"Mighty Big Dancer"

OK - here's a woodcut finally! She is cut Illustration board, and the curtain is velvet - the little fat guy is cut board as well- This "lil" Lady was one of my first experiments using both wood & paper- very fun to do.... and yes sireeee.. she'll be in the book!

NEW NEWS! my sister and I both recently were asked to join the Level 5 group of artists - and are currently working on toys, and special art projects - hurray! so I'll keep ya'll posted about all the nutty stuffs that going on!

Arts Show Saturday- Just a reminder, that my sis, Rick and I with have peices in the cannibal flower 6th anniversary art show this Sat. night in Downtown (see side links) - so come on out to see all the art farts - fart on art, paint themselves, walk around & drink too much... ha ha ha, It's always a goodtime-

- Thanks fer stoppin' by and hope ya'll are well!
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'Bizarro Super Heros'

Best Wishes to our friends... Dave and Paloma - This photo was taken at their movin' away party - where everyone came as silly-ass super people... very fun! Good luck with all yer art doin's up North guys! -mm

'Comic-Con 2006!'

Hi Folks!... Thanks for such a great convention! -so sorry for the lack of posts, bad me. Here's some photos.. one of our booth filled to the brim with art, a thank you note head, Miss Brandy- hangin' with a Gnome in this years tee-shirt... A BIG FAT YAY! and of course, Le Blurry Sisters avec Art-ius American-us...
As for Art Shows: we will be in this months Cannibal Flower,
and in a show at The Hear Gallery next month....
Thanks again to all our friends, collectors and new contacts... we're lookin' forward to doing some cool stuff this year!
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'Attention all Nerds!'

Yes Indeed... It's that time of year again! My oh my how the time flies by - My sister CJ Metzger and I are high-tailin' it outta dodge, and going to San Diego once again! We have tons of new original art pieces, sneek peeks at illustrations from our books, and new lil' trinkets too!
Thanks everyone for your support over the years so we could come this far... We've had so many great projects to work on, and met so many new folks & look forward to whatever crazy art projects pop up around the corner -

> above: The two woodcuts are from the Baby Tattoo Books Catalog - which I designed this year...
The photo collage is a bunch of us geekin' out last year... & at the top is an invite for you! > Please come and see us in the Fantasy Illustrators section at booth #4717 at this years International Comic-Con July 19th-23rd!
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"Open Studio Tour"

This Sunday, my Mom, Sister CJ, Ricky dee & me will be apart of the open studio tour in Glendale... so we all hope to see you! - We will have our crazy 'ol studio open for all the people to come and peep at us and see how messy we are! (actually we clean up quite nicely when we have enough coffee...)

To view formatted version of this announcement online & for maps of the tour, please visit: http://artscenecal.com/Announcements/0606/GlendaleCity0606.html
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'Fairy Circus'

I was lucky enough... to be able to sneak a photo of this rare circus sighting in the woods.... thank god for my camouflage pine cone suit.
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"A Lion for Sherry"

A dear lady in my life has passed on - & this painted lion is for that beautiful red-headed
woman in the sky.... we'll miss you so much -

"Darth Me"

Ok - Now this is as nerdy as I can get... Let me explain - My mom's friend, who she knows through a community groups son was throwing a Star Wars wedding... so of course -
I had to go as Darth Vader... I have the build, the mannerisms... the bad acting - It was a good time. So in honor of the great Comic-Con coming up, I thought this would be great time join my fellow nerds - and plaster this on my blog.... I'll post my booth number and alla that info next week! -mm

"Art for Nucleus"

Halo ya'll, here's some little paper and wooden goodies ready to go to a show....
The first one is called, "Flowers come out of my Butt" & the 2nd art is named, "Tootin' on the moon." - In the middle, there is an invite to any and all folks who'd like to come and enjoy the Nucleus Power in Numbers show, Saturday June 17th from 7 to 11pm. Please check out my side links for the Nucleus Gallery website for more info - Hope to see you!

The great Outdoors...

'Great Show!"

WOW! Whatta cool show..... It was great to see Cosmo show alla his films down at the Derby
last night... & Seein' the Ditty Bops sing is always inspires me. The place had such a good feeling, so many pals came down and had some fun.
I did the top peice, "Where the blue grass Grows" for last years "Girl Show" at Nucleus....
Next up is the Ditty Bops new CD, which is out now... so go 'n' get one! There's some grrrrreat
songs for yer ears.
and below that (geees...) is Cosmo's new DVD of his films.... I'll post if he's got a show coming up - it's real fun to sit on the floor and watch the Zombies go by to some eerie music which he and F-stop play live....
A buncha animation art folks were in the zombie movie, including myself, Howie, Matt Danner, Ciro Nelli and a mound of others (check my archives for spooky pictures, if ya didn't see 'em already!) -mm

'For my Mind'

I'm fighting with my artwork again.... sometimes we love eachother, and other times I want to kick it's ass. Sometimes I do Ink sketches to clear up my head, just to doodle out and Idea or concept of what the problem is - seems to help the creative juices. I tend to feel tied to different media, so that's what this one is about. I thinks that's why I decided to do mixed media works.... because it makes my hand do something different, something it's not so comfortable doing, yet it feels right. I have so much to show you guys, (woodcut/paper wise) but It's top secret right now.... Boooooo!!! But will soon enough! I've been doing a couple wood/paper pieces for the Nucleus Gallery as well, and will post those when their done....
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'Wooden Birthday Family'

Yay! It's me berfday... and I got an awesome little wooden family in the mail from my great friend Courtney, Thanks soooo much! I know yer in Europe, so I hope you are having a wonderful time! Have a nice day everybody - go ahead, smile at a stranger... I always manage to freak people out in LA by doing that. It's great. -mm

'Fanny the Fairy'

Here's a little sketch I did while looking at the fairies in my yard...
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'Mindies' & 'Ringmaster'

Here's a couple Ink sketches... The top one is of Mindy Lee and I... ( for any of ya'll that worked with us, you know she really does have a cleaver!) he he - and lastly an Inky RingMaster lass.

Danke Schoen!

Geee.... it was great to see everyone! - My niece and I wanted to thank all you folks for joining in our Ice Cream shenanigans at Zanzabelles friday night. The catalog is armed with GrrrrEAT books, and is on the loose! Again, thanks for the kick ass support & stay tuned for more artwork! -mm

OOps! I almost forgot! - a couple of the art boxes will stay up at Zanzabelle's for another month... so be sure to pop on by and get yer fill on candy - if ya didn't stop by for the shin-dig.... meanwhile, I'm going to throw up! (cute ain't it!)

Catalog Party!

Hi Everyone! ready to celebrate with Ice Cream?? welp, Friday April 28th from 7-9pm, there will be a big To Do at Zanzabelle's in Silverlake! Why?? well... The 2006 Catalog is comin' out, and boy are we excited! Some of the artwork I did for the Catalog will be there... so you can make a fire, ha ha, it's all made outta wood and paper. So please see baby tattoo's new blog for the address.... it's in my Links section!

Zanzabelle's is one the coolest places in LA that i've gone to in awhile, It's like an old Sweets shoppe from back in the day.. filled with Candy in vintage boxes, cool toys - old and new... and Books! Some re-released vintage books, baby tattoo's books, crazy cards... and of course - Ice Cream! There is also a huge Giraffe in the front yard - geees... sound like fun? - welp, I hope to see ya'll there...I think some of us are gonna hang out after... and if anbody knows of anything going on, Please let me know! -see ya later alligators..

Hey Everybody! This is "Bird Brain." all done and ready to go for fyns benefit... very fun to do indeed - & did a little mixed media, cut paper and wood this time. I basically chop up everything I can find and hold it together with my boogers! ha ha ha... mmmm.. ahhh....Miss Mindy Brand, the art you can eat! ok now I'm just getting gross. I better quit while I'm ahead. (was i ever ahead? my imaginary friend says I should be quiet, and go brush my teeth...)

goodnight.

This 'Robot Lady,'
is for fyn! - I haven't
cut her out yet... but
thought I'd post 'er
anyway! Everbody
is making some neat-0 stuff
to help this little boy and
his family out,
please see the link on the left
side of this screen for an
invite to the Art show/Auction,
and how to help!
Hope to see you...

TaDa! the Catalog is finished... and will be going to the presses soon - Hurray!
Man, I learned so much doin' this thing... little tricks, some with paper,
some with wood -
and experimenting with lighting. Soooo what I hear from the publisher is that there is going to be a Catalog release party... so I'll let the word out as soon as I know what the hell's going on!

also, a quick note about my blog: I'm so sorry everyone! I lost many of my links when I transfered over to this fancy new one- I am putting them back so please don't throw eggs at me on the street anymore... he he

Thanks for peekin'!

Here's a smidgen... of the Cover I've been working on... It's about 80% there... colors have changed a tad since I took this pic, and I'm really lookin' forward to Roxy comin' over to take some sweet photos of it this weekend... We're gonna light it with minature lights from the bottom, and make the shadows and colors really pop.
{I haven't finshed the 'Books' lettering yet, I just couldn't wait to get her up on the blog!}
The Baby Tattoo Books catalog will be avaliable at the LA book fair - I'm pretty sure... but
I'll let you know, when I get the info from bob...

Yipes!
This is an Ink drawing
I did for a Lady pals B-day...
and her name is,
"CREEPY CUPCAKE"
It make you KINDA
want a cupcake,
just as long as she doesn't
bite yer head off first
with that grin of hers!
LOOKout! she's excited,
its your unBirthday..
Chomp Chomp!
& don't forget the milk....

Top 'o' the mornin'
McBloggers!
-here's a silly Ink doodle
to keep you company today
while you drink at work!
remember: the redder the cheeks...
the better napkin drawings you'll
get by the wee hours-
have a good one!

Good God -
what the hell is this?
what if your mouth took over
your whole body? hmmmm?
well... this is what I would look
like, and it does't look that much
different from the real thing!
ha ha...
Raaaaaa!

"Dancing on Water"....
This is a sketch I did today -
I missed my brush,
and feel Ink work is an art form
I'd love to keep
alive...

Vrooooooom Vrooom!
a word to my wheels -
my bug has it's new Engine!... and man am I excited! My pal Fez did this drawlin' of me yesterday - I just love Big Daddy Roth, and am real inpired by the crazy legacy he left behind - and the best part is... he just lived.. he painted art, monsters, and whatever crap he wanted to - the kids loved it, the nutty rockers dug it, & most important - he loved it...
I believe that if you can paint on a toilet seat and be happy with it - right on! In fact, I'm going to go paint one right now... Fez, Thanks for the great picture - and Dad, thanks sooo much for all the knowledge about VW engines... and taking on this beast of a project!

OOOH LA La!!
Panties for Everyone!
Here's a little sex pot
fer Valentines day -
a sketch I did with Ink,
marker & plopped in a pink
background so ya'll can throw -up!
he!

Old fashioned underpants
just rock the House...

My My.... What have we here??
A sneek peek at a vignette I am doing for
my book! This cut is named, 'Courageous Katie.'
There's a story with this little lass - but she ain't gonna say nuttin' -'till her other friends are done!

"Fake Apples" is what this little
self portrait is named - you can check her out at the ThinkSpacegallery(.com) on Melrose -
along with 'Jumbly Jill.' This one is wood cut as well...
felt real good to do -

Here's quite a dish -
yup, done on wood -
I didn't cut this one out,
just did it old school...
the title fer this one is:
"Blowin' Smoke"