Blog

 

So almost a year ago, I sat down to my desk and sculpted my stress away. I was spending all my time working in hard, slow wax for the Monkeynaut prototype. I needed a break to losen myself back up. This silly little catfish was the result!

 

Well, he was molded and casted a few times but eventually ended up on the back burner when life got in the way. I’m happy to say I finally got to revisit this little cutie. I’ve had some real fun bringing a small army of them to life!

 

 NOW, you can finally get your hands on one! Head on over to my store and pick out a cute desk mate for yourself!

 

The Fatty Cats are the first of quite a few personal projects I’ve had in the works. Time to give these neglected resin ramblings some love and attention! Stay tuned for more resin creations!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had way too much fun with this one guys. The Resilient Submission Specialist, Green Ant of Chikara’s famous trio The Colony, asked me to do a design for him. So I hope you all enjoy wearing it as much I did working on it!

 

They will be available at Wrestlecon THIS weekend! You know I will be wearing mine!

 

 

What can I say? I had a great time, once again, working on a new shirt for the Kentucky Gentleman himself, Chuck Taylor and his rag tag ..tag team! It of course includes the esteemed Doctor Colonel Nolan Angus, the always smelly but incredibly lovable Swampy, the ever intoxicated ‘Freshly Squeezed’ Orange Cassidy, and ‘The Legal Eagle’ Drew Gulak.

 

I had a ton of fun with this one and they just might be available at Wrestlecon THIS weekend! Be the first to sport this awesome shirt!

 

 

 

A second Chocobo commission for a wonderful client. He had requested a mother chocobo with it’s baby and their pet cat. It is a gift for his expecting wife who adores these silly feathered characters.

 

I really enjoyed working on this. It was definitely a learning experience once again. This time I chose to work with Magic Sculpt. It’s actually the first time i’ve tried this stuff out. Over all, im a big fan. Sets up as hard as a rock, sandable, and has pretty good amount of work time. Still though, it has its drawbacks that I had to learn to work around but I look forward to using Magic Sculpt again soon!

 

Still learning every time I sit down and paint as well. Color matching, adding details, dealing with texture. All fun but I still prefer to sculpt all day instead

 

Hey guys!! Remember those Colony charms I did for Chikara?

Well, I may have made a deal with the devil…well more like goblin prince. I’ve agreed to create charms for Kobald in exchange for him sparing my life AND free vacations to Bled Island!

You can buy them now at http://www.thebatiri.com/merchandise.html !!

Keychains, pins, earrings, magnets! Get em while they last!

 

 

Do you guys remember my little vinyl kaiju toy?! Well, Dski_One has put his painting flair on these Glow-in-dark Monkeynauts! You can get them January 18th noon PST from the wonderful people at http://www.lulubelltoys.com/ 

 

They come blind bagged, with 2 possible colorways. It’s a 7″ tall figure with articulated in the arms, feet & waist. These are going to retail for $75, and they come with a custom header card!

 

 

I learned a lot working on this commission piece! I now know that birds are fun to sculpt and feathers are NOT. At least I can now probably sculpt a pile of feathers with my eyes closed!

 

 

 

 

Work in progress roundup!

 

 

 

Monkeynaut, my first vinyl toy with my buddy Eddie, made his debut at Designer Con 2012 back in November. Keep an eye out for a second wave of Monkeynauts after the new year. We will have some fun colored blanks so keep an eye out for them! Our first wave of blanks found new homes and now we are seeing some awesome customs pop up!

 

*Also there are plans in the works for a custom show around spring of 2013. I’ll be posting more details as we get closer to the date.*

 

Check out this insane work from Drilone! I’ve been a fan of his work for quite some time now so it’s so exciting him work on Monkeynaut.

 

 

 

Dski_one of  Lulubelltoys.com did these great customs! Follow him on instagram!

 

 

 

 

 

A few months back I blogged about some fun t-shirt designs I did for Chuck Taylor and his stable, The Gentleman’s Club here!

 

Well…I can’t say whose fault it really is, *Cough*not mine, but one of the key members of the club was not included in the shirt design. I made my promise to the ‘Legal Eagle’ Drew Gulak, that I would fix it.

 

I finally was able to set aside time to right the wrong and here is the new and improved shirt design!

 

 

 

~ You can purchase the shirts here! ~

 

Get to know the crazy cast of characters on Youtube! They have 8 hilarious episodes and counting!

 

Also check them out on twitter:

 

The Kentucky Gentleman, Chuck Taylor

The Legal Eagle, Drew Gulak

Freshly Squeezed, Orange Cassidy

Doctor Colonel Nolan Angus

and the lovable Swamp Monster

 

 

Hey guys! Do you remember this little resin cutie? Fluff Fin <–

 

Though this toy isn’t available JUST yet… I will have these awesome Fluff Fin shirts ready for purchase very soon! *And some stickers too!*

 

 

Coming to Designer Con November 3rd?  You will be the first to get your hands on them!

 

After that weekend these shirts will be available online through my store page (Coming very soon!)