more puppets!

my two found object puppets..I can't seem to throw anything away, you never know if it has another life in it.

The Box: Amygdala in physical form

As a sculptor, my initial thought regarding the production of a  short animation was-How can a viewer  engage with a film as an installation rather than a video work alone?  The entire premise for Amygdala is one of isolation; I felt that viewer empathy for the main character would be greater if I could somehow replicate an isolated viewing experience.  The resulting challenge was to figure out how that would be possible in the time allotted, with the resources available to me, and as a successful separate sculptural element that contributes to the whole of the film. It was simple enough to come to the conclusion that I needed to extend the narrative into viewer space, and set about figuring out how to give appearance to the “Machine” referenced already in the film.  So I took a page out of the Machine Aesthetic handbook, and consulted some minimalist forms..and made a version of a Kinetoscope (an early film viewing device). Unfortunately, this can not be replicated via the internet...

(detail shot and film, after the jump)

it just occurred to me

I have been so busy I for got to thank Stomp n Stammer for the shout out last month!
Thanks Jonathan Williams. Also, a big thank you to Jean at the Highlander for his encouragement!

Praise Pharmacy

Show at the end of June

So I was invited to be a participating artist in this show. If you're in Atlanta, stop by!

Amygdala

Stop Motion Animation short utilizing puppet, found object, and clay animation to explore notions of the cast aside, and unattainable emotional and intellectual states.

Puppet Animation- Latex build up

Everyone needs friends, even the Undead. 

Latex build-up Bi-ped, used as an exercise to experiment with making puppets walk (boy, you haven't lived till you've tried making a puppet walk) Produced Fall 2011

Clay Animation

puppet stills after the break!

Figure modeling

 

In my world, the cute and fuzzies fight back!

Blondie

An homage to an infamous Atlanta resident.

update on Albert

    Completed the paint job and base for Albert some time ago actually, I just realized that I've not had the time to update in a while. Currently working on another sculpt (of course) that's a bit of a departure from my normal style...stay tuned, I'm excited!