tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-256970692024-03-13T17:35:40.171-04:00Design and EvolutionNew work and work-in-progress of Alleycat StudioAlleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-36453445631575388772009-11-23T17:59:00.003-05:002011-08-23T18:44:29.850-04:00Arctic Circle Flyover<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyrtI-4KIMARyVTxFF5oyW0ZO9gIRElvMtWdO0nFDYjECJzKaIWfa0TCpmg8JaDAhP3DZ-zL3R2FaY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>
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<br />Flights from the eastern part of the USA to Asia often take a northern route over the Arctic Circle. I was able to get a good seat on this Boeing 777 flight, flying out on Halloween. Note the "sunrise" (on the Russian side of the Arctic Circle) in the final segment after a brief sunset.Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-29527261526892043512009-07-05T20:15:00.001-04:002009-10-05T21:00:18.454-04:00Year On The Fly: China Part 2Our company is constantly working on, improvising and developing new product lines -- sometimes on the fly, and a last-minute product line idea by one of the sales people had me flying over to China again this past June. I rode six airplanes in the space of one week: Cleveland to Newark, Newark to Shanghai, Shanghai to Qing Dao (and back); Shanghai to Detroit and then back to Cleveland. I think I was en route more than I was actually working! Now they're talking about sending me back... more videos to come eventually. (Click on video to see full size.) <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s0k2MkH5m3c&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s0k2MkH5m3c&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="243"></embed></object>Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-14200205050169980092009-01-28T15:06:00.008-05:002009-01-28T15:27:11.885-05:00Hong Kong Toy Fair and China Factory TripOne of the perks of being a designer for my company is the opportunity to visit the <a href="http://hktoyfair.hktdc.com/">Hong Kong Toy Fair</a> and see global trade in action. The Toy Fair is a showcase for various manufacturers to display their wares and make business connections with buyers. After four days at the Toy Fair, we were then flown to mainland China to discuss forthcoming product designs with our manufacturers.<br /><br /><br /><br />Hong Kong:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC919fc94I/AAAAAAAAAMw/fWi3FPD1S9w/s1600-h/SDC10016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC919fc94I/AAAAAAAAAMw/fWi3FPD1S9w/s400/SDC10016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296441896524904322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC90lUkqAI/AAAAAAAAAMo/pTErBpUZis8/s1600-h/SDC10022.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC90lUkqAI/AAAAAAAAAMo/pTErBpUZis8/s400/SDC10022.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296441872856950786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC90DSbWVI/AAAAAAAAAMg/7lkvgXpPY20/s1600-h/P1010112.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC90DSbWVI/AAAAAAAAAMg/7lkvgXpPY20/s400/P1010112.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296441863721146706" /></a><br /><br />Shanghai:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8cFUl06I/AAAAAAAAAMY/-tMZ6MAqyKk/s1600-h/SDC10033.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8cFUl06I/AAAAAAAAAMY/-tMZ6MAqyKk/s400/SDC10033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296440352438604706" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8bpCXzSI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/Cc8PLb-5_go/s1600-h/SDC10035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8bpCXzSI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/Cc8PLb-5_go/s400/SDC10035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296440344845995298" /></a><br /><br />Here's what a plush toy factory looks like:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8aw1ICnI/AAAAAAAAAMI/CyqWykWFYA8/s1600-h/SDC10054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8aw1ICnI/AAAAAAAAAMI/CyqWykWFYA8/s400/SDC10054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296440329758050930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8aOgPJfI/AAAAAAAAAMA/HwYyRNsZWBM/s1600-h/SDC10057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8aOgPJfI/AAAAAAAAAMA/HwYyRNsZWBM/s400/SDC10057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296440320543630834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8Z9E0r0I/AAAAAAAAAL4/qtm4ehflygI/s1600-h/SDC10058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC8Z9E0r0I/AAAAAAAAAL4/qtm4ehflygI/s400/SDC10058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296440315865247554" /></a>Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-58495003998266417552009-01-28T14:52:00.005-05:002009-01-28T15:03:41.479-05:00Carlos Creek Wine Label Signing -- Nov. 28-29th, 2008Thanksgiving weekend, I was invited to sign wine bottles for <a href="http://www.carloscreekwinery.com/">Carlos Creek Winery's</a> unveiling of their latest "Minnesota Nice" wines, which I had done label illustrations for. The event took place in Alexandria, Minnesota. Many thanks to Tami Bredeson and family for their hospitality. Very good wines as well! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC4cWqskxI/AAAAAAAAALg/T5-s3xQr6d4/s1600-h/winelabels.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 153px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC4cWqskxI/AAAAAAAAALg/T5-s3xQr6d4/s400/winelabels.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296435959048213266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC41f1XLQI/AAAAAAAAALo/Ibi_ecCjGK4/s1600-h/carloscreek1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC41f1XLQI/AAAAAAAAALo/Ibi_ecCjGK4/s400/carloscreek1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296436391005596930" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC41kWWI8I/AAAAAAAAALw/6AnOK0im12U/s1600-h/carloscreek2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/SYC41kWWI8I/AAAAAAAAALw/6AnOK0im12U/s400/carloscreek2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296436392217682882" /></a>Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-82655679792944140932008-10-20T17:23:00.002-04:002008-10-20T17:26:24.865-04:00Here's The Scoop...I haven't posted in awhile, but now for an update: I've been hired full-time as a designer for Wild Republic. I design toys, educational products, illustrations and more. It's keeping me very busy and I can't post any new material now, but in time hopefully I'll be able to post some more art...Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-80158779587037192642008-04-03T19:31:00.003-04:002008-04-03T19:33:11.232-04:0037 different animal species...that I can't show any drawings of because they're still in the production stages. But that's what I'm doing at the moment. Front and side views, plus two different poses for a select group.Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-71738331953052943572008-02-09T18:23:00.000-05:002008-11-13T04:01:24.792-05:00"Look At My $#%& Eyes, You #$%!"<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/R642bYuy3uI/AAAAAAAAAIw/-BvOwi5WnwQ/s1600-h/goodfellas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/R642bYuy3uI/AAAAAAAAAIw/-BvOwi5WnwQ/s320/goodfellas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165125666763628258" /></a><br /><br />Da man in da trunk: 24" plasticine sculpt for dimensional wall sign (for casting). <br /><br /><i>Client: Goodfellas Tattoo & Body Piercing, North Ridgeville, OH</i>Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-12213369766070341532007-11-05T16:07:00.000-05:002008-11-13T04:01:25.062-05:004" Sculpt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Ry-GXww5IXI/AAAAAAAAAEw/5Txf8YgXh7k/s1600-h/DSC_0062.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Ry-GXww5IXI/AAAAAAAAAEw/5Txf8YgXh7k/s320/DSC_0062.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129466243383370098" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Ry-GYAw5IYI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Lg7ETgAnTeA/s1600-h/DSC_0063.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Ry-GYAw5IYI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Lg7ETgAnTeA/s320/DSC_0063.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129466247678337410" /></a><br />The beginning stages.Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-16331698997806052972007-09-04T05:30:00.001-04:002008-11-13T04:01:25.525-05:00Dance, Dance, DanceA couple of the projects I was working on in July and August.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rt0mQEf1NzI/AAAAAAAAAEA/74CDg49IsEg/s1600-h/2guide.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rt0mQEf1NzI/AAAAAAAAAEA/74CDg49IsEg/s320/2guide.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106279610035025714" /></a><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br />A ballet-dancing ghost for a forthcoming Halloween eGreeting.<br><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rt0mQEf1N0I/AAAAAAAAAEI/DiuHI-HvTh4/s1600-h/carla1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rt0mQEf1N0I/AAAAAAAAAEI/DiuHI-HvTh4/s320/carla1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106279610035025730" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rt0mQUf1N1I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/0_p3slDwQDQ/s1600-h/carla2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rt0mQUf1N1I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/0_p3slDwQDQ/s320/carla2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106279614329993042" /></a><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Carla's Talent Show", a children's reading guide published by Kaeden BooksAlleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-43373107835751936012007-03-14T21:00:00.000-04:002008-11-13T04:01:27.275-05:00Caricature Heads<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RficAAT9svI/AAAAAAAAABc/88IgxCuheB0/s1600-h/clintonted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RficAAT9svI/AAAAAAAAABc/88IgxCuheB0/s320/clintonted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041951306738938610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rfib_gT9ssI/AAAAAAAAABE/LNSAscl2_hY/s1600-h/dennis1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rfib_gT9ssI/AAAAAAAAABE/LNSAscl2_hY/s320/dennis1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041951298149003970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Rfib_wT9stI/AAAAAAAAABM/Us2UErqI4VE/s1600-h/guilmccain.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidbwT9s2I/AAAAAAAAACU/JOjMFZsDUj0/s320/obamedwards.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041952882991936354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For some reason I didn't get finalized shots of Edwards and Obama. Maybe it was because the batteries in my camera were low. I'll post more pictures later on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RficiQT9szI/AAAAAAAAAB8/-M1GRvmSYro/s1600-h/clintonetc2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RficiQT9szI/AAAAAAAAAB8/-M1GRvmSYro/s320/clintonetc2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041951895149458226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Teddy Kennedy was supposed to be blowing a trumpet according to the assignment. That's why he kind of looks like that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfichwT9swI/AAAAAAAAABk/cIJONl-QQLU/s1600-h/clintonetcside.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfichwT9swI/AAAAAAAAABk/cIJONl-QQLU/s320/clintonetcside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041951886559523586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RficiAT9syI/AAAAAAAAAB0/K44jkbTj28U/s1600-h/stage4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RficiAT9syI/AAAAAAAAAB0/K44jkbTj28U/s320/stage4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041951890854490914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidbwT9s3I/AAAAAAAAACc/Dxpm6pwgBCg/s1600-h/stage3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidbwT9s3I/AAAAAAAAACc/Dxpm6pwgBCg/s320/stage3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041952882991936370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Glass doll eyes are positioned in this stage.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidcAT9s4I/AAAAAAAAACk/cGC1Sk-7eg0/s1600-h/saycheese.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidcAT9s4I/AAAAAAAAACk/cGC1Sk-7eg0/s320/saycheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041952887286903682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Say cheese...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidcQT9s5I/AAAAAAAAACs/mEjbMS4Ah2Y/s1600-h/stage2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidcQT9s5I/AAAAAAAAACs/mEjbMS4Ah2Y/s320/stage2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041952891581870994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />After the initial structure is baked, more clay is added in stages.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidowT9s6I/AAAAAAAAAC0/g1GHWgYGx58/s1600-h/rudy1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidowT9s6I/AAAAAAAAAC0/g1GHWgYGx58/s320/rudy1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041953106330235810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hmmm... wonder who this will be...?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidpAT9s7I/AAAAAAAAAC8/z_kLWaKX3nY/s1600-h/group1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 232px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/RfidpAT9s7I/AAAAAAAAAC8/z_kLWaKX3nY/s320/group1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041953110625203122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a second group of heads in the beginning stages. I neglected to mention earlier that the material used in these assignments is polymer clay. This stage shows the underlying facial structure as it is built.Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-38515573750275630112007-03-06T01:13:00.000-05:002008-11-13T04:01:27.436-05:00Bald Bill and his Beheaded Buddies<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Re0HD2LJyPI/AAAAAAAAAAM/tZYckiG9r2E/s1600-h/clintonetc.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pLEpeszjzZY/Re0HD2LJyPI/AAAAAAAAAAM/tZYckiG9r2E/s320/clintonetc.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038691320760748274" /></a><br /><br />Client likes the political sculpts and now wants even more. Looks like it's going to be busy with the candidates already on the campaign trail. <i><b>I do other kinds of work besides this! Really! </b> </i>Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-1165314332170741832006-12-05T05:16:00.000-05:002007-11-01T23:27:09.230-04:00Busy November<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/480194/bushpatola.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/209583/bushpatola.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/214172/hillary3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/790991/hillary3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/411875/hillary2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/53003/hillary2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/402552/bush3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/169172/bush3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/881991/bush2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/982746/bush2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/338674/hillbush.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/614866/hillbush.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/625123/hillary1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/582675/hillary1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/393555/bush1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/998633/bush1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/798966/condi4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/87969/condi4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/492057/condi3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/909739/condi3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/188996/condi2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/235957/condi2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/342911/condi1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/526590/condi1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/485879/gore2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/579595/gore2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/1600/283094/gore1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/4447/2688/320/505775/gore1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-1162181289389971162006-10-29T23:03:00.000-05:002006-10-29T23:08:09.400-05:00A New Set of Political Sculpts...<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4447/2688/1600/sculpts1029.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4447/2688/400/sculpts1029.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />...in progress!Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25697069.post-1144545215267007992006-04-08T21:13:00.000-04:002006-10-28T18:38:52.553-04:00Cheney's Got A GunThis sculpt done in April was part of a series of five that I did in the space of about a week's time. I was rushed on the project so I wasn't entirely satisfied with how they turned out. I liked this one out of the five. Here he's about ready to go in the oven.<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4447/2688/1600/cheneygun.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4447/2688/320/cheneygun.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4447/2688/1600/cheneygun2.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4447/2688/400/cheneygun2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Here's how he appears on a greeting card. Image copyright AGC.Alleycat Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04381890007376696003noreply@blogger.com1