Firefly

Me and My Shadow

2012-02-11T14:26:00.000-08:00

I have begun to work on a new show: Me and My Shadow! I'm pretty excited for this one; it's a 2d/3d hybrid which means new challenges, a new pipeline and a whole new look for DreamWorks! I'm back in the Layout department after a brief stint in Lighting and look forward to working with the Layout artists again. Here's the official voice talent announcement from the HWR.

Outside of work I've continued to draw in my sketchbook and been working with my roommate on some little side projects. Our latest is making handmade stuffed animals. We don't exactly know what we're going to do with them, but for now it's a fun bonding experience and keeping me sane!!

Our Sea LionFox, Elephant and Bat (works in progress)

Dreamworks' Holiday Bazaar

2011-12-08T09:39:00.001-08:00

Last night we had our Holiday Bazaar at work. I sold about 13 items and made a few dollars. This was definitely an experiment, since I've never done anything like this before. I now know that bunnies are a hot item, and that I need to add them to my Sculpey menagerie next time! The one animal I *didn't* make!

I will keep my little critters at my desk if anyone needs a last minute Christmas gift!
Here's a picture of Rebekah and I at our table last night! She makes cute terrariums!

Rainy Sunday

2011-11-20T15:16:00.000-08:00

I created my first business card today for my earrings. I decided to call em Teenie Tines, cuz they're so little. In fact, I made my smallest creation yet, 2 wee sheep smaller than a quarter. How I did it, I haven't a clue, I just got in the zone. I'm reluctant to sell them, because they're so darn cute, but I think I won't have a problem actually having someone purchase them.
I've started to glaze a few things, just to see how it looks. I do like the matte finish but some things just look better glazed and I think it'll protect the clay and the delicate parts.

Here's the background of my business card that I whipped up today. I used Vistaprint and it was relatively inexpensive. It's the shipping that gets ya!!

Used Frankie as my logo-ish thing. I added the text on vistaprint.

Wee sheep

Some teenie weenies and an owl. I'll be selling these guys too.

I adopted a Rhino!

2011-11-11T21:47:00.000-08:00

I read some v ery disturbing news the other day, how Western Black Rhinos are now officially extinct. This made me absolutely sick and I wanted to do something about it. So I googled some wildlife adoption sites and after comparing WWF to this other one called AWF, I opted for AWF. WWF has a reputation for being shady, and I definitely wanted my money to go help a cause, not disappear to nowhere.

So I found out I could adopt an orphaned rhino named Jabari for 35 dollars. I wish I could donate millions of dollars to help animals. I hate the thought of growing up and witnessing animals going extinct, it's so horrifying. And it's real!! This isn't a movie. I can't even imagine what's next.

Regardless of the state of affairs, it felt good to do my teeny tiny part.

What's Going On?

2011-11-02T21:36:00.000-07:00

I've found that I've been blogging more often, I guess I have more to say? Either way here's some new additions to my little jewelry collection. I'm going to try to test the waters at work and see if I can manage to sell some of them. I'd like to sell them at DreamWorks Holiday Craft Fair, but I'm not even sure if they're having one this year.

That's A Wrap (Kitty Edition)

2011-10-21T17:33:00.000-07:00

I took Traci to the Premiere

My last "That's A Wrap" was for my beloved How To Train Your Dragon last year. I am proud to say that Puss in Boots has officially wrapped, giving me another feature under my belt and I'm pretty excited! We had our crew screening and wrap party last night and it was a smash! Great movie, great laughs, great drinks.

Puss opens on October 28, so make sure you go see it!

o hai

2011-10-12T19:51:00.000-07:00

Where to begin. Let's see. After Layout ended, I did a stint in a *super fun* department called Lustre to help wrap Puss in Boots (which comes out Oct. 28, go see it). Lustre is basically the color timing of the whole film and you work laaaate hours in a dark room for days, weekends, holidays on end. Good times!!
When I was between taking notes, I would draw in my sketchbook, and draw I did. Here's a smattering of stuff.

Animals from the animal blog I mentioned before.

Some sketches of Puss.

Sketches of some raccoons and my dog sleeping on the foot of our coffee table. Hard to tell.

More critters from the animal blog and Kitty Softpaws.

Also, I FINALLY took my European vacation I've been pining for all my life. I visited Switzerland, Paris and London and definitely want to pack up and leave California but that will not be happening. I will leave my socio-political rantings for another time.

I took Puss with me as well, because he deserved a vacation as much as I did. We took in the sights together!
One day when I've stopped boycotting Facebook, I'll post my pictures. For now they're available on my Google+ account on Picasa. Hopefully that link works.

In Switzerland there are cows everywhere!!! And marmots are super popular too, although I didn't see any. Also, there are random cats that hang out in the fields, so I would see a handful while traveling on the trains. They must chase after the mice.

Back from Outer Space

2011-07-17T19:57:00.001-07:00

I found this cool site called http://animalblog.me/ and it's full of great photos of animals. Yesterday I doodled a few and tucked em in my sketchbook, along with my own lil' critters.

Project

2011-05-15T18:03:00.000-07:00

I am trying to channel my energy by diving into a jewelry project.
I've been making little critters out of Sculpey for years now but I never really did anything with them. In fact, I have an entire box of little Wiener Dogs sitting in my closet and I don't know what to do with them. Back in college I made Wiener Dogs for fun and called them Teenie Weenies but I never sold them or distributed them.

So now, I have been trying my hand at making earrings. I've made a few pairs recently and have been receiving tons of compliments so I must be doing something right!

Here's what I've done so far:

April Blues

2011-04-03T20:16:00.000-07:00

One day I will return to normal. In the meantime I filled up a sketchbook which I have now set to rest in my bookshelf. Here's a sketch from my now filled-book and my new book which I started recently.

Cutes, fruits and ferns

Why are all hipster girls rail thin?

Sketches

2011-02-27T22:42:00.001-08:00

Drawn at Nick's

Drawn at Swork

Drawn at Tiki Ti

Drawn during the Super Bowl

Being Positive

2011-02-12T10:33:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day isn't my favorite holiday. In fact, I find it rather insulting to be honest. If I were to celebrate it, I'd want it to be low key. No fluff. But this year, I am embracing the fluff, by making valentines for my layout crew on PiB. I figured I'd try to be positive this year and create some good karma by making others happy.

I went online and googled vintage valentines for inspiration. I found so many cute ones it was hard to decide which ones to give a new spin too. I finally ended up with this one:

I liked the simplicity of it and the overall design. So I decided to add Puss to the picture and created my own. It was perfect and fit Puss' attitude. Hopefully it'll make my crew smile a little. At least I had fun drawing it and created a little project for myself.

Lil' Sketch Book Sketches

2011-01-23T01:38:00.000-08:00

My friend Shane's wife decorated this little sketch book and I fortunately received one for Christmas. It's a Moleskin so the paper quality is really nice and it's small enough for me to keep in my purse at all times. I try to draw in it when going out for coffee or to eat with friends. Last week I drew some cute bunnies and other random stuff while getting Starbucks with Traci, Erik and Andrew. I need to get an actual larger Moleskin and start drawing more often. I find, better the paper quality, the better quality of the drawings.

Halloweenie

2010-10-31T02:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween!!!

Dragons DVD Takes Off!

2010-10-20T21:13:00.000-07:00

Hi Folks-
Dragons came out on Blu Ray/DVD last Friday and so far it's doing really well! Dave and I watched it that night on his ps3, and even took pictures of the movie on his ps3 menu. All that hard work crammed into a little digital icon on his tv screen. The movie looks fantastic on blu ray and we watched with commentary from Chris, Dean and Bonnie. Thoughts, feelings and even overwhelming anxiety/memories took over me from sequence to sequence. We all worked so hard on this film and the final result really shines through. Congrats to the whole cast n crew!
As an added bonus, we watched Boneknapper, our second labor of love. Great stuff all around. Go out and buy a copy if you get the chance!

Pussy Doodles

2010-09-02T22:51:00.000-07:00

When everyone starts talking technical, I always switch off and go to my "laughing place."
And then watch this!

El Gato en Botas

2010-08-24T00:07:00.000-07:00

Decided to do a sketch of Puss. I see him all day long at work, and I've been practicing drawing him in my notebook a little over a month now. I liked the way it came out. I really suck at perspective though.

Mary Blairish

2010-08-08T23:00:00.000-07:00

A pastel horse

Swiss Miss

2010-08-05T23:12:00.000-07:00

I have been bitten by the travel bug, and let me tell you: it stings!! I have such an urge to travel somewhere far away, but haven't the time or the sufficient funds to do so just quite yet. Virgin America is offering some sweet deals to Seattle, WA and I am looking into that. It wouldn't be until the spring or early summer due to just starting on Puss In Boots. To take a vacation now would be sort of spontaneous and down right irresponsible. I must plan something fantastic!! The ultimate goal is to get to Europe by next summer. Destination: Switzerland if I can! I will settle for France or Italy too ;)

I leave you with an iconic image of Swiss culture- the cow. So cute and quaint. I love that they are decorated with flowers and wear those big, brass bells. I will now day dream I am in a meadow listening to the cows graze on the sweet grass and Edelweiss.

That's a Wrap!

2010-03-23T23:08:00.000-07:00

HTTYD comes out on Friday. EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THIS MOVIE!!! I have never been so touched by a Dreamworks film before. The acting, the characters, backgrounds, lighting, EVERYTHING is a treat for the eyes, ears and soul. This film has so much heart and emotion. I have heard nothing but positive feedback from the trades and from viewers. I saw it for the first time, completed over the weekend at the crew screening and it blew my mind. I can't believe it all came together, after over a year and a half of hard work, end result shows it.

It has definitely been an experience for myself and for the studio. I believe dragon will raise the bar not only for Dreamworks but for the industry.

Go Go Gadget Starbucks!!

2010-02-21T21:14:00.000-08:00

Don't you wish you had the power to summon a delicious cup of coffee from your bed, by just raising your arm and saying those 4 magic words? It'd definitely make getting up in the morning much easier!

Welcome to Dragon Country

2010-02-20T15:50:00.001-08:00

I was asked to make a drawing for my production manager's kid this week. Here's the result.

Husky

2010-02-12T00:27:00.000-08:00

I found this in my drawings folder. I forgot I drew it. Cute.

Layout Crew Shirt is Done!

2010-01-22T23:33:00.000-08:00

I'm so happy that the shirts came out looking awesome! I keep hearing such positive feedback from around the studio. It's pretty cool to see the shirts all over campus!

Peanutsification

2010-01-04T00:26:00.000-08:00

Friday I was hanging with David and he started plinking around on his keyboard, which turned into him playing movie scores, which turned into me asking him to play ridiculous themes like from Mrs. Doubtfire (a guilty pleasure). And as he played I thought: this reminds me of Schroeder and Lucy. So I decided to Peanutify us and here it is.

Layout Shirt

2009-12-24T19:40:00.001-08:00

The top drawing is the Photoshop file

This is the final vector drawing

I've been wanting to post this forever and since the shirts are for sale now, I think it's safe to post it.

This is the final design for our Layout crew shirts. Props to Zack for vectorizing it. I've never done any silkscreening before and the process is really complicated to get a shirt made. For example, it's easiest to print a shirt with 3-5 colors. I originally had 8 but thanks to my bro we whittled it down to 6. I don't use Illustrator and the image needs to be vector in order to be printed, so thankfully my bro has a knack for Illustrator. It was an experience non-the-less and now I know what to expect for the next crew shirt. I'm super excited it was chosen and will be worn all over the studio! Go Dragons!

ye olde fox

2009-12-14T23:55:00.001-08:00

I found a cool pic of a rubber hose fox on a website and thought I'd try my luck at drawing it.

Ridiculous Space Mountain Wait

2009-10-18T18:14:00.000-07:00

Badgerow and I have been trying to get onto the new Halloween version of Space Mountain but the line is always retardedly long!! The first time we tried to get on it, the wait was 150 minutes. 2 weeks later it went down to 130, on a Friday night in...October!! October used to be the dead season, but since this whole new Halloween revamp happened, the attendance has sky-rocketed! Not fair says I!

Here's a silly comic I drew to capture the moment. It won't make any sense to ya'll but I thought it was cute.

A 'Lil Slice of Jessie Heaven

2009-09-10T00:17:00.000-07:00

Girly enough for ya!? Ah, this is how I feel when I experience pure contentment. Mmmmm yummy! Cupcakes and bunnies and cotton candy as far as the eye can see. Yes, I could live here.

Colored

2009-09-08T00:34:00.001-07:00

Added a splash of color

Preview

2009-09-03T01:23:00.000-07:00

Epic drawing in the works; this is just a uncleaned smidgen of the whole thing

Blah

2009-08-27T01:23:00.000-07:00

Annoyed tonight. Apologies....

Cats n Dogs

2009-08-23T20:53:00.001-07:00

Went sketching...here's some cats and dogs

Dragon Sketch

2009-08-02T01:29:00.000-07:00

A sketch I did while drinking Swork coffee with Traci today.

Hai!!!! I need You to go to Anim Dailies!! Thaaaaaannk Youuuuu!!

2009-07-26T01:36:00.000-07:00

It's nearing 6 o' clock in the evening, which means it's time for the infamous Animation Dailies, every FLO Artist's dream [mm hmm]. Sometimes it's my task to round up a FLO Artist to be a Layout rep at Anim Dailies. Most don't enjoy it because it takes away from their work time; some like to go because it gets them out of the office and into the animation department, a nice break. But the point being, when you see my face come around the corner with a big, wide, grin it can mean only one thing: that I've come to claim you for Anim Dailies.

Foxy

2009-07-22T01:29:00.001-07:00

Late night. Decided to update the ever neglected blog.

Prized Porker

2009-06-17T22:19:00.000-07:00

Pigs is pigs. I would love to one day own a miniature pot belly pig. This isn't really a pot belly, but it's round and cute. I love their little noses.

Jerboa

2009-06-08T23:37:00.000-07:00

Jerboas are my new fave animal. They're like kangaroo rats only cuter. They have long rabbit ears, giant kanagroo feet and lion tails. They look like something Bill Peet would make up. Jerboas are seldom seen and live in the deserts of Africa, Asia and Arabia. They love to eat bugs and are actually becoming endangered because of, you guessed it, Man.

Dino Doodle

2009-06-03T23:14:00.000-07:00

Dunno... triceratops is my fave dinosaur. here's one. enjoy.

Self Portrait

2009-05-23T01:17:00.000-07:00

Feeling super lousy as of late. I miss the simplicity of using the gym and doing yoga at UCLA, and feeling well in general.
EDIT: In an attempt to be more positive, I'll try to not post so many drawings such as these. I tend to use this blog as a form of therapy, an outlet if you will.

Tonight's Animal: River Otter

2009-05-22T00:52:00.000-07:00

Felt like drawin' some otters; fancy spring-timey otters. I love the colors.

Lowls!

2009-05-20T23:51:00.001-07:00

OWLS! They're cute and somewhat frightening at the same time. I mean, they can be so cuddly and almost mammalian-like. Chipmunks with feathers. And then they can be nightmarish, with those giant saucer eyes that pierce your soul.

CLICK IF YOU DARE!

Otterpop

2009-05-08T00:07:00.000-07:00

Otterpop- Addy's counterpart. He's pretty awesome as far as cats go. You can rough him up and he rolls over and purrs for more. He's more like a dog than a cat. He has elegant features and doesn't look like a confused owl, like Addy.

Addy

2009-04-30T23:37:00.000-07:00

Addy is my friends- Traci, Erik, Brandon, Alex and Mike's cat. She's an idiot. Basically she's their source of amusement. She's dumb as a post and very troubled. Her counterpart is Otterpop, who is actually a really cool cat. I hate cats, and Addy just makes me hate them even more. She looks like an owl, only with fur and whiskers.

French!

2009-03-10T22:58:00.000-07:00

I made this for someone tonight. He wanted to get a French Bulldog puppy, but unfortunately the plan fell through. I guess this is the next best thing ;)

work in progress

2009-02-20T22:25:00.000-08:00

I started this a while ago. I was inspired by the song: Mr. Ghost Goes to Town
This is definitely a work in progress. I've hit a wall. I actually wanna re-do the whole thing, but I've worked on it off and on so I thought I'd post. I want to take out the suitcase or put it somewhere else. I don't like his face either. Bleh.

All dressed up...and nowhere to go

2009-02-05T22:10:00.000-08:00

ah, just a typical saturday night

Jose!

2009-01-24T23:48:00.000-08:00

I drew Jose Carioca for my friend Traci. He's her favorite Disney character and I knew she'd get a kick outta it, especially cuz it's her birthday today!

roar

2009-01-22T23:39:00.001-08:00

I just realized his feet are cut off, but that's from the photoshop file. oh well.

Circus Bears

2009-01-02T00:18:00.000-08:00

I felt like drawing some circus bears. Bears are neat creatures. They're like giant badgers or something. Not really a dog, not really a cat.

random

2008-12-28T23:34:00.000-08:00

i was making a christmas card for the tots i babysit and randomly sketched out how i was feeling. can you guess? oh yeah, feeling down of course! i liked the simplicity of it though. helps it was on blue construction paper too. i need a vacation...

White Elephant

2008-12-10T00:02:00.000-08:00

I have like three white elephant parties at work before xmas break, so I figured I'd make a little gift card to give along with my present. I think I'll add "Happy Holidays" or something generic yet informative to it.

sorry for the lame layout of this post.

2008-12-03T20:52:00.001-08:00

I was looking through one of my notebooks from work and came across some old doodles I had done towards the end of the summer, early fall. All this is from various meetings, inbetween me taking notes. I take notes, I swear!! Sometimes people go off on tangents and whatever they're saying isn't important.... Some of these are cute, some suck.

humph

2008-12-01T22:24:00.001-08:00

just one of those days, weeks, months....

Cold!

2008-11-27T22:49:00.000-08:00

It officially FELT like a true fall day today. Snappy cold and clear and the clouds looked extra white and fluffy against a bright blue sky. I wish every day could be like this. It was a perfect Thanksgiving day!

here kitty

2008-11-22T23:14:00.000-08:00

i saw Bolt tonight and all the kitty acting and animation made me wanna draw a cat. i'm not privy to the kitties, but they're fun to draw and i'm not so allergic to them as the real deal.

ugh

2008-11-18T22:06:00.000-08:00

i'm feeling not-so-great lately. this sketch is crappy as far as painting in photoshop goes. i never paint in photoshop. :-\ And the proportions are all off...spare me. i know the feet are weird.

i have a lot on my mind. i just wish something really great would happen in my life soon.

Frank

2008-11-03T19:43:00.000-08:00

Frankie. Scotties are notoriously stubborn little dogs. They're tough little suckers. Ya know, they were bred to hunt badgers and rats, which are pretty badass animals. Feisty Scottish blood definitely runs through their doggy veins.

This is Halloween

2008-11-02T23:27:00.000-08:00

me in costume. dancing. i may dance like a little kid, but at least i have fun! and yes, i was a newsie this year.

feelin' low

2008-10-22T18:51:00.000-07:00

There are a lot of angry squirrels at work. I'm bored and in a lousy mood so I figured, "draw an angry squirrel."

Winner!

2008-10-18T21:31:00.000-07:00

I just got back from The 1st Annual ASIFA Student Film Festival. My thesis won for the Judges' Prize and it was a real thrill. UCLA swept 4 out of the 5 prizes! Go BRUINS!! I couldn't have done it without Mike of course. All his dedication and hard work really helped me and he deserves this award just as much as I. Congrats to Melissa, Joaquin, and Erick as well!

my eyes hurt

2008-10-07T20:31:00.000-07:00

too much time spent staring at a computer screen today. i'm gonna go laydown.
i think i'll post this on my cubical wall tomorrow.

need money

2008-10-01T21:55:00.001-07:00

hey everyone. so i made this quick n dirty flyer to throw around work. times is tough and i need some dough! i thought the drawing came out cute at least.

giant mythological lizards

2008-09-20T00:49:00.000-07:00

i'm surrounded my dragons every day so i thought i'd create some of my own.

original art coming soon

2008-09-01T21:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry, had to delete last post.

dragon rough

2008-05-10T01:05:00.000-07:00

this was the second pass on this shot. i've fixed some things here and there and it's colored now, i just am too lazy to upload.

still

2008-03-28T14:22:00.000-07:00

hello. i haven't been on here in months and with good reason! i'm busting my butt to get my thesis done. here's a still from a scene. compliments to mike who helped with the lighting and backgrounds!

procrastinatin'

2007-10-14T00:14:00.000-07:00

I need to get back to boarding out my thesis tonight. I had such a long week of internship, school, work and babysitting. I'm pretty tired but I think if I board just a little bit more tonight I will feel a good sense of accomplishment. Here's a panel from the boards.

up late

2007-10-10T00:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some more sketches of me as the 'angry barista.' that's my Working Title as of now. I'm sorta stressed because I feel that this film is being put on hold due to hw from other classes. Not too thrilled.

Long Time No See

2007-09-24T21:26:00.000-07:00

So. A lot has happened since my last post. I'm now interning at Nickelodeon on Dora the Explorer. Lots of scanning and the like. It's fun, I don't mind the quasi-creative tasks. School starts anew on Thursday. Oh joy. Can't wait to go back and do the ol' routine yet again. Here's my main character for my thesis. That's me btw.

Hello

2007-07-19T13:02:00.000-07:00

Wow. It's been a while, eh? Summer has been pretty chilll so far. Good news though. I have an interview at a pretty big studio next week. I won't say anymore because I'm superstitious when it comes to these things. I will post more about it later. These little doodles are pre-pre-concept art for my thesis. The theme: moi. These aren't final by any means, but you gotta start somewhere, right?

oldies

2007-05-29T20:25:00.000-07:00

So my new Ratatouille and Surf's Up books came in the mail today! I must say both movies look excellent. The artwork is amazing for both. I was oohing and ahhing over all the production art and became inspired to upload some stuff of my own. I dug through my sketchbooks and found a handful of drawings that I really like. I'm too lazy to really clean them up in photoshop, perhaps later on. I just cropped and adjusted them for the most part; quick and dirty. Most are sketches from field trips to the zoo and Natural History Museum, and pre-production sketches for my 'toon. The sea lions I drew over the weekend, while having coffee with Mike. I just felt like drawing sea lions I guess.

not in a paper writing mood

2007-05-28T22:27:00.000-07:00

So, the long weekend has come to an end. It was a good few days though. I saw Pirates 3 with all my friends. I loved it, very fun and action packed. I finished work about an hour ago. Here's an old doodle I did a few months ago. Sometimes being a barista isn't as much fun as you think. The people that come into my shop are overall very rude and pushy. Sometimes I just wanna give them a ton of sass!! But they don't pay me to be a jerk, so I'll just draw myself rolling my eyes at their needy coffee requests.

Trees

2007-05-25T23:33:00.000-07:00

Hooray for finished films! Onto typing papers. I thought I'd post some trees I made back in my pre-production days for my film. They were inspired by Eyvind Earle's spectacular paintings. I wish his art books weren't so dang expensive. I'd love to own one. Happy Memorial Day!

wee!!

2007-05-23T16:53:00.000-07:00

So the film is more or less done, methinks. A little sound effects here, and some musical stuff there and then I will call out into the streets "THAT'S A WRAP!!" Here are some jumping critters for ya.

getting annoyed

2007-05-17T15:19:00.000-07:00

i'm happy to say that i'm done animating and coloring. ahh, now the arduous task of the post production begins. i've just spent over 4 hours going back and looking at and tweaking my earlier scenes and the animation (as it usually does with student films) is very "blah" in the beginning. my ending act is much better compared to the earlier stuff. c'est la vie. i'm compelled to reanimate the whole thing, but there's that little issue of time. it's a student film, so we'll just leave it at that. i need to eat.
enjoy the yeti.

figgity

2007-05-11T01:19:00.000-07:00

in an effort to keep at my blogging, i decided to take a break from the film and call it a night. so before i closed my project in flash i began to doodle. i came up with an accurate pic of me stressing about money of course. one phrase i mutter several times a year is "will that affect my financial aid?" school's expensive and i need all the dough i can get! i was offered to be a TA for a class next year and found out i will be paid. immediately i wondered if my financial aid would be affected in any way, thus it was the inspiration for this post. if you know me well enough, you'll find this funny. if not, well i'm sure you'll think i'm crazy.

Scream

2007-05-10T17:32:00.000-07:00

Hello folks! Another late and not-very-exciting post for you all. Still plugging away at the olde filme. Time's a-tickin'. It's due June 6th!! I'm almost done with the animation and coloring though, so I'm pretty excited. Today we had our midterm and I think the feedback was pretty encouraging. Always nice to know people enjoy your work.

Time for bed

2007-04-26T01:32:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd give this a shot. Here's a still from my current film.