New Art and Websites

I just updated Grendel's Den Design Studio with a list of new artwork and design projects, including this portrait of Jonathan Frost, which is one of three created for him:



You can visit the Art section to take a look at the larger version of this piece as well as the other two.

There's also the newly developed website Paradise Lost Tattoos and Body Piercing and a redesign for one of our long standing clients, Safari Anomalous.

As always, there's more projects in the pipeline almost ready to release into the wilds of the Internet, so be sure to check back.

GDDS at HorrorFind Weekend (Sept. 3 - 5)

Grendel's Den Design Studio will be vending at HorrorFind Weekend Convention, which takes place on September 3 to the 5 at the Wyndham Gettysburg in PA. Not only will there be the long list of horror guests (including many from the films Hellraiser and REPO! The Genetic Opera), but there's also the first ever HorrorFind Weekend film festival.


Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel
95 Presidential Circle
Gettysburg, PA 17325
See site for details

Big GDDS Site Update

I just updated Grendel's Den Design Studio with a backlog of new artwork and design projects, including this new piece entitled DR. COGSWORTH AND THE CRYPT OF MYSTERY:



You can visit the Art section to take a look at the larger version, and the Store section to purchase an art print.

There's also new websites like Orpheé, new branding and print designs for Time Warp, and a list of new art prints available in the GDDS store.

And there's more projects in the pipeline almost ready to release into the wilds of the Internet, so be sure to check back.

GDDS At Steampunk World's Fair This Weekend

GDDS will be attending the Steampunk World's Fair, which takes place this weekend - Friday May 14th to Sunday May 16th. I'll have a table in the main vendor's room which is located on the main floor near the ball room, so be sure to come by and see the new artwork created just for this event. It's full of steamy goodness.


The Steampunk World's Fair
Radisson Hotel Piscataway-Somerset
21 Kingsbridge Road
Piscataway NJ 08854
See site for details

GDDS Featured In Fangoria.com

Fangoria.com took some time to visit last month's National Haunters Convention to check out all of the spooky goodness that abounded. Today they released the article and Grendel's Den Design Studio was prominently mentioned (as well as the upcoming Philly Zombie Beach Party). You can read the full writeup here. Thanks to Ben Smith for the great shout-out!

Seminar At National Haunters Convention

I will be running a seminar during the National Haunters Convention on Friday, April 30th from 12:30PM to 2PM called Building Your Online Presence. General details:

Class Code: DE1
Intro Class 101 - Building Your Online Presence
D.E. Christman
Apr 30, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Intro Class 101 - Building Your Online Presence
Tips, tricks and techniques on how to promote and market your haunted attraction via the Internet and beyond.

Please check the Classes page for further information.

GDDS at National Haunters Convention and The Steampunk World's Fair

Here's the next two events that you will find GDDS attending. Be sure to stop by the booth to say hi and see all the art that will be on display.

April 29th to May 2nd, 2010

National Haunters Convention
Booth #4101
Valley Forge Convention Center
1160 First Avenue
King of Prussia, PA 19406
See site for details


May 14th to May 16th, 2010

The Steampunk World's Fair
Radisson Hotel Piscataway-Somerset
21 Kingsbridge Road
Piscataway NJ 08854
See site for details

New Art for Electronic Saviors Benefit Show

Just finished up two new pieces for the Electronic Saviors Benefit Show taking place at Digital Ferret. Each will be available for purchase and I will be donating all of the proceeds to the foundation.

CURSE THE CHEMICAL


RADIATE THE SHADOW


You can visit GrendelsDen.net to view a larger version of both pieces.

Event starts at 6PM and goes until 10PM.
Digital Ferret
732 South 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 925-9259

Jim Semonik, organizer of the benefit project, will be speaking about his experience with cancer and answering questions.

MUSIC LINE UP:
+ Terrorfakt (NYC)
+ Rein[Forced] (Pittsburgh)
+ Patricia Wake (Pittsburgh)
+ Group Art show w/ 22 Artists
+ DJ’s Isaac Cesium 137 + Mighty Mike Saga
+ Q & A with Jim Semonik

Other Participating Artists:
Adam Wallcavage, Alex Eckman-Lawn, D.E. Christman, Delia Gable, Evi Numen, Hush, Joseph Beaulieu, Justin Duerr, Kencredible, Kyle Cassidy, Larry West, Matt Wabals, Mike Saga, Mike Scott Whitson, Mike Wohlberg, Nicole Boitos, Nikki Sneakers, Paul Romano, Paul Thorson, S. Jenx, Stefanie Pierpoint

Sponsors & Giveaways:
Metropolis Records, Digital Ferret, Passional Boutique, Philly Goth Industrial, Culture Asylum Magazine, Crash Bang Boom, Salon Sugar, Renee Masoomian, Mighty Mike Saga

EVENT COST: FREE ADMISSION
(Although please bring $$$ for Art + Music to help raise money for cancer research and to support the bands that are contributing their time and energy. Thank you!)

Upcoming Shows for 2010

Here's the current list of conventions and events you'll be able to find Grendel's Den Design Studio at for the 2010 season. Follow the link to the event's website for further details. There will be more added as we get farther into the year.

Zombie A Go-Go Rock N Roll Art Show: February 13, 2010

Wicked Faire: February 19-21, 2010

Ravencon: April 9-11, 2010

National Haunters Convention: April 29-May 2, 2010

Steampunk Worlds Faire: May 14-16, 2010

Tor.com Article on GDDS

G. D. Falksen of Tor.com wrote a fantastic article on my artwork as a part of their "December Belongs to Cthulhu", a month long series relating to the Lovecraft Mythos. You should go and check it out, or the tentacled thing-that-cannot-be-described from Vhoorl will eat your brains.

New Art: CONSTRUCT

Just finished up a new piece entitled CONSTRUCT.

New Projects Added / Philcon Schedule

I've just added a long list of various projects to GrendelsDen.net, including work for Information Society, Platform one, Dave Ghoul, and Shadowland Lancaster. To see all of the new stuff just browse through GrendelsDen.net.

I also just received my guest schedule for Philcon, Philadelphia's annual science fiction, fantasy, and horror conference. You can check it our below.

Fri 7:00 PM in Plaza V (Five) (1 hour)
THE SCIENCE OF ZOMBIES (19)
[Panelists: Ty Drago (mod), D.E. Christman, Jonathan Maberry, Michael D. Pederson, James Prego]
Are there any scientifically plausible theories for reanimation

Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza II (Two) (1 hour)
ZOMBIE JAMBOREE (100)
[Panelists: Tony Finan (mod), Michael Swanwick, D.E. Christman, James Chambers, Jonathan Maberry]
Jane Austen spinning in her grave. The current fascination of all things zombie

Sat 12:00 PM in Plaza V (Five) (1 hour)
STEAMPUNK ART: WHO'S DOING IT AND WHY WE LIKE IT. (121)
[Panelists: Kyle Cassidy (mod), D.E. Christman, Thomas Nackid]
A discussion of steampunk artists

Sat 1:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four) (1 hour)
YOUR INTERNET PRESENCE AND YOU (132)
[Panelists: Rob Balder (mod), Ray Ridenour, Dusti Lewars, Walter Hunt, D.E. Christman]
Maybe you're an author who wants to use their website for promotional purposes. Maybe you've started a blog. Or you could be an IT professional with on online resume. What should you know, and be concerned about, regarding your presence on the Internet

Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
THE BUSINESS OF ART: MARKETING & PROMOTION (115)
[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), James Harknell, Heidi Hooper, Alan Beck, Sally Wiener Grotta]
Online marketing and promotion. Ways to create a professional web presence

Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza V (Five) (1 hour)
DRAWN TO THE DARK: THE APPEAL OF HORROR ART (113)
[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Mark E. Rogers, Kyle Cassidy, Thomas Nackid, Hartstein Onezumi]
What draws artists to do horror art? What draws fans to love these images of gore and creepiness.

Upcoming Show: Nov. 6th

I'll be participating in a two person show, with the opening reception this Friday. Details are below.

Friday November 6th, 2009


Strange Creations - A Steampunk Art Show
Talleyville Gallery
3625 Silverside Road
Wilmington, DE
See site for details

Work In Progress

Since I've had a lot of work over the past few months I haven't really had the time to make any proper updates to GrendelsDen.net. But you can expect to see all of that new material soon; artwork, promotional materials, music packaging designs, websites... yeah, there's a lot to add. In the meantime though, to keep your morbid interests, here's another look into a piece of artwork in progress. Enjoy!

Fangoria Feature

Ben Smith from Fangoria.com's blog has a great article on Grendel's Den Design Studio, which you can read here.

I personally wanted to thank Ben for the feature. I greatly appreciate it.

Gary A. Braunbeck Portrait

The author that I was creating a portrait for is one of my all time favorites - Gary A. Braunbeck. The piece is finally completed and you can check it out in the GDDS Gallery.

There's also some new promotional material designs in the GDDS Print Section.

Work In Progress

I rarely show one of my art pieces before they're finished, but I am so damned happy with the progress of this one thus far that I have to show it off. This is an author's portrait, sans author right now since I don't want to let the cat out of the bag as to who it's for. I will give you a hint though - They're an award-winning author. Ha! Like that really narrows it down, right.

Upcoming Group Show / New Art and Design

I'll be participating in the group showing OBSCURA / Catwalk Tragedy, a two day event taking place on Friday May 1st and Saturday May 2nd at the The Trocadero Theatre here in Philadelphia. There will be various performances including Live Not on Evil and Rigor Mortis Review and a few photography book releases. I'll be there for the first night OBSCURA so be sure to come out and support local Philly creativity.

I've uploaded a couple of new things: A new print design for the upcoming event Power Strip Festival, which takes place July 10th and 11th at the The Trocadero Theatre. There's also new a new piece of artwork entitled "FINAL CUT", which is also available as a print!

National Haunters Convention This Weekend

This Friday and Saturday I will be participating at the National Haunters Convention, which will be held at the Valley Forge Convention Center. You can catch GDDS at booth 1105 so be sure to stop by. I'm also running a seminar "Building Your Online Presence", which will take place on Friday at 9:00AM.

ISP Outage

Verizon, my Internet Service Provider, is experiencing outages throughout the Philadelphia region today and doesn't expect to have things back to normal until 1:00 PM (EST) today. This means that my online access will be sporadic until Verizon has this issue fixed later today.