About the Gardiners

John Clifton Gardiner (Cliff) is a writer of screenplays, stories and comic books. He also works as an artist under the name Maxwell and works as a musician in the bands "Higher Math" and "Johnny Go and the Jazzmen" as well as working occasionally with other bands in the area. He has a background in television and not only went to video technical school, but also taught basic video production and basic and advanced editing at Public Access Center in Austin, Texas, and worked as a cameraman for the CBS affiliate in Austin, Texas, KTCB. As Maxwell he worked freelance for Rock'n'Roll comics and also penciled a newspaper comic strip with Wendell Simpson for the Central Florida Advocate called "Kalahari Sam".

Last year he and a team of filmmakers completed his first short film, "Waiting for Something" , and filming is just about to begin on a second short film, "So you Wanna Buy a Car?" . He wrote the screenplay, directed the film and wrote the music for "Waiting for Something". "So You Wanna Buy a Car?" will also be written and directed by Cliff. He also has a completed screenplay floating around Hollywood at the moment for the full length film, "Sinner 1".

Please check out his pages here at bpgisme.com:
cliff's cosmic movie reviews
comic art by maxwell
comics
waiting for something
sinner one
higher math
johnny go and the jazzmen
mushroom people

contact:
maxwell19596@ec.rr.com

Bonnie Phillips Gardiner is an artist, musician, comic creator, and writer. She sketches with pencil, charcoil and ink, but mostly uses her computer to create her work. She is a avid photographer and amature filmmaker, using her camera and computer to create music videos for her band, Orphic Endeavors. She uses sounds both computer generated and recorded to create her music which is cinematic in style. So far her music has been used in several productions, including a documentary and short film. She is about to begin work on turning one of her scripts into a recorded radio-type show, and her music is about to be used in her husband's short film, "So you Wanna Buy a Car?", and her tune "Walking" in Greg Loon's film, "The Walk" .

Bpgisme.com began as her hobby website. (The name "bpgisme" stands for "B" - Bonnie, "P" - Phillips, "G" - Gardiner, "IS" is, "ME" me. It's er... not really proper English, I don't think, but bpg-am-I just isn't as cool.... And it doesn't rhyme!)

Marjorie Elaine Pare' is an artist and game junkie who hopes to someday go to gamer school in Phoenix, Arizona. She is learning 3d rendering at home on her own computer, but she also draws by hand. If you have a video game question or a question about Chao (whatever they are) she is a good person to ask!

Please check out her pages at bpgisme.com:
the room at the end of the hall
chao pages

Ian Noel Pare' is a writer of stories and an artist. He writes imaginative science fiction stories and loves Bionicle toys. He also loves to sing. He is an honor roll student who's shooting for all A's!

Ian was diagnosed last year as having NLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder) and ADHD. He is currently taking Adderall to help him focus during school. He still struggles socially, but his grades have improved dramatically.

Please check out his pages at bpgisme.com:
bionicles
space pirate

Maxwell Ryan Gardiner is only seven years old. He is severely Autistic and cannot talk, eat with a spoon, or use the potty. He is going to a special class for Autistic children with only a handful of other kids. He is beginning to learn sign language (just a couple of words) and is trying hard to learn to do things for himself. He still refuses to wear clothes at home, but will when his OT is coming to see him or when we are expecting company. He bangs his head when he's upset, screams at the top of his lungs when he's happy, and absolutely adores music and movie credits. He is an angel and a little devil at the same time. He is very destructive, but is happiest when lining up toy cars, putting together simple puzzles, or tearing out yellow pages in the phone book. He is very loving and loves to be cuddled and kissed.

There is no way to know if he will ever talk, but we will be happy when he can just learn to communicate.

Please check out Max's page at bpgisme.com:
maxwell

Cookie Gardiner, our accident prone calico cat was born in May 2003. We are very attached to her and consider her our fourth child. She helps to watch Max, makes sure everyone gets up and doesn't miss the school bus, and keeps Mama company when everyone else is gone.

Check out her page at bpgisme.com:
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