Lego Animation Workshop brought to you by ASIFA-Colorado

This August ASIFA-Colorado and Ones & Zeros hosted a four hour Lego Workshop at the Mamie Daud Broomfield Library. The turnout was impressive, with around 70 families showing up at the door. Unfortunately, we only had space for about 40 of them. Together, the children split into teams and concepted an epic battle between Earthlings, Pirates and Martian Dinosaurs! Each team shot an scene and the entire short was edited and projected on site. What a fantastic experience for event planners and participants alike. Thanks to all the parents who stuck around and helped, and all the kids who mustered great attitudes especially when sharing their beloved toys with strangers. Check out the video!

ASIFA-Colorado brings Bill Plympton to Denver, Colorado!

What an amazing weekend spent with legendary independent animator, Mr. Bill Plympton! Since the days of MTV's Liquid Television, Bill Plympton has been a hero of mine. Friday and Saturday, ASIFA-Colorado and Dylan Krider hosted Bill as he presented his latest animations, as well as works in progress. Bill was kind enough to answer all our questions about the business of animation, as well hang out with us after each show. Everyone who interacted with him got a hand drawn cartoon character. Thanks to everyone who made this happen!

Faculty Artshow Features Two Medical Illustrations

Thursday was the opening for the Art in Education Faculty art show featuring works, both new and old, by Wes Price. One called "The Extensors of the Forearm" was a cadaver muscle study rendered in watercolor and gouache on illustration board, an old technique. The other also originated as a cadaver sketch, "Posterior Scapular and Brachial Anatomy", yet was rendered using the wacom pen and pressure sensitive tablet with Adobe Illustrator. The Culinary Department catered the event with an assortment of smoked salmon, shrimp and other delectables from the sea! The show will be up in the John Jellico Gallery on the first floor of the Art Institute at 12th and Lincoln until June 12th.

Wes Price named "Faculty of the Year 2011" by the Art Institute of Colorado

At the all school meeting at the Denver Art Museum on Wednesday, May 4th, the Staff and Faculty of the Year awards were presented. Frank Varney, Chair of the Photography Department, and Wes Price, Full-time Faculty Media Arts and Animation, were this year's recipients. Being faculty and/or staff is ALWAYS a team effort.

Thanks to everyone who has helped make this prestigious award possible!!

Wes Price appears in HD.net's Kid's Scene Animation

I am a Board Member for ASIFA-Colorado, the local chapter of international animation association. We are responsible for providing animation programming for kids, teens and adults all along the Front Range of Colorado. Recently we completed an animation workshop for kids, called Animation Station, delivered as part of the annual Starz Denver Film Festival. This year we were shadowed by HD.net as they were filming kids doing creative activities in Colorado.

Check out the final movie at HD.NET here!

Scroll ALL the way to the bottom and we are one of the featured trailers....

Wes Price submits his portfolio for medical illustration certification

One of the many requirements to receive certification as a medical illustrator is to submit a portfolio containing 8 pieces of medical art and/or animation.

Featured here from that portfolio is an animatic produced as a collaboration with Dr. Maizels of the CEVL group. This is a work in progress that utilizes a unique, stop motion animation created during the 2010 AMI conference in Portland Oregon.

Check out the other pieces, plus a detailed narrative, from this link.

Posted a little late, Dragon Tattoo created by Wes Price for Halloween

I thought it worth posting. My medical illustration colleague Annie Gough entrusted me with crafting a custom dragon tattoo for her Halloween costume, of course, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! She drew the original and I used black and red sharpies to emulate and elaborate on her original design.