Shelby's High School Bully

This is Margaret, the arrogant and mean girl at Shelby's school.  She is shown next to Shelby for height comparison.  She plays a pivotal role in starting the Blooms band.  The Shelby origin comic is still a work in progress.

Shelby Origin Comic in the Works!

I'm working on a new zine/ comic that tells the story of how Shelby recruited the Blooms.  It takes place at a high school for bugs.  Stay tuned! 

New K Pop band!

Since my show and festival booth, I've been catching up on video games (Skyrim), reading, and t.v. shows.  I have managed to find a little time to come up with a band for the bug side of the Shelby series.  They are a 3-member K-pop group, and they're bees.  Their group name is 3B.  Note how each of the girls' rooms matches their overall look and posture.

Possum Wizard, Chubicorn, and Valeria

Here are three of the five latest pieces I made for the Hive Gallery's Master Blasters show.  The other one was previously posted (Cupcake Wizard and Sophie), and the 5th one is a dead female ninja, which belongs here, on my Nowhereland blog.

Installation View

My work is up and ready for view/purchase!  The Master Blasters of Sculpture 5 show opens tomorrow (Saturday, November 9th) from 8pm until 11pm.  The show runs through the month of November.  Go to hivegallery.com to learn more!

This image shows two of the three walls I have on display.  I will post more later.

Master Blasters of Sculpture Show!

Hello,

This is the reason I haven't posted much lately.  I have been preparing for a big group sculpture show, to be held at the Hive Gallery next Saturday.  If you are in the L.A. are next Saturday (or any time through the month of November), check out my work!

Booth Merch!

Here they are!  These prints, zines, buttons, stickers, and a lot more will be available at the Walnut Family Festival this Saturday, Oct 12th!  Suzanne Park, Walnut, CA, 91789

Work in Progress

Hi fans!  I have been working really hard to get things ready for the local Family Festival.  It will be held at Suzanne Park (625 Suzanne Rd Walnut, CA 91789) on October 12th.  I think it starts at 8am, and goes until sundown. Anyway, I've posted a sneak peak of a brand new poster, to be available at the festival.

In other news, I have officially changed this blog url to shelbyandtheblooms.com.  You can still type in the old address and get here, but it's now a lot easier to remember without the added ".blogspot" part.  It also saves you time and energy!  Isn't that GREAT??!!!!!  You're welcome!!!!!

Cupcake Wizard and Sophie (Final)

Cupcake Wizard's Lament; 11" x 14"; mixed media on cut paper; 2013

Detail

Cupcake Wizard and Sophie

This is set to be a 3-D diorama for an upcoming sculpture show at the Hive Gallery.

It's Official!

I have three upcoming events for the remainder of this year, and next:

1. A Shelby booth at the Walnut Family Festival- Suzanne Park, Walnut, CA (Saturday, October 12th)

2. A group sculpture show at the Hive Gallery in Los Angeles (November 9th)

3. A booth at next year's Anime Expo!  Los Angeles Convention Center (July 3rd- 6th, 2014)

Prints are now available for purchase at my etsy shop!

Hey fans!  Now you can buy any (or all) of the three prints that I've recently made!  Click here to see and buy them!  The three prints I'm offering are pictured below.

Follow me on Instagram!

Hey fans!  I typically post finished work on this blog, but if you wanna see my work in progress and tons of other drawings, art, my family, and things I find on my adventures, then follow me on Instagram!  Look for Chubicorn.  I pretty much post daily on there.

 

Latest Zine Progress

I know I've been quiet lately, but here is what I've been breaking my back over.  It is a 24-page zine with complete power stats on all 23 of my wizards.  I was technically finished a week ago, but I decided to try my hand at applying screen tones.  Each and every shaded part is an individually hand-cut piece of adhesive plastic.  As of this post, I am a little more than half way finished.

Chubicorn Makes Friends!

I went to the Anime Expo this past weekend.  If you ever go, bring a good camera; there are SO many great cosplays.  I was walking through the artist alley, introducing myself and handing out Chubicorn stickers, when I came across this AWESOME booth.  The artist's name is Shilin Huang, and she is the creator of the series, Carciphona.  You can see more of her work here.  Anyway, when I gave her the sticker, she was genuinely happy, and put it on her forehead!  The end.

Shelby in Wonderland

Here is a study I tried based on John Teniel's 1886 print, "The Mad Tea Party".  Below mine is the original.

Cupcake Wizard and Sophie's Picnic Adventure

14" x 11"; marker and colored pencil on paper; 2013

New things in my Etsy shop!

Hey friendos,

I have two new button sets and a new rare button on sale!  Click here, or the Shelby Shop button at the top of this page to learn more!  Here are some images for you:

Chubicorn!

Valeria's Transformation

In the Valeria comic book/ zine, Valeria undergoes a dramatic transformation.  I colored this scene with copic markers and prismacolors.

Marty's Joke (so far)

I know it's been a while since I've last done an installment to the Marty's Joke storyline, so here you go!  I have included the first two, so you don't have to go digging around this blog to understand what's happening.

Cupcake Wizard Sculpture

Cupcake Wizard; 7.5" tall; sculpy

Valeria is Finished!!!

This 9-page comic tells the story of how a young necromancer came to be.  They are now available at my etsy store! 

Some Thangs, and a Fan Art Page (at the top)

Just some things I drew with my students on our last early out day.  Oh, yeah!  I finished my Valeria zine, so that will be available soon!  Now, if you look up at the top of this page to the title window, just under it you will see a menu bar.  I just recently added a fan art page.  Enjoy!

Student/ Teacher Collab

A student walked into my class and handed me his drawing of a nice, grassy countryside.  I asked if I could troll it, and he said I could, so- of course- I added some giant floating plankton.  

Valeria Progress

Progress is slow, but steady.  The mini-comic will be nine super-detailed pages telling the story of how Valeria became a necromancer.  

Stay tuned for more!