MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE: THE MANX - "BEFORE SHE WAS A MOTH"

My music video for The Manx has dropped and I’m SO excited to share!

The puppet world of “Before She Was a Moth” was designed, built and shot by me in a workshop the size of a bedroom. I chose a very low-tech approach, avoiding green screens and complex digital effects. The creatures and environments were largely built upon found or recycled objects, and were sculpted, painted and manipulated by hand.

Head over to Janky Smooth for the premiere!

The Manx - “Before She Was a Moth“ music premiere at Janky Smooth

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H.P. LOVECRAFT FILM FESTIVAL 2021 POSTER ART

I was very pleased and honored to be asked to create the poster art for the 2021 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival! This year the theme was inspired by “From Beyond”, a Lovecraft story that was adapted into a popular film (as well as some shorts, as seen at the festival this year). Like any good cosmic horror protagonist, I went back to the old text to summon the original inspiration, and blended it with my own. My intention was a combination of black light effects, electron microscopy and deep sea bioluminescence.

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FOREST OF IMMORTALS - DAVE CORREIA II: ELDER THING

It’s the return of artist Dave Correia! We discuss the making of our Elder Thing sculpture, which was featured at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. We talk through the process, challenges and lessons that came with making a ten foot tall tentacle monster on a tiny budget.

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Intro music by Jean Baudin. Find his work at jeanbaudin.com.
Interviews and art by Monstark. Find his podcasts, art and products at monstark.com.
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MONSTER PAGEANT

April 21, 2018: After an evening of stage-strutting, performing and city-crushing, Monstark is officially named the second-mightiest monster in Portland! I am honored because all the monsters here are mighty, especially the talented creatures with whom I shared the stage. The Monster Pageant was a perfect weird, warm, welcome-to-Portland celebration for me, because it brought together some of my favorite things...art, costumes, performance, karaoke and hanging out with monsters! Thanks to Alex Chiu and the Portland Zine Symposium for putting together this epic evening!