OH YEAH I HAVE A BLOG AND A STORE

So its been a while and it has been a busy almost a year since my last post. I got through DCon then I had a couple of shows and then WonderCon. I bring this up because I am just now posting up some of what I had left from WonderCon in my now reopened store vanessaramirez.storenvy.com. I did mention I have been busy right?

So on this day, August 29th 2015, at 2pm I am reopening my store and offering my strange creations. 

Coming up I am participating in a new Group show at Leanna Lins Wonderland Curated by Hana of Supahcute and I'm really excited about my new pieces. I have an illustrated piece and a sculpt in progress. 

 

And after that I have a Halloween themed group show. More info on that later and then of course DCon in November. Going to be a grueling end of the year. Lets hope I make some fun stuff. and don't kill my baby hands or get dead. 

I"M NOT DEAD... AND PUMPKINS!!

I have not updated this blog in forever. I have done a lot of stuff since my last update. I know. I'm the worst. I have been working hard and making new monsters and other really fun stuff so at least I have been productive. Moving on.

So it is that time again and I decided to do all new pumpkins for this Halloween/Fall season. They are set to release on October 18th @ 3pm in my store vanessaramirez.storenvy.com. They are already loaded up so you can peruse at your leisure.

I will have another update very soon as DesignerCon is around the corner again go to supahcute.com/the-stoop/ and you can see what I'm up to along with some friends.

Also if there is anything else in my store you have been eyeballing I will be clearing it out and whatever I don't take to DesignerCon will most likely be retired. Back to sculpting for this broad.

SUPAHCUTE SCIENCE FAIR

This weekend is the Supachute Science Fair! I was a little apprehensive about doing this show but I have to say I am really glad I did it. Probably the most fun pieces I have done so far.



The show will be at Leanna Lin’s Wonderland (see below for address and time). She does have a show preview so be sure to sign up for that, and any inquiries regarding availability can be sent to hello@leannalinswonderland.com. I will be in attendance and look forward to seeing every ones work.

Leanna Lin's Wonderland
5024 Eagle Rock Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90041

OPENING EVENT: Saturday, March 8 with reception from 6-10pm. The show will run through April 27, 2014.



My contribution to the show was the study of a small family of monsters called The Dwellers. I found them in a small corner in my backyard. After spending some time with them I asked if I could study them for a month under controlled conditions and these were my findings.

“The Dwellers” Family of Monsters

SUBJECT #1: The Nervous One The Pooper

OBSERVATIONS: After a month of

observation I found him very anxious and had to 

keep my eye on him because at the slightest 

provocation he would poop.

SUBJECT #2: The Licker

OBSERVATIONS: Immediately, I found that he would 

lick EVERYTHING. The rock, the grass, the glass, and
even my hand as I fed him.

SUBJECT #3: The Happy One

OBSERVATIONS: From day one and all month long he 

never stopped smiling. And he always waved. It was 

sweet at first but quickly became unnerving.

SUBJECT #4: The Crabby One

OBSERVATIONS: He ended up being the most 

entertaining subjects. He would pace, have full arguments 

with himself. And at one point he even got into a fist fight

with himself. He won many staring contests.

SUBJECT #5: The Weirdo The Hairy Guy

OBSERVATIONS: This guy was hairless when I found 

him with the others. He also has horns but they seemed 

to be a family unit so I made him part of the study as 

well. By the time I checked on him the second day his 

hair quickly began to grow and has taken on a life of its 

own. He mostly watched the me interact with the others
growling occasionally.

GOODBYE 2013

Honestly, I'm not sure what 2014 has in store for me past January. I don't necessarily think that is a bad thing. The past few years I have made all of these plans and have had so much trouble following through and that is additional weight I don't need in the new year.

So with that in mind, my only resolution will be to say yes more. By saying yes this year I have had some really fun experiences. And a big thank you goes to Hana Ms Supachute Blog herself. Thanks Hana! I left my cave a few times and had a lot of fun doing it. Looking forward to the show next month and getting Millypus 2.0 out. Very soon!

At the moment I am unsure of what I will be doing moving forward. I am in the middle of reassessing my life goals and preparing for changes that are coming and require more of my attention. I'm sure I will continue to make stuff but I don't know what exactly. I think I am going to branch out a bit from the monsters and explore some other stuff. The only thing I can say definitively is there will be more drawing. That is the only thing I am sure of.

So Happy New Year. Thanks to those of you that have purchased something I have made, clicked like on instagram or FB, or have taken the time to read my Tweets. It means a lot.

All the best,
V

MONSTER SERIES 2 AND AN UPDATE

Back with my latest round of original monster sculpts. These Monsters range in size and color. You can see size specification, product info and individual pricing in my store www.vanessaramirez.storenvy.com and any other questions feel free to ask away. I am pretty accessible via Twitter so if you are not following me you can find me here. They will officially go on sale Sunday 1pm PDT. All orders will get a small doodle included as a bonus.

Also with November quickly approaching I will be preparing for DesignerCon. This year the convention will be 2 whole days! November 9th and 10th to be exact. I will be sharing a booth with Supachute. Hana is absolutely the best and be sure to come by and visit us. I will have a post closer to the con detailing what I will have and all other info. You can follow my progress on Instagram @vanessa_ramirez.

I will have a small resin release mid September to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Original Potato Baby. He is definitely one of my favorite creations to date so I had to do something. Depending on how DesignerCon prep goes I am working on something specifically for Halloween if time permits.

So far this year has been such a blast and I look forward to the rest of it.

 

 

 

 

MONSTER MAGNETS

Had a lot of fun making the first run of monster magnets and pins. Decided to make a different color selection of the previous two and added two new sculpts. Also decided to stick to magnets this go around. Only made four of each. These will be available Friday 7/26 AT 1PM PDT in my store. www.vanessaramirez.storenvy.com 

 

       

RESIN MONSTER WALL PLAQUES

Been super busy but never too busy to keep making Monstery things. My latest release are these fun Monster plaques. These will be available in my store on Thursday at 1pm for $40. There are six available in assorted colors. 

Also I will have some more monster magnets in my store next week. Different colors of the first two and two completely new sculpts. 

WHAT I AM UP TO

Hello again. I have been so swamped the past few weeks with this really awesome online art camp for the last seven weeks. I heard about it the day before it went live and jumped right in. It has been so time consuming and daunting but I have learned SO MUCH. I have never been a digital painter my any means and I am not there yet but I am definitely making strides to be on my way.

The Art Camp is hosted by Digital Artist Noah Bradley. and let me say week one was worth my money alone. I am struggling to keep up with the projects because the workload is very heavy and I am a newbie on top of other thing I have going on. But its worth the lack of sleep and lack of personal life :)

Anyhow, here is some of my progress and work so far to give you an idea of my growth and a small portion of the workload. A little over halfway through and having a blast.

Week 1 Master Studies


Week 1 Color And Composition Studies from Master paintings.

 

Week 2  Color Studies

Week 2 Imagination Studies and Master Study 

Week 3 Still Life and Imagination studies

 

 

Week 4 Self Portrait (this week I was preparing for a the Live Sketching among other things so not much)

Week 5 Master Studies and Plein Air Studies and imagination studies

Week 6 Photo Studies

Week 7 Fur Metal Studies so far