Making Friends at SXSW 2015..

Well…another SXSW has come & gone & even though this one was particularly WET, it was still a lot of fun! It was amazing meeting so many new artists through PowWowHawaii, Spratx & HOPE's reCreate event. AMAZING JOB to everyone involved!

Even though rain threatened us all week, the clouds parted just enough for the 30+ artists to gather at the Hope Outdoor Gallery this past Thursday & allow us to paint our hearts out. Here's my completed mural from the event:

I loved making these imaginary friends in the 6 hours I had (BIG thanks to my brother, Lance, for coming out & helping paint the wee wee), but I especially loved the REAL friends I made during that time. THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support this massive, art installation & the talented, hard working artists that made it possible. Your presence means the world to us all.

Back to the studio to cook up some new art…talk sooooooooooon.

xo

SXSW Covered in PAINT!

South By South West has once again invaded Austin & the RIDICULOUS traffic that already exists here becomes RIDICULOUSLY TERRIBLE (with a lot of cuss words thrown in, of course). But let's not complain as SXSW brings in people & shows that are RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME! I'll be part of a few events this year, but one I really want to share with you is this Thursday's HOPE reCREATE Event at the HOPE Outdoor Gallery!

This is their third year of doing this during SXSW & I'm super excited to be back on the roster. On Thursday, March 19th, 30 local & international artists are all coming together to paint every inch of the GIANT, multi level structure know as the HOG (Hope Outdoor Gallery). I've been given an 18'x 11' section that I plan on trying to art all over & would love you ALL to come join me in watching magical colors appear! I'll be apologizing profusely to the wall as I ruin it, so I'll need all the high-five-encouragemnt I can get!
It starts at 10am & runs alllllllll day…. SEE YOU THERE!

Friday the 13th brings GOODIES!

So 'The Movie Crypt' event last night at the Alamo Drafthouse was amazing fun! THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support Adam Green & Joe Lynch & reminding them why Austin, & of course the Drafthouse, is one of the greatest places on Earth. 

Joe, Adam & I being an Alamo Drafthouse Cheerleading Squad!
photo taken from & with Genny Lopez

I also wanted to personally thank everyone who picked up my screen print especially since the show let out so late…you all RULE!

BUT…even those who couldn't make it to the event have a chance to RULE also, as I'm putting up all the leftover prints in my store TOMORROW! That's right, on FRIDAY THE 13th, my 'Digging Up The Marrow/Everly' posters will be made available to anyone who wants it in their life. Remember, there were ONLY 75 PRINTED, so be sure to get one…once they're gone, they're gone FOREVER!

Not only will my print be released, but ANY order from my online store during Friday the 13th will receive my Jason 'Monster MugShot' print FREE!!! That's if you order anything! Get The Movie Crypt print…Jason comes with it! Get a tshirt…Jason comes with it!! Get a Freddy 'Monster MugShot…JASON COMES WITH IT! You get the idea, but it's TOMORROW ONLY (Friday, March 13th), so take advantage of that!

I also wanted to give you a heads up that next Wednesday, March 18th I'll be painting the largest mural I've done yet during SXSW at the HOPE Outdoor Gallery. Save that date & i'll post more info on that sooooooon.

Thanks, friends & HAVE A SAFE & HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH!!

"…it's The Movie Crypt!!"

You guys, there's an AMAZING event happening THIS WEDNESDAY, March 11th, at THE best theater in the WORLD: Alamo Drafthouse.
Friends & ridiculously talented filmmakers Adam Green & Joe Lynch have a killer podcast called The Movie Crypt (which I've mentioned many times before & which you ALL better be listening to by now!) which is hailed as one of Entertainment Weekly's "Top 20 Podcasts".

 It's a hilarious, informative & inspiring filmmaker podcast that ANY fan of movies would enjoy. Adam & Joe will be recording a LIVE episode of the podcast at the Drafthouse as well as showing BOTH their newest films, DIGGING UP THE MARROW (inspired by the art of the monster magician, Alex Pardee) & EVERLY. I was lucky enough to see the Austin premiere of The Marrow a few weeks back & Everly last September at Fantastic Fest & YOU ALL MUST SEE THESE FILMS!…especially on the big screen. & NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!
Adam & Joe asked me to do a limited screen print for this special occasion & this is what i dug up:

These will be available the night of the show in VERY limited quantities all signed by Adam, Joe & myself, so get your tix NOW for the double feature/podcast recording RIGHT HERE. If any prints are leftover they will go up in my store shortly after.
Even if you're unable to attend, you can still watch both DIGGING UP THE MARROW and EVERLY on pretty much all VOD platforms. Watch them, tweet about them, share them with your friends which will make them happier friends….ENJOY!
See you guys at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar on Wednesday for a GREAT time! (& Highball karaoke room ridiculousness afterwards, of course!)

Pick A Pocket Monster!

BE MY BOSS!

Hey, friends…I’ve opened up ONLY FIVE SLOTS for your chance to get your very own, CUSTOM, “Pocket Monsters” at my store: http://codyschibi.bigcartel.com/
You can pick ANYTHING from Chucky, to The Thing, to ET, to Freddy Krueger, to that guy from Labyrinth, to that guy from Pan’s Labyrinth, to Godzilla, to Satan, to WHATEVER(it MUST be a “Monster”…not you, or your pet, or even Bette Midler…well, maybe her)…you get the picture, so LET ME PAINT THAT PICTURE FOR YOU! Now’s your chance to get exactly that “Pocket Monster” you’ve always wanted…it’s all about YOU! (You can view examples of past "Monsters" HERE) All the info is also up in my online store, so go secure one of the five slots & boss me around! 
DIRECT LINK: http://codyschibi.bigcartel.com/product/pick-a-pocket-monster-limited-original-art
Thankssssssss

Charlie Hebdo

I had to create something in the midst of this madness…

Thoughts to everyone.

Je Suis Charlie Hebdo

Happy New Year & stuff!

HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS!

I wanted to take a quickie to not only THANK YOU ALL for your continued support of my terrible habit called "art" but to also share a quick, little update on some stuff that's recently come out. So, yeah…a THOUSAND, MILLION times "thank you" to everyone who took the time to come by my table at a convention, shake my hand at a gallery show, purchase some art from me, used any of your free time to just look at my art online or anywhere else & just for being awesome this past year! I made a lot of new friends in 2014 & created stronger bonds with old ones, so I'm super excited to see what 2015 brings.

But getting to just a couple of things I wanted to let share with you:

I was lucky enough to do a variant cover for an amazing comic book series put out by Comix Tribe this year called AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE. Written by John Lees with gnarly art from Iain Laurie, this 5-issue, horror tale tells the story of a girl who turns up missing surrounded by the "legend" of Bonnie Shaw, a creepy creature who steals children.  This David Lynchian series is a must read for not only giant fans of horror(like myself) but fans of great story telling, PERIOD. All five single issues have already been released with my variant cover coming out just a few weeks ago:

...Colored by the talented, Megan Wilson.

You can head to Comix Tribe & pick up all the single issues or preorder the entire story in a nifty trade coming out this new year.

Also, something else caught my attention right at the end of 2014. I luckily stumbled upon a fun, comedic, horror short film that was posted online in December & it stayed STUCK IN MY HEAD after my first viewing.  Created by the McCoubrey Brothers(Peter & Luke) & obviously an amazing crew, 'THE GREY MATTER' is a pleasure to focus your eyeballs on. Along with solid acting from everyone involved, it's is simply pitched as: 

"An office stiff wakes up in an alley mysteriously covered in blood. In the aftermath, he attracts the attention of his beautiful coworker, granting him a new lease on life…but something strange is afoot."

Go in knowing only that little bit of information & enjoy this 17-minute journey of oddball FUN that will also STICK IN YOUR HEAD. Watch it for FREE here. 

After numerous veiwings, I couldn't help but draw a little something out since the imagery begged me to. I came up with this diddy that I hope you enjoy as much as I did the film:

Feel free to share my art & especially the link to THE GREY MATTER as it deserves to be seen by as many people as possible.

Again, THANK YOU for everything & I hope to see you ALL in 2015. May it be the best year yet!

Sweet Holidaze Art Stuff Sale!

I hope you turkeys didn't go filling up on all those Black Friday feasts & have saved plenty of room for dessert! For something delicious is happening RIGHT NOW all up on the interwebz. That tasty "something" is my

SWEET HOLIDAZE ART STUFF SALE!!

Some yummy goodies are awaiting your arrival in my online store to enhance the lives of you & your friends & that vast space that needs to be filled under the xmas trees! "What kind of yummy goodies?!" you ask?…well, let's just get right into it!:

NEW t-shirts! Get my 'Bad Connection' torso hugger, 
screen printed in one color(black) or with an awesome,
3-color(red/white/black), peppermint/candy cane design!:

ALL my signed, black & white, 11x17 prints (NINE TOTAL)  have been marked down to ONLY $10 EACH!:

    

Fresh, NEW original art added (including my four 'Faces of Death' paintings!) & older original pieces MARKED DOWN!:

Special HAND EMBELLISHED 8"x 10" prints available! Get cool, black/white prints with chicken scratches from my blue line pencil on them(some already FRAMED) at fun, affordable prices!

ALL orders $30 or more (before shipping) gets a FREE, signed, 8.5"x 11" print that'll magically appear with your order! A magically, appearable, rainbow print EXACTLY LIKE THIS!:

The first FIVE orders $75 or more (before shipping) will receive one of these ORIGINAL pieces of art created by my right hand for FREE!:

So there you go, my friends…all of this & MORE is up in my store NOW! Please do take the time to search through my store & poke around as there's a bunch of stuff there that's not pictured here & hopefully something will tickle your fancy! The "Sweet Holidaze Art Stuff Sale" will remain up for at least a week, but there are extremely limited quantities of most items, so some may sell out…
Thank you all SO MUCH for your continued support & have a BEAUTIFUL Holiday season!

Art stuff in Austin!

Well, FunFunFunFest was JUST that: FUN FUN FUN!! SO MUCH thanks to SprATX for inviting me to paint all weekend & especially to all of YOU who came by to say "What up?!" to me & the other artists. It truly was a blast & my total pleasure to be there. 
Here a few photos taken over the weekend & you can check out a TON of great shots from Sigi Gonzalez HERE:

The finished mural will be at the SprATX gift shop/gallery for the EAST Art Tour this & next weekend if you want to get up close & personal with it. It's definitely up for sale if you want to liven up your backyard with a three-headed monster, so contact any of the bad asses at SprATX if you'd like to make an offer, yo!

So there are a few more local events that I'd love to tell you about which I'm lucky enough to be a part of:
First up is another ARTXPLOSION event at Mindzai Creative happening TOMORROW NIGHT! 

I'll have nine originals showing alongside some talented artists, as well as prints available for sale.  Here's a new 10"x 20" painting I did making it's debut at the show tooooo:

The high fivers at Mindzai are also using one of my pieces for the LIVE screen printing design, so all you have to do is bring a blank tee, hoodie, underwear…WHATEVER, & they'll make THIS image magically appear on it with a swipe of their hands!:

Obviously, only one item per person, but you can't beat a free screen printed design! There will also be complimentary beverages, live music & just all around great, social FUN!
Here's all the info such as artists, etc. for the event which will be 8-11pm TOMORROW(Friday, Nov. 14th) at Mindzai Creative on S. Lamar/Mary St.

THEN, on SUNDAY, Nov. 16th at Spider House Ballroom, will be the first annual HORROR FOR THE HOLIDAYS ART & GIFT BIZAAR! 

This cool event is being put on by Blood Over Texas & features vendors with creepy, horror-themed goodies that I know all of you love! You can find the complete list of who's gonna be there & all the other great things they have in store such as an Evil Santa Photo Booth, RAFFLES throughout the show for some great prizes, Austin Pets Alive donations & a lot lot more HERE. I'll be on hand with some original art, prints, shirts, buttons & whatever else I'm trying to get rid of. So swing by this FREE event on Sunday 12-7pm..

& finally, just a heads up that HOPS FOR HOPE will be happening on Sunday, November 23rd at Fair Market. I'll have eight original pieces showing as well as my ACL Fest mural will be up for silent auction. Just check out this AMAZING list of artists showing including the GIANT himself, Shepard Fairey. All the info you need is RIGHT HERE.

I'll pop in with an update soooooooon…...

Fun Fun Fun Fest, yo!

CHECK it out, friends!
I'll be at Fun Fun Fun Fest here in Austin THIS weekend (Nov. 7-9) doing some LIVE art with other AMAZING Spratx artists! My right hand will be painting a 12 foot mural throughout the three days, so if you're going to the festival, PLEASE come say "Hi Hi Hi" to me & the Spratx family in between seeing some up & coming, unknown acts like Modest Mouse, Judas Priest, Yo La Tengo & others.
Check back in a few days for my final wall or follow my Instagram or Twitter for day to day process pics….
See you all tomorrow…….FFFUN!!!

Icons of Horror: A Haunted Portrait Show

So October has passed as quickly as it came, & I'm already counting down the days til next Halloween! But if you're like me & try to enjoy Ocotber/Halloween year round with horror movies, candy & whatever else gives you that special Fall feeling, then you'll be stoked to know that an art show I was SO LUCKY to be a part of will be on exhibit til December & it's FILLED with your favorite monsters/slashers! That's right, Guzu Gallery had their opening of Icon's of Horror: A Haunted Portrait Show on Halloween night & it was a super spooky, fun time! With over 20 artists invited to participate in this haunting art show, the only restriction we had to follow was "Create a PORTRAIT of your favorite horror icon…"..that was it. With endless possibilities that I wish I could've spent forever creating, I settled on four slashers that are my favorites in the horror genre & were calling out to me to paint. Here are my four "FACES OF DEATH" pieces…all 8"x 10" watercolor/ink original paintings on gessoed wood panels:

These paintings are STILL available for purchase NOW at Guzu Gallery's webstore, so go make some new friends &, like me, ENJOY HALLOWEEN YEAR ROUND! [**UPDATE: These paintings are now available in my online store HERE!] If you're not wanting the originals, you can take home prints of each of these from my online store HERE.

I also made an altered, super limited edition of my "Monster MugShots" which you can ONLY get by visiting Guzu Gallery to get. My "DEATH ESTABLISHED" set is limited to ONLY 13 signed/numbered & introduces my newest "MugShot", SAM, from Trick 'r Treat fame:

Each set continues 12 prints containing Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre), Michael Myers (Halloween), Tall Man (Phantasm), Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th), Angela Baker (Sleepaway Camp), Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm St.), Krite (Critters), Pinhead (Hellraiser), Chucky (Child's Play), Ghostface (Scream), Victor Crowley (Hatchet) & Sam (Trick 'r Treat).

You can order my regular, open edition prints of these individually or as a set at my online store here...

So yeah, it's always a blast to be part of such an amazing show with amazinger artists who constantly inspire me with their skill. If you're in or around the Austin area, you MUST go see the Icon's of Horror exhibit which runs til Dec. 3rd.

I have a lot of things planned for November, so please continue to check back & be sure to follow me on Instagram where I continue to have giveaways & updates on what I'm working on.

Thanks, friends & don't fret….ONLY 359 DAYS LEFT TIL HALLOWEEEEEEEEN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Here's a fun, little activity to help get you in the spirit! 
Draw a mask on this Trick 'r Treater & BE SURE TO SHARE IT! That's right, tag me on ANY social media: Facebook(http://facebook.com/CodySchibiArt) or Tumblr(http://codyschibi.tumblr.com) or Twitter (http://twitter.com/codyschibi) or Instagram(http://instagram.com/codyschibi) with your FUN, Halloween addition to this gang of candy grabbers & you could possibly win some FREE goodies! I'll be sending something out to my favorite "masks" & I'll give you all a few days to work on your masterpieces, so GO HAVE FUN & ENJOY THE BEST DAY EVER!
(You can just take the photo from here or download a high res pdf of it here: http://www.hightail.com/download/WUJhQ3QrZDVWRDlvZE1UQw)

Picture THIS!

So, BOTH weekends of the Austin City Limits Music Festival have come to a close & from what I've heard, it was a blast! I definitely had a blast painting a giant 12'x8' wall at the festival a few weeks ago & have absolutely LOVED all the photos that have swarmed my Instagram/Facebook/Twitter feed of people getting "hooked" on it! Here are ONLY A FEW of the amazing photos some of you took from ACL Fest with my fisherman art. (if you'd like yours added, please tag/add me on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook) I'd have to, again, give a GIANT thanks to local badasses SPRATX & HOPE for organizing all of this & providing the paint/opportunity.