Well...it's been awjhile since i blogged anything,so let's try again.....
I've been working with Ed Rudisell and Chris Coy from the Inferno Room in Indianapolis and have been able to add some Dark Ambience to this Tiki-laden establishment.
Here are some photographs of the establishment before we begin sharing this artist;s contributions. Dave Hansen,a friend and talented carver created the iconic "Big Mo" mask and other incredible details . Chris and Ed also got ahold of a ton of Papua New Guinea carvings and sculpture,mostly from the Estate Sale of an Anthropologist,to fill the Inferno Room with authentic flavor. Stop by there for a few beverages when next you're in Indianapolis #TheInfernoRoom
Big Mo!
One of the first projects was a Papua New Guinea inpired drum mug.
We wanted to showcase Big Mo and a huge 7-foot sculpture that occupies the place.
Here are some of the initital brainstorm sheets.....
We also decided on a handle for this monolithic mug....
Also played with the overall shape of the drum/mug
Finally tightened down the details to turn in to the Sculptor....
And here's the finished product!
Produced by Tiki farm,and sculpted by some Brilliantly crazy sculptor named Shu,who translated the frieze like details Perfectly!
Here's a link to some Drum mugs i was able to custom paint...
https://www.kinnyruzic.com/gallery/custom-painted-inferno-room-drum-mugs
The Inferno Room was also kind enough to allow my cannibal King to roam it's hallowed halls!
After the mug,a Menu was NEXT in line to create.
So i submitted some sketches/ideas......
After mulling over different layouts,and what to include,we decided on THIS
After that,Chris, Ed, and i began on 4-color Zombie Glass inspired by the Asanti tribe's deseased and "smoked" chiefs....
and finally went with the best elements of each....
and a Zombie glass is Born!
Next up.... the boys asked if i could create a Special membership card for the Room..
an INFERNOHANA card!
Just the project to showcase my love of old matchbook ephemera and naively charming offset printing distortions and distresses...
Here's what i pitched them as per their requests for a Hornbill on a Skull as the main focal point.....
and after some tweaking here and there,the cards were complete....
and an Exclusive "Ol Bikman Bilong Ples" (Big Man/Head Honcho in PNG)
We're also considering a patch based on the Hornbill and Skull from the card....
Also, we;ve been working behind the Scenes on a Top Secret Chief's Skull mug
But i won't share that until it's produced.
i hope you enjoyed this little tour on some of the contributions i was blessed to have an opportunity to create for the Inferno Room and look forward to more projects with them in the future.....