TiKiMOOSE

Halloween Tennis Anyone?

2011-10-11T15:40:00.000-07:00

Well, it's time for the ITA Great Pumpkin Tennis Tournament again

and here's the tee shirt design I submitted.

It's based on a 1930's children's magazine illustration

done by the great illustrator

George Carlson

I've added a tennis theme to the design to fit the customer's needs.

Las Vegas Reading Week 2011

2011-07-27T13:19:00.000-07:00

Another hit with the kids!

However I'm not sure they even know who Vegas Vic is!

Caveman Ranch 2nd Fly In

2011-05-06T13:06:00.000-07:00

After many revisions the customer was happy.

Easter Tennis 3rd and final attempt

2011-05-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

My next attempt was a success.....

now back on white shirts and cleaner...

I was even allowed to include a bunny.

A personal victory in my head.

HAPPY EASTER TOO ALL!

Easter Tennis 2nd Try

2011-05-06T12:55:00.000-07:00

My second attempt, now on black shirts.......
Deemed too busy and flowery.

Now the customer has a better idea of what he wants.
Cleaner more airy....

Easter Tennis 1st Attempt

2011-05-06T12:45:00.000-07:00

My first attempt at this year's three color Easter design for the customer....Deemed to 60's-ish and lose the bunny.

A Las Vegas Christmas Greeting

2011-01-12T08:38:00.000-08:00

This little beauty loves painting on walls. That's my kind of graffiti!

Christmas Goose

2011-01-12T08:25:00.000-08:00

Everyone loves a Christmas goose at Christmas dinner.

When Witches Go Riding

2010-10-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

I just love Halloween and was inspired this year by a vintage postcard from 1917 with a great little Halloween poem...
I hope everyone has a happy and safe Halloween.
As you can see I recycled the great little moon I drew up earlier.

Las Vegas Polar Bear Club

2010-05-21T13:14:00.000-07:00

I designed the 2010 Las Vegas Polar Bear Club Tee!

Easter Tennis 2010

2010-05-21T13:01:00.000-07:00

A NV Tennis Easter meet design.

Caveman Ranch 1st Fly In Design

2010-05-21T12:57:00.000-07:00

These customers host a fly in every year.

Happy Halloween Tennis

2010-05-21T12:49:00.000-07:00

A cool 4 color for Nevada Tennis' Halloween meet

Volleyball in Clark County Las Vegas

2010-05-21T12:42:00.001-07:00

We got big horn sheep in Vegas!

Sin City Hot Rods Design

2010-05-21T11:00:00.000-07:00

SCHR was looking for a new design

and

they liked what I came up with!

It's a 5 color design.

Shark Attack Fightwear

2010-05-21T10:54:00.000-07:00

Here's a design for a guy that owns an auto window tint shop

and does ultimate fighting at night.

Hogs Basketball

2010-05-21T10:37:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun design for The Hogs Basketball Team.

I was inspired by Will Ferrell's "Semi-Pro" and his afro!

The customer loved it!

Happy Birthday Party Design

2010-05-21T10:27:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun one for a customer throwing a 44th surprise party.

They loved it!

Pool Cleaning Service Design

2010-05-21T10:19:00.000-07:00

Here's another design.....After a 6 month job search

and finally starting work in tee shirts

it was hard to go to a limited color palette

most customers only want one to three colors of ink.

I think I improved this costomer's original logo quite a bit.

He seemed very happy

Reading Week 2010

2010-05-21T09:42:00.000-07:00

A post after a several year hiatus!

After a brutal layoff at the Casino sign company.

I have landed in a Tee shirt printing company

and this is one of my designs for reading week!

I hope to post more designs and more often.

Tiki Room Pele Mug

2008-03-13T18:52:00.000-07:00

My quest for the holy grail has ended!

Long Live Ebay!

I am now the proud owner of

the Disneyland Pele Tiki Mug

from the Enchanted Tiki Room Circa 2005!

Long Live Jody Daily!

He designed the mug after

the Tiki Room's statue of Pele the Goddess

of fire and volcanoes.

Oak Glen Apple Country

2008-01-02T13:48:00.000-08:00

A trip to Oak Glen, California this December,

after the Apple Festival was over,

Lil' Elvis in the snow.

2007-10-02T08:42:00.000-07:00

Khan died yesterday evening.
She was comfortably resting in my dark closet among my shoes.
I was able to be there with her, brushing her, for her final moments.
I told her it was okay to go, that she had been a great kitty, and that I love her.

She chose me so many years ago, and for that I feel blessed. Thank you KHAN for brightening my life.

This was the final picture I took of her on Sunday.

Khan My Best Cat Ever

2007-10-01T13:13:00.000-07:00

This is KHAN the world's best cat. She came to me during my 1991 college year at SCAD in Savannah GA. she couldn't have been a year old yet. (and Yes, I'm a Trekkie) She strolled up the sidewalk where I was sitting and rummaged out an old chicken bone from my trash bag next to my apartment. I had no real cat food so I cooked an egg for her, which she enjoyed and left for the day.
She quickly became a daily visitor and her stays became longer and longer. One evening she fell asleep on a chair in my apartment so I scooped her up and took her to my bedroom for the night.
The next morning I awoke to her giving birth to four kittens under the covers at the foot of my bed.
Needless to say she was mine forever more.
She has been there for all of my biggest moments,
Last year of college.
First professional job
First big move form Virginia Beach, VA to LasVegas, NV
My second professional job
The purchase of my first house
My marriage

She has been a close friend and loyal companion
She loved to purr and would often meow in a friendly greeting or as a response to a question asked of her. She would come to the door when I came home and would stretch out on my leg when I sat down. She would even tolerate my wife's new puppy who would force her off my leg.

Khan has touched my heart deeply,
and now 16 years after we first met it will soon be time to say good bye to my Khan.
She is very thin and weak and her back legs are wobbly
she still purrs while I brush her but very low,
she has passed on her favorite dish of tuna and cheese this weekend
and is drinking small amounts of water.
I fear her time is coming to a close very soon.
I will miss you greatly my baby Khan,
You've been a good kitty,
I love you so much.

Halloween Devil

2007-09-25T17:19:00.000-07:00

Have a Devilishly Fun Halloween!

Pegasus playing poker

2007-08-27T15:57:00.000-07:00

Sort of a twist on "Dogs Playing Poker"

for a Roman themed casino. NEVER SOLD

Penny Candy sign

2007-07-24T17:14:00.000-07:00

A design for Harrah's, never sold,

deemed too "way out there", Go figure.

Willy Wonka was my inspiration!

It still tickles my sweet tooth.

Luxor Egyptian design

2007-06-26T10:55:00.000-07:00

For Luxor casino, but deemed too "cartoony"

Now they don't even want Egyptian designs

Udder Chaos

2007-06-26T10:40:00.000-07:00

For a Canadian casino, They didnt like the udders and had me remove them. But they kept the name!?!

Christmas card 2006 Happy Feet Meets Cars

2007-03-12T13:09:00.000-07:00

2006 Christmas card that I send only to my friends

(they sort of get my sense of humor)

I turned my VW Vanagen into a Cars character,

threw in some more penguins (from Happy Feet)

and That's me dressed as a penguin

about to be eaten by Davy Jones' Kraken.....

The hilarity never ends!

Christmas card 2005 Chicken Little

2007-03-12T13:06:00.000-07:00

2005 Christmas card that I send only to my friends

(they get my sense of humor, or maybe not so much)

That's me dressed as Chicken Little being pulled apart

by Kong, Aslan, and the penguin chicks.

That's a piece of the "sky" from Chicken Little on the ground.

Not my best idea, but chocked full of humor.

Christmas Card 2004 Polar Express

2007-03-09T17:35:00.000-08:00

2004 Christmas card that I send only to my friends

(they may not get my sense of humor)

That's me in the ice, distracting Mr. Incredible.

I'm about to be sliced in half by the

Polar Express sliding out of control across the ice.

My friends are drawn as various characters on the train.

"Funny, No?"

Finding Alf in the Caribbean

2007-03-09T17:29:00.000-08:00

2003 Christmas card that I send only to my friends

(I'm not sure they even get my sense of humor),

"ALF" is my freind, Alex L. Ferguson as the "Elf"

in the "Cat in the Hat's" hat....

I'm about to drop the coin releasing the curse

only to be devoured by Bruce,

"Funny huh?"

SCAD Trek Spider Nemesis

2007-03-09T17:24:00.000-08:00

2002 Christmas card that I send only to my friends

(I strongly believe they get my sense of humor).

SCAD was my college.

We were all big trek fans

(well, maybe just me.)

That's me falling out of the shuttle.

Harry Monster of Rings

2007-03-09T17:21:00.001-08:00

2001 Christmas card that I send only to my friends

(I think they get my sense of humor)

I'm about to be bashed by a door this year!

GRINCH IMPOSSIBLE

2007-03-09T17:18:00.000-08:00

2000 Christmas card that I send only to my friends

(they get my sense of humor)

That's my teacup poodle Elvis as "Max the reindeer"

and me as agent Ethan Hunt,

in the famous motor cycle scene

where Ethan gets impelled by a Christmas tree!?!

in a dual with the Grinch.

Christmas Card 99 Sleepy Hollow

2007-03-08T09:57:00.000-08:00

My '99 Christmas card only for my friends

(My family wouldn't understand)

I meet a grisly demise in each one!

That me dead again!

Spoofing Sleepy Hollow, Blair Witch Project, and

Star Wars Episode 1.

I've included my fiancee and her two children.

Christmas Card 98 Titanic

2007-03-08T09:35:00.000-08:00

'98 Christmas card that I send only to my friends

(they get my sense of humor, I hope)

I just bought a new house, and my friends just had their first baby. That's me frozen in the water.

Spoofing Titanic, Prince of Egypt, and Star Trek Insurrection.

Max Coin Concept for Trump

2007-03-08T09:31:00.000-08:00

Slot glass belly art for a Trump casino, never sold!

I guess Max is popping out of the coin in slot.

Firehouse Jackpots

2007-03-08T09:26:00.000-08:00

Fireman with wet money concept.

Thaddeus Ozark

2007-02-08T09:28:00.000-08:00

I came up with this as a concept for a bank of new slot machines

I guess the casino didn't like the old fashioned feel of the logo

Play & Win Groovy Signage

2007-02-02T15:57:00.000-08:00

Far Out Casino Signage "Never Sold"

Deemed Too Adult for a casino!?!

Sexy Circus Signage

2007-02-02T15:51:00.000-08:00

My little sexy circus

VW Bug Christmas Card.

2007-01-11T17:08:00.000-08:00

This was a card design for my dad

who just loves VW Bugs

Happy Halloween 2006

2006-10-26T08:48:00.000-07:00

Drac and Clarence the pumpkin

wish you a Happy Halloween!

Halloween Bat 2006

2006-09-02T10:32:00.000-07:00

Still experimenting with Blogger.

2006-08-22T13:03:00.000-07:00

TikiMoose

2006-08-22T11:20:00.000-07:00