…And We’re Back
I created this site a little early so it would be here when I was ready to use it. Now my house is in order and I'm in the final stages of bouncing back from my knee replacement surgery and other medical fixes. When I left off as an instructor in higher ed in mid-2017, [...]
Blog Post: Birthdays

Always have a birthday cake big enough to share and small enough to avert a diabetic coma. (spoiler alert: Not actually diabetic. Might be after this cake.)
Art Post – Meditative

Holiday weeks can be stressful, so here's a nice bit of calm to start your week with, Recorded myself working on a piece for the Dots series. As with almost all of these, the original source was one of my photos. This is sped up for viewing but gives the viewer a nice insight into [...]
Workshops: Upcoming After Effects Sessions
Come learn After Effects with me at Georgia Media Workshops! This "boot camp" is designed to take you from total beginner to content creator in 3 sessions. Spend these days with me and I will teach you my magic. What can I teach you? Check out my demo reel Workshop Schedule: Day 1 • Meet and greet • Touring the interface • Importing media into library [...]
Art Post: Digital Dots

Some additions to the Digital Dots series. Most of my Digital Dots series are based on my own photography. I did not know Anthony Bourdain, but was moved by his writing and series over the years. This was inspired by Miller Mobley's iconic photograph of Anthony Bourdain. It is a tribute to both [...]
Art Post: Fem Tech Art

A Series of Vector Portraits inspired by women in technology and the technological arts. This series hung on display in the Marietta Technology Center during Women's History Month 2018. Order Prints at Fine Art America Ada Lovelace (1815 – 1852) was a writer and mathematician who worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine. It [...]
Wax Pinecone Firestarters

The house smells amazing. I haven't made these in years! Today at the Big Book of Mayhem we made Wax Pinecone Firestarters. I say firestarter, but many people just think they are too pretty to burn. Whatever you do with them, they are a fun fall item. I start with beeswax pearls, melting them in [...]
Life is a Banquet and Most Poor Suckers are Starving to Death
There will be a lot of construction going on for a bit here. This will be a hub for the work and words of Elli Belle Mayhem. What's coming: Belle Maven Media - Video, Animation, VFX, Motion Graphics, Photography, Digital Compositing, Vector Illustration, Branding, and other media services. Chaos Lounge - We will be streaming [...]