Calm after the storm

Hi all,
I just want to thank everyone for their prayers, and thoughtful e-mails, and support.
As you can see it has been hard for me to update the blog, with so many things going on, I am a bit behind with some stuff but I have been pulling a lot of all nighters to get things done, and finally catch up.
As soon as I am done with some HUGE , and by that I mean ginormous projects, I will get back to finishing some personal projects and hopefully I will be able to update the blog on a more regular basis.
Erika is doing great, she's home, and here's some images that attest to her happy nature :)
My eldest daughter Keira has been real busy for the last few weeks sculpting anything that comes to mind, I think she's going to make me a lot of money and I can retire in the next few years.... no seriously I am amazed at how good she is at conveying stuff with her little fingers..... she is holding an unicorn in her hand by the way, later on I taught her how to make rabbits, and I promise she came up with this little guy, she even punched the eyes in, I only did the smile and the lashes on the right eye, I promise she did everything else on her own after I showed her how to go about it.... here's hoping for a brighter future :) Thanks for reading.

Erika

Hi guys,
It's been a while, a lot of things have happened in the past 3 weeks.
April 25th 11pm changed my whole life for ever,
0ur third daughter, Erika Lizbeth Sosa is here, she was born with some health issues, she has gone through laser surgery, she's had needles pocked into her to the point where now they are all in her forehead, she fed for two weeks on IV only, she's a little warrior! She's still fighting at our local NICU (Neonatal intensive care unit), I know people say this all the time but I experience a very peaceful feeling everytime I go see her, it's like all the cares in the world wash away, she's a very special child.
I must say I am counting my blessings, as I have become aware of other parents going through the same issues, if not even worse problems than us, and I wonder how they cope, if they have firends there for them, if they will be strong enough.....I cannot help but pray for these people, so they can have the strenght to beat the odds, to stay firm.
As I write this I am so beat, physically, more so than anything, the emotional part... well I think we got through it pretty fast, it is not every day that you hear that your baby will probably not lead a very normal life, but whatever the outcome we will be there for her until the end.
My wife is doing great, she's a great support for me, she keeps going even though she is aware she just had a baby and needs to rest.
I am amazed as to how how people have come together to help us, there hasn't been a day that we haven't received help in some way or another, be it babysitting our other two daughters, cooking for us, calling to offer words of support, or to help me with some work related projects.
I want to give a shout out to Norm Meyers, Paul Komoda, William Valenzuela, Jorge Martinez, Jordu Schell, and all the kind people ( too many to mention) helping us through this.
God bless you all,
-Erick

Stay grounded

This is my second sculpt ever! my first one was a T-rex, but it exploded in the kiln, my teacher forgot to punch a hole in the Dinosaur's tummy.... so what was I to do? sculpt a great white off course ! I was around almost four or so. This piece reminds me, that I must keep improving my skills!

Yes, Christian Bale's nose is crooked

Yes, Christian Bale's nose is crooked.... anyway....here's a new update.... well sorta, more like showing you new images of Ahnuld and his old buddies, And yes Ahnuld will be naked...more updates in the future....
these are sculpts that I have had in my studio since before 2007 some of them anyway, Jack Sparrow (you can see he's all cracked up) was a project for Master Replicas, a nightmare.... had to sculpt 4 1/6th scale scene replicas in one week each, literally 7 days each.... 4 of them and one of me.....one of the characters was Davy Jones, the movie was still in theaters....no reference....no sleep... very scary.....I've never made so much cash in 4 weeks though ....but I would never do it again for a million bucks.... honest.

If you are reading this.... you are the resistance...

Hi guys,
This is a graveyard sculpt, it used to be Bruce Wayne.... I just gave him a hair cut I hope it will see the light of day soon :P still not done by any means... tons of issues to address, my current schedule doesn't really allow me to do much, but hopefully I will be done with my current official projects very soon :)

KAME-BUSHI HAS LANDED!!!

Hi Guys,
Here's new images for Kamebushi .... he is done, and already shipping!, been busy working for Triforce, also working with a very well established Japanese company... yep you all know it! Been working on a couple of portraits, and yep... Superman! Here's some images of my work area , enjoy!

Monstaaaaaaaaaa

Hi guys,
Here's a new update to my newest creation.... Kamebushi!!!
Kamebushi will go on pre-sale by the end of February.
Also couple of images of Jason Bourne, originally sculpted in sculpey by my friend Ed Espinoza, tweaked it in wax by yours truly, available though longbowstudios.com
Pics of an Ahnuld I did as a private commission for a famous comic book artist... and a picture of my Daughter Wendy's B-day party, she turned one the 28th of last month.
Also, some images of a certain Kryptonian, and an old Indy.
Some pics of a Hammer head mutant, and a couple of MORMONS...yep you know, the guys riding the bikes, wearing white shirts and ties, always trying to help old ladies cross the street :)

Enjoy!