Foobix Design

Work in Progress 6/4/2010

2010-06-04T01:47:00.000-07:00

I'll be working on this upon an on-and-off basis over the next arbitrary interval of time.

Part of the shirt Process

2010-05-24T15:28:00.001-07:00

Brand new tshirt, ETA: June 4th. They will first be available at my studio space during Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios.

May and some June too

2010-05-24T01:59:00.000-07:00

The full catalog of my current solo show at the Sonoma Coffee Cafe can be found here. The show will be up until June's end. If you're in the area, grab a coffee and have a looksee!

I am participating in Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios, which takes place on the first two weekends of June. Come by and see my studio. I will have an array of my best works from the past two years on display, and I will have a brand new shirt design available for sale. I will post visualization of the new shirt in the next few days.

The East Bay Open Studios open hours are June 5-6 and 12-13, from 11a-6p. I am map #149.

The Red Itch

2010-05-19T16:13:00.000-07:00

Scratch this.

New show at Sonoma Coffee Cafe!

2010-04-28T15:09:00.000-07:00

I have thirteen new pieces that will be on display at downtown Berkeley's Sonoma Coffee Cafe, an awesome, chill coffee shop located at 2131 Durant Ave, at the intersection with Fulton. My show goes up this coming Saturday, May 1st, and will be there until June 30th.

Artist reception will be held on Saturday, May 15th from 6-8pm. Come enjoy coffee and wine!

A peek at some of the pieces in this show:
Engulf
Dinoflare
he Thinks He's The Last Of His Kind

Also, my piece Expanding Ecosystem is on display at Expressions Gallery's current exhibition, Think Green 2, until June 4th! Come see it along with the art of several other artists, banded together with messages about our environment in peril.

Spiral

2010-03-14T16:21:00.000-07:00

Treasures of February

2010-03-02T14:21:00.000-08:00

February was very good to me!

While I finished the spiral that I teased about earlier, I won't be showing it off until it is in the hands of its commissioner next week. In the meantime, I present two pieces I made in between my spiral sessions.

Waiting for the Bus (pictured,) the first entry in my new travelsize sketchbook.

Fling, a somewhat retroscopic piece I made when I hit a block in the spiral.

Check back soon for the completed spiral!

Spirals of Progress

2010-02-17T16:34:00.001-08:00

Almost done!

From the ashes of Fucking...

2010-02-09T16:28:00.000-08:00

...comes Painted Stick. It turns out that the piece I declared as dead in an earlier entry was only "comic book" dead.

While it was in my backpack on a rainy day, it got a little smudged - enough so to discourage me, but not enough to encourage some friends to coax me into continuing right along.

But the original idea that was Fucking is indeed dead and gone. This new incarnation from the husk is slightly different in intent, smaller in size, and vaguely alien in form.

Dr. Seuss and The Modernists

2010-02-05T16:21:00.000-08:00

The Gem Mine is not only completed, I have also conceived of a companion piece to accompany it to its exhibition. As the Mine is a piece in homage to the great Dr. Seuss and an homage to his painting, Minor-Cat Miner in a High Yield Emerald Mine, Minor Cat Miner zooms in on my Gem Mine and reveals that deep within, Seuss' kitten is hard at work.

Both of these Seussian pieces are available in the upcoming Expressions Gallery show, The Modernists. Come have an in-person looksee at the show's grand opening on Saturday February 13th, from 6-8p. If you can't make it to the opening, the show will be up until April 2nd.

Fucking In Memorium

2010-01-05T00:27:00.000-08:00

I post this image of a piece I was working on as a dedication to its memory. Sadly, the recent rains have claimed it as a casualty, for apparently reality wanted to teach me how waterproof my backpack truly isn't.

It was to be called Fucking.

This is how it looked in December, forever young.

The Gem Mine - a work in progress!

2009-12-29T23:19:00.000-08:00

This is a piece I've had on my backburner for the past few months, which is about to get bumped up a couple levels. It is my tribute to Dr. Seuss - specifically as an homage to his piece Minor Cat Miner In A High Yield Emerald Mine (which can be found in the book, The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss. So far I haven't found a good image of it online.) This preview is a quick shot from a webcam - I'm excited for when this piece will be ready for more proper presentation.

I have some plans in store for this.

Coming Into Focus 7-9

2009-12-02T23:07:00.000-08:00

Today I sat down by Lake Merritt, listened to the birds and npr, and said to myself, "No more dawdling on this ninth piece. Let's get it done."

So I got it done.

So now that I finished it, I can show the third triptych of my Coming Into Focus series.

Here are my portfolio links to all three:
CIF 1-3
CIF 4-6
CIF 7-9

December Exhibitions

2009-12-01T12:06:00.001-08:00

This December, my art will be inhabiting three group exhibitions in the East Bay. Come visit!

In order of openings:

Pieces from my No Man An Island Series are available at Blankspace Gallery during its Holidayland show from November 27 till December 20. Each of these No Mans are around a square inch in size, encased in a 3.75" x 3.25" frame. First Friday Reception for this show is this Friday, December 4 from 6-10pm.

Congregate is going to be in Slate Art and Design's The Color Show, which will be holding its opening reception this Friday, December 4th from 6-9pm. The show will continue on until the 19th.

Decoder Ring will be at Expressions Gallery for its show, Past Present and Future. The opening reception for this show is Saturday, December 12th from 6-8pm, and the show will be up until February 5th.

The Begin

2009-11-26T22:14:00.000-08:00

And we have liftoff!

I've been balking on starting a blog about my artwork for a long time. I don't like writing about my art. I like doing it and I like showing it to people. But a blog can be justified as a means to show people my art so here is my blog.

Most of my stuff can be found on my Redbubble site. A more personalized presentation of my portfolioables is forthcoming.

Stay tuned to keep updated on new work, upcoming exhibitions and any other tidbits that fit my fancy!