That creature I was telling you about...

Puppet Stuff (continued)

More Puppet Stuff

Nature takes over

Hansel & Grettel (concepts & sketches)

These drawings came out of some cool assignments we had while studying with the great Lisa Keene, The goal of that class was to come up with a new take of the classic story of Hansel and Grettel.
My version took place in a neon color Wong Kar Wai-inspired city; Inhabited by lonely kids, premature parents and Harajuku puppet slaves.

Why "Alonso The Wise"

Well, My great grandma who we used to call "Maye" was a magical woman indeed. She looked like a classic fairy tale granny and she was famous for playing the piano and telling stories. But she was also mysterious and unpredictable; She moved with the wind and made list of enemies sometimes. She named me "Alonso el Sabio" as in "Alfonso el Sabio" King of Castile, though I was probably five years old when she was still with us. Once, she hand-wrote me one of the most beautiful letters someone has ever dedicated to me and she signed it in beautiful flourish letters "Maye Dinamita" (Dynamite Maye)

HappyLand (continued)

HappyLand

What can I say? Jung Hwan Park is a magic wizard that's all. He kept a calm head in our darkest hour and we were able to make a feel good skit that features music by an Indonesian band called Mocca.
I designed characters and backgrounds for the short, inspired by the sketches of classic designs by Disney Imagineers.

Jesús Serrano - acrobat, juggler and clown

Name Cards for Jesus Serrano

I designed this business cards for my friend Jesus Serrano who is like brilliant and you should check his video on Youtube
(or here since I posted it)

Hey Let's Go, Hey Let's Go!

Last Producers' Show opening turned out awesome thanks to the effort of a bunch of cool CalArtians. I was in charge to do the background and design the props for the Totoro opening spoof. Then lots of people animated them and Ethan Metzger composited the whole thing.

And I did the logo for our team's t-shirt! Thanks Maija!

Some pages for Haiti Benefit Children's Book

In January, I collaborated to create a children's book which proceeds were meant for the benefit of the victims of the Haiti earthquake and to send them a gift copy of the book. This was a collective of illustrations by various artists and the text was created by CalArts graduate Noah Gilbert.