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Hi my lovely art friends!!

Hope everyone is doing well! I wanted to update my journal for many reasons.

One being that I miss you guys!!

Two, I got to be apart of a great photo-shoot with my co-worker/friend Diana. This shoot was basically to showcase a new line of purses for coach. Here's the behind the scenes to the shoot...bunkertales.blogspot.com/. I'll post the final photos when she updates her blog!! (btw, I'm, by no means, a professional model, just helped her out for this shoot ) haha.  

Third, just wanted to give a shout out to my husband, He just landed a job in the talent development program at Disney's Feature Animation studio in Burbank, California!! I'm so very proud of him, he's super talented and very deserving of this great opportunity! I hope everyone will support him while he's there. I miss him very much!

In other news, I'd like to tell you a little bit about a Blue Sky Studios 3D animation art show, happening at the Norman Rockwell Museum!!



There's going to be a lot of behind the scenes artwork including a replica of our own sculpting room, with shelves full of old and new maquettes!! Should be a fun time!

For more information on how to RSVP go here: www.nrm.org/2011/05/ice-age-to…

Also, I just finished a few sculpts! Hope to share them with you soon, so stay tuned!

Love always,

Alena
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Alena's Blog >>>>>> www.alenawooten.blogspot.com/

Alena's Basic Sculpting Tutorial >>> mumbojumbo.deviantart.com/jour…

My husband, Ryan's blog >>>>>>> www.ryantottle.blogspot.com/

Hey, howdy, hello!!

I'm alive and well, been working in zbrush a lot lately, so I don't have much to share with you guys. All of the sculpts I've been working on are copyright and I can't seems to find time to do my personal work to share...so that's why I've been quiet. I haven't forgot about you guys, I pop on here occasionally, seems like a lot of people are moving to facebook now a days. So much inspiration every where you look

What's new with me? I've been learning the ways of relief sculpting, it's challenging in many ways! I actually sculpted a relief for a charity art auction, called Art Blocks for Ghana. Artist from Blue Sky Studios, Pixar, Dreamworks and also some independent artists from all around the world are sharing their talents to help build a children's home in Ghana!

To see all the amazing art work contributed so far go here: artblocksghana.blogspot.com/

Hope you can participate in the auction when it's live! Will give you more info about it later!

That's the news for now, stay tuned for more news in the future

Love yas,

Alena


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Alena's Blog >>>>>> www.alenawooten.blogspot.com/

Art Blocks for Ghana Art auction >>>>>>>> artblocksghana.blogspot.com/

Alena's Basic Sculpting Tutorial >>> mumbojumbo.deviantart.com/jour…

My husbands blog >>>>>>> www.ryantottle.blogspot.com/

Hi All!!!

I've been super busy with work and my husband that I haven't had any time to work on my personal work But that aside, I wanted to shout out to my friends for all the amazing support they give me here on DA!!!!

Would you be so kind and forward that support to my colleague, Audrey Bagley!! The voting ends Aug. 30

If you could cast your votes for her beautiful cover artwork for a magazine here in NY, it would mean a lot to her!

www.chopsticksny.com/

Thanks kindly!

Alena





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Alena's Blog >>>>>> www.alenawooten.blogspot.com/

Brownstones to Red Dirt >>>>>>> btorpostcards.blogspot.com/

Totoro Forest Project >>>> www.totoroforestproject.org

Alena's Sculpting Tutorial >>> mumbojumbo.deviantart.com/jour…

Monk TurnAround: www.messs.cc/NTS/videx.html

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Hi Friends!!

Hope life is treating you well!! A little update is in order I'm doing pretty gooood, enjoying life and trying to be as productive as possible in my free time! I'll be sharing some more works in the next few months, hopefully

Enough about me, I really wanted to take a moment and introduce to you my husband, Ryan Tottle . He's new on DA and is working hard on his portfolio as we speak!



If you would be so kind and say hello, and see his most recent works, he'd love you! He's a great guy and my inspiration in every way.


Please keep smiling!! Love you guys and see you soon!!


Alena

P.S A HUGE shout out to for the suggestion and for giving me a DD on the Brownstones to Red Dirt sculpt! It was my husband and my first sculpting project together! You guys mean so much to me! Thanks so so so so so much!! MUCH LOVE!!
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Alena's Blog >>>>>> www.alenawooten.blogspot.com/

Brownstones to Red Dirt >>>>>>> btorpostcards.blogspot.com/

Totoro Forest Project >>>> www.totoroforestproject.org

Alena's Sculpting Tutorial >>> mumbojumbo.deviantart.com/jour…

Monk TurnAround: www.messs.cc/NTS/videx.htm

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The Auction is live on Ebay! Follow this link: Enjoy!

shop.ebay.com/brownstonestored…



I wanted to shout out to the world about an amazing documentary that was so heartfelt and so inspiring....made by two colleagues at Blue Sky Studios, Chad Walker and Dave Lamattina... called  Brownstones to Red Dirt  . This documentary is about a pen pal program  that focuses on a group of at-risk sixth graders living in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn and orphans, of the war, living in Freetown, Sierra Leone..It's through the pen pal program that these kids get to teach one another the beauty of life, their life struggles,  and differences .  

The amazing Vicki Saulls, my sculpting colleague, has organized an art auction Brownstones to Red Dirt Blog to raise money to further help the kids, in both Brooklyn and Sierra Leone.  Many talented artist came together and drew pretty pictures on wooden postcards, which will be auctioned off on Ebay, March 6th-March 13th starting at 8am. All the money raised will help build a library for the kids in Brooklyn, and a new school for the kids in Sierra Leone! If you want to bid, Please save the date for this auction! If you want to donate other ways please go here and contribute!  Brownstones to Red Dirt Donate

My husband Ryan, and I made a sculpture of the kids from the poster above, it will be auctioned off as well!!     Much love and respect!    Alena



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Alena's Blog >>>>>> www.alenawooten.blogspot.com/

Brownstones to Red Dirt >>>>>>> btorpostcards.blogspot.com/

Totoro Forest Project >>>> www.totoroforestproject.org

Alena's Sculpting Tutorial >>> mumbojumbo.deviantart.com/jour…

Monk TurnAround: www.messs.cc/NTS/videx.htm

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