Just A Quick Shot Out

On a sea of copies, there are a few gems that are still the real deal. I found one of those gems today on Cafepress.com. Sophista-Tiki Origians has a number of very mid-century products in their store. These things are super sweet. My favorite though is the shot glass.

I'm telling you want though... If only I could paint like that. So, go buy one and support not only a like minded MCM enthuasist, but also a truly talented artist.  Plus, if a shot glass isn't what you need, check out one of their other items here.

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Barney Reid Mobile

Barney Reid Mobile, a photo by Chimay Bleue on Flickr.

While this isn't Chimay Bleue's month to be featured anymore, I just had to post this very cool art.

60's abstract

60's abstract, a photo by Mad Modern on Flickr.

My Flickr Contact Mad Modern got a new mid-century modern abstract painting, and it is just cool! I just right out dig it man. He's got a ton of other cool things too. So very cool! I had to say it again. Wish I had painted it.

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Lantern

I'm now ebaying and have posted my first item. It's not the last thing though. I will have more to come soon. For now, I suggest checking out my wall hanging that I have listed. Hope you bid and make me...well...I would say rich, but that's really not going to happen. So, please buy "Lantern" so I can cover what I put into it.

Thanks!

It's been a while, and...

As the title mentions, It's been a little while since I've posted, but this post doesn't mark a come back. Yet, that is... I have many things that I want to share with you folks. I've interviewed a very nice artist I found on Flickr and I really think that she deserves to have her interview posted. Not only all of this but, I have other things that I've had in mind for a while and want you all to see.

However, first I must explain that I haven't just been lazy. In fact, I've been very busy. Not at all with art or design, but with other important things. As some of you know, my wife and I live in Chile, and this provides for some unique opportunities. One of which is being able to enjoy the satisfaction of helping build homes for those who have lost their home in the earth quake that we had here in Chile a few months back. So as I said, I have not just been lazy.

Once all this is done, I hope to get back to the blog a bit more, but we will just have to see how life goes. For now though, in a few free moments that I had and with some scrap materials I had laying around I painted the art you see here. It's not on a finished piece of board, but then again, I did for the joy of doing it, not to create a super refined piece of art.

Hope you enjoy it.

Eric

V Day

I just got wind that my Blogger buddy, Veronica Diago has released some prints of her wonderful work on Etsy. I personally really like her art a lot and find much inspiration thru studying the color and detail she puts into each piece.

It's with this interest in mind that I STRONGLY suggest that you get over to here Etsy shop to see all of her prints that she is offering for just $20 each. I know that you will enjoy her art as much as I have.

Cac-Tus

This is a photo of one of the sculptures that I did in the states. The thing is, I forgot to get photos of the sculpture. Rojito brought his machine with him, and he was kind enough to let have a few of the photos. So, here they are.As you may be able to see, I brushed the wood to take out the soft grain for a dimensional effect. I also used the wood grain to create a desert like feel in the base which I shaped for a dimensional definition.

Sorry that the photos aren't better. You can also see a stack of unfinished sculptures in the back. Those have yet to be posted. I will post about them soon though.

Dance of the Dinosaurs

The last few weeks here in the States have been nuts. I'm looking at many different options for producing my art, and trying to get good etsy photos taken. Since I'm so finicky about such things, I have not been happy with any of the photos that have been taken. This in turn became a search for a DSLR camera. That in of itself is a full time job. Especially when you have many of your family and friends that are serious about photography. I appreciate the help, but sometimes it's hard when everyone is so convinced about their proven cameras.

One thing I can't dispute is the quality of some of the Canons. I recently found out how good the Canon 5D Mark II was recently while I was working on one of my newest sculptures. My father-in-law, Carl Olson, decided to shoot video of me working on this sculpture. I spoke a bit about the inspiration and the method. This was an impromptu shoot and was not rehearsed. So, if you have ever wondered how I really sound and look while being covered in saw dust and sweaty... Well! Here you go.

Dancing Dinosaurs from Carl Olson on Vimeo.

We plan to take more video of me finishing this sculpture and others as well. On that note, here you go, and I hope you like it.