My site will be down for the next couple of days, doing some behind the scenes work on it. Stay Tuned.

The Empire Muggs Back

I recently had the honor to be asked to do a customized Mighty Mugg for Lucasfilm's The Empire Muggs Back Project.

The Empire Muggs Back: Art for a Mighty Good Cause
Lucasfilm asked popular artists, comic book creators, toy designers and celebrities to take blank Mighty Muggs (donated by Hasbro) and transform them into their favorite Star Wars characters. The Muggs will be on display at this month's San Diego Comic-Con and then auctioned off by The Make-A-Wish Foundation.


When I first got the Mighty Mugg I had decided to do a stormtrooper but his diminutive size and fun proportions made me want to make him a wind up clockwork trooper



I molded his armor and weathered it a bit.



Then added old rusty clock parts to complete his look.



Stenciled 1138 on the back of his helmet



I included a green smiley face lollipop and he's all ready to be wound up and fight some rebels for a good cause.

Manuel Orazi and L'Atlantide

I've written up a little blurb on the the posters of Orazi's vision of L'Atlantide, over at the Design History community. Click the image below to check it out.

Still Warm Leatherette

Author JG Ballard dies at 78

BALLARDIAN: (adj) 1. of James Graham Ballard (J.G. Ballard; 1930-2009), the British novelist, or his works. (2) resembling or suggestive of the conditions described in Ballard’s novels & stories, esp. dystopian modernity, bleak man-made landscapes & the psychological effects of technological, social or environmental developments.



Warm Leatherette

It's been officially announced, I will be a guest artist at the upcoming Star Wars Fan Days III in Texas this October. Check out the banner link below for details. There is already an amazing line up of people and lots of great guests are going to be added over the coming months. Hope to see you there.

I have a profile interview up for the Artist Series at Star Wars.com
Click here to check it out:

Updating my website, there might be a few broken links in the next couple of days. Stand by....

"Just like Beggar's Canyon back home!"

The view from my drawing table....

White Wolf's new Vampire "The Eternal Struggle" collectible card game expansion pack "Keepers of Tradition" comes out today. I did a couple of cards on this set. Link below



"Quick Meld"
mixed media

Mary Catherine McClung Ballard Lane "Kitty" or as I called her, Grandma.
August 6th 1915- September 29th 2008

3rd Annual Belly Horror Show, Oct. 3rd & 4th

ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction #3 Cover

This month in Previews....

So many Zombie Uncle Sam's out there...I think every artist should do one in their lifetime. Here's mine


With his wife and child in the middle of a zombie hot-zone in the Middle East, Colonel Matthew Drake’s strike team crash-lands to find zombie dogs, spiders, camels… and worst of all, a growing zombie army led by a fully-sentient ZOMBIE ZERO with Drake’s family caught in the middle. From the creator the of UNDERWORLD movie franchise.

Just announced I'll be at Star Wars Fan Days II in Texas Oct 25-26th as a guest artist. Be sure to stop by and say Hi. Lots of great artists there and the voice of Stinky the Hutt!
http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/Next-Convention.html