Since the future is already the past, it is high time I post something new on the site. I've been pretty busy with so many things lately, but what else is new? There is no excuse for neglecting my page.
So here is a slideshow of the progress on my current sculpture project. I've been learning a lot lately and decided to do this piece purely for the practice. I'll write more details about the process after I finish.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Christmas Custom Toy Commission
Now that the holiday has passed, I can share with you the custom toys I was recently hired to create as Christmas gifts. You can see more images here.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
On Beginning
The textbook I assign for my scriptwriting class
has a great inspirational sort of mantra that I've always found to be true. In the book, it is attributed to Goethe - but this article explains the actual source. Where it came from doesn't really matter. The important thing is to read it and see if it helps inspire you to commit yourself to your dreams and endeavors. I hope it does.
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets:
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!"
- W.H. Murray
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way. I learned a deep respect for one of Goethe's couplets:
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it!"
- W.H. Murray
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
New Sculpture Finished - Agloc the Troll
My latest sculpture commission is finished. It's a 28mm scale miniature of an in-game avatar from World of Warcraft. I based it directly off of screen shots taken from the game. You can see the full set of photos here.

As in my previous undead sculpture, I wanted Agloc's base to shed some light on his character. The red sand, palm trees, tiki mask and hanging bones are all elements from his home village in the game.


For those of you who have been following along, here is a side by side comparison of Agloc and my previous miniature WoW sculpture - Anathea. I thought that working on a smaller scale might take less time, but I was wrong.

Sculpting Agloc was a lot of fun, but I'm glad to finally be finished. The list of things I want to sculpt has been growing rapidly, so now it's back to the drawing board to decide which one to do next.

As in my previous undead sculpture, I wanted Agloc's base to shed some light on his character. The red sand, palm trees, tiki mask and hanging bones are all elements from his home village in the game.


For those of you who have been following along, here is a side by side comparison of Agloc and my previous miniature WoW sculpture - Anathea. I thought that working on a smaller scale might take less time, but I was wrong.

Sculpting Agloc was a lot of fun, but I'm glad to finally be finished. The list of things I want to sculpt has been growing rapidly, so now it's back to the drawing board to decide which one to do next.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
We didn't make the cut.
Sadly, Nealham's horror film 'Eyes Wide Pus' did not make it into the Best of Portland show so we will not be in the screening on August 31st. To cheer you up, here is a wonderful silent film by my friends 7#$. They won the audience favorite award for their screening group and might just end up with some of the judged awards, too. We shall see.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Eyes Wide Pus
Nealham's 48 hour film for 2009 is now online for your viewing pleasure. We're still waiting to find out if it will be screened at the Best of Portland show on August 31st. Please stay tuned.
Genre
Genre
- Horror
- Character - A lab technician named Brian Merryweather
- Prop - A picture frame
- Line of dialogue - "For crying out loud."
Friday, August 14, 2009
Come see our fifth 48 hour film!

I hope to see you there, but understand if you can't make it. You may have another chance to see our film on the big screen if we get into the Best of Portland show that screens Monday, August 31. I'll keep you posted.
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