The Muppets

Today is Jim Henson's birthday, and on this special day I illustrated an homage to my favorite Sesame Street Muppets, Bert and Ernie, and puppeteer/creatives, Frank Oz and Jim Henson.

I had the chance to talk a bit about the Muppets recently on the SquaredCo podcast, hosted by Mark Morris and Jerrod Maruyamma. The roundtable talk included fellow creative Luke Flowers, and it was so fun to have a conversation about what Jim Henson and his creations meant to us, and share how they influenced us to become the artistic individuals we are today.

You can listen to the SquaredCo podcast on iTunes, Soundcloud, and Stitcher.



A few more illustrations for fun this week for some classic Muppetshow characters!

Kermit "Yaaaaaayyyy!!!" from Dave Pryor on Vimeo.

And a few of my puppets - one is a "Whatnot Muppet" that my wife designed when FAO Schwartz offered them through their store - and the other is a homemade puppet of "Tuna Sammich" a character from the animated pilot that was created during my days at Startoons Animation, and dreamt up by me and fellow creative Phil Gullett. Check out the link to the cartoon in the sidebar.

Enjoy the podcast and please share your Muppet memories on one of my social sites!

'Til next time! -Dave

People I think Are Cool Podcast

I had a fun time chatting it up with Liz Reed of Cuddles and Rage during her podcast "People I Think Are Cool".

Here, we talked a bit about Animaiacs and the ways I animate now opposed to how I animated then; and then dig into my current gallery and independent artwork. Give it a listen and also follow her podcast for more interviews with creative folks!

Lastly, I will be at San Diego Comic Con again this year, where I will debut "Unicandycorn" as a print (the image you see above). Drop on by booth F5 in row 800. I'll be doing free print raffles this year and have a selection of new things to choose from!  See you there! - Dave

Squared Co. Podcast

Hey Everyone! Today I am featured in The Squared Co. Podcast that is just starting up on Sound Cloud - hosted by Mark Morris, Creative Director of Squared Co. and co-hosted by freelance Disney artist Jerrod Maruyama.

I had a great conversation with these guys, ranging from my early years in the Animation industry, working on Animaniacs in my Startoons days; to my current work with licenses at Scientific Games and illustrations for Galleries.



I've started doing a few movie specific pieces for Squared Co. pop-up screenings and gallery shows with Cinepolis Theaters recently. You may have seen my pieces for the Aliens 30th Anniversary last year, and this year's art for the 30th Anniversary of "The Princess Bride".

 

In this podcast, we tease the next Squared Co. Show - "Tasty Real Estate", which opens on Saturday July 8th at Rose City Pizza in Rosemead CA. Here, I and 4 other artists have done a series of pop-culture eating establishments. A super concept by Mark and what is sure to be a great show. More reveals to come on this but here are some sneak peeks!

Also of note - The Now|Then Childhood revisited book is fully funded on Kickstarter (Thank you Thank you), and you can still get in on this preorder for 4 more days! Ready to ship in July!

If you have any questions for me after listening, or just want to have a conversation on anything about the art/animation biz, I'm super happy to discuss!