pangy

here's a recent commission i was excited to create. this is pangy, the pangolin (scaly anteater) !

pangy is a customized 3" kidrobot dunny. my favorite thing about customizing toys is trying to figure out new and unique ways to use the orginal platform.  in this one, the dunny "ears" turned into a snout and hat. if you don't know what a dunny is, look it up!

cake pops

cake pops! the newest "art form" i've been playing with lately. here are my first three attempts.  babies (design from bakerella), zombies, and super mario.  they make really cute treats, but are unbelievably time consuming. those mushrooms took up an entire day to make. i'd say they're hard to make, but i can't decide whether or not i'm confusing hard with time consuming. a lot more practice and maybe my cake pops will look amazing and not so lumpy !

doggie style

some doggie commissions! though not my preferred style to paint, still fun exercises.

chuck

puppy dog commission !

the dancing goat

the dancing goat!  a recent commission, and actually the very last piece i finished in 2011!  this figure was made from the body of a foomi and head of a raffy (i think..)  this was made to be given as a gift to the piano and singer the band the dancing goat, hence him being a dancing goat.

check out the dancing goat here: http://www.dancinggoatsband.com

sir flossalot

sir flossalot! this is a recent commission i did, i believe it was a gift to be given to a dentist or dental hygienist.   like my other shark customs (hammy mcchum and dopey), sir flossalot has real life extra sharp shark's teeth. another great white, but this isn't the end of my shark pieces.

cuttleink

meet cuttleink. cuttleink the cuttlefish is a tortured soul, haunted by his relentless crabby little friend. he can't control himself. 

cuttleink is made from the head of a kidrobot foomi, with lots of fun additions and an inky base.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACCEPTANCE!

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACCEPTANCE - January 20, 2012To achieve social acceptance of disability.
To honor the late Annie Hopkins, founder of 3E Love and creator of the International Symbol of Acceptance.

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What is Acceptance?
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Friends, tell the world you embrace who you are; a person with social rights, who has an opinion, who has interests, who has goals and who loves life; a person who is empowered to make a difference in the world and not be without a voice in society. You are not living disabled, you are living.

To our supporters, join us in telling the world that you are accepting of people with disabilities. As our parents, siblings, relatives, spouses, children, lovers, coworkers, teachers, personal assistants, friends, and anyone else - you also have a role in our culture and life. And you can have an impact on the future if you demonstrate your acceptance to others.

Let's join together to:
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And maybe next time they will look at the traditional symbol a little differently.

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p.r. burgerson

meet p.r. burgerson! 

this is a customized kidrobot bub toy that i made for my dad for christmas.  i'm going to turn everyone i know into a toy collector if it kills me! i ran with the idea from my runts figure with the food stuffed in the mouth. my dad is the kind of guy who loves to eat and watch tv... and those are pretty much the only hobbies i've seen him enjoy. so this is the perfect piece for him. this was a really fun character to make.

chester

meet chester, the mini giraffe.

 

hotbreath magazine feature!

a few months ago, i competed in a live art battle at the taj mahal in atlantic city and created the golden pig trophy for the world's greatest flame off glass art competition. one of the perks of winning the art battle was a feature in hot breath magazine, which is now out and available to read online HERE!  the write up for the glass blowing competition starts on page 74-81, but more importantly, my write up and interview starts on page 82-86! 

Volume 2 of HotBreath Magazine is available online! Click Here For The Full Online Edition. (Best viewed on a computer versus a mobile device)

disclaimer. warning. by the way. sidenote. ps: the subject matter and content of the magazine is not of my interest. whereas i pass no judgement, it's just not my thing. i'm only here for the art! :)

3e love on january 20th

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACCEPTANCE - January 20, 2012
To achieve social acceptance of disability.
To honor the late Annie Hopkins, founder of 3E Love and creator of the International Symbol of Acceptance.
3E Love is a social entrepreneurial awareness experiment.

Join the Movement at
http://www.dayofacceptance.com

Wear your heart on your sleeve on January 20th.

Tell the world you embrace who you are; a person with social rights, who has an opinion, who has interests, who has goals and who loves life; a person who is empowered to make a difference in the world and not be without a voice in society. You are not living disabled, you are living.

To our supporters: Join us in telling the world that you are accepting of people with disabilities. As our parents, siblings, relatives, spouses, children, lovers, coworkers, teachers, personal assistants, friends, and anyone else - you also have a role in our culture and life. And you can have an impact on the future if you demonstrate your acceptance to others.

Let's join together to:
Embrace diversity. Educate your community. Empower each other. Love life.

Start the conversation of acceptance on January 20th with the International Symbol of Acceptance: Wear a t-shirt. A hoodie. Use a bag. Pin a button to your jacket, chair strap or backpack. Ink a temporary tattoo onto your hand. Draw it on if you have to! Ask your friends to join us as well. And for a final touch change your profile picture on Facebook to the symbol. Get people talking!

When a person asks about the symbol, "What's that mean?" Well now it's your turn to tell them your story or what its significance is to you.

And maybe next time they will look at the traditional symbol a little differently.

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dopey

meet dopey! the lime green tiger shark.  i love him for his big doofey mouth and overflowing teeth. made with very real (and very sharp) sharks teeth, might i add.  i made dopey by customizing one of frank kozik's prison chumps, a shark figure that i made into my very own. 

more sharks on the way!