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I’ve moved… sort of.

Petey Boy — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:01:22 +0000

I started a new website to blog and track my progress of becoming healthy and self sufficient, Fat and Crunchy. I’m still not quite sure, but I think I’m going to blog solely on that site. So, I just wanted to let you know.

I’m going to use this website as a portfolio. Slowly (but surely) I will be transitioning it to showcase my various works. So get ready for that! Thanks for following along all these years. I’ll see you at F&C!

Wine Bottle Glass and Almond Milk

Petey Boy — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:41:54 +0000

I finally got around to doing two projects I have put off for too long.

I wanted to make a wine bottle glass for a long long time. I bought the bottle cutter from Green Power Science and followed Dan Roja’s advice for using boiling water instead of an open flame. It broke apart on the line beautifully. I then sanded the lip down using normal sanding sheets. I can’t wait to make more.

Wine Bottle Drinking Glass

Here is some Almond Milk. I combined Almonds (that had been soaking overnight), Water, and Vanilla… blended… and drained out pulp.

Blurry Picture of Almond Milk

FAWM 2010 Bio

Petey Boy — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:17:35 +0000

It wasn’t as cold as I thought, but it was as wet. The horse sneered at me, mocking my pain. ”It’s not his fault that he is tone deaf” an onlooker reported. I knew he was right. A twitsted witch doctor had taught the poor beast that A sharp sounded like a C and that an F sounded like an E flat. I got out of the mud, packed up my fiddle, and gave the horse an apologetic nod. The life of an artist, after all, can be tough and lonely.

the fight

Petey Boy — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:57:53 +0000

Cathy wasn’t too happy about the uprising, but she had to admit the boys were cuter when they had a cause. There was a spark in their eye that she was never able to ignite on her own.

FAWM 2009 Bio

Petey Boy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:37:03 +0000

One time while I was walking around the park an old man came up to me and asked if I liked grilled tuna sandwiches. I replied that I do indeed love grilled tuna sandwiches, but that I recently became a vegetarian. He smirked a little and pulled out a banana from his fanny pack. He handed it to me and told me to keep up the good work. Then he spread his wings and flew to the nearest tree branch.

“I’ll always love you.” he said as I put my shoes back on. That’s about the time I realized I was a song writer.

Missing :: 48 Hour Film Project

Petey Boy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:18:06 +0000

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When Robert’s best friend goes missing, he tends to get passionate.

Written, shot, and edited in 48 hours during the Madison 48 Hour Film Project by Backflip Films.
backflipfilms.com

Written by Ryan Trattles
Directed by Ryan Freng
Cinematography by John Shoemaker
Produced by Peter Simon

Actors: Petey Boy, Ryan Trattles, Ryan Freng, Amanda Shoemaker, John Shoemaker, Clint Freund, Scott Rawson, Aiden Hackl, Grace Hackl, and Treadmark the Cat

Music written and performed by Paul Otteson
In conjunction with the 50/90 songwriters challenge
5090.fawm.org/fawmers/paulotteson/

View the movie in HD here: http://vimeo.com/5700859

My Biggest Project Yet: A House :: Tour

Petey Boy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:58:37 +0000

Street View

My wife and I bought a house. It is a fixer-upper. Who would have thought. I have big plans for the house… and I can already tell that most of them aren’t going to see the light of day. Being able to talk to a house and have it audibly respond is maybe a bit over-board anyway. Let’s take a walk-through:

First up is the porch:

Wide-Open Porch

Porch Ceiling: Ready for a Swing

Porch Floor: someone barfed stripes

The porch is enclosed and awesome. Notice the puke-toned carpet.

The door leads into the living room:

View from the living room

Living Room

From Living Room into Dining

The Dining Room is right off the main living area:

Ugly Dining Chandelier

Dining Room

Awesome/Ugly Dining Room Wallpaper

Dining Room to Kitchen

The Kitchen:

Kitchen

Check out that kitchen paneling

Let’s go upstairs to the hallway:

Beautiful Modern Rug

The Hallway

First stop on our right is the bathroom:

Blue Porcelain

Even the shower is blue

Now to the three bedrooms:

The Master bedroom

The Guest Room

Other Guest Room Complete with Creepy Water Bed

We (and when I say “we”, I really mean Abby) have started to do work on the kitchen. Check out this paint:

Blueish-Gray with White Pop

Rip those Cabinets off!

Hey Rose :: 48 Hour Film Project

Petey Boy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:47:52 +0000

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This past weekend, I produced a movie during the 48 hour film project in Milwaukee. This is what our team threw together. Go to Vimeo to see it in HD.

Starring:
Laura Klein as Rose Lanvin
Petey Boy as Roger Lanvin
Ryan Trattles as Jake

The concept for the story was brainstormed by the whole team.
Writer: Ryan Trattles
Director: Mark Röethke
Director of Photography: Michael G Buck
Assistant Director: Greg Ritter
Assistant Camera: Jess Ader
Whole Sound Deparment: Max Grill
2nd Camera, Location Manager, all-around best boy: Ryan Erdmann
Production Assistant: Kelsey Abernethy

Life in HD :: Videos

Petey Boy — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:21:41 +0000

So, I got a “real” job at the end of March… and because of this, I was allowed to reward myself with a new HD video camera; the HV30. This camera is awesome. Anyway, I’ve used it to document my life as of late. Here are three videos I made in the past month. Click on the title to take you to the HD version of the video.

This first video is of the time spent with my family in California. A fire on the Beach.

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This video is from a short film I got to act in.

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This last video is from a play that I stage managed for the past month.

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Late Autumn Hoover :: Re-Painting

Petey Boy — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:50:16 +0000

Autumn Hoover

This was one the paintings my wife got me for Christmas 08. I wasn’t exactly sure what to do with it. Part of re-painting for me is using the environment that is already established in the picture. I mean, that IS re-painting…. not just part. For me I want the new paint to interact with the old paint. I could add anything to any picture and that’d be well and good, but it is when the new meets the old that something magical tingles one’s innards.

Anyway, I was having trouble finding the magic, so I put the painting below my projector screen from January to March. That way, I was sure to look at it everyday.

Finally, I found it. I noticed that the trees were tilted kind of funny. They were pulled to one side as if an invisible force were acting upon it. After I saw that, it took little time to make the invisible visible. Originally, I thought of having a human hand to hold the hand-vacuum; giving it a celestial feel like giants or gods are cleaning. Ultimately, I decided to stay stay with the monster/robot/alien theme all my paintings have had.

Click on the image for a closer look.

If you like any of the art or designs you see on the site and would like more information, an original for yourself, or to commision a piece, please contact me and I’ll help make your dreams come true.