Afends, Syd Vicious Opening Night

I was recently commissioned to create two deck designs for Afends concept store 'Syd Vicious', Bondi Beach. For photos of the event visit Afends here, there's just one with my decks in the bg (I guess you had to be there!!!), otherwise check out a video of the evening made by Selina Miles below...

AFENDS - SYD VICIOUS OPENING NIGHT from Afends TV on Vimeo.

Artist/Animation Collaborations Rule!!!

I've been loving Skinners art these days!!! And especially since his artwork is now more accessible through skate brand Blood Wizard! Very exciting, would love a Blood Wizard deck on my wall!!! So you can understand how super excited when I found this...



An Awesome collaboration with Eighty Four Films which reminded me of an another awesome collaboration...

The following are a collaboration between Ray Frenden and Motherland. A full breakdown including storyboards can be found on Frendens blog here.

Black Tide "Warriors of Time" No. 1 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

Black Tide "Warriors of Time" No. 2 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

Black Tide "Warriors of Time" No. 3 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

Black Tide "Warriors of Time" No. 5 from Ray Frenden on Vimeo.

I am inspired and would love to work with anyone on something similar!!!

Barlows Guide to Extra-Terrestrials

Got this awesome book from a market over the weekend. Its was first published in 1980 and includes over 90 extra-terrestrials!!!



Each being comes with information and even diagrams, there is even a fold out comparative size chart!!! Such an awesome book!!!



All artwork was done by Wayne D. Barlowe at the young age of 20!!! I am inspired.

The Wizard

I can still remember seeing this advert for the first time, the Powerglove looked so futuristic, the idea was so ambitious for back then, awesome stuff.



I remember watching The Wizard (1989) as a child, the story is about a young kids running away to win a video game championship. In this scene the kids rock up to Lucas house, two children bring him his Powerglove in a steel briefcase, they help strap it on and discreetly plug it in. He then uses it to complete a race 'Rad Racer' coming first, was pretty cool as a child.

Bubble Gum Trading Cards

I recently picked up some awesome trading cards (Gremlins 2, Ghostbusters 2 and Back to the Future 2), these babies were unopened and still had the stick of bubble gum inside!!! I just had to see what the cards looked like, I remember getting some TMNT ones when the movie came out!!! Its pretty easy to get the whole collection online, but I'm more interested in variety, unless its a movie that I really love!!! So if you see anything similar please get in touch!!! Each pack comes with 9 cards, 1 sticker and 1 stick of bubble gum, would make an awesome self promotion piece!!!

What An Eyefull!!!

I just recently heard rumors of a Ghostbusters 3 movie!!! I used to LOVE Ghostbusters as a child!!! Especially the cartoons! It was such a good franchise, I have my fingers crossed that they re-release the original toys! Speaking of awesome original Ghostbusters toys, I was looking through a pile of junk toys at Savers Recycle Superstore and found the Fright Features Peter Venkman, The Real Ghostbusters Figure!!!



When you pull his arm down his eyes, mouth and hair jump!!! See the original 80s advert below (what an eyefull!!!)...



The original packaging, if only I kept the packaging from my old ones!!! I had this same character as a child but his arms wound up and spun around, but he got flushed down the toilet, true story!

Twitter!

I've finally embraced twitter! Its been interesting adding all my favorite illustrators/publications/friends/etc. Just finished working on a background, featuring my own twitter mascot, please check it out here. Fingers crossed the screen resolution I went with is suitable for all FIVE of the people following my tweets!!! Great tool looking forward to using it, let me know your thoughts...