My Wizards Visit Atlanta!

I traded my zines with another zine maker a few months ago, and she recently told me how she taught a lesson to 7th graders about how to make zines.  She brought a bunch of examples to show the students (including mine), and took a picture of them.  I love the expression of the student looking at my Wizard Stat Zine (he's the one on the very left side) .  He's like, "Uh...what the *#%&$ am I looking at right now?"

 

23 new buttons almost ready!!!

I am finishing up 23 brand-spanking new button designs for my
students (and maybe etsy shoppers)!  They will be divided into two
sets.  (above, l to r: Breanna, Cupcake Wizard, Powerpuff Sophie,
and Wizard 6)

Upcoming Show at Kawaiiland!!!

I have been asked to showcase and sell my Shelby art and merch at the Kawaiiland show!!!  It is 21+, and $10 to get in.  It takes place in L.A. on Saturday, May 10th.  There will be a lot of artists, food vendors, music, and hundreds of kawaii people (girls).  Click here to buy tickets!!!

I am in the process of making some accessories that will make their BIG debut at the show!  I will also have various prints, buttons, and comics for sale.  (I apologize for the sideways image.  I couldn't figure our how to rotate it without my dear, loving Photoshop)

Cupcake Wizard's Lament

I tried a collage experiment showing Cupcake Wizard's inner thoughts.  I used cut paper, colored pencils, watercolors, markers, pencils and a pen.

Shelby and the Blooms Gender Flip!

I've been working on a few things lately.  I will soon have three full-color posters available for purchase on my etsy shop!  They include: the original Blooms playing their instruments, this gender-flipped version, and a mashup of Cupcake Wizard and Sophie as Jabba the Hutt and Princess Leia, respectively.  Of course, the Shelby origin comic is still a work in progress.

This Year's Valentine Gram

Here is a Valentine card I made for my school's ASB/ Leadership program.  I might sell them on my etsy shop soon.

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.

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!

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.

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

Chubicorn!

Valeria's Transformation

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

Cupcake Wizard Sculpture

Cupcake Wizard; 7.5" tall; sculpy