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So, just incase this isn't known, I've been getting myself wrapped up in Street Fighter 4. At some point everyday I get cravings to 'focus attack', 'anti-air ex SBK', or 'c.shortx2>ex lightning legs>ultra'.

Er, anyway, it's a good time to be a SF fan. And celebrating that I've got plans to release a small collection of SF-themed shirts through this site. Doing some designs now and looking up some good shirt manufacturers as we speak.

Why the urge to make shirts? For the hell of it? Well, yeah, kinda.
I've got access to silkscreen and heat press and I ought to make use of it. I like creating stuff. And lastly, I want to give the fighting game community something back. Which leads to the notion..

I'm aiming for these guys to be free('cept for S+H) in some form on a donation basis(see donation side bar :) ). Check out a mock-up below. Thoughts? Hype? let me know.

Feed me, Seymour!

Yes, it's true: If you check out the right side of this page I've added a Donation bar. You can now send me all of your love and support(though it doesn't necessarily involve clicking that bar. Now if you want to send me moneys, then please, use it).

All donations go into keeping me active in artmaking. Papers, inks, or inspiring books, you name it. I need it. I'm going to have to set up some sort of system to send you cool stuff if you're that awesome to send me support..more on that later..

I still write '08.

It takes me a few weeks before I'm able to consistently make written "09"'s. A new year's here, dear. Ya hear? ..Beer?

One of my resolutions in simplified form is to be more forward and unwaivering. Attaining goals, initiating projects, even ordering in a restaurant. In any case, I tend to brush things off or get side tracked thus leaving a side order of unfulfillment that I've gotta eat. And it's even worse coming back up.


Image (c) Amy Scheidegger 2009

Speaking of things that are yummy, Amy's got a new series of work, My Moral Animals that I'm featured in. You can see the rest of the collection HERE

I've got a lot of big things on my list this year, an looking to let you in on my current major project once I get things in place. Forward and unwaivering. I'm on it.

Printin' portraits

So I figure it's bout time to show a little bit o' the progress I've made in printmaking with some of the newer etchings I've done this year. Here are two in their completed state. They're part of a four(five?) part series of portraits that's hopefully rounding out my portfolio of fine print work. Then maybe sometime you'll see the dozen or so I've got in unfinished states. Or maybe they'll get finished. Who knows.

Comfortable Company
Day of Departure

Well, Merry Christmas, Happy end to '08, and Healthy prostate to you all. Ah, at least some of you.

Digital Dopplegangers!

So, Playstation Network's released a beta for Home, a virtual space where users create an avatar to interact with the community.

The premise is interesting, and I check it out. Already, the customization is practically limitless, and I scare myself a bit with my avatar I've created. Literally, my digital doppleganger. Judge for yourself.







Awesome? Kinda. Eerie? Yes. My little brother put it best upon reflection: The fact that people can create themselves and buy things they can't really buy and do things they can already do in real life?

Quarter Crunchers

Capcom-unity.com recently announced a contest that got me hyped: Design a Street Fighter IV image to appear in the game's interior cover manual. How tight is that? The only problem was I found out about it 2 days before deadline. Eh..How tight is that?

Anyway, rather than probably the typical 'big full cast group shot' I went with a quirky scene featuring new character El Fuerte in his Gourmet Chef alternate costume. Hey, I didn't make this up. And, to satisfy my humorous side, I got E. Honda and Rufus fighting over a turkey. There's nothin' like large men duking it out for grub.

Came out okay considering time constraints. I didn't win.
Oh, but I went to a midnight release for WotLK. Isn't that rewarding?

Costume, Hair in Make-up

Ah, Halloween. The chance to go live out those fantasies of being the tallest Oompa Loompa in the factory.. or y'know what ever floats your boat. I was an aviator, using only useful every day utencils found at home. In other words, I put a costume together in 15 minutes.

Any way, I wound up making these photo collages that were definitely entertaining to me. In fact, almost inspiring for a photo shoot for The Further Misadventures of a Fighter Pilot. Well, almost.