This Year's Fires!

WOW am I glad we moved! Last summer we lived in Diamond Bar California which is now on fire! On the picture below there is a dark orange and a lighter orange. The dark is a mandatory evacuation and light was optional evactuation. I circled the area we used to live in with red. There are so many fires across the state right now, that we currently have ash covered sidewalks and windshields! A man at the church even had to sweep the path on Sunday!

If you've wondered why we've been so silent.. Oliver has been across the world with his motorcycle at some bike rallies.. Lebanon to be exact.

I saw this today in the LA times, that guy has Oliver's sunglasses, helmet, harley coat, and beard!

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/middleeast/

making a monster mask (repost from oliver's art blog)

Here is my clay sculpture for a monster mask I am making.
I have recently taken a class from a hollywood 'monster mask' maker: Jordu Schell.

His specialty is in latex masks and appliances or parts of masks that are applied with make up to actors faces. He has worked on loads of films, most recently probably Aliens vs Predator and some painting monsters on Cloverfield.

Cool and demented art, here is his studio gallery: http://schellstudio.com/sculpture.htm

I have cast this sculpture and poured a latex mask that I will paint. I will post more pics as I go!