for over 5 minutes. His safari hat and signature yellow suspenders made this look just like him! If you knew him, you'd see it :)

Go dad!

One week Sunday!!!

2011-05-06T20:05:00.001-07:00

It's been a long and winding, yet beautiful, journey with the one I truly love with my entire being by my side. To be her wife will to make me the happiest, most fulfilled and thankful woman in the world. I can't wait to wake up every morning and look at that ring on my finger. I am humbled and in awe of all that real love can do :)

Flickr.... finally.

2011-04-25T20:59:00.000-07:00

I caved and joined yet another online social media...thingie. Click on the logo to peruse my visualness.

And yet....I am continuing to resist Twitter!!

Love to Cora.

2011-04-01T10:40:00.000-07:00

A good friend of ours just had a precious little girl this week who was born with a hole in her heart. Today she is having open heart surgery, and we are sending our prayers and love to her!!

Dancing a jig.

2011-03-30T16:46:00.000-07:00

I had some time waiting for more approved designs here at work today, so I just started sketching in Flash and this little dancing alien showed himself. Little varmint.

Go dance yerself a jig today!

Fest Flipping Forty!

2011-03-26T14:43:00.001-07:00

Last week, "Tah-Dah" made it into its' 40th film festival. Wowieeee!
Since I started working full-time, things have been rather busy, but I am working on a commissioned painting right now, and have a bazillion idears for personal things.... so I will be posting soon! Stay tooned :)

The K-King's Sp-Speech.

2011-02-15T19:58:00.000-08:00

By making "pun" of the title of this film, I am in no way making fun of the subject matter. I absolutely loved this film, and the relationship that develops between Lionel Logue and The King. I am fascinated by true stories, and especially when those stories can encourage and teach us all a little something about not giving up.

The Oscars are a favorite time of year for me -- so this year I am gonna attempt to sketch my interpretations of the top 10 Best Picture noms.

1 down, 9 to go!

Craft paper flux capacitor.

2011-01-20T21:20:00.000-08:00

I love digital design as much as the next dudette, but today I had a hankering to get out my scissors, glue stick, and imagination - and just GO! So of course, I turned to Marty and Doc for inspiration.

It was an experiment, but me had the fun. I was proud to not use Photoshop for once! Looking forward to trying more of these, but working more on the colour scheme next time before I get cutting!

Bowling mishaps.

2011-01-14T14:56:00.000-08:00

So, myself and a few friends decided we should go good old-fashioned bowling last Friday - with REAL pins and balls, not just on the Wii! So we ventured out, donned a fresh pair of glowing bowling shoes, and got our 10-pin on!

However, not everyone knew that my middle name was "Gimpy". Yes, Stacey Gimpy Chomiak, that is me! I did my first frame fine, threw the ball down the alley or whatever it's called, but for SOME reason, the next frame, I COMPLETELY forgot how to bowl!

I kept grasping the ball with only 2 fingers, and every time I went to throw it, it just fell out of my hand! Then I topped myself - I accidentally hurled it backwards into the path of this elderly gentleman in the alley next to us... all the while my 3 friends behind me were scared for their lives and YET laughing their heads off!! Tams then yelled "STACE, put your THUMB in the HOLE!!"

Oh. Right. I knew it felt wrong!

I couldn't resist sketching the moment.

I am very glad I could provide a good portion of the entertainment :)
Onto the next adventure! Thanks for a good time Gals!

"Lily, I'm gonna break the windddooooowwww!!"

2010-12-30T11:54:00.000-08:00

ABC's "Modern Family" is, in my opinion, one of the funniest shows currently on TV right now. Not often does a show make you literally laugh out loud - and this one does in every episode! Each character is so well developed - and stinkin' hilarious. I was lucky enough to get the first season on DVD for Christmas, and watching some of the episodes again inspired me to start a series of sketches based on some of the memorable scenes.

This one is one of my favorites, from Season 1, Episode 2 "Run For Your Wife".

If you know the show, I hope you appreciate the sketch!!

I can't wait to do more!! Stay tuned.

Sugarplums.

2010-12-28T09:49:00.000-08:00

I was commissioned to paint a special Christmas gift for an adorable little girl this year. The only thing I had to go on were the colours in her room, and the fact that they called her "Sugarplum". Here's what I came up with!

The quick character design:

The finished painting; acrylic on 18" x 20" canvas.

At Christmas, love is all around.

2010-12-25T17:15:00.000-08:00

"Across the years, I will walk with you in deep green forests and shores of sand, and when our time on earth is through, in heaven too, I will hold your hand. xoxo"

About a week ago, I found this amazing quote whilst on my searches through the neverending net. It immediately made me think of the amazing woman in my life that I will marry in five short months, and how much she truly means to me.

So, of course, I thought of designing a painting around this quote and surprising her for Christmas. I could only work on it while she was at work, and made sure to clean up all my painting jazz every day before she got home, so she would be none the wiser! I designed it around our bedroom colours, so it could hang above our bed. All the text took me quite a while to paint, but I was very happy to finish in time!! I think it was a success...see pics for proof. :)

The final painting; 12" x 36", acrylic on canvas.

I am in awe at the blessings in my life.
Merry Christmas to one and all!

Fraaa-geee-laaayy...!

2010-12-12T21:41:00.000-08:00

Here's the second part of the cast of characters from "A Christmas Story" - what fun I had designin' and colourin' these guys up!

Merry Merry Happy Happy Christmas to one and all :)

Durango & Seattle, it's fest #36 & 37!

2010-12-10T13:08:00.000-08:00

The number of fests "Tah-Dah" has been accepted and/or invited to is reaching 40, and I seriously cannot believe it. It will be playing in Seattle in Jan/Feb 2011, and in Colorado in March 2011. Click on the logos above to read more about #36 & 37!

I triple-dog dare you!

2010-12-08T16:50:00.000-08:00

Doing caricatures from Xmas movies just got a lot funner. Yes, funner. Here is the first half of the "A Christmas Story" cast, all coloured and in their fashion. See below for an enlarged version of each character; Ralphie is shown in the previous post. More coloured leg lamp fun to come!

Ralphie, now in Technicolor!

2010-12-08T08:03:00.000-08:00

As I said, I have the whole cast inked and am in the process of adding color to them all, but here is Ralphie, avec color!

"You'll shoot yer eye out!" SNEAKPEEK

2010-12-06T21:24:00.000-08:00

I love Christmas. And I love to draw. Soooooo why not combine them, you say??? Exaaaaaaactly. This morning I put on "A Christmas Story" and was inspired immediately. The clever dialog, the retro-ish outfits, and the Christmas appeal - 3 for 3.

I ended up doing a caricature of most of the cast, but I just finished inking them, and won't finish them complete with colour tonight.... so I am putting up a sneak peek. Here's Ralphie, roughly inked, sans colour.

Stay tuned for the final with the rest of the cast!
Happy Christmas!

Doodling in Dallas.

2010-11-27T10:48:00.001-08:00

Last weekend during my trek back and forth to Frederick, Maryland from Vancouver, I had stopovers in the Dallas airport. For, like, 4 hours. So...... what a perfect time to sketch unsuspecting travellers!

Goin' to Maryland!

2010-11-07T17:35:00.000-08:00

UPDATE: Below is a scan of the paper about the festival I taught workshops at - what an amazing weekend! Click here to read the article online.

We are still in the midst of some boxes and unpacking here in our new home in Coquitlam, BC... but already we are feeling like this is the place for us. We miss home and the people there like crazy, but we know this is where we should be. Amid us unpacking, I got invited to a film fest in Maryland to come and teach animation workshops to kids. Of COURSE I was all on board for that!

Click on the link above for more info. If you're in the Frederick, Maryland area during Nov 19-20, stop by! I love when life brings about random opportunities :)

Tattoo-pallooza!

2010-10-28T08:09:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine asked if I would draw up a few sketches for a foot tattoo she has always wanted. She only knew that she wanted her kids names in a neat design. So here's what I came up with, and the final inked design. Such fun it was!

This is the winning sketch she liked best:

This is the final inked version:

TerraFrog Clothing Update

2010-10-22T08:24:00.000-07:00

So around 2007, I was hired by an awesome client, Cori, to design the logo and branding package for her new yoga-inspired clothing company, TerraFrog Clothing Corp. It was a heap of fun, and I just loved being able to help launch a line of clothing that was not only amazingly designed, but also made in Canada! What a rarity these days!

Anyway, they are growing in leaps and bounds, and just got a request from a store in NYC that wants to sell their line! So proud of them :)

Click on the image above to go to the website, scroll down and click on the "Alberta Prime Time" video to hear more from Cori herself. Go Girl!

The courage to love.

2010-10-21T13:36:00.000-07:00

One of the true heroes of compassion and servitude for others, in my opinion, is Mother Teresa. I am continually inspired when I read quotes from her, and things about her life's work. So, naturally, it inspires me to paint! I have painted this quote once before for a friend, and recently I had a commission request for it again. I don't like doing the same painting twice, so I designed a new painting with this timeless quote:

"We should ask ourselves, 'Have I really experienced the joy of loving?' True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray and ask for the courage to love." -Mother Teresa

The next time I paint, it will be in our new place in Vancouver!
Am I pumped? Yes indeedy, I sure am :)

Paintings for the kidlets!

2010-10-15T12:56:00.000-07:00

Further to a post a while ago, about designing some paintings for kidlets.... here are how the finals turned out! What fun; I'd love to do more like these. And the best part - the kids loved 'em! That's means the most to moi :)

12" x 24"; acrylic on canvas.

16" x 16"; acrylic on canvas.

11" x 14"; acrylic on canvas.

I'm a-BC Boundin'!

2010-10-10T20:55:00.000-07:00

So... life changes, and mine will be a lot in a few short weeks! We have decided to make the leap and move to Vancouver as of November 1st. As I always say, life is too short, and ya gotta take risks! I will miss my family and close friends of course the most, but Tams and I are ready for a new adventure!

Stay tuned..... :)

Princesses. Pink. Perrtty.

2010-09-17T10:57:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine is commissioning me to work on something uber-fun: paintings for her kidlets! She has three adorable little guys, and I am designing them each an original painting. The two girls love princesses, so I mocked up a few rough colour thumbnails to show her a few idears.

Once she narrows down her favs, I will get to refine the character designs and begin to paint on canvas! Me love designing for kids. We are on the same level! :)

Yield a Krop.

2010-09-02T06:45:00.001-07:00

So many online portfolios to create, so little time!

Here's one more I just did, it was easy and rather snazzy!

The Soul Striders

2010-08-24T15:50:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick little logo job I did a couple days ago for our church's dragonboat team.

Go Striders!

UPDATE: The race was this past Sunday, Sept 13, 2010, and the team did a great job! Here's a couple photos from the event!

Git the beads - Mardi Gras caricatures!

2010-08-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

Here are the highlights from two days of caricatures I did at the Convention Centre here in Winnipeg for their Mardi Gras celebration - what a fun time!

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Hawaiian Hooligans photos

2010-08-02T14:15:00.001-07:00

Click on the photo to see an online photo book of our adventures in Kauai, Hawaii for a film festival last November! What an amazing trip on an amazing island!!

Cherry blossom tree action.

2010-08-02T08:36:00.000-07:00

I was commissioned for a piece I just finished; my client wanted a cherry blossom tree, kind of stylized and simple, mostly pinks and browns.

Here is what I finally came up with!

Commissioned piece. Acrylic on canvas. Original design. 24" x 36".

"Tah-Dah" - now available on the web!

2010-07-28T14:37:00.000-07:00

"Tah-Dah" [2009] from Stacey Chomiak on Vimeo.

Since the film fests have started to die down [although this month "Tah-Dah" was screened in five different locations alone, yahoo!], I thought it was time to put it online. I hope everyone enjoys!

Fishy fishy.

2010-07-08T15:03:00.000-07:00

Paint, paint, paint, more paintings! Me love to paint. This was a fun one - a friend of mine had a few of these ceramic fishes in her new place, and wanted me to paint something that would match 'em!

Just as I finished this commission, I got a couple more requests, so giddy-up!

New York and Merlot.

2010-06-28T08:56:00.000-07:00

I've had the pleasure of doing quite a few commissioned paintings recently; one of my favorite things to do, especially in the summer when I can paint in our screened in summer kichen. Love it! Here's a couple paintings I finished last week.

Acrylic on canvas; 10" x 10" x 2.

Acrylic on canvas; 5" x 5".

I have a couple more paintings on the go, I shall post more soonly!

34th film fest for "Tah-Dah"!

2010-06-23T13:22:00.001-07:00

I was just notified earlier this week that "Tah-Dah" was chosen to be screened in the New Orleans Intl Children's Film Fest! It will be shown in New Orleans on July 31 - August 1, 2010! Click on the image for more details on the fest. Yay!

Life changes :)

2010-06-21T21:16:00.000-07:00

So much happens in life, you can never plan it! Mine has been really busy the last few weeks, I'm working on some paintings and story ideas and all that jazz...but click on the pic above to see what has been taking up most of my time..... :)

Cards cont'd...

2010-06-10T06:21:00.000-07:00

Things in my life have been very busy indeedy! But for a couple very good reasons :) Due to that, I have not been able to post as often as I had planned, but I will catch up soon! In the meantime, here are a few new cards I painted for a client.

"more birthday"

"happy home"

"a parcel of 25"

"a birdie thanks"

"new misc designs"

"a parcel of 25 - close-up"

"pack of 6"

More art to come! Promise :)

Evolution of a painting....a la Moulin Rouge.

2010-05-10T11:02:00.000-07:00

I went away to Winnipeg Beach this past week to take on the [ad]venture of doing a large-esque painting for my cousin Brandi. We were chatting in her hot tub a few weeks ago, and she mentioned that they are looking for a big piece of art for their big blank wall, and me being the ever-eager gal with a paintbrush, I volunteered myself to take on the task! Good thing she trusted me :)

Here's how it all came together. Painting is good for the soul!

After I designed the painting on my computer, from pieces of photos and vintage French paintings, I printed out a life-size template in letter-sized panels, to transfer onto the canvas. [Which is 5 foot x 3 foot.] This is me outwardly saying ACK! I am going to paint this! :) I love a good challenge.

This is in Wpg Beach now, getting it all set up to start the painting process!

Smiling with a blank canvas! [Before the work began :) ]

Gettin' all the paints and pallettes and brushes and jazz ready to rock!

I mixed the background colour, and began to give it a good thick coat! I love painting with a big brush, it's so liberating! [I am a painting geek, aren't I?]

Lookit the speed of my brush, it's like SuperBrush!

After the bg colour dried, I began the arduous process of measuring and uber-carefully transferring the template onto the canvas. Since it was in pieces, and had so much detail, I had to make SURE it was completely accurate. I didn't breathe much through these few hours!

Yay, finally beginning the painting, near the end of Day 1!

It's tough to paint it in portions, mixing and fixing as I go... just because I know how I want it to look at the end of it all, and it's tough to push through the ugly unfinished stages!

Finished the gal in the corner, now moving onto the big letters!

Big brush on the big letters.

It's starting to come together, yahoo!

Now the tower is getting close to done, minus the windmill....

Phew! The windmill is done, WHAT a seige of little straight lines! No breathing there either :)

I took a little lying down break to stretch my back, it's tough to hover over a big canvas, as I found out!

Done the dancing silhouettes...moving onto the last big corner with the 2 ladies on horses.

Startin' on the horses now....stay in the lines, stay in the lines....

Gettin' closer....

Finishing off the wrap-around edges!

Done!! A view from the one side....

....and the other.

Yay! No longer a blank canvas! 4 days & a lot of paint later :)

Yahooooo! Done-o! I learned a lot, and it definitely encouraged me to paint more! I am super pumped it turned out, since I have never painted anything this big before.

Onto the next creative [ad]venture...

Cards for hire!

2010-04-29T10:55:00.000-07:00

One of my fab clients ordered some more watercolour cards from me, so here are the new designs. Painting is trés fun :)

"thinking of you"

"just because"

Palm leaves-ish.

2010-04-29T10:32:00.000-07:00

Here are three little paintings I did for my cousin-in-law, Brandi, who moved into her new abode a while ago. She loves palm leaves, so these are created just for her!

Acrylic on canvas.

Turtles and frogmouths.

2010-04-13T21:13:00.001-07:00

Animals are awesome.

They come in every possible shape, colour, texture, speed, personality.... it's an endless drawing festival waiting to happen! Which is why I love visiting the zoo. These are from my latest jaunt to the Winnipeg Zoo a few days ago. I am hoping to visit a few more times before moving, fo' sure!

This little dude of a bird was called a "tawny frogmouth". We bonded:

Jewels took a pic of me sketching the turtles:

More to come!!

Little birdie, meet bigg[er] birdie.

2010-04-07T19:58:00.000-07:00

So whilst relaxing the amazing sunshine on a deck in Wpg Beach this weekend, I re-read "The Art of Up" from cover to cover in one day. I just absolutely LOVE the concept art, and hearing the voices of the artists and directors, learning how the story developed and what the ideas stemmed from. It always inspires me to see how something so beautiful and simple can grow from one quick sketch, or even a small comment someone makes. That's what I love so much about animation, you can share so much beauty about life in "cartoons"!

Aaaaaanyhoo, I did a quick watercolour of these birdies after reading the book. I felt so inspired, my head was full of ideas. Hopefully this week I can try to get some more out :)

A coupla janitors.

2010-04-07T19:51:00.000-07:00

Tams and I ran into Superstore this past week, and I noticed one of the janitors by the carts. He really held my attention, I found him to be a really engaging character, just by the way he was cleaning. It's funny, and fascinating to me, how much you can learn about someone in literally 2 seconds of observing them.

Anyhoo, this weekend I sketched out a couple janitor concepts... they still aren't exactly what he was like, but usually when I start drawing, many variations come out :) I love learning from life, I hope I never ever stop finding inspiration in the simplest of places.

thirty-one, two & three :)

2010-04-03T19:55:00.000-07:00

I wanted to post something Easter-related, but instead I am posting more film fest jazz.... on Easter weekend. Does that count? Perhaps later this weekend whilst I am maxin' and relaxin' in Winnipeg Beach, I will be inspired to draw some crazy bunnies. Hmmm.... actually that does give me some idears!

Anyhoo, "Tah-Dah" is one of the featured stills on this website of an awesome summer children's film fest that I was invited to participate in this summer. Click on the above image to see the site.... that makes fest number 31, yahoo!

Fest 32: Martha's Vineyard invited me back to screen this summer, "Tah-Dah" was screen for their Cinema Circus, looking forward to it!

Fest 33: 360 | 365 George Eastman House Film Festival, May 5-10 in Rochester, NY! Click below to visit their site.

"I daresay it's a french mouse..."

2010-03-19T16:24:00.000-07:00

My eloquent cousin Hope, [I say eloquent, because before this project, I never knew the word "fripperies" existed.. and I am a word girl!], recently got married to a fine young chap, Jonathan. As their wedding present, I told Hope I would create some art for their new place whence they were settled. In the meantime, Hope set up a little online business via etsy.com, and asked if I would design her character/logo for it as their wedding gift. Me? Draw a character?? You said the magic words :)

Her shop is called "The French Mouse", coined from a line in the original Alice in Wonderland. I love it. Above is the final character, whom we aptly named "Frenchie". Here's the rough sketch beside the final linework.

Check out Hope's etsy shop here!
And check out her words on welcoming Frenchie on her blog here :)

Here are some earlier concepts of Frenchie before she was finally realized. Yay for drawing mice in fancy dresses!

CBC Radio Interview

2010-03-09T21:31:00.000-08:00

I was fortunate enough to get invited down to the CBC Radio studios this morning to be on the morning show and chat about "Tah-Dah"! It was great fun, thanks to the hosts Terry MacLeod & Marcy Markusa. [pictured below]

Click here to hear the interview :)

Click on the images below to link to visit the CBC Radio site!

Kids book idear: "Sometimes...."

2010-02-26T09:21:00.000-08:00

One late evening, [when most of my creative concoctions are born], I had some ramblings bouncing around my head, so I typed them into the only thing in arms reach, my blackberry notepad app. I thought it might make a fun kids book. The idea comes from the thought of how kids imagination's think up random wonderfulness.

Above is the proposed main character for this book. [below is the rough sketch]
Stay tuned for a couple pages to come....!

4 more fests, wowza!

2010-02-23T20:13:00.000-08:00

"Tah-Dah" has made it into four more film fests, which brings the grand total to 29! I am shocked myself. I never would have predicted anywhere NEAR that number when I was struggling to finish at the end of April! My socks are officially blessed off :)

Aloha, a second award for "Tah-Dah"!

2010-02-15T15:41:00.000-08:00

I have to agree with a close friend who recently said to me in excitement: "I can't believe how much you have been able to squeeze out of that little film!" Neither can I!

I have just been informed that, "Your film has been chosen to receive the Aloha Accolade Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Honolulu International Film Festival. The Festival will take place April 24th and 25th, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort at Spa."

My film won in the Student Film category, how exciting! I am honored. If only I could figure a way of going to accept the award.....hmmmmm... :)

Tender moments.

2010-02-01T13:50:00.000-08:00

Life inspires me. That's probably the biggest reason why I love being an artist. It doesn't matter where I am, or what I am doing, pretty much every day I observe some moment, some big, some small, that reminds me of how beautiful this life is. About how beautiful we all are, unique individuals mixed all together in this crazy world of ours.

This sketch was from a moment that made me smile. It wasn't big. It wasn't profound. But it made me feel something, and it made me smile.

My dad and I were in line at Starbucks a couple weeks ago, and as usual, everyone was busying themselves about what sort of latte concoction they wanted...including me. There were two people in front of us, the one at the counter being the sweetest, slowest moving elderly man you have ever seen. He ordered a cup of joe, and picked it up to add sugar to it. He accidentally spilled some coffee on the counter, so what does he do? Slowly, sweetly, kindly reaches way over from the sugar area and mops up his coffee drips as he smiles at everyone. He wouldn't want anyone to put their arm in his coffee drops.

It was a moment of such sweetness to me. Who takes the time to do the courteous thing these days? Everyone is either too busy or too annoyed.

He spoke to me, in some odd coffee-spilled way. If something as small as that can touch people, what are you doing today that you don't think people are noticing? Life is beautiful. Start making your own contribution to the beauty. You never know who may draw it later :)

"Tah-Dah" wins its' first award!

2010-01-27T18:06:00.000-08:00

I received some great news today from the folks at the Canada International Film Festival, hosted in Vancouver, BC in March, 2010! Read some of the email below the poster :)

"Congratulations! Your film has been chosen to receive the Royal Reel Award for Excellence in Filmmaking at the 2010 Canada International Film Festival.

The Festival will take place March 19 - 21, 2010 in Vancouver, Canada.

Our judges felt that your film was among the very best of the several hundreds of films submitted from over 30 countries around the world and deserving of special recognition. Only a maximum of 10 films per competition category are selected to be honored with this prestigious award.

You are invited to accept your award in person at the Closing Night Awards Ceremony at the 2010 Canada International Film Festival."

Yahoo! I won in the Best Animation category, which is superfab. I'd love to go in person to accept the award... who knows, perhaps I'll find myself around there in March :)

Kooky caricatures

2010-01-13T14:55:00.000-08:00

This past weekend, a great pal of mine asked me if I wanted to come and do caricatures at her big work party. Sure, I said! I had no idea it would be for about 200 people! I ended up drawing straight for almost 6 hours, and I managed to caricature 48 people by the end of the evening. What fun it was!! Here's a few pics from the eve :)

I can't wait until the next event!

artschoolreviews.ca

2010-01-13T13:08:00.000-08:00

I was asked by a great guy, Michael Ngo, working over at artschoolreviews.ca, if I wouldn't mind writing a review of my experiences at Sheridan College.

The idea of them having this great site designed to help anyone who is looking into various colleges and wanting honest feedback from people who have gone before them, is a great one! So of course I was happy to write one from my humble experience.

Click on the image above if ya wanna check it out, and thanks Mike!

Buffalo girls wontcha come out tonight....

2010-01-07T11:43:00.000-08:00

A quick holiday sketch I did during "It's a Wonderful Life"... one of the great Jimmy Stewart's best!

Memories for Christmas :)

2010-01-03T14:40:00.001-08:00

This was the first year in a few years that my life wasn't consumed with school, so I was able to think ahead a bit more for Christmas gifts for my fam :) I made a few photo books of some of the greatest trips I have spent with my family, click on the books to view them online!

Memories are the best gifts, I think. No need to return or exchange them!

Wine of the Pinot variety

2009-12-29T11:46:00.000-08:00

Here's a Christmas present I painted this year, I am happy with how it came out, and I think she was too!

Merry Meatloaf

2009-12-21T18:16:00.000-08:00

I did a commissioned caricature of the singer Meatloaf with one of his biggest fans as a Christmas gift, it was great fun! The original picture is below.

Caricatures for Charity!

2009-12-19T12:33:00.000-08:00

My pal Jayme, who works at one of the many Wpg Starbucks, asked if I would be interested in doing an evening of caricatures for charity at her work. So of course I said yes! I get to draw, and all the money goes to a great cause? Count me in! Here are a few pics of the eve :)

British Gangsta Sketches

2009-12-14T16:59:00.001-08:00

Put 'em up!

Artwork for sale

2009-12-03T21:48:00.000-08:00

It's an exciting time of year! Gettin' my Christmas spirit on, spending lotsa time with the fam enjoying Christmas flicks and tunes.... and I am working on some art, and selling some art.

To see more of my art currently for sale, click here.

Life can't get much better right now! I feel incredibly blessed :)
More sketches to come!

Aloha, Animation workshops!

2009-11-27T13:23:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple [rather rough] quick snippets of videos that Tams took whilst Andrew [Marshel] and I taught the animation workshops out in Kaua'i, Hawaii last week.

What an amazing time; the wide-eyed kidlets with their pencils brings everything back to perspective! :)

23rd & 24th fest for "Tah-Dah"!

2009-11-26T14:11:00.000-08:00

Just getting back from an amazing time in Kauai, Hawaii, I heard that I got into two more festivals, which is continued great news!

In February 2010 in Brooklyn, NY:

In March 2010, in Chilmark, Massachusetts:

Sketches from my Hawaiian experiences to come, I promise!

Teaching animation in Kaua'i!

2009-11-22T11:23:00.000-08:00

I am enjoying the last couple days we have here in gooooorrrrgeous Kaua'i, Hawaii, but I thought I would post a few pics of my experiences teaching a few animation workshops with my newfound pal, Andrew Marshel! We met out here in Kaua'i for the LA Intl Children's Film Fest, as both of our films were screening there.

We had a BLAST teaching the 7 different workshops over the festival weekend, but the best part was seeing how excitedly all the kids responded. It makes everything SO worth it!

More updates to come.
Muhalo!

Winnipeg newspaper article

2009-11-11T15:10:00.000-08:00

I was fortunate enough to be featured in one of Winnipeg's regular newspapers - The Metro - this week! It feels great to have the support of my homegrown community behind me! Here is a version of it online for those who feel compelled to read it:

http://www.canstarnews.com/page/story/1/4509

And now.....off to Hawaii!! [in a few hours...I cannot WAIT!]

From Chicago to Hollywood!

2009-11-01T11:16:00.000-08:00

Happening next weekend....

Above is my "official" certificate of nomination from the AniMazing Spotlight fest, happening next weekend at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, CA! I am very honored to be up for Best Student Animated Short, yahoo! Wish I could be there to support everyone else's shorts as well!

Happening now.....

Also, this weekend "Tah-Dah" screened at the prestigious Chicago International Children's Film Festival [CICFF] - the only Children's Fest in the world that is an Academy-Award Qualifier! That is trés exciting for moi! My film screened multiple times throughout the fest; yesterday at noon & 2pm, and today at 9:30 am. For more info on the fest and schedules, click here.

Aloha, "Tah-Dah"!

2009-10-29T14:13:00.000-07:00

I have been riding this rollercoaster of wonderfulness ever since graduating in April with my film, "Tah-Dah", and I never could have predicted all the amazing places this film has taken me since then! I am sooooo blessed!

The newest development: I am going to Hawaii!!

Well, the island of Kauai, to be exact. I got invited through the Los Angeles Intl Childrens Film Fest - they are putting on a "Best of Fest" in Kauai, Hawaii, and they asked if they could screen my film there! How could I say no?? More info on the fest is here.

Tams is coming with me, as she put in tons of work to help finish the film, and HELLO its Hawaii! We leave two weeks today! Here are some pics of the island I found, I cannot waaaaaaaaaaait. [They filmed "Jurassic Park" on this island, among other things!]

Sketches of the experience to come :)

2010 UPDATE: If you want to see some of our pics from our amazing Hawaiian adventures, please click on the below links. I recommend EVERYONE trying to make it there at least once in your lifetime!

Album 1
Album 2
Album 3
Album 4

An Interview with L.A. Kids Stuff

2009-10-17T10:37:00.000-07:00

Imee Perius, from L.A. Kids Stuff, was kind enough to request an interview with me, as my film screened today in L.A. for the L.A. Intl Childrens Festival.

Click here to read the article.

Too bad I'm not down there to check out the fest, I'm sure it would have been a blast!

"Tah-Dah" DVD & disc designs

2009-10-08T16:20:00.000-07:00

At the end of finishing my final year at Sheridan's Animation degree, I was so worried about getting my film "Tah-Dah" finished in time for the big Industry Day screening, that I was slightly forced to design up my poster and DVD case/disc rather quickly!

However, I am sure glad I did do those designs, as soon after that I have had to send out my film to all the film fests, and well, writing on a disc with a Sharpie just doesn't have that same professional appeal :)

Here are the designs:

My Grandpa :)

2009-10-06T21:33:00.000-07:00

I was going through some of my old sketches and I came across this quick one I did of my Grandpa a couple of years ago at the Lake - in his usual position of reading :) He is one of my heroes - he was a Skipper in WW2 and flew Lancaster planes when he was only 21, WOW. We have so much to learn from that generation!

Grandpa and his motorbike during the war in London, England.

Grandpa experimenting with his camera when he was really young, I love this photo! He is still experimenting with technology :)

A Feel Good Film Fest Interview!

2009-10-01T13:03:00.000-07:00

The great peeps at Actors Reporter let me know that they posted the interview they did with me on the red carpet at the Feel Good Film Fest this past August. [See above :) ]

It was such a wonderfully trippy experience to be, first of all, on a red carpet at all, and secondly, to have pics taken of me and asked to do interviews! I am so proud of everyone who helped and supported me to finish "Tah-Dah", and I wouldn't have been to any film fests without them!

For a friend

2009-09-25T17:55:00.000-07:00

I recently did this painting for a dear friend of mine who is going through an extremely rough valley in her life. I hope she finds some comfort in the words of Mother Teresa, as I have in my own valleys.

"We should ask ourselves, 'Have I really experienced the joy of loving?' True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray and ask for the courage to love."
- Mother Teresa

A "Tina" sort of Mom

2009-09-23T11:18:00.001-07:00

Here's some of the freelance I have been up to lately... some character design, some graphic design. I have enjoyed it! The first character my client wanted developed was a funky sort of Mom. I named her "Tina".

model sheet for "Tina"; pencil & digital

concept poses for "Tina"; pencil & digital

colour concepts for "Tina"; digital

Daily Delight at the Gym

2009-09-21T21:13:00.001-07:00

Col-erase pencil & brush pen

I love people, they come in all too many sorts and varieties...how could one get bored with what to possibly draw??!

This chap is at the gym allll the time when we go, he looks pert-near exactly like this. His shorts are that high, no lie. And he is so happy about it! I say, if he's happy, I'm happy.

Work it out!

Paintin' on Wood

2009-09-08T18:34:00.001-07:00

This past week I spent enjoyed the gorgeous September weather [strange for Winnipeg!] out in Winnipeg Beach with some family. I got the opportunity to do a couple paintings for an Aunt who had a few pieces of wood she had found and really wanted them painted.

Me, being always up for a challenge involving paint, volunteered to give it a go. [And she may or not have persuaded me with a glass or two of great red wine!] I had a lotta fun painting them, and most of all, she was SUPER happy with them!

It made me want to experiment more with painting on various wood grains, it gives a nice effect to the paint....hmmm....the creative process is ever-ongoing. Perhaps that's what I love most about being an artist, you never stop growing and learning. :)

The first piece was an old oar - here's the sketch I did followed by the final painting:

Close-up:

The second piece was a weather piece of wood about two feet across - here's the sketch followed by the final painting:

Close-ups:

The third piece was one she wanted turned into a sign for her place. We were all brainstorming on names, but eventually decided on "Barb's Beachouse".

Close-ups:

I thought I would also post this painting that I did on her headboard a couple summers back. She loves all things lighthouses, so that's what I painted on her headboard. Chalk that up to items I never thought I would paint on!

Five more, oh me, oh my!

2009-08-29T21:40:00.000-07:00

Five more film fests that "Tah-Dah" has been accepted into, I am just floored! This brings the total to 18 thus far, yahoo!

Here they are, in no particular order:

Oct 22 - Nov 1 in Chicago, IL: [This is the only Children's Fest to be Academy Award Qualifying, so that is exciting!]

Sept 25 - 27 in Birmingham, Alabama:

Oct 8 - 11 in Eugene, OR:

Sept 27 in Modesto, CA:

Traveling in Nov & Dec thru NYC, Rhode Island, Providence, NH & Concord:

Sketches of freelance / misc to come....I promise!
[I am slacking a bit on the "art-blog" end of things, I admit...but I just can't help but post film fest updates :) ]

Festivals continue to abound :)

2009-08-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

Since getting home from the Feel Good Film Fest at the Egyptian, I have been able to recoop a bit and catch up on some freelance work - sketches to be posted soonly!

In the meantime, a couple updates re: "Tah-Dah" in more film fests!

The AniMazing Spotlight [see image above] has put up a montage of clips of the animated films to be included in their festival at the Egyptian in November - of which I am included, as well as a few friends of mine from Sheridan - yay Sheridan!

Check out the montage of clips here.

Most recently, "Tah-Dah" has also been accepted into two more festivals, bringing the grand total thus far up to 14! Wowza, I am still amazed.

Sept 24 - Oct 1st in Montreal, QC:

I haven't been included in too many in my Canadian homeland just yet, so this one in Quebec was a nice surprise! I was super honored to make the cut [no pun intended], as they chose their Top 100 films from well over 1000 entries. I've never been to Montreal, so I'm really hoping to make it out for this one.

Sept 17 - 19 in Galesburg, Illinois:

I'm not entirely sure what the Black Earth Film Fest all entails, but I am happy to make their short list of films in any case!

Feel Good Film Fest

2009-08-09T07:16:00.001-07:00

Having my film "Tah-Dah" screened at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood as a part of the Feel Good Film Festival this weekend has been nothing short of AMAZING!

More details to come :)

If you want to check out a few more pics from the event, click here.

He shoots... he scores!

2009-07-30T20:53:00.000-07:00

Amid all the festival fun, I squeezed in a quick freelance job - I was hired to design a new hockey team logo. Above is the rough sketch and the final!

Onward and upward to the next freelance design gig, stay tuned!

LA Shorts Fest + "Tah-Dah" crits

2009-07-29T14:01:00.000-07:00

My brother Cody and I jaunted down to LA this past weekend to see my film "Tah-Dah" Premiere at the LA Shorts Fest. The films screened at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theatres on Sunset Blvd in Hollywood. It was his very generous birthday and early Christmas present to me...it was amazing!

A couple quick videos to show our excited experience: [we are obviously related]
Seeing Courtney Cox
Seeing Scarlett Johansson

It was a great experience, besides getting to sit right beside A-list stars like Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher & Lena Headey, I got to screen and participate in a filmmaker Q & A after my film screened. It was a huge honor to be invited to screen my film among these true Hollywood productions! I met a lot of great people in the Industry, and got some really positive feedback on my film. It was overall definitely worth the trip!

Festival is in November at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood:

The second fest I got some great feedback from was the AniMazing Spotlight - my film was included in the Quarter 3 entries and got feedback from amazing professionals in the Animation Industry all over the world.

Here are some of the comments I received about "Tah-Dah":

Nancy Beiman: [worked with Chuck Jones & a Disney Animation veteran]
"Good sound, interesting design. The animation is good, The style is highly derivative of 1950s Disney design and story but the film is professional looking and pretty to watch."

Bill Dennis:

"Delightful little film. Loved the sound track."

Paul Dopff: [animator & instructor from France]

"Just perfect, with a very good tribute to the UPA style.

very professional creation, visual and sound level together."

Bill Matthews: [Disney Feature Animation veteran]

"A short (very short) animated film using the flat, designy approach reminiscent of the 1950's style of commercial animation. Rather refreshing departure from all the 3-D computer shorts in this competition; used a jazz-type background for a character playing a cello concerto!! Nice expressions but just as I was "getting into" the idea, it ended. (Usually, I found that editing on some shorts would have tightened up their stories...here, I couldn't get quite enough!)"

Thanks so much everyone!!

A sketch & a quote.

2009-07-19T23:16:00.000-07:00

An awesome woman I stopped and memory sketched super quick when we were exploring the streets of Seattle. I find life to be so many shades of beautiful.

Here's a quote a friend of mine shared, of which I am enthralled, and am now sharing. I think we should all take some time each day to ponder stuff like this.

"Two men looked out through prison bars, One saw the mud, the other saw the stars."

Numero 11 & 12

2009-07-19T23:03:00.000-07:00

....and this fest is on home turf! [Gimli, Manitoba] The only "downside" is I won't be able to attend, as I will be jetting to LA this weekend [that sounds so posh!] with my bro to see my film premiere at the LA Shorts Fest! But Tams and the rest of the gang will cheer loudly for me, and that's all I could ever hope to wish for. :)

On July 24th in Gimli, Manitoba:

My film is playing on Friday, July 24th @ 7pm in the "Hot Dogs and Monsters Short Children's Program".

On Sept 19th at the Director's Guild in Hollywood:

This one is a student film fest, so it is exciting to be representing Sheridan College with my animated short :) Getting accepted to these things never gets old for me, I can't believe this is Number 12!

"Tah-Dah" teaser trailer

2009-07-15T19:02:00.000-07:00

So I finally threw together a quick teaser trailer of my film, "Tah-Dah"! A few of the film fests were requesting a trailer, and I thought then it could have some online presence without having to post the whole film...yet.

I hope this makes ya wanna see the real deal!

San Diego Zoo sketchlings

2009-07-07T09:15:00.000-07:00

The amount of sketches I did in comparison to the amount of animals we saw at the famed San Diego Zoo! What an amazing place, if I lived anywhere around there I would SO get an annual pass to draw it up!

I [stupidly] forgot my pencil pack back at the house when we left, so I bought a nice ol' HB San Diego zoo pencil and used that.....aaaaahhh, the quality lead that comes in those pencils, lemme tell ya.

I can't wait to spend some quality sketching time this summer at the ol' Winnipeg zoo!

Festivus 8, 9 & 10

2009-07-07T09:02:00.001-07:00

'Tis the season for film fests! I continue to be overjoyed with the response "Tah-Dah" has had amongst the film festivals! It has been invited to 3 more over the last little while, yayzers! Here they are for the inquiring minds who....inquire.

On Friday Aug 21st in Nevada City, CA:

On August 8th at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood:

In November at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood:

I couldn't have done it nearly as well [or at all!] without Tams helping me colour the last few scenes, and all the Sheridan faculty's help along the way, not to mention all the support of my fab fellow 4th-year-ers!

Yay team!

Fest Numero 5, 6 & 7!

2009-06-20T23:23:00.000-07:00

An update from Davis, California!

I am still on my extendedly wonderful vacation touring the better part of California and staying with wonderful friends along the way. I have had so many amazing experiences these past few weeks to honestly last me my lifetime!

"Tah-Dah" has made it into three more film fests, I feel so overwhelmed! I just wish I could be there to see each one screen....hmmm....if only I could get a plane ticket that would be free flights forever.......

Anyhoo, the three fests are:

On July 26th at Comic-Con in San Diego:

My film will be played at the San Diego Intl Children's Film Fest, which will take place at Comic-Con, so that is uber exciting!

On July 24th at the Laemmle Sunset 5 in Hollywood:

On July 18th in PEI:

Yay for film fests! I hope to make at least a couple of them but we shall see. Well, on the road again.....

Fourth Film Fest!

2009-06-05T11:48:00.000-07:00

On Aug 7th @ 11am in Hollywood:

Whilst enjoying our jaunts down South [my apologies on lack of posting, but we have been traveling by foot seemingly every waking moment!]...I heard from a fourth film fest that my film,
"Tah-Dah" has been accepted!

Yahoo! [The excitement never ceases for me!]

It's the West Hollywood International Film Fest, or WHIFF. Click on the image above to see their site. Visiting Hollywood this week is extra exciting for me, as in August my film will screen there!

As for our crazy awesome road trip extraordinaire, it has been going fabulously. More pics and sketches to come, but until then here's a few snapshots thus far :)

Moi hugging a HUGE rock formation at the Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.

Tams and I on her 30th birthday at the Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.

Super excited moi up in an air balloon for the first time over the beautiful vineyards in Temecula, California!

Doing some watercolour paintin' at the AWESOME Grand Canyon!

Doc and me, checkin' the time in Universal Studios, Hollywood.

Finished Sheridan? I'm goin' to Disneyland!

2009-05-18T10:17:00.001-07:00

Moi rarin' to get going, Tom & Jerry in tow!

Tams is right behind me on her suped up motorcycle!

Tams and I have been planning a grad road trip celebration for what feels like EONS, and now it's almost upon us!!

These last few weeks have been INSANE with getting the film complete, finishing exams, portfolio and other classes, getting prepped for Industry Day, packing up my Oakville life and moving it all temporarily back to Winnipeg...so we are in need of some good ol' fashioned fun in the sun!

We don't have a definite timeline [more like, until the money runs out!], but we plan to see & do as much as we can, maybe visit some studios along the way, I'll paint as much as possible - and most of all, CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, c'mon! :)

Here's our planned route, if anyone has any suggestions or tips, feel free to leave comments!

Winnipeg > Sioux Falls, South Dakota [Mount Rushmore] > Flaming Gorge, Wyoming > Moab, Utah [Arches National Park] > Flagstaff, Arizona [Grand Canyon] > Anaheim, California [Disneyland!] > San Diego, California > San Francisco, California [Redwood National Park] > Portland, Oregon > Seattle, Washington > Billings, Montana > Fargo, North Dakota > back home to Winnipeg

We leave Wednesday morning, I can't wait!! I'll post sketches along the way!

"Tah-Dah" in Film Fests!

2009-05-18T09:30:00.000-07:00

I thought I should update on here thus far: my thesis film from Sheridan "Tah-Dah" has made it into 3 film festivals!

I have applied to many [millions, it seems], but I have only heard from 3 so far, and I got into all 3, so I like that track record :) Most of the others I won't hear until well into the summer, so these were unexpected smiles.

The fests are:

During July & August on all Air Canada flights:

Air Canada's enRoute Film Festival - my film will be shown in-flight on all Air Canada's flights during July & August

On Friday, Aug 14th @ 8pm:

Washougal International Film Festival in Washougal, Washington

Beloit International Film Festival in Beloit, Wisconsin

I'm super pumped, it makes every long day of obsessively tweaking each scene and frame that much more rewarding!

Industry Day 2009

2009-05-18T09:20:00.000-07:00

Two of my greatest Sheridan gal pals - Alysia Avey and Laurin Wolf
with their films on Industry Day!

Moi by my Tah-Dah station, awaiting Industry peeps :)

The big ol' Industry Day '09 at Sheridan College this past April 30th was, for me, an experience! I knew it could be a big day, but I also knew not to hold my breath and hope to get offered an amazing job immediately following the screening.

It was great experience getting some professional and honest feedback from various parts of the Industry; my first real animation "schmooze" day.

In the end, I met a lot of people, got some really positive feedback on my film, and landed an interview at Nelvana in downtown Toronto.

While I still cannot believe my 4 years at Sheridan are complete, I look forward to seeing what this next chapter holds for me!

"Tah-Dah" Poster.... Finally!

2009-04-28T11:56:00.000-07:00

So even though I officially finished my Animation degree this previous Friday [yaaahOOOOOOOO!!!!] and will soon complete the last chapter in this 4-chapter book....it doesn't feel that way!

Industry Day is this Thursday, so I am madly trying to get together my portfolio, update my resume, do my demo reel, design a takeaway portfolio for possible interviews, design postcards and redesign my poster, get that all printed, apply to a bunch of film fests....OH and my family is flying out this weekend and then we will be moving back to the Peg.

PHEW! Time flies :)

BTW, if anyone wants to take a peek at my flat portfolio or my press kit for "Tah-Dah", the links are on the side > > > under "My Jazz".

We'll see how the big screening goes!

Another finished still!

2009-04-12T06:38:00.000-07:00

The end is so near, I can taste it! I am muchos excited :)
I'd love to be able to just concentrate on my reel and portfolio now, however I have two electives to take care of, exams and such.

In any case, I only have two official weeks left of 4th year.... which then means I graduate in two weeks! Yipee kay-yay! WOW, how time has flown.

Much excitement to come, but for now, I gotta finish comp on "Tah-Dah"!