VISIT TO DISTRICT 12...
I'll get back to the art posts soon, but I thought some of you might enjoy this... I recently got back from a little vacation... North Carolina, St. Augustine, Fla, and Orlando/ Universal Adventure Island. While visiting my cousins in NC I realized they lived only 10 minutes away from the abandoned town which was the site of District 12 in the filming of the Hunger Games. It was pretty surreal to see this ghost of a town still standing in-tact (although pretty run-down) with no residents. I just finished the 1st book and saw the movie only a few weeks ago, so I enjoyed walking through the town while the shots of the movie were still fresh in my head. Here are some of the pics, enjoy...

WOODSTOCK...
Took a couple days off work and traveled with Michelle and Sterling up to Woodstock earlier this week. Since check in to the cabin was at 4:00 and we arrived early, we decided to take a hike up Overlook Mountain.It's a pretty amazing hike with spectacular views once you get to the top. About 2 miles in you come to the Overlook Mountain House which originally opened it's doors in 1871. After multiple fires only the shell of the hotel remains. It is pretty surreal to come across this gigantic structure in the middle of the woods on a hiking trail. We took some pics of the ruins...

UPCYCLED COFFEE TABLE...
There was an old wood door in my attic that's been sitting there since we moved in. I wanted to find a creative way to use it in a project. I decided to cut it up along with some other wood planks I had lying around and reface an Ikea coffee table we had in the living room. This was my first project using my new sliding compound mitre saw and I am very pleased with the results. It took a lot of hours to cut and fit all the pieces together and mitre all of the corners, and it made a mess with all the sawdust, but it should make an awesome conversation piece when finished. I bought some old antique hardware (knobs etc.) that I still have to attach. Here is a pic... almost finished

MASON JAR CHANDELIER DIY
Back on a home improvement kick again. Just finished this DIY mason jar chandelier project. Found a great tutorial over at

Kara Paslay Designs

Really happy I found this blog, tons of great home ideas!!!

BATTING PRACTICE
Vlad will be making the trip to Art Basel Miami via Art Whino. I elaborated a bit on my Vlad Mega Munny adding the origami bats. I call my piece "Batting Practice" Look for him at Art Basel Miami!!!

NEW VLAD RELEASE!!!
Jared Deal x Argonaut Resins present Vlad "Montana" Edition
Available Fri Nov. 11th!!!

VLAD REPORTS FROM NYCC 2011!
Vlad was out in full force at this years New York Comic Con. Here's a few choice pics of his adventures...






to view the full set go here...

Vlad's NYCC visit

VLAD MEGA MUNNY COMPLETE!!!
This was a ton of fun... really happy with how he turned out. He has a custom head I carved out of blue insulation foam, and I cut and hand stitched all of the fabric myself.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT NYCC...

NYCC 2011 UPDATE...
Almost finished the Vlad mascot head for NYCC, here are some updated pics...


Sushi the cat investigates...

Sushi approves!