“Hooks” is the story of Clifford, a children’s show host and puppeteer in the adolescent years of television. His star is on the rise until he loses his arms in an accident. With prosthetic limbs, he’s left to watch his children’s show empire fall into the hands of his sidekick, a drunken clown named Hugo. Clifford has to fight to maintain his grip on reality as he loses everything he valued and finds no one willing to fight for him.
Issue one is done. We shopped it around got a lot of rejections, no responses, and one offer. We are now in the midst of re-tooling this into a graphic novel format. Once it is done we will shop it around to publishers once again. The next step after that would be to self publish.
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I’ve been told this has appeared on a TV crime procedural show. The quirky computer nerd at headquarters uses it.
It’s a strange process. Think of a thing you think someone might need or use. Design, size, color, packaging. Sculpting, paint and packaging sourced to China. It goes on a shipping container, then a team of salespeople try to get it into stores. Hopefully your idea doesn’t get ripped off along the way.
His eyes light up!
The eyes on the 3 eyed alien light up!
He has glass in his glasses, the Fez is flocked and has a tassle!
Tiny lunchboxes the size of a sandwich.
Duct tape mug & fancy box
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This item got ripped off a few times. I saw a copy in the $1.00 area at Target. I suppose I should take it as a compliment.
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UPC code necktie. You are just another number.
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Magnetic at the thorax
This went through a lot of design changes. It was just too creepy.
Magnetic at the lid.
I was sure this product would enable me to buy a 25 foot speedboat.
It didn’t.
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So this product is for the cheese ball you put out at your Easter celebration every year. The carrot stems pull out to reveal little cheese spreader knives. I use mine to hold spare change.
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Once modeled by Jimmy Fallon.
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Bacon necktie & Bacon Koozie
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Sculpture. Toy … modifications? Some found objects, sculpt, epoxy clay & paint.
This all started with the inspiration of the whiskey glass I used for the helmet.
From the made for TV movie Trilogy of Terror starring Karen Black. Do not break the chain, or you will release the warriors spirit.
20 inches tall. sculpt, epoxy resin clay, fabric, acrylic paint, wire, twine, eyeballs off amazon.
He’s been in the breadbox too long and now he wants revenge.
Vintage vinyl promo that I added a few bits to.
Resin cast head & hands. wire & fabric body.
Shrunken head sculpted over a cruddy blow mold halloween skull. Epoxy clay, doll hair, twine.
Cast resin body, super sculpt head, plastic eyes from Amazon. Legos, acrrylic paint.
I always wanted a set of Roc’ em Soc’ em Robots as a kid. When I finally got a vintage set I realized it’s not that fun of a toy. I just thought the robots were really cool. Their poses were always too stiff so I chopped one up, made molds for the parts, and re-posed it into a fighters stance. I put some sponsorship stickers on it to, for that NASCAR vibe.
Resin, wire, acrylic paint.
This sculpt is in a private collection. He had an actual Praying Mantis. Quite rare in Minnesota. It inspired me to make this for him.
Thrift store praying hands, ping pong balls, epoxy clay, wire, spray paint.
stuff I drew.
Some skateboard wheels they put my art on. They used the art for a T shirt too. The T-shirt was better than the wheels. They sent me one ..but it didn't fit me.
concept art for a TV pitch.
My wedding invitations.
A concert poster for an imaginary rock band.
After I read the book Geek Love I had to draw this. I think that book would make a great animated film.
Pencil roughs, sometimes inked directly from my sketchbooks.
The logo for my freinds podcast. Please listen.
Well, it turns out I need a day job. Food, shelter, health insurance.. it all costs money. I own a small painting company, I did the logo before I was even open for business.