New Animation! "Mossbits #1"

This is the first episode in the "Mossbits" animated shorts series.
It was a blast creating all the characters, music, voices and sound design.

Thankfully, Jake Armstrong animated.
He really commanded the characters to jump (and dance!) out of my sketchbook so beautifully!

Enjoy!

Horizontal Speaks & Vertical Talks

Yes they are related
Their mother was quite cool
She drew them on some paper
And then birthed them in a pool

Flower Dog

"1 + 1 does not always equal 2..."

That's what Flower Dog is thinking

When he's looking at you

Cowboy & Snail

-You are a GORGEOUS snail!

-And YOU are a fantastic cowboy!

Dr. Dairy

A little bit hairy

And a little bit scary

That's what happens

After eating roasted canary

Mountain Screamer

No, No, Don't Worry!
Those are only screams of love!
How else do you think he was able
To rise so high above?

Another Whiteboard Collab!!!

When Carsten Scheinpflug is in town, the Sharpies come out! The result was some lovely collaborations with he, me and neighbor "T" (T for Thomas!). Thomas is pretty much my
daily whiteboard collaboration partner these days. At least I think it's him. There might be some MYSTERY neighbors contributing as well... Hopefully! We'll never know!!! Regardless, there's a new one everyday!

Whiteboard Collab!

The whiteboard for drawing and quickly erasing. Thus learning the value of creating over attachment! But a collaboration with Eric White had to be saved with a photo in order to stay attached!!!

Apple Chicken Eater

A chicken eating apple?
You say you've never heard?
Well that's exactly how I trap
So many an unsuspecting bird!

Three Tree

Two can often make three
So be careful when you set out to sea

The Magic Scroll

The writings on the scroll
Were quite magic and so deep
They kept profits mighty high

And labor mighty cheap

Paint And Elephants On Wood

The Tired Triers

Those who stay together

Decay together

Cheek & Beak

May I ask you something?

And I don't mean to be rude

But is this the hole

Where you sometimes insert food?

The Steady Puffs

These boys would smoke anything

Hair, a towel, sunglasses, a tire

Just throw it all in their pipe

And kiss it with some fire

The Flower Hands

My fists were solid steel

My arms were trunks of trees

Now I just have pretty flower hands

I like to wave around in the breeze

The Ear Butterflies

Ear Butterflies invaded

And it was time to rejoice!

Finally some folks around

Who don't mind listening to my voice

And Now....Ear Butterflies On Parade!!!!

The Great Ear Butterfly Parade from MossBits on Vimeo.

The Sacred Twists

You're so stretchy and twisty.

Are you sacred and holy?

No, I just lay off the chips

And go easy on the guacamole.

The Beeping Shepherds

Three shepherds arrived in the city

So tired of herding sheep

"We too, wish to stare at blue screens all day

And hold little things that go "Beep!"

The Party Skulls

Give us some gin
And take us for a spin
And you might just get to see
What we look like with some skin

The Future Bretts

A prayer to see the future
And what do I get!?
A mean little freak
Who calls himself "Brett!"

The Coils

If I coil my protrusion
I might achieve an electronic fusion

The Gravity Gang

When we last visited Earth

How different it was!

The two legged beings

Had so much more fuzz

Whittled

Running fast from his past
He's whittled down his legs
With so many memories to shed
He'll soon just be a head

The Chins

The Chins lifted my spirits
And made me feel so alive
One time I got to the club early
To wait for their van to arrive

Dream Text From The Other Side

Never stop giving
Never stop receiving
Never stop loving

New Animation! "ROZ"

"ROZ" rolls!


I was fortunate enough to have Dana Muise animate (using Flash 8.0) and sound design some characters I came up with. They're speaking a conversation I recorded awhile back. To witness Dana gradually come up with amazing moves such as the undulating body lines and the flickering eyes set to the soundtrack he found was an absolute joy.

Each time he sent a new version for review, it all became rather breathtaking and mesmerizing as I kept hitting the "play" button again and again.... And again! He's just a fantastic animator. That's not all though...His creation/direction of his own animated projects, storyboarding, drawing and writing are all top notch.

Producer/Engineer, Scott Greiner, mixed and mastered final audio to ensure proper levels and crystal clarity.

Enjoy our collaboration if you check it out. Thanks!

Original Drawings For Sale At ArtRebels.com!

ArtRebels.com is an online creative community based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their excellent website reflects their energetic and passionate aim to be a socially conscious hub for artists, designers and musicians to display and sell works in a collective spirit. Initially they invited me to post the Figurines' music video and then they offered to post original art for sale! I sent them the following framed, ink-on-paper pieces as my initial offering and they're now in the shop. Check back there for more works posted as well as loads of excellent art, music and crafts from other artists from around the globe. Thanks ArtRebels!

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The Specific Generals

A holy scene
On a sacred site
Just another day
On Planet Polite

The Playbills

After 50 years of marriage
Finally some peace
One stared at Annie
While the other enjoyed Grease

Jill Totem & The Friendly Connections

We spend dough

We eat dough
We look like dough

The Oxygen Tradesman

My brain thinks about itself

Nosey Hamlet

My self esteem is somewhat high
I feel like a pretty good guy
Today I spit rather far
And waved at a really old car

The Evaporators

Everyone around me loved the Mets
But I was more into the pets

The Towards

Run to my party
Birthday snake will be eaten
Balloons pop in slow motion
As heads start to sweeten

Room Mush

Mushroom Man
Sweet Mushroom Man
The kingdom of heaven is yours

When Autumn comes
You'll hear the drums
And lick the light pouring out of your sores

The Bursts

When his lower legs decided to leave him
He could not understand the rebellion down below
But when he later met them
He saw that it was just flowers wanting to grow

The Pinefish Pacifists

Never heard
But always loud
The sound of a party
Inside a cloud

Lawrence Bugstaff

Lawrence Bugstaff
Loves the smell of pine
Always running in the forest
Never home online

Chewer Of Hair

Hey, if you wanna chew hair
Be my guest
I'll even give you the spicy stuff
That grows upon my chest

Figurines' "Back In The Day" To Screen At 2007 Odense Film Festival, Denmark On Aug. 28 at 4PM

The animated music video I created and directed for the Danish rock band Figurines, which Aaron Blecha animated will screen at the 2007 Odense Film Festival at 4pm on Tuesday, August 28th at Cafe Biografen. (It will run again at 1AM on Friday, August 31 at Cafe Biografen 2).

The video will screen as part of a special program with other animations (professional and graduate student) from The Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark where we created the animation.

Thanks to the Animation Workshop for submitting the film and thanks to the Odense Film Festival for accepting and screening it!

Creepy Baby

Creepy when you're born

And creepy when you die
Creepy when you laugh
And creepy when you cry

Overbite Runner

Running from hot car seat vinyl

That burns his thighs when he sits down

The Investor

The Fruit Tree giveth to both the rich and the poor
Seek my services and you shall harvest much more

Three Leaders

Three leaders.
All ruled well.
Their philosophy:
"A good land must have a good smell."

Figurines' "Back In The Day" Video On Channel Frederator, Episode #93!

The animated music video I created and directed for the Danish rock band Figurines, which Aaron Blecha animated is featured on Channel Frederator in Episode #93!!!

You can watch the entire episode now!



There's also a brief interview about the video here on the excellent Frederator blog as well!

Thanks to everyone at Frederator for including the piece in this episode and thanks to YOU for watching!

Tuner

"Stay Tuned!" said the autograph
From Bill's favorite rock star

The rock star later died
While smoking a cigar

The Inseperable 3

Together at rainy European rock festivals
With gentle urine rivers
Then back in hotel rooms
Watching rock stars destroy their livers

Christopher Pills

Christopher Pills had talent
Everything he touched became calm
I think it went to his head though
Because he demanded we start calling him "Mom"!

Mr. and Mrs. 25jx12 34w9.5j

One struggled with the big questions

And stared up towards the sky
The other thought about what ingredients
Would go into the next pie

Keyhole Penwish

I had a wife once
But now she's back with her mother
I still work for her dad
And party with her brother

Ping Pong Lion

If this chap seems too sweet

And simply won't turn off the charm
It's only because he wants me to draw him some feet
And maybe even just one arm

Eyes Wheel

When a woman begins dating
She must develop her wheel of eyes
There's no better way to go about
Spotting uncommitted guys

Sirs 60

Sirs 60 were, indeed, that age.

Gulping is in their past
And now sipping is the rage!

Line Lovers

A few quick lines
Can create some lovers so fine!

Rooter

Everyone thinks Rooter is so calm and grounded

But I must disagree
Whenever we go into town
He behaves like a sailor just back from sea

The Face Of Steaks

The Face Of Steaks had to escape from dripping tongues and teeth.

It found a vegetarian's house with a vegetarian mouse who helped it hide quietly underneath.
"I'm so tired of eating vegetables! I feel so jittery and dry!" The old vegetarian moaned and the old vegetarian cried.
He pulled open the door to his basement floor and shouted,
"Well look what we have down here!
The Lord will certainly provide....The Lord will CERTAINLY provide!!!"

Piano Teeth

Made of moving colors

Hands inside a ball
Teeth like a piano
Some folks have it ALL!

A Friend!

When you're unable to start

And don't want things to end
Just pick up your favorite pen
And draw yourself a friend!

Collaboration: Brad-Drawing / Lotte-Color

Angry Wings

Just because you have eyes
Don't look at me!
I'm only standing here
Because you have tiny balls that see

Joan's Teeth

Joan's Teeth were nothing more than a stock market graph
Every time she smiled I saw my earnings cut in half!

Drooper

With droopy antenna not pointing at the sky
There's no way of knowing when you're low or high

Stacked Brothers

The oldest child held everyone steady

Because his love for the youngest was so sublime
But in this family, as in most,
The middle children are usually a waste of time

The Insect King

The Insect King was so bummed about his pals
All of them were guys
None of them were gals

Dutchess Henry

Our leader always has a lot to say
Sometimes I wish he'd just let us pray

Friday's Gentleman

When rocks were liquid
When the floor was a tree
When I was a child
I was free

Chippy

Chippy felt like he was chipping to death
"I'm chipping away with every breath"
Lighten up Chippy and jump out of your tube!

And we'll smooth out your chips with some strawberry lube!

Group Show - Little Rock!!!! 3/31/07

Fine artist (and fine friend!!!), Eric Freeman, is displaying his recent paintings and photographs, along with the works of
eight other artists, at a group show he's curating in Little Rock, Arkansas. He kindly invited me to submit some works which makes me the only non-Little Rocker in the show. So, it's indeed an honor to send some deep vibes to the deep south!

Below are my submissions. They're all permanent ink on 8.5 " x 11" neutral color, archival paper. You can see them bigger if you click 'em! And the Figurines music video will be looping on the wall there as well!

Eric has a larger exhibition of his paintings beginning next month (April 20 - Sept. 2, 2007) at The Arts & Science Center For Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff.

He'll be showing with the glass sculptures from another native Arkansas artist, James Hayes.

These two creators went to elementary school together and have stayed in touch, so it should be a fantastic and friendly show of ripened creativity!

"Life (Male)"

"You Will Never Die"

"Gossip Worms"
"HeTree"

"A Mom Again"

"Team Aura #1"
"Team Aura #2"
"Little Smeller"
"Skyless Birds"
"Groom Invasion"
"Dream Protection"
"Slobs Of War"
"Cheerleading The Spirit"

"Back In The Day" - Figurines (Denmark)

The animated music video I created and directed for the Danish rock band Figurines.

Aaron Blecha animated it and we assembled everything at the Animation Workshop in Viborg, Denmark.

The last frame of the animation is the cover drawing I did
for their "Skeleton" CD. I worked backwards from that image to tell the story of
how the character made it to the CD cover!

It's been getting alot of online views and it was just broadcast on Danish
National Television on DR1's "Liga" music program.

The piece has it's own production blog which charts the development and progress of
the project.

Time will tell if it gets accepted to any film/animation festivals I've been applying to.

Have a look: