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About Me


Born in Modesto, Ca. one year before Kennedy's assassination
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Father was/is a piano player
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Mother was/is a singer
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Emotionally stranded between 2 older brothers and 1 younger sister
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Suffered inexplicable series of random minor head injuries
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Cleaned toilets to pay tuition to cultish religious school
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Wanted to be a Goth but queasy attracting undue attention
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Developmentally challenged in the areas of social interaction, personal fashion sensibility, and team sports
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Left home at 19 to become an artist
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Fell into the world of art's sordid flea-bitten underbelly - advertising illustration
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Disillusioned after 8 years of dedicated service, hellish deadlines, and thankless clients
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Attempt at career in Make-Up Effects industry cut short by belief that Monsters should be beautiful
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Renny and Jordan arrive!
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Renewed creative convictions and hungry children boost work ethic
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Desire to help spawns 9 years worth of highly visible, though virtually unrecognized, art and design work in support of best friend's rock band
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Meets love of his life, Dawson
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Finds new hope for professional happiness in Visual Development for animation
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Fascination with New Media turns simple online portfolio into overblown underfunded art project ( WWW.HAPPYPENCIL.COM )
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Head spins out of control with creative possibilities for the future
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

some people

Music:

King Crimson
LUSTMORD
Todd Rundgren
Utopia
Jane's Addiction
Failure
Frank Zappa
Weather Report
Joni Mitchell
California Guitar Trio
SoundGarden
Helmet
The Melvins
much more to add.....

Movies:

City of Lost Children
Alien
BladeRunner
Buffalo 66
Birdie
To Kill a Mockingbird
much more to add.....

Heroes:



Stanislav Szukalski
www.szukalski.com

Zdzislaw Beksinski
www.beksinski.pl

Amy Goodman
www.democracynow.org

My Blog

Vinyl Toy Network - 5/6/07

So, I'm gonna be hanging out at the VTN show in Pasadena keeping an eye out for any of my pals in the SoCal area that might want to show up. I'd appreciate the moral support, since I have no real idea...
Posted by cam on Sun, 06 May 2007 05:01:00 PST

Interview...

This was already posted as a bulletin, but I figured it would only be fair to the interviewer, poor Brian Sherwin (who had to put up with my usual too-busy shit, for weeks, to get this to happen), to ...
Posted by cam on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:07:00 PST

Comic-Con 2006

It's Comic-Con time again!  Happy Pencil will be at booth 4505. Raffle giveaway on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 5:30 of a signed, limited-edition fine art print. Comic-Con International:San ...
Posted by cam on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:02:00 PST

Back in the Day

Happy Pencil announces it's participation in the group show Back in the Day, A group exhibition of nostalgia-based custom toys and paintings by a cross section of over 30 national and international f...
Posted by cam on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:28:00 PST

Not Tested On (from Chubby Bunny)

Not Tested On   2006   Plumbing pipe, wood, etc.   8" x 10" x 12"Here are the other pieces from the show....
Posted by cam on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:34:00 PST

Feild of Vision - February 22nd, 2006

Featuring the artistic visions of CAM DE LEON (HAPPY PENCIL)KINO CYNDEE ARROYOSTEVEN KRUL EMMANUEL LEMUS _GEAR_ HOWARD HALLISGLADYS GONZALESand more....Truth, lies, predictions and propaganda spo...
Posted by cam on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:48:00 PST

Chubby Bunny Show 2006

Hi everyone! Happy Pencil will be represented in the upcoming show Chubby Bunny. A brand new sculpture was made for the event. Opening Reception: Feb 11 2006 : 7pm-12am : Sh...
Posted by cam on Wed, 08 Feb 2006 08:21:00 PST

THE L SALON SHOW II


Posted by cam on Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:25:00 PST

Dream.03 - Finished!

Stick a fork in me...
Posted by cam on Sat, 05 Nov 2005 03:06:00 PST

Dream.03 - Installment Two

JB- Your figures seem to be able to escape some forms of physics; they levitate, tear space, and even have an otherworldly glow. Why?Cam- Well, let's see... I've used the term "etherealism" to describ...
Posted by cam on Mon, 24 Oct 2005 10:05:00 PST