Click image to see her bigger. Alkonost || Tattoo design* for Claire This was incredibly fun to work on. Little-known fact: I drew another graphite Alkonost a few years ago for an unrealized project – it was never posted anywhere because… Well, it sucked. Having a second chance to explore the theme of one of [...]
Here is a first look at Dendrophylax Lindenii – my lil’ 8×8″ violet graphite piece for Travis Louie’s “Zombie” group show, opening on May 25th at NYCs Last Rites gallery. Click the image to see it bigger. Having just finished an Aeon Flux tribute diptych for Gag Me With a Toon 5, I’d been on an [...]
In November, I was part of the Skulls exhibit at Kat Von D’s Wonderland gallery. Close to one hundred artists reinterpreted acrylic skulls we received in the mail. Mine is inspired by Russian lacquer art, my Alien Botany research and gilded grills everywhere. After painting one of my specimen in gold leaf paint on the skull, I collaborated with graffiti artist [...]
It’s October, in theory my favorite month of the year because of Halloween and the idea that fall is here, in the wake of the late September autumn equinox. I say “in theory” because here in LA we’re still melting in 100-degree heat, but skull-shaped goblets are readily available in drug stores, which means that Halloween is, [...]
Tags: Art·cyberpunk·prints·William Gibson
Big art news this morning, and a massive post to match! To start, the Spacefriends sticker set I promised on my Facebook page a few weeks ago is finally up in the shop, along with a ton of original art, rare prints and drawings. I recently decided it was time to make room. Specifically, to [...]
This week, on Friday the 13th, I’ll be exhibiting three ink drawings at Veneris XIII – a group exhibit held at Skotia gallery. For this show, I’ve revisited the ladies in Snake Charmer, Silent Starlet and Stork Whispers, cutting out and mounting the original drawings on black – the way I always imagined them but [...]
My piece for the Gag Me With a Toon 4 exhibit: Cheburashka’s Holiday 8x10” color pencils on paper. Sold. Cheburashka and Krokodil Gena are Soviet era characters from a stop-motion animation. They’re not especially well-known in the West, but Japan adores Cheburashka almost as much as I do! Here is the original, feature-length Cheburashka, for when you have an [...]
Tags: Art·Cheburashka·drawing
It’s been one hell of a year, folks, and I’m rolling out the goods to see it off in style. As such, in addition to the phenomenal offer below, I’ll be clearing the Biorequiem shop of everything you see there now at the end of the year. This means that if you’ve been putting off [...]
I took time off painting this week to let the oil dry and to work on tattoo commissions. This one is for a patient, lovely Canadian who first contacted me well over a year ago, but was lost in the email abyss. She initially wanted something heavily biomechanical yet feminine. When I began to draw [...]
Tags: Art·drawing·girl·robot·tattoo commission
A recent client had his commissioned design inked and sent me a few shots of the process. I’m told this is almost finished, with one more session to go. If you’re interested in commissioning an original tattoo design, email me with your idea for a quote!
Tags: cranes·tattoo commission
A few weeks ago I was asked to create a custom, detailed, feminine take on the Heartless symbol from the Kingdom Hearts video game (click here to see what the original looks like). I took inspiration from medieval etchings of crests for this project, so the research was fun, especially when I came across the [...]
Just about done with a piece for a UK client, who asked for a spoooky mermaid. She’s going to reside on the right side of the client’s torso. This was fun to work on; I hadn’t drawn a mermaid –subject of countless childhood sketches– in ages. I wanted to create something a little different from [...]
Tags: Art·drawing·mermaid·tattoo commission
Just finished this up yesterday and am fairly pleased with it. A peek into my tattoo design process: it’s going on the client’s upper arm, so I requested a photo of the exact area and created a digital mockup before drawing anything – the idea here is that the piece will cover most of the [...]
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Good morning! My iPhone art cases launched last night, around 10pm PST. Right now, if you go to izozzi.com you will see this: Which will take you to my storefront, where you’ll have the option to purchase cases for an iPod Touch or an AT&T iPhone. UPDATE: This case will fit the Verizon iPhone, but [...]
It’s BACK! The Interstellar Vanguard print is back with a final, limited run of 40. These signed and numbered posters measure a lavish 18×24″, and are screen-printed in shades of sepia on a backdrop of palest sea foam. Guaranteed to turn any wall into a cosmic playground! The Vanguard receives a message, spaceship safely docked [...]
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Technically this isn’t an “Inkdrop”, but we have more important things to focus on. As just announced over at Coilhouse, I have a piece in Travis Louie’s epic collaborative art show, The Ghost of Delilah and Other Stories. Here is a super-secret previous of mine and Travis’ collaboration, titled “Cosmic Dreams”. Travis is on a [...]
After a few weeks of technical tweaking and bug-ironing, all three styles of my Dissociation T-shirts are now available over at Wiloh, just in time for the holidays. It’s safe to say that I’m pretty excited. When I opened the box of my sample T-shirts, a little wave of relief washed over me – they [...]
Ladies and gents, step right up and take a look at these fantastical Halloweenie sights. See! Women who control snake-beasts with their beauty. Admire! Their poised power. Possess! Prints of wild-eyed dark temptresses. In honor of my favorite holiday, I’m releasing the mysterious [and dangerous] Snake Charmer, AKA “Infect” from Coilhouse 04, as a limited [...]
The new Wiloh line launched on 10.10.10 as promised! If you’re just tuning in, Wiloh is a neat-o company that donates a T-shirt for every T-shirt sold to K.I.D.S. – Kids In Distressed Situations – in a ‘Tee for Tee’ Initiative. Here’s my contribution to this project, Dissociation: Right now there is just one style [...]
To quote the late, great Michael Jackson: this is it. Today at midnight PST, Turquoise Tart, the “Infect” section header for Coilhouse Issue 05, goes away from the shop forever after being available for thirty days. Click here to go to get it now, or live in regret indefinitely.
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Just a quick reminder that Turquoise Tart, the “Infect” section header for Coilhouse Issue 05, disappears from the shop in six days. Click here to go to get it now! And while we’re all here, a preview from the shoot with Lydia Hudgens I squeezed in between raping and pillaging San Francisco: John Fluevog witch [...]
It’s been ages since the last time I’ve released a new print, so I’m extra-pleased to announce that Turquoise Tart, the Infect section header for Coilhouse Issue 05, is now available for purchase. This very small run is in the original, milky color scheme, and only around during the month of August. Click here to [...]
Coilhouse 05 will hit stores in just under two weeks, but signed copies with special inserts are already 3/4 gone from our web shop. You can see a comprehensive by-article assessment of the issue here. From the post: Zoetica imagined a blithe, enchanted world of dancing sheiks and courtesans when working on this issue’s Inform/Inspire/Infect [...]
Inkdrops 029 - Alkonost Tattoo Commission
Photo Flurry 119 - LA Trip for Gag Me With a Toon 5
Style Dispatch 025 - Color Supernova