how i learned my spanish growing up

"loteria cards" aka mexican bingo....aka amazing!!!

i love these things :)

a new year...

i made this blog thinking i'd update it frequently...lol, well....it was a nice thought ;). a lot has happened since i last posted. work is going great, def. keeping me busy. the holidays were good overall. i've developed a new interest in toy cameras, i currently own the diana+ and the action supersampler. i'm still in the learning stages, but i will post the pics that turn out. oh, and i've become addicted to amazon.com, ordering books and movies like mad ;). 

so sarah finally turned 21! very exciting. we took her out to the good ol' rockford bars, then to chicago. and since the youngest was finally legal, the kelly clan made their way out to vegas! we gambled, had fantastic food, gambled, saw the Beatles LOVE show (awesome btw), gambled, went shopping....oh! and we gambled ;) it was a great trip.

here are a few pics:

i just recently wrapped a video for LG, an entertainment piece called "Ophelia's Dream". its currently playing at fremont street (downtown vegas) on a huge display (4 blocks long). it was pretty awesome seeing it that big :)

aerie holiday video

in the main lobby of American Eagle's corporate office, they have 27 plasma tv's set up (3 wide by 9 tall) where a video plays throughout the day. i am currently working on a section of the new video for the holiday season. i just got the video up on my site, so check it out

*here's a shot of the current video:

ARTimation...and other stuff

so, every year The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg (ILIS) hosts a digital art festival (ARTimation) to showcase student work on a national level. judges are invited from across the U.S to judge the work and choose the winner in a designated category, such as Best 2D animation, Best Concept, Best Motion Graphic, Best Interface Design, etc. the selected pieces are shown (and the winners are annouced) at AMC Barrington Theater (175 Studio Dr., South Barrington, IL).

im very excited because my title sequence made the cut and will be shown in the Digital Video & Motion Graphics portion of the show! the festival is wednesday, oct 24th...so if you're able to make it, you should definitely come! :)

---Showtimes---
Animation Theatre:
5:30 p.m.
6:45 p.m.
8:00 p.m.

Digital Video & Motion Graphics Theatre:
5:45 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
8:15 p.m.

work is going well, i'm working on a video for American Eagle Outfitters, so i'll post a link to the finished video when....it's finished ;)

also, just revisited www.angryalien.com and they have some new animations up. so funny!

my favorites:
napoleon dynamite
the shining
jaws