Tommy Bruce posts
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Hunt Triptych (I'm home)
Finally back on desert ground in Albuquerque, which means I can finally start going through my images from the trip. All 5000 of them! I've only started into my first few days of photos, but I was really excited to look at the predator prey shoot.It didn't occur to me until looking at the re...
Atmus gets caught
Last night I finally had a chance to look through the images from a shoot I’d been planning for months. In addition to making tons of props for these images, I had already spent a day down in Florida location scouting and planning with my (furry) friend Rosco, who is a commercial photographer, who...
Disney Meltdowns
I’m sitting now in Old Pecos Bill’s, an eatery in FrontierTown. I came here to find some AC to sit in while I eat a stupid-sweet dessert from the nearby Sleepy Hollow Bakery; an ice cream sandwich with two swirled cinnamon churros as the conveyor. I didn’t get a photo of it because after 15 mi...
Disney cops
One of the first things you encounter when you get to Disney World is the bag check and security officers. When I saw the first officer I figured I was looking at police, and at that I thought “Wow, that is an extremely classic looking police officer.” Blue shirt, shiny badge, octagonal cap. It...
Pride at Disney
This is maybe the second year that Disney World has sold Pride merchandise. None of the gear actually says anything about pride or LGBTQ people, but apparently a small portion of sales on the items is donated to GLSEN (The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education network). Still, I couldn’t help but n...
My first time at Disney
(Image: Me with Minnie and Mickey, private character meet-and-greet)It’s the day after my first trip (and the day after my birthday!). Robin and I woke up around 7am, were in the park by 9am, and left around 7:30pm. It was surreal to finally see the park after spending the last six months research...
Day 2—Disney and Florida weather, workday in the studio
Image: Mallory’s desk, Disneyland Engagement buttons. A few weeks back I roomed with Robin and Mallory at Biggest Little Fur Con, a big Furry convention in Reno, NV. The two drove cross country to the convention, and had several planned stops on the way back too. Drunk one night, Mallory let me in...
Airport travel thoughts. Also, I’m here!
(Image: Whiskey begging for attention while I write a grocery list)After flying out of Albuquerque Tuesday morning, I have a two hour layover in Houston Airport. Most of my travel in airports is for Furry conventions. When I’m traveling for those I usually end up playing “spot the furries”. Th...
Sally: former Disney-Mom, expert trip-planner
I'm posting this today on the eve of my departure to Florida. June 11th–July 1st I'll be in Orlando, FL, living with two Furry friends—Robin and Mallory—while I spend as much time at Disney World as I can. I'll be making photos and conducting research, looking at Disney World as a ...
Performance outfit
Yesterday I finished my last assignment for my second year in grad school! One more year to go. I was able to get video and audio documentation of the performance, once I get those together I’ll upload and share the final documentation on here! Ps patrons, will I see any of you at BLFC this year? ...
Crop tops for Atmus
Some new clothes for Atmus to use in performances. Later today I’ll be performing for a final in my LGBTQ Art History course, hoping to get some good documentation, we will see how it goes!
PDF Portfolio
Did you ever wish you had a PDF of my work? No? Well too bad!I just compiled this for some self-promo and forthcoming exhibition applications. It feels good to see a lot of the work I've made since coming to UNM come together. Though I already feel like there are some pieces missing, might add m...
Performance for UNM Arts Unexpected
Whew! I’m hot! I just got back to the studio after a day of walking around campus for a performance. I was out today in conjunction with a program at UNM called Arts Unexpected. It’s what it sounds like, performances and music and art in unexpected places all day. More documentation to come as I...
Hoof sandals!
When I took my suit out to the forest in Washington, I was definitely impeded by my delicate hooves on the muddy forest floor (ironic). Today in the studio I’m working on some sandals to help me get a little more maneuverability in my suit when outdoors. The sole is made out of EVA mat, I found so...
Studio day
Working on finishing up a ribcage today in the studio. Also in this photo is the foam base for a liver.. slowly amassing my innards pile. Looking forward to playing around with these for photos and performances soon!
Hey Tony (Install image)
I just finished this piece up for an exhibition at my graduate program. Really happy with how everything turned out! It was a lot of fun to play around with all the imagery I could find on the cereal box. Title and info:Hey Tony2019Inkjet prints, altered cereal box, acrylic paint, cardboard, magnets...
Atmus as the hero of time
The first finished portrait coming out of my shoot in the incredibly beautiful forest up in Olympia, WA. More to come later, but this was one I was most happy with. The tree moss!!!
Heading back from Olympia, WA
Today I’m traveling back from Washington after a visit to my partner over my spring break. I shot a ton of new work while I was there, I’m looking forward to processing it in the coming weeks! Here is the backseat of their car full of a buncha junk we lugged out into the beautiful woods near eve...
"Tony meets my family for the first time"
Part of my series working with Tony the Tiger, pulling images from the Tony Tiger twitter account and incorporating them into an imagined relationship. This work is going to be displayed in an installation at the end of the month as part of a Juried Graduate Exhibition at UNM. Will post final images...
WIP Zelda Tunic
Been working on this since I got my fabric in on Monday, just finished the final seams today! I’ve still got to make a cap, Which is going to have some modifications needed to account for the antlers on my Fursuit, but I think that’s going to be a lot quicker than the tunic. Planning to get this...
Screen testing
first test with the blue screen. This was just a few minutes of work. It's definitely going to be a learning process but I'm excited by the possibilities this is gonna bring about for work!Background pulled from zelda ocarina of time!
Studio modifications
Painted a bluescreen on my wall to use for some new works. This should work just like a greenscreen and let me key it out in photos and video. Excited to experiment!
Muslin test for Link’s tunic
Baby’s first Garment! I am testing the pattern for a cosplay tunic of Link from the legend of Zelda. The cosplay is going to be used in future photos videos and performances, I’ll be sharing more as things develop! After searching dozens of stores locally and online I’ve found a fitting fabric...
Makin some guts 🙃
A little work in progress from the studio this semester. I’m building a set of plush entrails to use in various performance works and photographs with Atmus. This is also my first foray into sewing with my brand new machine! Excited to start playing with these in pictures once I get a few more in ...
(Contact Sheet) Lost Antler
Going back in the archive, I liked looking at this contact sheet from my photoshoot for an image of Atmus having an antler fall off. I have an extra loose antler for my suit, but as you can see I had to use some photo manipulation to make one disappear off the suit head. I played around for a while ...
Lazy morning with Tony
Here is a snap from one of my current projects in progress, where I am inserting Tony the Tiger into a fantasy relationship with Atmus. Numerous images are in the pipeline for the project, I will be uploading sketches and finalized pieces as they come about.For more perspective on where this work co...
Big moves!!
Image from Atmus' appearance at the opening for "Censored!" at Ellsworth Gallery, Santa Fe.Hi patrons!It has been a busy start to the new year! I'm back in the studio, working on projects, meeting with artists and researchers and friends and collaborators. I have a lot of exciting pr...
Atmus in the Museum
Some sketches from a project that I ended up changing direction on. Still, worth sharing I think! Atmus contemplating conceptual art, trying to relate to Ryman and Hamrick. Full set of 5 images in the download link.
"Shooter Anxiety" Performance at CFA Downtown Gallery
Password for the video is "atmusdeer"Video documentation for performance at CFA Downtown Studio Gallery, on December 8th as part of performance event "Feeling Much Better Now". Song is "Turn the Light On" by Julia Holter. Documentation by Aziza Murray.This full documentation ...
KD as Atmus (contact sheet)
Some photos from the last time my partner visited. Been thinking about playing with Atmus as a character/identity; thinking about how he is a version of myself, but one that others can embody, and also one that I can see as separate from myself. Does that make sense? It's confusing! And that'...
