Lost & Found - New Video by Albert Hooi

Months back my mate Steve McCarthy & I were asked by the lovely folk at Thinkhouse  to paint a live mural at the launch night of the Generator Hostel In Dublin. It was a huge sleep over party and a great night was had by all. We were really lucky to have our great mate Albert Hooi, an amazingly talented film maker there to capture the feel of the event for us. It's always great craic having Al there when your working, he's got this amazing bed side manner with a camera and he seems to always bring out the messer in you. Click Als name above to check out more of his stuff on his Vimeo.

P-FUN'S P-DAY

Today Is officially P-DAY. The day that Paddy Dunne landed on the earth shore n conquered the living shit out of it. He got victory all over him self and beat Hitler too cause he stole his cake. A little while ago back In January I changed that awful Month to Paduary and drew a tiny pic of my friend Paddy Dunne every day for a week. I had hoped to keep this going just to show the world all the crazy adventures this man legend gets up too and I'm damn sure I will continue this project someday soon when I buy a Filofax n organise my life days better. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PADDY FUN DUNNE we shall make the corridors spin on a night of GINCEPTION very soon. 

Scott Trakker & T-Bob wooden toy

The Orginal T-Bob Toy from Kenner. 

Man I loved M-A-S-K when I was a kid, best toy line ever, but I always remember when I got this T-BOB toy and I dunno why I liked It so much cause both characters In the cartoon were pretty lame , maybe cause the Scott Trakker figure was the first kid figure I ever had, I dunno I just digged It, then literally dug a hole In my garden and to this day he may still be there rotting away In old Newpark. Someone else lives In that house I used to live In and every now and then have this inclining to hop the wall with a shovel. I'm sure the cops would understand If I was caught, 'Im just lookin for my T-BOB no biggie!' So lately I've been watching MASK again In prep for an upcoming piece for a Gallery 1988 show and I decided to bring back the old toy I lost by making my own little wooden hommage to It. Since I lost my own to the dead soil I made the back of this piece all zombie like, as how I imagine Scott and T-Bob to be nowadays. The piece itself is handcut and painted but not very patiently It was way too nice out today. It just got a coat of varnish today so Its pretty fresh. Hope you like it. I swear I won't bury this one. 

I said In the previous post  that I might auction this little piece off. You can get an idea of its scale by the last pic below, I  might also make some packaging for him too If I have time. I'll only auction It off if  there's enough interest so If your interested leave a comment below or tell someone you know who might be  & Ill have a think on it. 

(please ignore my nerdy inhaler)

May I pick your brain??

I never really know exactly how many people read the posts I put up here on my ol blog but to those of you that do I wonder how you would feel if I had a little online auction here on the blog ? I have had a few before on Facebook & the like & the response has been great but a thats a whole different kettle of social media so I dunno how It would work here. I was thinking of having one just for the readers and followers of the blog. I am making a new piece at the moment based on one of my favourite childhood cartoons MASK, a piece I really really like, ill explain more when Its up. I was thinking of putting the piece up for auction here,  allowing you to bid In the comment box below the post and having It open to those following the blog. The thing Is Its only something I'd be keen to do If I was sure there was enough people interested In It. If you might be one of those people or you know anyone that would be let me know by dropping me a comment below. Depending on how many there is I may just do It and see how It goes. Anyway It's just a thought, let me know If its a good one. 

Thank You Philip Kennedy and The Fox Is Black

I was so humbled when I clicked on my Fox Is Black bookmark to find my work staring back at me. The lovely Philip Kennedy wrote a very nice post about me me & my work which you can read HERE.  I have been an avid fan of The Fox Is Black since it were a baby Kitsune Noir and to be mentioned here means a hella lot to a wee lad like me. So thanks guys, hope I'll keep up the work and may be able return the nice gesture to you some day. 

Vega climbs the Cage!

I used to freak out when Vega would climb that cage In Street Fighter 2 and I imagine If ever I met Nicolas Cage I'd freak out If this didn't happen. I'm sure It does all the time! 

Work now for sale online at Gallery 1988

Both pieces I made for the Gallery 1988 MEMES show are now on display In the Gallery on Melrose Ave In LA and also for sale here online If anyone Is interested. Feel free to get in contact if ya wanna with myself or the gallery If ya wanna good haggle! 

You can see my work and all the other great work here - http://nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/memes?page=6

It was a Bison cold winter!!

This Is what I think happened to that guy who fell on the ice 2 winters ago...its what happens to everyone when they fall over , the Boss Is just two fast for our weak eyes to see. 

"Your foster parents are kinda dicks huh? "

On a Friday morning where does procrastination lead you?? Down the lonely road of drawing portraits of the forgotten heros of film. This Is Danny Cooksey, remember John Connors mulleted mate from Terminator 2. I am gonna do a lot more with this champion I think, don't forget this dude had a brief encounter and lied to T-1000 and survived..oh yeah HERO! You can see Danny Cooksey In action right HERE. 

T-1000 & Bane pop up In a Dublin Pub Loo!

T-1000 Is STILL looking for John Connor. Came across him In another Dublin pub toilet last night lurking about the walls. Bane also popped up on a pipe all excited and full of anticipation! tut tut tut!

DECLAN THE LOST WARRIOR SQUIRREL OF STRAND ROAD

This Is Declan, a baby squirrel my bearded friend Mark Wickham found whilst out for a brisk Sunday walk with his lovely lady Tara. After a week of some solid love n care and sleeping In a hat he Is becoming the worlds greatest squirrel. I made him a little assault course with zip line and tight rope cause Mark told me how utterly shit he Is at climbing, how embarrassing! 

Sagat feels the pain!

MEMES SHOW GALLERY 1988 - OLD SPICE GUY

Thinking back Its absurd the personal past that I share with Old Spice. As a young child around the age of  4 or 5 I broke into my neighbours house, the O'Connors, and found my way into their teenage sons bedroom, I think. Thinking back It might have been their daughters room but either way that morning In my 5th year of life I was determined I needed a shave there and then, and a dry one at that. I danced In the mirror making faces like I observed my Da would make each morning.  That long neck puckered lip expression almost head butting the mirror and the robotic whips of the razor into the foamy cream water sprinkled with hair dust. I was on a mission.  I had my first shave with a yellow bic razor and washed It down with a cold glass of HOLY FUCKING SCALDING SKIN CHRIST JUICE. Splashing lashings of old spice on my pale Edward Scissorhands like face just like my pops use to do. For anyone of you that know me this Is the reason my beard Is a massive facial casualty.
Old Spice was the first manly scent I wore long before my body would start its producing It's successful range of man odors. I would steal hand fulls of the stuff and rub It on my clothes as I learned years pervious that the face Is a terrible place to put it. This would back fire on me as girls In school would say I smelled like their Da. I had a whack of Fail off me most days In school unaware of how much of a Brut I was. Although I stood my ground and as I slowly matured I eventually gained the pubescent  courage of a mange ridden lion and confiscated an  Old Spice Deodorant pack from my Dads collection of rejected lazy Christmas gifts. This proved to be the an award winning success, the award being the girl friend I had who actually christened the scent "Micky In a Can", on reflection that sounds disturbing but It was testament to my Old Spice dedication. Years past & I haven't used any Old Spice In the past decade for a few reasons:


 1.My Da stopped getting It at Christmas 2. I met actually sea faring men and realised that I needed to
smell like ropes and clenched fists. 3. Girls after my long relationship thought I smelled like my Da.


So life found balance and I got Old Spice sober having It absent from my life for a long long time. Until this guys shows up at a party one night. Not at the actual party but someone on a laptop was all like " HEY HEY CHECK THIS OUT ITS FUUUCCCKKKINNNN CLLLAAASSSSS!
My beer dropped from my hand In slow motion, my eyes grew three times their original size and I dropped my other beer from the other hand In slow motion and shiveringly muttered..."D..D...D..DAD? "

On closer inspection I discovered that This man was clearly not my father but one would have been so easily misled by the nostalgic smell that imagined it's self into my brain. Who was this guy and why was he using my product whilst saying the word 'Ladies'. Things seemed fined and not too intimidating until "WHAT? He's on a motherfuckin boat..HUH? Where did that oyster with the tickets to that thing she loves come from HOLY SHIT ? Diamonds? Awwww whaaaaat?? A horse?? Really?? Come On?? "
My Old Spice days were truely numbered. Not only that but this man was so brash and shockingly handsome that he Marty Mcfly'd me going back to my own past and flexing on every Old Spice memory I had. Damn you Isaiah Mustafa, damn you. 
So as a way of showing my gratitude to Old Spice for years of false improvements and as a token of my envy and distrust for Issaiah Mustafa  I decided to make an Old Spice action figure and put It on display In Gallery 1988's MEMES show this coming week. 
I thought If the Old Spice Guy was an action figure what kind would he be. Without a second thought It was clear to me that he had to be like the Master Of The Universe toys. Exaggeratedly sculpted, has very little movements apart from lifting or turning and has tons of accessories. I decided I would make mine out of wood and make him as old school as possible as this MEME Is already considered as a classic. 
What excited me most about making this piece was making the toy box for it. I collect old 80s toys that I had as a kid and there was nothing quiet like the hand painted illustration on the old toy packages. They were amazing and still are to this day. Brutishly tacky and always depicted the figure inside as the most epic toy ever, which when opened looked nothing like the  illustration on the front, just like food from McDonalds but just like McDonalds you still love it! 
I wouldn't have been able to get the box made the way I did If it wasn't for one of the greatest dudes In the world my mate Paddy P -Time Dunne. He helped design the packaging and put It together for me cause he Is a true legend and a genius! Thanks Lad! Then theres the Classquatch who snuck into The Plus Print printers at night and printed this up for me on proper toy box card. What champions! 


The Old Spice-Guy action figure with move up and down gifts presentation action and Wild Horse will be for sale In Gallery 1988 when their show opens on the 4th of May. Please feel free to go play with him and all his charming accessories. 

Gallery1988 Melrose:

7020 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Please drop me a note if your gonna use the images or reblog! THANK YOU! 

Thanks to Albert Hooi for the photography work! That guy....that guy!!!