Blogging the mind of Bryan Moore

Updates and New Changes -- March 22th, 2010

Still working hard on sorting out those back orders! There are a slew of them and I'm putting them in the order received, so hopefully I'll begin to send out email notices to each patron who has been so unbelievably patient in waiting for their figure to arrive. I can assure you, based on past patron comments, that it's well worth the wait.

As Sean Connery would have quipped, "There's been a change in plans!". Yup, my model Nora and I have parted company, deciding that to work together on the Lucifer sculpture would no longer be conducive. Just as well, as I'm going back to my original plan for Lucifer, which was to make him more like the image of Lucifer I saw years ago on a Jack Chick comic book called "Angel of Light" That thing scared the Hell out of me when I first saw it and it's still scares me, having lost none of it's power of being both beautiful and frightening at the same time. I can't reproduce Jack Chick's art here as it's copyrighted and doesn't fall under the fair use law, but the image is out there if you want to do some detective work! So, we'll keep it somewhat masculine rather than feminine this time.

Some of you have asked for photos of me working over the years on different sculptures, so I'll oblige. Here's a shot of me working on Satan, Poe, Lovecraft, Crowley and Tony Soprano in no particular order. They aren't flattering shots, but usually taken after hours of work when I'd sit at the bench not eating right, not shaving or even sleeping. What the Hell, when the muse strikes you...




Updates and New Beginnings -- March 8th, 2010

As we wade through the muck of last year and into a year of promise and potential, I realize I have much to do other than have fun. Before I can start the new sculptures of Lucifer and other Lovecraftian delights, I have back orders to fulfill. Lots of them. A WHOLE lot of them.

As last year came to a close, my former business partner left me holding the bag with unfulfilled orders and a closed paypal account with no offer to help make things right for our customers who had trustingly sent their funds in for a statue to be delivered in a timely manner. So, rather than expect any further help from this person anymore to do what's right, it's my responsibility to make things right on my own.

Since this person shut down the paypal account, I'm going through literally hundreds of emails in an effort to track every order for the past year, log it in and create and ship the orders as they came in. Not an easy task, but a necessary one. I'm an artist, not a paper pusher although that's what the job has become.

Part of the Satanic philosophy is "Responsibility to the Responsible". You trusted me to deliver the goods and I will. Might take me a little while, but I will. Any questions about your order will be happily answered as soon as I can.

The good news is that as soon as all these outstanding orders are taken care of, new work will begin on the next Crown Prince of Hell, which will be Lucifer. My good pal Nora is modeling for it. Part of what attracted me to Nora as a model was her ability to understand a look that could pull one third of the angels out of Heaven to a better party downstairs. If you don't know what Lucifer is most famous for, read your bible. The story is there if you want it. I promise you won't burst into flames if you do.


We've shot turnaround photos of her and will decide what type of "air element" to sculpt around her, much like the Satan bust had plumes of smoke and fire around him. I'll come up with something good and absolutely appropriate to Lucifer.

Again, responsibility first, then comes the good art so many of you have been patiently waiting for.

As I rebuild the Arkham Studios business from the ground up, you have my personal guarantee to only advertise figures and statues that are in stock for a faster delivery. I thank you all for bearing with me as I do my best to keep things moving forward in the face of betrayal and adversity. It's tough work, but the art is worth it.

So are you.

Bry