Toy Update: Captain America Shadow

 So for that past couple weeks things have been hectic with stuff and junk, so I had to catch up on a bit of work. BUT I'm all caught up now and have some awesome pieces that I'll be showing throughout the month. Let me know what you think, Enjoy!

Also, for those of you interested in supporting one of your favorite asrtists *wink wink* you should take a look at my Patreon. Patreon is like an ongoing kickstarter in that it allows an audience of supporters to fund artists and projects. However, instead of pledging one lump sum for one large project, Patreon's pledges are recurring, smaller donations to help your favorite artists continue to bring you the content you enjoy. Your Pledge can be from $1 to however many doll hairs you want and in return I will show my appreciation by giving you rewards! Any and all help to spread the word of my Patreon would be greatly appreciated, so if you could, please help me spread the word. Thank you for your time :)

It's Been a While...

I feel like a lot of my blog posts start out that way. There's been a lot going on and I'm not not really sure where to start. At the moment I'm looking for help to get my Patreon(more info coming soon) off the ground so I can start funding the large projects you've all been waiting for and I have a new series of toys on the horizon. The series' name is "Shadows and Ghosts" and it will feature at least six 3 inch figures. I got the idea from a random ghost doodle I did.

The inspiration for the upcoming series

  Things that happened: I was part of an amazing sculpture show at the Clutter Gallery,  my grandpa died, I revised some policies in my shop, I went to CCACA, Started putting a fence up around my property, my cat became ill, started cleaning out my old shack in the hopes of turning it into a studio, was in another group show over at Makerbot, got my first stitches, got my moms truck stuck in a flooded wash, Started doing pen and ink drawrings, I found some baby birds, found some toads, found some spiders, and I rearranged my house. I'm sure there is a lot of other things I haven't mentioned that have happened, but whatevs. Here are some photos to help illustrate :)

My decrepit shed/soon to be studio

I got some friends together and we tore down all of the interior walls and dry wall. 

Me in my decrepit shed with a shadow looking over my shoulder

 I didn't have any photos of myself.

One of the shows I was in

I made the Fabulist and the Auditor for this show. It was amazing..., at least from what I could see of the photos.

Baby Birds

 While we were breaking down the inside of the shed we found two bird nests with little baby birds.

Audrey and Binks

 This is Audrey(left) and Binks(right). Binks had some crystals build up in his bladder due to our heavily mineralized well water. I had to take him to the vet to have them removed and leave him over night. It sucked.

A pen and ink with watercolor I did

One of the tarantulas I found

The wash where I where I got my moms truck stuck

 Driving home I hit this wash going a little too fast and water got all up in the engine making it stall. Usually when I take it slow it's traverse-able.

One of the toads I caught

The Fabulist and The Auditor

I made these guys out of ceramic for the Tenebrous Show at Clutter.

Oktoyberfest!

here's the flyer, if you would be so kind as to share it, I would much appreciate it!

Next Weekend is Oktoyberfest at the Royal Flesh Tattoo Gallery where Ardabus Rubber, Fuller, JC Rivera, Rocketboy and myself will have some amazing wrk for you to check out!  All the Info is below including a link to the pre-sale which take place in October 19th at 10 am! Also, the reception will include complimentary brew from Atlas Brewing Company and a live raffle with loot from Rotofugi & Royal Flesh Tattoo!

Here's a taste of what to expect from me ;)

MUNCH!!!

Oktoyberfest
Custom Toy Show 
Featuring the Art of:
Ardabus Rubber, Fuller, JC Rivera, Rocketboy & Shadoe Delgado 

Gallery Reception:
Saturday, October 19th 7pm - Midnight at
Royal Flesh Tattoo Gallery
4005 N. Broadway. Chicago, IL 60613

Online Preview: Friday, October 18th
Online Presale: Saturday, October 19th at 10am
Here's the link to sign up to get the online Oktoyberfest preview email which will include the presale info: http://eepurl.com/D4nev

Event sponsored by Royal Flesh Tattoo Gallery, Rotofugi & Atlas Brewing Company

Sh** was crazy and then there was the Museum

Between school, the last bit of toy commissions until June, packing up all my belongings and shipping them to AZ, couch surfing, collaborations and maintaining some sense of a social life I've somehow forgotten to update my blog. Who woulda thunk that being busy had consequences. I'm so terrible -_- Anyway, besides all that crazy business I managed to land a wonderful opportunity sculpting an 18 inch mega munny vinyl toy and doing demonstrations for the Oakland Museum of California and their "We Customize" exhibit. The whole demo aspect of the exhibit is already done and over with however the museum will have the toy up for display within the week, or so I'm told.  Here are some pics of the Shadow Beast!

 Hopefully these can give you a sense of scale :P

There are a few more photos of the event on the We Customize tumblr showing some of the creations of the people who stopped by and you can find even more Work in progress pics on my instagram. It was pretty exciting, over 260 people showed up the first night, so much energy and everybody was so kind and inquisitive! Off the Grid was there too, so many tasty foooooooods! Once the piece is up I'll get some more photos, but if you're in the Oakland/Lake Merrit area stop by and check it out! It's free to see the exhibit so NO EXCUSES :P

Also, if anyone is interested in one of these mega beasts they are available in my SHOP

If you have any questions about anything, and I mean ANYTHING, please don't hesitate to ask! 

I SEE POOP!

Ah man, I totally let this blog die... So much has been going on lately. Most recent thing to happen was a Show at Art Attack SF. It was an all day event where the artists came and did live sculpting and painting on Munnyworld platforms. The pieces I customized will be up until March 1st, though I'm not sure about everyone else. If you're in the San Francisco bay area stop by and check it out!

Also, a few shows to look out for in the next couple of months. Keep an eye out for details. I'll be jumping back into the fine arts this semester as well, look forward to seeing a bunch of ceramic work...possible some encaustic stuff too...we'll see. 

8 inch "I seeeee poop!"

8 inch Foomi Sketch

Desinger Con...happened

I was really hoping to have a post ready before dcon....so much for that.. Anyway I went and had a great time. I met a bunch of awesome people, made some new friends, and saw a crap ton of amazing work! SpankyStokes was kind enough to let me share his booth along with other great artists such as J Ryu, F+, Sekure D, Tasha Zimich, Carson Catlin, Neb5, and more. You can check out SpankyStokesDotCom for full details regarding the artists and their work  :) 

I sold the labbit and the 8" dunny but The four little guys are available at my Shop for $70 each. Visit ShadoeDelgado.com or click Here for a direct link to the Exclusives. Stop by and check out their little buns! Also.....

This guy is also available for $100 

Thanks To Jesse, Aaron, Palmetto, and Sam for being generous hosts and letting me crash at their houses!

The Polls are over and the votes are in. The winners are as follows..

1st place: Tusk

2nd Place: Roche Muller

3rd Place: Sandie Ly

It was a fun contest and we had a ton of amazing entries. I'm thinking if we left the voting up for another week we may have reached 1000 votes, which would have been amazing! Anyway, if you are one of the winners, keep an eye on your inbox for details about your prizes.

Also, there is going to be a Halloween fanart contest. More details in the week  :)