Holy smokes! It’s been four years since my last post. Been meaning to post here on a regular basis again. Just one day a week to get back in the flow of things. I figure now would be a good time since I did some art and animation-related stuff last weekend. The stuff in question was the Neon Nightmare art show at the Titmouse Burbank studio on the eve of… Read More »Neon Nightmare
One year ago today, I signed with LB Talent Agency for commercial representation and I am so glad I did. Misty W.* has been the best agent I could possibly ask for, sending me out on auditions on a regular basis and responding to my emails quickly and thoroughly like a champ. Out of all the agents I met with during my search for representation, she was the one I… Read More »Here’s To One Year With LB Talent Agency!
Animator Jeremy Polgar has released his proof of concept trailer for his series pitch, ANALOG ON, and it looks sexy as hell! Created, directed, and animated by the self-proclaimed motion scientist himself, the breathtaking 1:30 clip takes us through a post-apocalyptic landscape where a mysterious masked man scans the remnants of a robotic human skull before gazing up at a massive bullet-like structure protruding from a mountain. Within this gargantuan… Read More »Jeremy Polgar releases proof of concept trailer for ANALOG ON
People are so quick to point the finger when others treat them badly that they fail to realize that they themselves can be assholes sometimes. Take me, for instance. I would hope that most folks think I’m a nice gal, but that doesn’t mean I’m incapable of being a pill when a situation arises. As one inevitably did last Friday night: The scene was Dynamic Circus, a figure drawing workshop… Read More »Whoa, what’s with her all of a sudden?
Went to Nelson Creative Spaces with the illustrator dream team Leen Isabel and Nguyen Dong for Tiki Girl, a themed costume life drawing event hosted by Pierre Bernard. The model of the evening was Jennifer Fabos Patton, who is practically Queen of the Gallery Girls, so a successful turnout was inevitable. I was satisfied with the fruits of my labor, of ballpoint pen etchings over failed attempts with Palomino Blackwing… Read More »Tiki Girl
My boss Shannon Smith recently sent a mass email to the Family Guy crew with the wonderful news that our show made the Top 10 Highest-Rated Broadcast Series of 2014 list, and included the following excerpt from The Hollywood Reporter: 7. Family Guy Thanks in no small part to that gargantuan season opener, a one-hour crossover episode with The Simpsons, Family Guy is one of the most-improved series of the… Read More »Family Guy makes the Top 10 Highest-Rated Broadcast Series of 2014 list
Congratulations to Family Guy veterans Kara Vallow and Mike Elias on their Annie Award nominations! Kara has been nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production for her work on Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey . She is responsible for developing and producing the unique animation style for the historical reenactments of the show. Best known as the executive producer/producer on Family Guy and American Dad!, and with… Read More »Family Guy veterans Kara Vallow and Mike Elias among this year’s Annie Award nominees
For this photo essay, we’re flashing back to 2013, back to my very first experience at CTN Expo, where I spent most of it working at my cubemate and co-worker David Boudreau’s booth. Sitting next to us, was character designer and animator Craig Knowles, who hails from Manchester, England. When he wasn’t chatting with CTN attendees, he was sketching away on post-its. Here’s a post-it sketch that he gave me.… Read More »CTN 2013 and 2014: a photo essay
I arrived at the opening reception of When Good Toons Go Bad: Villains of Animation Art Show an hour into the event, only to wish I had gotten there sooner. For I had just missed the chance of meeting David Derks, the artist of my favorite piece, “Meowrice Makes his Move on Mewsette,” a Gay Purr-ee tribute. I was talking to Phillip Graffham, the organizer of the event, about how… Read More »The hunt for David Derks at the Villains of Animation Art Show
I will have two pieces in the upcoming When Good Toons Go Bad: Villains of Animation Art Show at Van Eaton Galleries. Some of my co-workers and favorite artists will be participating, including: Mick Cassidy, Alina Chau, Mark Covell, Andreas Deja, Kaya Dzankich, Kali Fontecchio, Jeff Rebner, and Joe Vaux. Opening reception is this Saturday, November 15, from 6 PM – 10 PM. Hope to see you there! For a… Read More »Coming soon: “When Good Toons Go Bad” Villains of Animation Art Show & Sale