Welcome to the online portfolio of Eric Nocella Diaz. What you are looking at is the culmination of close to ten years worth of various sculpture projects for many different companies. Feel free to browse around and enjoy the show. Make sure you check in from time to time to see some new updates and some fun new projects I'll be posting on a regular basis.
Click here to go to my blog page or go to http://end-arthammer.blogspot.com/
News:
December 07
Happy Holidays!
Just want to say thanks to all who have visited this site (all the visits flipped the counter twice since it's inception - at 10G's a flip!!!)
Wishing everyone a fun and safe Holiday - see ya next year!
August 07
I'll be at the Baltimore Con - (http://www.comicon.com/baltimore/) on Sept 8th -9th with Xmoor Studios and fellow indie publishers N. Steven Harris and Robert Taylor!!!
The Revenant garage kit bust sculpt based on Dave Flora's awesome webcomic
Tales of the Haunted (http://www.drunkduck.com/Tales_of_the_Revenant/index.php?p=132678) is now available for pre order. This will be a very limited release and we're now taking pre-orders. For more info and how to get one - check out Dave Flora's blog: (http://hauntedrevenant.blogspot.com/)
June 07
I'll be attending and exhibiting at a few shows this month and have some really awesome news right around the corner! Wizard World Philadelphia!!! - June 15 - 17http://www.wizardworld.com/Shiitake Parade! - June 16 (I've been invited by Erick
Scarecrow of ESC Toy to do a custom for his big show out in Queens) More info here:
www.esctoy.com
The Licensing Show! - June 19 - 21 at the Jacob Javitts Center
Black Expo!!! - June 23 - 24 at the Jacob Javitts Center
(I'll be there with Robert Garrett/Xmoor Studios, Grey, Steven Harris, and I'm seriously trying
to get Mshindo to join us as well...)Galtow issue # 3 will be available at this convention and we'll have some Keylon Jakes busts and other Xmoor merchandise on sale as well!
May 07
Convention time - up next Philadelphia!!! ECBACC!!! (http://www.ecbacc.com/)
I'll be at the East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention with Xmoor Studios on Sat May 19th. Rob and I will have a table there this year.Galtow Warrior Jiya!!! - Coming soon....sneak peeks
here: http://robertgarrett.wordpress.com/April 07
Leticia Diaz RIP.
Aunt, mother, daughter - I will miss herFebruary '07
My interview by Sandman (thanks Matt!!!) over at Urban Retro Lifestyle site is up: Click here or go to http://www.urbanretrolifestyle.com/2007/02/08/interview-with-eric-nocella-diaz/
Check out this journey of the Crush sculpt I did for Neptoon Studios as it becomes a vinyl toy on the Vinyl Abuse forum (kick off your shoes and get some coffee for this one): Click here or go to
http://www.vinylabuse.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2909
January '07
The Buzz Carney sculpt for Carnival Cartoons was one of three toys selected for the 2006 toy sculpt of the year by the Plastic and Plush toy website:
http://www.plasticandplush.com/plasticandplush/2006_toy_awards/index.html
Congrats to all the other winners and to Jared Deal and Garnet Syberg Olsen over at Carnival Cartoons -and Erick Scarecrow
(of http://www.esctoy.com/) you guys rule!!!December '06
The Keylon Jakes Galtow bust sculpt is finally here and up for sale!!! They're going for $75 + $10 (USD) shipping and handling. Each bust comes hand numbered with a certicate of authenticity signed by Robert Garrett - the writer and creator of Galtow - and myself as sculptor.
Two ways to get one:
1-by Paypal at the Xmoor studios website store: http://www.xmoorstudios.com/store.html
2 - Money Order. Email me at eric@goldmane.net to swap mailing info, put Galtow Bust in the email heading so your email won't be deleted as Spam.There's only 200 pieces available worldwide...Also, Rob and I will be starting a up new Galtow art contest over at Xmoor Studios soon where the winner will receive a "FREE"
Keylon Jakes Galtow Warrior bust...Stay tuned!!!September 06
Busy, busy, busy - first up -
Canti!!! 12 inch articulated vinyl toy (from the Japaneses cartoon FLCL). There will be a bunch of crazy customs besides the well known Red and Blue versions - (Game of Death version featured here on PlasticandPlush)Also - a sneak peek of the ESC vinyl toy “Still Depressed” from Erick Scarecrow on Vinylpulse
Crush!!! Neptoon Studios first vinyl toy - read all about here on (there’s a mini tutorial of it in progress so scroll
GripMan!!! More vinyl toy action here (scroll down):
The Galtow Warrior Keylon Jakes bust for Xmoor Studios is scheduled to drop in October 2006!!! Robert Garrett and I will be announcing a few contests and events surrounding this event. Also Paypal is now up and running at the onsite store http://www.xmoorstudios.com/store.html for anyone wanting to get the first two issues of Galtow and and Xmoor Studios merchandise.
Stop back in a bit for the gallery updates and full upgrade for the website later on.
More to come so stay tuned…
July 2006
I've been invited to participate in the live with animals "Shady Characters" gallery showing with a few sculpts.
Incredible lineup of artists for this show - stop by if you can.
The Keylon Jakes - Galtow bust sculpt ( Xmoor Studios exclusive ) is almost ready for production. It will be a limited run of 200 prepaints. We're already getting requests to reserve copies of it and I'll release more info on how to order it very soon as well as other merchandise like the Galtow cap and tshirts.
We're also doing a Galtow 3 convention teaser special for the Wizard World Chicago Con (pending printing schedules) and a preview of that can be seen here
It will only be sold at the con and there will be a limited run of 150 copies total.
Gallery update next.June 2006
Galtow issue 3 is nearing completion in the next few weeks. We have decided to go full color on the third issue in this series and we’ll be updating that website very soon. Here’s a sneak peek of the cover and a few pages:
http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/1694/gatow3covercoloremail17eo.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2756/galtowcolorpage14ho.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/8743/galtowcolorpage27bw.jpg
http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/2645/galtowcolorpage39jo.jpg
I’ll be at the liscensing show June 20 – 22 at the Javitts Convention Center at booth #4355 helping Steven Lashley debut his awesome children’s property :
http://www.buggouts.com/
More sculpt images coming very soon.**********************
The Carnival Cartoons Buzz Carney limited run vinyl toy makes his big debut at Kid Robot!!!
I want to extend a big "thank you" to Paul, Chad, and the KR posse!
http://www.kidrobot.com/shop.php?sku=10300&Category=Western%20Vinyl
You can also get your Buzz on here:
http://carnivalcartoonsblog.blogspot.com/
Here too… with a interview with Jared and Garnet from Carnival Cartoons:
http://www.plasticandplush.com/plasticandplush/carnival_cartoons/index.html
March 2006
It’s official, the Goldmane publishing arm is getting busy!!! Goldmane Entertainment has partnered up with publisher/writer Robert Garret and Xmoor Studios and will be producing various merchandise for all of its properties in the near future. First up - Galtow issue 3 is now in production with a hot new artist and the new Xmoor website is up and running. Stop by and take a look: www.xmoorstudios.com
The NYC comic con was an awesome event! Special thanks all who stopped by the Xmoor Studios table to talk shop and purchase our books and posters. That was one of the best cons I’ve been to in a while. We’ll be back for next years con without a doubt.February 2006
I'll be doing a wax sculpting demo for Toy Fair at the Javits Center, Tuesday, February 14, 10 a.m.. - 12 noon. It will be sponsored by Xomer Studios, Inc.January 2006
The Buzz vinyl toy is here! Stop by www.carnivalcartoons for more info.
The Toy Fair Toymakers Symposium part 2! Dates and info to be announced shortly. This year’s version will be bigger and better.
I’ll also be at the NY Comic Con Feb. 24 – 26th in artist alley with Robert Garret of Xmoor Studios. I hear this one will be a monster con and it’s about time!
November 2005
The Munny Show!
Kid Robot invited me to do a custom Munny (Silver Surfer) for charity that will auctioned off on Ebay to raise money for Kids of Katrina. The NY party on the 3rd was big fun and featured some amazing customs from artists and celebrities from all over.
Septmeber 2005
The Buzz sculpture for Carnival Cartoons is finally in production overseas to become a limited run vinyl toy. The color version will be added to the Gallery.
June 2005
GoldMane hits the road. Teamed up with Robert Garret and Patrick David of Xmoor Studios at a table in Artist Alley for the Wizard World Philly Con. Hung out with the Black Coat gang – Ben Lichius, Francesco Francavilla and Adam Coogan who have an amazing comic book in the works – The Black Coat. Check them out at:
www.the-black-coat.com
6/25/05
In Loving Memory of Ira Nocella Sr. He will be missed.
Thank you all for your kind words, cards and support.
*** New updated images in the Gallery.
*** Coming soon - a Work In Progress section ( WIP ).Thanks.
Eric
