Shiny Metal Thing

Etching Class

Shiny Metal Thing — Wed, 29 May 2013 00:29:45 +0000

I took an amazing etching class at Side Street Studios in Elgin, IL.

I learned a ton… and realized once again that I would love to have my own studio.

(Or at least a slop sink!)

Spider Carving and BRMCo. Poster

Shiny Metal Thing — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:49:41 +0000

This was so fun to do. I had the idea of carving a spider for a while and this poster was the perfect opportunity.

Prints, iPhone/Pad cases, postcards, can be had HERE.

Here are some process shots. Go see Ben Ripani Music Co.!!

Harris Hawk Carving

Shiny Metal Thing — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:42:04 +0000

I found a beautiful photograph of a Harris Hawk perched on a cactus and needed to make a carving out of his positioning.

He looked so stoic and cool sitting on this saguaro cactus. Check out the photographers Flickr photostream here.. tons of excellent photos from Marzipan Bunny.

Here is a WIP shot of the carving..

Here is the linoleum block after carving, coloring the rest green w/ marker, and the leftovers of the yellow ink I was using.

Here is a print on this cool blue paper I found…

Octopus carving

Shiny Metal Thing — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:05:54 +0000

This was a fun project. Woodblock carving on MDF board. Printed on different color papers.

Now an Iphone/Ipad case… With a little photoshop help

http://www.redbubble.com/people/shinymetalthing/works/9988954-shinymetalthing-octocut

Designing a Bass Drum Head

Shiny Metal Thing — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:56:25 +0000

I was asked to design something to put on the front of a bass drum by Patrick Benson. (Drummer Extraordinaire.)

My only requirement was that it be a stylized image of a tree.

I started sketching and came up with round trees, pointy trees, fluffy trees, boring trees, etc…

Here is one that didn’t make the cut:

Then I happened on a picture of Gustav Klimts Tree of Life painting.. WOW.

So the curls got the better of me and I started sketching along that line.

Finally coming up with this one:

After getting the OK from Patrick, I had to decide what to do w/ this sketch.

WOODCARVING!!!

plus photoshop =

The final files are sent and I’m waiting to see the finished drum head!!!

Thanks again for the opportunity Patrick!!! This was a super fun project.

New Poster for Ben Ripani Solo Show

Shiny Metal Thing — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:06:05 +0000

Here is a new poster I made for Ben Ripani’s next solo show.

You should go if you can!

Click to see larger version.

The Circus Prints

Shiny Metal Thing — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:16:12 +0000

I have been creating a series of prints about three guys in the circus.

Here is the first one..

Loyola Academy A Capella Choir CD Design

Shiny Metal Thing — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 03:13:01 +0000

This was an amazing project. I started working with Zach through Ben Ripani Music Co.

He asked me to design his A cappella choirs’ next CD.

It is entitled Down In The Trenches.

I started with a carving I did based on a sound wave diagram.

I didn’t like the layout and size of the carving.. .

There was an old .ai file I had with a bunch of overlapping circles. I opened it and worked to get the following.

Here are the images getting printed.

Autocross poster

Shiny Metal Thing — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 21:27:47 +0000

New Ben Ripani Music Co. Poster

Shiny Metal Thing — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 18:02:17 +0000

Yay.. I got to do another poster for Ben and the guys..

Recognize the little guys from anything?