Sculpting completed

I've Finally finished sculpting and priming all the character for my June show at Strychnin with Doktor A and Skeleton heart. I will have 25 different domed characters plus a few other pieces yet to be finalised.
Now the painting begins on these guys.

Herzensbrecher show pics

Here are a few pics of Herzensbrecher show at Strychnin Gallery. The show looks amazing and it was an honour having a piece included.

The show consisted of about 60 international artists. We were all given a blank ceramic heart made 'The New English' to customise.

The show runs for the next 3 weeks, so if your in Berlin go in and take a look.

Herzensbreacher show

Here's the poster for the 'Ein Herz für Kinder' charity show I was talking about the other day.
Pretty happy to be showing along side some of my favourite artists ;) If your're in Berlin on the 16th of March, drop in for a look!

Upcoming Show

In June I will be part of a 3 man show alongside Doktor A, and Skeleton Heart. The show will be a carnival/circus show with a touch of steam punk and will consist of various sculptures from the artists.
I will be doing as many small domed sculptures as I can possibly get done. All the characters are sketched up and I have started the sculpting process for the first lot.

Organic Mechanics

Artfair 21 and Blooom pics

More pics! Here are a few shots of the Strychnin Booths at this years Artfair 21 and Blooom fair that we have just returned from. This year we had a massive 100m2 and where showing the best of the best from Strychnin Gallery artists. The booths were broken up into artists environments this year which created a really interesting feel when walking through.
I guess I'm a little biased but think it's saying that the quality of the Strychnin Booths really stood out and above the rest;)

'ArtFair 21' pieces

I've just spent the past week down in Cologne/Germany for this years Art Fair 21 and Blooom fair. This is the same fair in which I created the dolls house for last year.
This year I created 4 new pieces to go along with the others from my recent 'Organic Mechanics' collection.
All pieces are one off original sculptures, handmade from a mix of painted sculps, resins and recycled parts. The sculptures also come with a custom wood and leather base and are encased in plexiglass domes.
For info on availability and pricing you can contact Strychnin Gallery here, or take a look at the art fair presale.

'Creature Feature' show pieces

Hi all, here a two new pieces that I've been working on for the Creature Feature show this Friday. These 2 are actually from a series of 6 new sculpts which will beshowing at this years Koeln Art Fair at the end of the month.
The idea of these pieces was Organic Mechanic, so yeah the outcome was kind of steam punk-esk this time which but was fun to mix it up a bit.
Anyways, watch this space for the other 4 pieces from this series, just doing the finishing touches.
And for all back in NZ, There will be a new shipment of prints to hit Eyeball kicks any day now.
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New Print 'Highland Games'

I have just finished a new print especially for this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Each A3 size poster/print is signed and offset printed onto 100% recycled paper 170gsm matt paper.

They are available now from The Red Door Gallery as well as my Etsy store here...and soon to be at Strychnin gallery for the local buyers ;)

Because this print is not and edition Giclee print, you will be able to pick them up for super cheap. About $28us or £20

Cuckoo Clocks on tour.

The Cuckoo Clocks I made for the 'Enchanted Forest' show at Strychnin Gallery last month have now gone down to be part of a show in the museum 'Musei Civici' in Reggio Emilia, Italy. This is a super interesting show with all the artworks exhibited amongst the natural history section and are surrounded by old school taxidermy.

The Show will run for the remainder of the month. Some info below.......

Also, I never really do plugs on this blog, but ;) if you are are unaware of the artist on the flyer below, her name is Mimi.S. She is a fellow Strychnin artist and SUPER talented at what she does. You may recognise her work from the cover of the new Juxtapoz book. She is still finishing off her website but you can see a bit more of her work here.

1952 Seymour Spyder

I was approached a while back by a guy in New Zealand who wanted me to customise a collectors diecast car as a commission. When I first saw the size of the car I was slightly worried about how I could still give it detailing as a sculpture. Once I got that sorted I was straight into it and it was a heap of fun.

The car measures only 10 cms in length and as you can see it fits on the palm of your hand. The character and added car parts are made from polymer clay and are hand painted and varnished. He also has tattoo decals which are to scale and comes with a custom display case I made as the the original one didn't fit after modifications were added ;)

The modal of the original car is a 1952 300L Mercedes Spyder, hence the '1952 Seymour Spyder', kind of fitting...