‘Don’t Feed The Book’ in DVD compilation

“Don’t Feed The Book”, the little short film featuring Stodgy, Starchy, and the cosmic horror of the Necronomicon, is included in a new compilation DVD by Lurker Films.

http://www.arkhambazaar.com/hplc05_strange_aeons.html

This collection includes the featured film ‘Strange Aeons’ directed by Eric Morgret (with English subtitles, commentary, a bonus “making of” featurette and slideshow), Patrick Weber’s short film ‘Maria’s Hubris’ and the animated shorts ‘From Beyond’ by Michael Granberry and ‘Don’t Feed the Book’ by Robin Ator. The disk is also packed with special features, including an interview with director John Carpenter, trailers from the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, trailers, and much more!

Big fun for all fans of Lovecraftiana. Get your copy today!

And of you just want to see the short animation, go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Er4dlYPg7k

celebrity M-&-Ms images on tv

M-&-Ms imagery on this ET television awards interview segment.

The URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC1_wNm1-mw

‘Drink n’ Draw’ animation event

Big fun for drawers! 8-10 pm on January 23rd ‘08 at the Someday Lounge on 5th Avenue in Portland, Oregon (next door to terrific coffeeshop Backspace) : a chance for animators to down a beer, sit down at a light table with a fat sharpie marker, and draw like a madman for ten minutes, to create a few seconds of animation for a freeform collaborative animated film.

Groups of animators are called up to the drawing area, 5 at a time. Each animator receives 8 blank note cards, as well as the last card from the animator that drew before them. They have exactly 10 minutes (that’s 75 seconds per card) to continue the animation on each card. At the end of that 10 minutes, all of the animators are kicked out of their seats (no lollygagging now!) and a new batch is called to the table.

Event sponsored by the Cascade Siggraph group. Find the completed results here: http://www.cascadesiggraph.org/events.html

Here’s a view of the table, with local scribblers hard at work:

Willamette Week cover: channeling Patrick Nagel

This illustration was done for the Willamette Week in Portland, Oregon earlier this year. The brief: an article about increased cocaine use among the young, rich and sophisticated, using the 80’s Nagel prints as a visual metaphor. And of course everyone’s familiar with those — aren’t they in every nail salon in the world?

custom bags for the Ator Tarot

I sell the Ator Tarot as a shrinkwrapped item – no bag, and no box.  But people love to carry this little deck around.  It’s exactly hand-size: big enough to see, small enough to carry.

Here’s one option found on eBay: Handmade Tarot/Rune Bag

“The bag you receive is new and handcrafted by me. This bag was custom made for my Ator Tarot which does not come with a box or bag. I chose The Fool picture for myself, but you can choose any card you’d like. The back is brightly colored to match the colorful deck.

The bag is fully lined with a subtle white-on-white patterned cotton. The bottom is boxed for a perfect fit. Double-stringed with white satin cord for security.

Approximately 6 1/4 by 4 1/2 – to fit the Ator deck.”

Sage Woman illustrations

Illustrations for an issue of SageWoman magazine – an article talking about the delights and benefits of a nude vacation, and how to get over that whole nudity thing.

‘DemonSeed’ – stop-motion

I’ve always loved clay animation.

I made this short film in 1995 or so.

“Exercise Accompanied By Jazz, #1″

 

ink and acrylics on prepared paper, with varnish — image area 8 1/2″ x 11″ $50- shipping included

“Exercise Accompanied By Jazz, #2″

 

ink and acrylics on prepared paper, with varnish — image area 8 1/2″ x 11″ $50- shipping included

“Exercise Accompanied By Jazz, #3″

ink and acrylics on prepared paper, with varnish — image area 8 1/2″ x 11″ $50- shipping included