Arkham Studios Website update Jan. 23 2012
Hi gang! Your ol' pal Bry here!
I'll try and get these updates out to you a lot more, but between sculpting new work, casting that mountain of back orders and being a salesman promoting Arkham Studios, there doesn't seem to be a spare minute at all.
In addition to that, I'm doing some projects for Marvel Studios and Disney/Pixar right now, so the plate is really full these days! I'm not complaining at all and am very glad to see the economy showing traces of turning around for all of us. About time, right?
Before I blather on about the new updates, please come and "like" us on facebook! Most of the really hot news happens there first (and who isn't on facebook these days?) , so be sure and stop on by. Here's the link:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=100000615723792#!/pages/Arkham-Studios/154436994641281
We're also running a little contest there. The 666th facebook friend will get a free statue from Arkham Studios! Not saying what it is for now, but it's our way of saying thanks for the support there.
Okay, here's the latest. The new sculpture is a design for the Shadow over Innsmouth film. It's a pillar that will go in front of Dagon Hall, much like those lions or gargoyles that you might see flanking the entrance of an old library. You can watch the little video clip here. The video is nothing spectacular, but people seem to like seeing this stuff as it progresses, so I hope you enjoy! I promise to work on not saying "uh" so much in the next video update!
Still casting up that mountain of back orders as usual. It's a long haul and, as always, I cannot thank so many of you for your undying patience for your order. I've delivered hundreds of these figures and busts since we started in 2002, so have faith that your order will get to you! It's been 10 years now? Wow, doesn't seem possible, but I'm still here making art thanks to all of you who allow me the privilege of doing so.
The big news is that I'm in talks with the City of Providence to place a life size statue of H.P. Lovecraft in Providence, Rhode Island. It's been a lesson in patience, writing proposals and making many new friends along the way. At some point soon, once I get a written commitment from the city, we'll begin a kickstarter campaign to raise the funds. There's a place that has been receptive to the query to accept the statue as a public work, but a lot has to be ironed out. Regardless, I'll be sure to keep you posted. It will be a dream come true to give back to Lovecraft and Providence all that the "Old Gent" has given us.
So, that's it for now. Again, my thanks to all of you for all of the amazing support that you've given and I'll see you next time!
Your pal, Bry
Arkham Studios Website update Nov. 3 2011
Well, it's certainly been a while since the last blog entry, but things have finally settled down on the home front enough where I can sit down and hammer out a few words about what I've been up to these past several months.
For starters, I finally have my own workshop again and send my sincerest thanks to dear friends Sean Branney and Andrew Leman of the HP Lovecraft Historical Society for the kind use of their own magical workshop in the heart of Noirsville. When I moved back to Los Angeles, these solid pals allowed me to use their space to cast and mold my figures and busts. You couldn't ask for better friends and I advise all fans of Lovecraft to seek out their amazing work at www.cthulhulives.org as they create swell Lovecraftian unholiness, namely in the awesome films "Call of C'thulhu" and the new "The Whisperer in Darkness". They really raise the bar in every way.
Next, yours truly is featured in a very nice profile in Old Nick magazine that focuses on my art, women, politics and everything in between. You can preview the issue at: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/288114
Be advised that Old Nick is a girly magazine and may not be safe for work. Read it for the articles, haha! My thanks to good friend Bob Johnson for the ink and to my buddy Paul Smalley for the wonderful photo shoot. Also, get the mag for the great articles on my friends Coop and Jimmy Vargas, too!
I'm starting a new page here as well. If you would like to send in a picture of Arkham Studios work in your home, I'd be honored to see it and post it with your permission. I'm kicking off the page with my old pals Jeffrey Combs and Stuart Gordon as they very graciously brought my Edgar Allan Poe statue down to the Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles where they are currently playing "Nevermore" an amazing one man show about Edgar Allan Poe. I've know Jeff and Stu for over twenty years and they're the tops!
Speaking of pages, Arkham Studios now has a facebook page! I usually update that page a lot more often than the website, so if you'd like to stop by and "friend" us there, we'd love to have you! There are lots of in progress shots of the newest work as well as a few behind the scenes shots of my son and I casting and molding away in the shop. Here's the link: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.269527626411093.69316.100000615723792&type=3#!/pages/Arkham-Studios/154436994641281
The new sculpture is finally done, too! For all you Lovecraft fans, the legendary Mad Arab himself, Abdul al Hazred is completed! You'll find a page here to order the Yemeni poet himself as he conjures up unspeakable horrors! Thanks also go out to the great Andrew Leman as he created the awesome nameplate in the Schreibweise font!
Lastly, but not least, the back orders! If you have an outstanding back order, IT WILL GET TO YOU!!!! I had a few personal setbacks for a while and have really pushed the limits of a few customers endless patience. Rest assured that your order will get there along with everyone else's. For the most part, everyone has been great at waiting so patiently for their statue to arrive and a few have not. I ALWAYS respond to polite inquiries. I do not respond to emails that aren't so civil, nor do I respond to internet trolls about the issue. We all own everything we do in life and I'm a big believer in the old edict of "Responsibility to the Responsible". So, sit tight and your figure WILL arrive! I don't have a factory in China cranking this stuff out for me, I do it all myself in a small workshop where I pay close attention to every detail to ensure you get the best art that I can give. If you've moved since you placed your order, please email me with your current address and I'll be glad to make a note of it if I haven't already shipped your order. I'll likely start sending the orders with a shipping confirmation as some international orders have apparently not made it to their destination.
Also, after keeping a PO Box since 2006, I've decided to not renew it at the Post Office, reason being is that very few people choose to send in an order the old fashioned way anymore. Most folks like using Paypal, so that's how I'll accept orders from now on, solely through Paypal. My thanks for your understanding.
Until next time, I remain
Your pal Bry
