AFS Studios

         SELF PROMOTION - INSTRUCTION - SCHOOL VISITS

         Demonstrations, lectures, panel discussions by Alan Stacy at elementary, middle and high schools, art

         shows, bookstores and book publishing media conventions (American Library Association, Texas Book

         Festival, Texas Library Association, Texas Reading Association) about art careers, working techniques for

         television, films, illustration, drawing, cartooning, makeup effects and costumes.

 

         ONE MAN ART SHOWS at Border’s Books and Music Café Espresso Art Gallery (Fort Worth, Texas,

         Jan. 1996; Plano, Texas, Dec. 1996)

 

         ART INSTRUCTOR:

             UTA Continuing Education Department  1997-2002: Comic Book Art, Cartooning, Commercial and

                    Advertising Art. From “How-to” basics to more advanced techniques in cartooning and animation for

                    Adults & Children. 

            Demonstrations and formal presentations at schools, media convention demos, local craft, art stores

                    and as an instructor. Also workshops in Graphic Storytelling.

 

         MINIATURES & PROPS

            Design and manufacture of miniatures, architectural models.

            Design and manufacture of stop-motion puppets (knowledgeable in all techniques and materials).

            Dioramas: historic, archeological and fantasy

            Design and manufacture of props, swords, weapons, jewelry, artifacts

            Full scale authentic, accurate museum quality reproductions of Egyptian Gamesets (Senet, Hounds & Jackals),

                  Egyptian furniture and artifacts (jewelry, tomb artifacts and so on) 

            Design, sculpting, casting and molding of 20 original humorous animal sculptures for collectible gift

                  market (limited edition manufacture via Gifts Unique of Texas)

            Design, sculpting and manufacture of limited edition resin sculptures for the garage kit collectibles

                  market (science fiction scenarios, cartoon characters)

 

                 Collectible Animal Sculptures by Alan Stacy c 1996

                               

       

        Reproduction of the Ancient Egyptian Game of Senet

                                  by Alan Stacy 1996 

Based on the intact senet gameset (or game of 30 squares) and sledge found in the tomb of Tutankhamun c. 1323 BC with spool and reel playing pieces per the originals. Lion's head gaming pieces from another set, casting sticks or dice with finger and fennec head motifs (materials:  pine, balsa, resin. Dimensions of gamebox = 6 1/2" wide X 4" high X 18 1/2" long; sledge = 9" high X 26" long).