Doctor Who Charity Art Show

Hey all. Some rather cool news for you! I was recently invited by one of the wonderful folks behind Tiki Machine to take part in a Doctor Who themed charity art show that will be taking place on December 13th and 14th in Anaheim, CA. Above is my contribution to the show - the Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble, and a kerfuffle of Adipose. 

All proceeds of the art sales will be going to Friends and Helpers, providing assistance to women, children and teens who find themselves involved in domestic violence. So if you happen to be the SoCal area mid-December, feel free to drop by the show, see some Whovian love at work, and buy some art to help donate to a fantastic cause. All info on the event can be found on the flyer below.

Allons-y!

-Mel

CCS Film Showcase Article

Much thanks to Tiffany Esshaki for including my work is a recent article for candgnews.com. The article features information on the work by myself and a number of good friends of mine to be hosted at the CCS Film Showcase on, July 28th, by The Stratton Foundation. The article also mentions the ARMSmasters Project - promotion greatly appreciated as the Project itself furthers its Kickstarter campaign. You can read the full article here.

And as always, you can help make the ARMSmasters animated pilot episode a reality through our Kickstarter fundraiser, and get awesome swag for your donations!

CCS 2010 SEO Show Setup

So, tomorrow, I gradate from CCS. I couldn't be more ready, let me tell you. The past week has been spent laboring over getting my space set up for CCS's 2010 Senior Exhibition show. I found out very recently that I'd been granted, quite kindly, the spot of runner-up to Senior Select for the year for the Entertainment Arts department, so I've had a rather large space to fill. I think, in the end, things shaped up rather nicely indeed. Here's a couple of shots of my space for the show, and I'm sure there will be more where that came from soon enough.

The full set-up, along with a ridiculous blinking me, care of my buddy Patrick.

Close up! The table includes Caraan's production book and my portfolio. All prints and original drawn images are either framed or matted, and everything on the wall is available for purchase.

My recently completed piece, "After the Tale: Roadside Rest;" both the original line drawing as well as a color print of the final image.

A couple of drawn frames from Caravan, as a large-scale print of "Polly Want A Soliloquy?"

It's a Mel! Completing show set-up after a good 20 hours of preparatory work makes Mels very happy indeed.... yeeeah, I'll stop talking in third person now. Yick.

Here's to tomorrow's graduation!
-Mel

Gallery Show Photos

As noted in the previous entry I've been given the chance to display my work in my own little gallery show in the Entertainment Arts department hall at the College for Creative Studies for the next couple of weeks. In addition to a couple dozen images (including frame-by frame clean-up animation sequences) there are two reels playing on a digital tv, one for animation, one for illustration and concepts. Here's a couple of photos of the setup.

Prints of various illustrations.

Part of an animated sequence, frame-by-frame.

The majority of the images, including the digital display.

Last and most certainly least, my haggard, sleep-deprived bum, with the entire set-up. Photo snapped by my professor, Chris Carden.

Cheers,
Mel

Gallery Show, and Thanks!

For anyone interested and in the area, I currently have a small gallery show on the third floor of the Walter B Ford building at the College for Creative Studies, which has been receiving very positive feedback so far. I'll post photos of the setup here soon.

Cheers,
Mel