Double Booked

Augh, I have never made this mistake and I never saw it coming but I managed to double book myself by mistake. The mistake literally took a second to happen. On Monday this week I got an e-mail from Company A about putting me on hold for next week. I had previously interviewed with Company B but had not heard back from them about whether they really wanted me to work with them. So as I was about to hit the send button to say yes to being put on 1st hold with Company A, the nice lady from Company B called and asked if I was free this week starting Tuesday. I said 'Yes' as I remembered what I was doing and hit send on my e-mail!

Needless to say that was a move made without thinking and although Company A has put me on hold without calling back before, this time it didn't happen. I tried getting out of it but Company A said they needed me because I was one of the original animators on the project they need revised. Company B meanwhile turns out to be a 5 week job.

I stressed about it the entire week while working for Company B (I was sculpting and painting heads for them all this week) and tried to get Company A to accept a replacement for me. They finally said they were booking me and I had to tell Company B ( who is under pressure and needs everyone to be working and cooperating) about what happened. Everyone at Company B is very nice and were so kind to work out a schedule with me so that I can work during the weekends and at home during the next week or two. It will be hard but I don't want to let anyone down. I will still be working on commissions so don't worry. I know some ppl have deadlines to meet for their heads so I will be diligent.

As for my dad, we went to the doctor today. His cancer marker count has risen and we will have to see if he responds well to the new medication. I am wishing for a medical miracle. He is so tired these days and has no appetite but he is being brave and even forcing himself to eat food. At least he isn't nauseous so he can keep his food down. It's just a matter of eating enough to keep his energy up. After these two jobs I am hoping to take a break to spend more time with him. Perhaps rent or buy a wheel chair and go on day trips since he doesn't have the energy for extensive walks.

CD Cover

It's been two weeks! Ok, So I will update with pics of whats been going on with the Endy/Serenity sculpt tomorrow. I haven't molded the moogle yet though so I can't cross that off my list and I am still waiting for my MSC from JunkySpot so I can do faceups. For now I have a cd cover I just finished to show you guys. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.

Paying Bills (What I do for jobs)

I guess ppl must wonder what I do for a living since it seems I spend a lot of time sculpting or painting heads. I'm a freelance designer/animator/illustrator so a lot of times I work from home or if work is slow I have a lot of days off. This is good and bad because when work is slow I get to work on my own stuff but if there is a big lull between jobs I start having a hard time paying off student loans and etc. Lately my dad's been sick so when things were really hectic, I turned down a bunch of jobs which is a bad idea because clients start to forget you exist or think you might turn them down again so they don't ask again. However, a few jobs have been rolling in again and my dad's health is a bit more stable now so things aren't as bad now as they were a month or two ago.

Right now I'm working on an animation for a Dyslexia awareness project for kids. It's not a well paid job but considering the subject, that's okay. I don't want to show anything until it's approved but I can show you some past work.

This is a promotional spot I did for WB Latin America for Two and a Half Men. Considering the hubbub over Charlie Sheen this past month I thought it would be appropriate to show even considering how old it is.

Untitled from winnie tom on Vimeo.

Untitled from winnie tom on Vimeo.

One of the bigger illustration jobs I've done is a comic book to advertise the Toyota Yaris. It was online only through papermag.com. The following are some pre-production images that I made before they finalized the story. (Please click on images to enlarge.)


Here are the cover and some pages of the actual comic. I'm not completely satisfied with the actual comic but I haven't gone back to rework it.


Anyway, I hope you guys like the work. I'm very bad at self promotion so I usually work by word of mouth. I enjoy the work I do for others but I really hope to be able to produce my own work in the future.