Great minds, et cetera
Heh. Looks like I wasn’t the only one to think of the Blake Griffin bumper idea. Looks like the owner of this blog did some a little while ago.
Well, you know what they say.
“Hold on to your butts.”
I wasted invested an afternoon on this. It made me laugh, at least.
What matters to me the most is that I made the reference before anyone else in the room did tonight.
Recent Work: Over and Above
A little bit of branding work for a new sermon series at Ecclesia Hollywood, a church (my church, actually) in Los Angeles.
Recent Work: Secret Project
I can’t say much about what this is, but it’s for an upcoming thing I’m very excited about. I’ve also included some process images for this, just to show the progress from an idea to the finished product.
Enjoy!
AXE COP Guest Strip - “Mean Mr. Tree-Face”
A couple months ago I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to illustrate a guest strip for the hit webcomic Axe Cop, and Part 1 of the strip went up yesterday! It’s a 4-page story which will be posted in 2 parts over at AxeCop.com; the first part went up yesterday and the second is going up next week.
My good friend Gregory Weidman wrote the strip, and it’s a pretty epic tale if I do say so myself. Greg also wrote The Ray Gun, a full-length comic that I illustrated a couple years ago. You should check that out, too.
Also, a big Thank You to Ethan Nicolle, illustrator and co-creator of Axe Cop, for letting Greg and me play around in his world for a little bit. Ethan’s a good friend of mine, and a really cool dude who’s remained super humble in light of the huge successes of his work. Thanks a ton, buddy.
I can’t be the only one that thinks this is a good idea, right?
Make it happen, SNL.
I already went ahead and made one of those bumper things for you.
If I were ever going to write a book about eating healthy or getting in shape, this would be it. I have a lot of experience on this particular subject, so I’m sure the actual writing of it would be a breeze.
This started out as a joke I was just going to make on Twitter but turned into a weekend-long design project. A long way to go for a joke, but I think it was worth it. Yes? No?
FUND THIS NOW! The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers Kickstarter Project
I don’t know how to be more emphatic about this: you need to check these guys out right now and get this Kickstarter project funded. The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers are looking to raise $10,000 to fund the production of their first EP of amazing twangy/folk/gospel/indie rock music. Take a few minutes and go visit their Kickstarter page to learn all about the project and to get a better taste of how they sound; my words here can’t do it justice.
These guys are good friends of mine, which I’m almost hesitant to mention here. Because you know how you have friends that play music, make art, or do some kind of performance act? And you go to their shows and they’re fine, but you go because they’re your friends or because maybe there’s free booze at their show? You know what I mean because you have those friends, too. Well, The Eagle Rock Gospel singers aren’t like that: they’re friends of mine, yes, and they legitimately kick ass. I would be a big fan of theirs even if I didn’t know any of them personally, so you should know that my recommendation of them doesn’t come from a place of obligation to my friends. They are so good, y’all, and I am blown away by their sound every time I see them perform.
Bottom line: they deserve to see this project meet and exceed their fundraising goal.
Not only are they talented, but they’re some of the most sincere people I know in their art. This isn’t some ironic, detached, gospel-in-quotes outfit. These guys and gals actually believe in the music they’re making and are passionate to deliver it to whoever will listen. By helping fund their first EP you’d be allowing them do just that.
I won’t ramble on any more, but take a few minutes and head over to their page to get the full rundown on what they’re looking to do. I promise it’ll be worth your while. The ERGS (as I like to call them) are a solid bunch of folks that make straight-up GOOD music, and I hope you decide to help them out. The fundraising officially begins today, so why not help get them off to a good start toward reaching their goal?
PS–There are some pretty sweet reward packages in there if you’re poor, on a budget, or if you’re a big spender type, as well.
Here’s THAT LINK again. Donate now, and thank me later.
GO, GO, GO!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’m kind of a sucker for Valentine’s Day. And I needed to give myself a project to do. So I thought I’d make up some silly valentine cards for all the ladieeess out there. The goal was to come up with a few things I imagined girls might want to hear from a guy more often, but in a funny sort of way. They’re pretty tongue-in-cheek, for sure, but I wanted to stay far, far away from anything too sappy. I like to keep things light, and I’ll save the sappy stuff for the time I actually have a special ladyfriend to send it to.
Enjoy!
