American Express Serve

Hoorah! A few weeks ago over at Omega Darling I animated an American Express commercial/tutorial for their new service called Serve. It's now online. Finally! Something that I've worked on in the last 6 months that's been released for public viewing!



I'm currently finishing up some new Howcast videos along with directing a book trailer for the beloved Paul Leo, former creative director at Howcast. I'm quite excited about this project. I greatly enjoy the conception/boarding/design portion of production, so having that opportunity again is very exciting!

Yotel Robot Roboto Robtoz

Here's a little diddy I did over at Omega Darling/Loose World a few weeks ago. I meant to post it sooner, but well, I'm lazy.

Celebrity Robot Audition - watch more funny videos

I'm about to start working for them again this week and I'm freaking PUMPED!!!!!!!!!!!!! AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Squirrely Dress

I realized after getting laid off that I needed to take a brief mental hiatus from searching for work, so I decided to sew. It's been FOREVER since me and my needley friend spent quality time together. Animating day in and day out can be a bit mentally taxing. Sometimes I forget that variety really is the spice of life. The dress was made from a pattern from Burdastyle, although I altered a few things to make it fit better. It's made from denim and a lovely Japanese heavyweight cotton squirrel print from Purl Soho. My dear friend Orlando Perez shot these lovely photos for me.




Me and Shnookums making out.

Next up, Dr. Shnookums will be getting a powder blue tuxedo!! He currently wears a bowtie and tux collar everyday, but I think it's time to upgrade to a full jacket. It will also be great practice for sewing on a smaller scale for puppets, as well as a good exercise in pattern drafting.

Tenticles

I drew this the other night. I'm putting my feelers out. Hoping for the best. Help!

In other news I can't stop listening to Rescue Song by Mr. Little Jeans. It's so catchy!

Random Crap

Some more stills from the GE spot. Still waiting on some more notes. I can't wait for this thing to be released!!

Squirrels from Vanessa Appleby on Vimeo.

This is something I did for Sean a while back. I got to design and animate the squirrels. I think they're pretty precious.

Looking for work yet again. As Winne the Pooh says, "oh bother".

More Crafty Goodness

I've been positively SWAMPED! Which, actually is awesome.

Right now I'm back working on my Howcast video for GE. They unfortunately had some rather heavy notes and wanted me to redo about half of the video. This meant I needed to make some more props. Here's what's happened so far.

Here's a new still from it. The majority of this new section is just the kid cruising around in his sweet hybrid ride. And now for some more props....

fishy poo

book shelf for kid's classroom

mom's car

desk and chair for kid's classroom

elementary school

COLLEGE (regal ain't it?)

Working Girl ( no not like that you perv)

Yay!!!!!! Finally! I got a real job! I'm currently animating for the Animation Collective's Jolly Rabbit cartoon! It's totally adorable, and here's a little still from their site.

HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll link to stuff in the future if I'm allowed... although I'm not 100% sure on the policy yet. But yay! Just what I've been hoping for for the last 2 years. Stability! I've even got several other jobs on the side. Life is crazy these days!

I'm currently working on revisions for my GE Howcast spot. I've got a lot to redo which is a bit overwhelming at the moment, but I think it'll turn out great. I'm so pleased with the look of it that I'm actually going to take the time to submit it to festivals next year. I believe it's set to go live in late January or February and I'll be sure to link to it obnoxiously as soon as it does!

Merry Crapsmas to me and my family who will no longer have to help me pay bills! Best present ever!!!!


Love,

The Grinch