The Alphabet Sea app is live!!!
Go to the App store and download the free App right now!
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Alphabet Sea is a whimsical way to teach the alphabet. Sea creatures are brought to life on reclaimed wood photographed and animated to create a unique animation experience. All 26 creatures are captured in a limited edition set of Flash cards funded through Kickstarter. A board game, a song and an animated concept are fully developed as well. Take a moment and explore the whimsical world of Alphabet...
Started it a...
Sets of Alphabet Sea Flashcards are available for a limited time. They are $10 plus $5 shipping and handling. Just email me and you can pay through paypal! It's easy and fast, plus it helps an Artist feed his family. Order a set of Flashcards today!
In other news, the iPhone/iPod/iPad app is being developed. It will be a simple virtual deck featuring the Alphabet...
The concept art for the Alphabet Sea board gam...
Mailed off the Alphabet Sea sets, so if you ordered a set keep an eye out!
My boys helped me package them, we shipped some to Australia, Germany, Ireland and the Philippines!...
Make sure you check out the Song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yahio54Kf7o&feature=channel_video_ti...
Van full of cards. 28,000 to be exact. Now the fun of packaging begins!...
Just got the packaging materials, cards should be ready to pick up early next week. I can't wait to see how they are receiv...
It's official, the cards and packaging materials are ordered and we will be shipping shortly! If you need to order additional sets, or if you haven't got a chance to order some yet, do it n...
I've posted all of the original painting for the Alphabet Sea flash cards. What else do you want to see? The flash cards? Random inspiration? Where I get the old wood from? You tell me what you'd like to read about, and I'll blog about ...
Z is for Zebrashark, the last creature I s...
We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates inspiration. Inspiration seldom generates action. - Frank Tibolt
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Putting the finishing touches on the Alphabet Sea flash cards. They should be ordered next week and be shipping before the end of the month!
Contact me now to order a set if you haven't already, only $...
Y is for yellowtail, that's easy to s...
Here is a crude version of the Alphabet Sea song with all of the Flash cards featured.
Play Now!...
X is for X-ray fish, this one is named Jo...
It's only a matter of time before the Flash Card sets ship out. I plan to do a memory game and an iPhone app next. I think the iPhone app will be a digital version of the flash cards. I'm planning my next art project which will be a day of the dead number based flash card set to teach numbers and spanish!
Here's a little something I threw together for the Alphabet Sea song-
http://www.youtube....
Whale starts with W, they like to sing songs...
V is for Viper Squid. They grow really lo...
19 hours until the Kickstarter project closes. It will be funded thanks to the Kickstarter community. Don't miss out on this limited edition first run!
Please pledge now to get your signed and numbered set! http://kck.st/gs2D...
U is for Urchin. This one is me...
T is for Turtle. This one is gre...
A true inspiration and master of the craft. Dr.Seuss was a huge influence when I was growing up. One of my favorites is -
What was you favorite Dr.Seuss story...
In case you missed it the first time around -
I'm developing a music video featuring the entire Alphabet Sea cast, it should be a lot of f...
I'm researching how to publish my own eBook with the Alphabet Sea poem and characters. I'm hoping to develop an iPhone/iPad app as well. Stay tuned! If you have any input please email ...
Some of the last paintings captured in progress.
Turtle
Urchin
Viper Squid
X-ray fish...
S is for Starfish, they stick onto thin...
Hit the goal on Kickstarter! Cards will be coming soon...
R is for Ray, with really big win...
A big heartfelt thank you to Kathiy Trabert for a generous pledge on Kickstarter. The choice of any of the original paintings is now hers. I'll post her choice soon. Meanwhile I'm one $15 pledge away from Kickstarter success. Tomorrow I'll be posting the letters R and S to make up for the lack of posts lately (Sorry, life and stuff...) so stay tuned!
Meanwhile a relevant quote...
We do not...
I'm offering a unique reward on Kickstarter. An original painting from the series (your choice) for a pledge of $300. This single pledge meets my goal and funds my project! This will only happen once!
http://kck.st/gs2D4G...
http://kck.st/gs2D4G - 66% of the way toward my crowd funded goal on Kickstarter! You can get a set of Alphabet Sea flash cards printed on Recycled paper, or the über-green version - a PDF of the entire set with the raw photos of the original artwork. Pledge now! Every penny counts! If you didn't...
Q is what Quahog starts wi...
Alphabet Sea made the front page of Kickstarter today! This is great for bringing awareness to this project and helps it get one step closer to funding. Spread the word and help me hit my goal on Kickstarter - http://kck.st/gs2...
P is for Prawn, a jumbo sized shri...
As you know word of mouth is the best way to spread the word.Please tell your friends and family about Alphabet Sea and help bring awareness to this great project!
http://kck.st/gs2...
O is for octopus, who can't find his boo...
Alphabet Sea on Kickstarter is 25% toward it's goal of $1,000. Please take a moment and back this unique project - http://kck.st/gs2...
N is for Narwhal, "That's not a horn, that's my toot...
I've been playing around with the book layout. I'm not happy with this one,but it's the best one yet. I think the final will have more of a classic, "Golden Books" feel to it...
Mollusk starts with M, the slowest sea creatu...
Head over to the kickstarter page and help shape the project, I'm having backers decide which version of the Lobster to include, but you have to be a backer to cast your vote. http://kck.st/gs2...
L is for lobster who scavenges his dinn...
Here is an animated clip I did for Angler Fish. I have the idea to record the song and have all of the characters will come to life in this way. It will be a sea chanty of cour...
The Crabby old king, King Crab starts with...
This Blog has a simple goal; I hope to raise $1000 through Kickstarter to print and package this special limited run of unique A - Z Flash Cards. If you haven't yet, please back my project and reserve your Flash Cards now - http://kck.st/gs2D4G
I'm offering one of the original, unique paintings...
J is for Jellyfish, I prefer gra...
Kickstarter did a Q & A with me for their blog. It came out really nice, take a look - http://blog.kickstarter.com/post/3183974670/creator-q-a-alphabet-...
Instead of doing a sketch for each character, I did thumbnails for all the characters. You can see some of the early letters like, F for fish sticks are pretty funny. Some of the letters went through a few designs and creatures before finalizing them. 11 X 17 pen on pap...
Adding some stencil touch...
One day I might refer to this as the video that kickstarted it all! Please visit Kickstarter now and back this unique project! http://kck.st/gs2...
Just finished a short interview for Kickstarter. The interview will be featured on their blog next week sometime, but here it is in it's entirety for your enjoyment. Thanks for stopping by!
-Of all the ways to teach the alphabet, why sea creatures?
I'm always drawing different creatures and I painted a jellyfish one day and thought, I like this guy. What other sea creatures can I do? Instantly the...
Isopod starts with I, and I have nothing mo...
Mock up of the flash car...
H is for Halibut, on the ocean flo...
Alphabet Sea is a set of Flash cards that will use my hand painted art to illustrate the letters A - Z with fun sea creature names along with fun rhymes to remember them by. They will be limited to 1000 sets and printed on recycled paper for the initial run. The paintings are done on large plywood...
Click the link to get the Kickstarter info!
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Visit the Kickstarter project page to order your set of Flash Cards today and help fund this quirky and fun filled way to promote litera...
G is for Grunion, they travel in a bun...
I'm finishing the Kickstarter project overview now, and later today there will be instructions on how you can back the "Alphabet Sea" proje...
F is for Fugu, which isn't fun to tou...
Just got the email that C is for congratulations and Kickstarter has approved my Alphabet Sea project for funding.
Through Kickstarter I will be offering the Flash Card set as a digital download for just $5 and a digital download and full set of packaged Flash Cards for $15 ($5 more than I had planned...
The Electric Eel is electrifying, touch it to see sparks!
Eee...
I set up a Kickstarter account last night with the intention of raising the capital to get the Flash cards printed and packaged. I'll post the link here if they approve the project! If you're not familiar with Kickstarter it's a great platform to get new ideas off the ground, check it o...
A Dolphin starts with D, and they're dang sma...
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