Hope everyone had a very merry Xmas! I know you're all excited to party it up on NYE but you don't have to wait 5 days for a fun filled night! Tomorrow night I'm going to be doing a dance performance live with the band Kolm! So come check out this amazing show!
Dec 27th Tues. 1030pm.
At the Dragonfly in Hollywood!
6510 Santa Monica Blvd
Tell all your friends!
So, unless you guys go to the day time Hive gallery hours, this is your LAST chance to check out my incredible Watchbot City! The Hive Gallery will be screening Heather Henson's puppet film. Heather Henson (Jim Henson's daughter) will be there to showcase the actual puppets from her film and to do a Q & A. And while you're there enjoying the festivities you can check out my Watchbot City. Time is running out! It comes down Nov. 26th. This is a free event with free snacks and free dvd giveaways! I'll be there and so should YOU!
This Wed. Nov. 16th 8pm
Hive Gallery 729 S. Spring St. Downtown LA
I did a special piece for this amazing show and I won't post any pics till after the show is over! There's a secret surprise to it that I would rather everyone see in person! This is going to be a great event with awesome music and amazing art! And all proceeds from the door and bar go to an organization that works to bring back music and art that has been cut from our local public schools. These are the same folks who put up the amazing Unnatural Disaster show I a few months back. As I did with that show, I decided to make something specially for this show and will donate all sale $ to the cause. So please come and show your support!
Also showing great art are our very own IPM artist, Treiops Treyfid, Cig Neutron, and Chadwick Reinheardt!
I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to post recaps of our last few events. I'll be be doing that in a week, but for now I need to tell you guys about my upcoming show. I've been working non-stop on creating a miniature city made of clock and watch parts! The city buildings will have lights and the main city will be motorized! Watchbot City will be showcased in the main room at the hive gallery's Annual Master Blaster all Sculpture show! I'm so honored to be part of the line-up along with Stephen Chiodo of the famous Chiodo Brothers Studio, Heather Henson (Jim Henson's daugher), and Ink Pen Mutation's very own Cig Neutron!!! This is an event you won't want to miss. As usual I'll be wearing an incredibly insane but amazing costume!
Fan Vixens and Ink Pen Mutations Press will have a "Bizarro Au Go-Go" book signing Sat. Sept. 24th at 7pm. This event will be held at the enchanting Dark Delicacies in Burbank and will feature tons of sexy models, totally rad sculptures, and of course the piece the resistance—the freakin’ book! =D So come and buy a copy and get it signed!
Dark Delicacies
3512 W. Magnolia
Burbank, CA 91505
With the sultry and sexy Kalamity Jand me being painted live in graffiti art by the amazingly talented KASL, it’s not a surprise that our last hive launch party was a complete success! We gave away free awesome ball caps with art from “Sick” and dope ass t-shirts with art from “Van Wyck 3and the Clan of the Sour Hand”. People loved the new books and enjoyed the visual candy of painted ladies! Ooh la la! But even better, Chadwick and Kasl showcased their own personal art along with the illustrations from their books and it blew everyone’s mind away! Cobb did an intimate reading from Van Wyck in our space and as usual his charm had the gals in a swoon! It was a night to remember and we want to thank all of our Ink Pen Mutations Fans for coming to our last Hive Launch Party and visiting our last moments having the green furry room all to our selves. It’s been a magical 3 years and we hope that the Hive and all of its patrons will never forget all our zany installations.
So now you all know. Since I’m concentrating most of my Ink Pen Mutations business on electronic products there’s no need for me to keep such a large space as a vessel to sell and promote my paper books. But over the years I’ve grown quite fond of the Hive family and was truly torn about leaving. So I decided to remain part of the Hive and share a small space there instead of keeping my large space. So the famous former Ink Pen Mutations green furry back room is still there but it has been cut in half. One half has been turned into personal workspace to be rented by an artist (not for showcasing art). The other half is split between the amazing Chadwick Reinhardt, dreamy Alina Mikos, the ever so mystifying Scott Griffin, and me. So instead of showcasing Ink Pen Mutations Press, I will be showcasing my own personal artwork. So please come by, check out our stuff and come say hello. Our next show is October 2nd 8pm-midnight. It’s haunted house themed so you’re not going to want to miss it!
The Comic Con this year was a madhouse! We stepped it up from last year and wore the craziest costumes ever! We gave away these incredible grab bags that had all kinds of strange but enticing goodies from fake mustaches, rubber gorillas in hooker make-up, a fancy little bottle of galaxy funk, cool books, t-shirts, and more. People were going wild for them and with good reason! Everyone knows by now that Ink Pen Mutations Press and Fan Vixens know how to do it right! Playboy model Laya Bella wore matching outfits with Rannie Rodil to create a media frenzy at our booth every day we were there! I wore my crazy monster boots revamped by the artist TrieopsTreyfid and I also wore the platforms that make me 7 feet tall when I dressed as an alien warrior called the Slagitron from the book "Bizarro Au Go-Go". "Bizarro Au Go-Go" sold like hot cakes! In fact all our books sold very well, thanks to all who came to support us.To see videos go to our video section atwww.inkpenmutations.com
Did someone say Chiodo Brother’s Studio? HELL YEAH, I did! It was a dream come true being able to visit the Chiodo Brother’s studio and chill out with Stephen Chiodo who gave us all a tour and talked extensively about past and present projects. He is the coolest guy on this planet, not only talented but super duper fun to talk to! Not many people in Hollywood can make this claim, these guys are rare jewels in this business. I don’t want to prematurely spill the beans about some upcoming secret projects I’ll be involved in this coming spring, but I will say that this visit to the fantastical Chiodo Brother’s Studio won’t be my last. Hint hint. If you’re curious, keep checking on here and you’ll find out soon enough!
-I am one of the featured master sculptors at the Hives annual Master Blasters Sculpture show in November and what I’ve been working on will seriously want to make you marry me, if you don’t already. ;) I’ll start posting progress images on my personal website in October.
-All our authors and artist will begin a holiday book tour so check your nearest bookstore! All dates and locations will be posted on the IPM site in October.
-Also, we have updated our content, added new videos, and improved our shopping cart to be more user friendly and efficient. So take a moment and check out www.inkpenmutations.com
Come check us out at the San Diego Comic Con! Booth 1633 Preview night we'll be giving away 200 awesome grab bags full of the coolest stuff ever!
Plus books, t-shirts, and more! And We are giving away insane action figures that we will be modifying Ink Pen Mutations Styles! These won't disappoint! We will give away over 200 throughout the week! these are pics of some before modification... Signings: Laya Bella thurs-sun 3-5 Rannie Rodil thurs-sun 3-5 Cig Neutron thurs-sun 3-5 Ave Rose thurs-sun 1-2 Christopher Cobb thurs-sun 11-1 Chadwick Reinheardt thurs-sat 11-1 Stepahnie Greenquist fri 1-3 Kalamity J and Kasl sun 10-noon
“Van Wyck 3 and the Clan of the Sour Hand” and “SICK” Launch Party at the Hive’s Urban Master’s Graffiti show this Sat!
Come join us this sat to celebrate the Launch of our newest books, “Van Wyck 3 and the Clan of the Sour Hand” written by Christopher Cobb, illustrated by Chadwick Reinheart and “Sick” written by Kalamity J, illustrated by Kasl. This will be the Hive’s Urban Master Show that will showcase street art! Our IPM artist Kasl just so happens to be an amazing street artist from the CBS crew! “Sick” is a graffiti illustrated book about two brothers, and their crew, livin’ the life they love, chillin’ in their hood. Kasl will actually paint my and Kalamity J’s body for the show! That’s right, I’ll be covered in street art! This is a show you won’t want to miss! Both books are limited edition of only 500 copies so come get your very own! We will be giving out free “Sick” ball caps and free “Van Wyck 3” t-shirts while supplies last! See you there!
Sat. July 9th 8pm-midnight $8 at the door, $5 if wearing black and yellow. Dj’s in the back, live music in the front! Tons of awesome art! Bring cash for parking, booze, books, and art! 729 S. Spring Street Downtown LA
Check out this interview with author Christopher Cobb about his Van Wyck Series.
At last months art walk we continued to Zombie Rock band Launch Party and Circus Freak Show! Thanks to all who made it out to show support and who purchased our books! I made a costumed for myself that I decided to call the Silver Song. I took an old beat-up wig and completely re-designed it. I wore platforms that made me almost 7 feet tall with a long striped skirt that gave a great optical illusion that I might actually be that tall! I walked around freaking people out all night. I sang a few arias during Season’s Trophallaxis (variety show). It was a blast.
Check our interview with the Illustrator of “Zombie Rock Band Must be Destroyed,” Ken Dougherty.
