I've got 4 weeks left in Oregon--get me orders soon!

This morning I woke up and realized that I've only got four more weeks in Oregon before I go home to the Southwest for the summer. ArtKicks is going to be an ongoing project this summer, but for anyone in Oregon who wants a pair, it will be much easier (and cheaper) if we don't have to worry about mailorder. So if you want a pair from me, get me your order in the next week or two. I'm going to really push myself to get as many pairs done before June 14th as I can.

Flying Death Unicorns From Space

I think the most hilarious thing that could ever happen to humanity would be the destruction of civilization by unicorns. From space. With rainbow death lasers that shoot out of their eyes. Not so cute now, are they? We would never see it coming. We're too busy being scared of the obvious, non-mythical animals like bears and tigers.





If anyone has a better camera and more photographic skill than I, please let me know. I'd really like to photo these in better quality because I think a lot of the detail gets lost with my point and shoot.

Leaves, Trees, and Vines

These are probably the most time-consuming pair I have ever done. Lots of tiny little details and repeating patterns. Also experimented quite a bit with blending colors this time around.

Catiator and Catador

I dream of a world in which cats are not discriminated against. I dream of a world where cats can brutally battle one another for our entertainment. I dream of a world where cats win our hearts with their finesse and skill as they weave about an angry dog with only a red cloth for protection.

"I'M CATICUS!!!"

"Perro! Perro!"

I'm pretty happy with the final result. Drawing relatively physiologically-correct animals was a challenge, especially because I don't really draw a lot of cats or dogs, despite my love of them. Thanks to various lolcat photos for reference.

Traveling, summer camp, Oregon, and community

My friend wanted his shoes to represent two parts of his life: his community of friends in Oregon and his planned travels this summer.



The left shoe (home) features a drum circle, something that he emphasized as being very representative of the communal spirit found in his student co-op. The right shoe (traveling) is the kind of scene that most of us associate with summer camp--roasting marshmallows over a fire underneath the night sky.



The heel of the right shoe features my own rendition of his 1996 Ford station wagon (broken door and all) on its way to the summer camp.



Both shoes feature a lot of green forest imagery for extra hippie imagery and Oregon-nostalgia.


He also requested that I sign them. I'm flattered that he thought my name worthy of adorning his shoes.

The blanks are starting to pour in . . .

Two pairs of blank vans arrived at my door this morning, and two more should show up tomorrow. I've got a total of about seven orders in various stages, which means that my April deal was a smash success beyond my expectations. I'm well on my way to achieving my goals of building awareness of my product and putting together a diverse portfolio.

I think I'm going to have to cap April orders pretty soon. I'm going to be way over my head if I get very many more, so if you want to take advantage of the free April deal, do it soon!

Twitter shoes

Just finished these up for a friend. She requested that her shoes be Twitter themed, with one shoe focusing on the Twitter Bird and the other emphasizing the "Fail Whale" (the image displayed when Twitter is over capacity).



Tried to replicate the Fail Whale as accurately as I could.



Nothing says awesome like the Fail Whale on a unicycle.