“Fanatic - A Group show of Excessive Enthusiasm”
October 10th - November 8th, 2008
BLVD Gallery

“Fanatic” was a group show that explored the enthusiasm expressed in “Fan” art. The artists that participated in the show were given the task of creating art that is in tribute to something that they are truly a fan of.

Rob and I thought about it for a day. It was a no brainer. We are true fanatics of Brazil. We are learning to speak Portuguese, contemplate moving there, love Brazilian cinema, and even dressed up as carnivale samba dancers one halloween. It was the perfect motivation to delve deeper in our fanaticism for this beautiful country and their culture. One of my favorite memories of this project was the music. There is so much great tropicalia and rare songs. We had a blast hunting them down and listening to hours and hours of it. We made a disc of our favorites and had a mixes available at the gallery. I will have some available to download soon.

FAVELA CASUALTY
ACRYLIC ON AOAK
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MESTRE ACORDEON
CAPOEIRA MASTER, AUTHOR & MUSICIAN
JOSE WILKER
PLAYWRIGHT, ACTOR
LEADING ROLE IN FILM BYE BYE BRAZIL

DEIZE TIGRONA
FUNK CARIOCA MUSICIAN

FERNANDA MONTENEGRO
"THE FIRST LADY OF BRAZILIAN THEATER"
LEADING ROLE IN FILM CENTRAL STATION

ASTRUD GILBERTO
SINGER, BOSSA-NOVA LEDEND

CARMEN MIRANDA
"THE BRAZILIAN BOMBSHELL"
SINGER AND MOTION PICTURE STAR

RITA LEE OF OS MUTANTES
PSYCHEDELIC ROCK BAND

SERGIO DIAS OF OS MUTANTES

ARNALDO BAPTISTA OF OS MUTANTES
TROPICALISMO MOVEMENT





Brazil Book
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The Mash-Up
June 26 - July 26, 2008
Munkyking, Los Angelos




Mary's Inspiration

Rob's Inspiration



Rob's Series: DIRTY MIND

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Mary's Series: CONAN ON ACID





We were a part of the Pocket Full of Monsters show at MunkyKing

Rob and I were invited to design a toy in 2008. We had painted on a Qee before, but this will be our first attempt making our very own "official" toy. The masterminds behind it all were Super Rad Toys, who promoted unique toys and the artists who create them. However, something went wrong and the goshos got cancelled.

These are our plans and sketches. Many many hours and erasers went into the our Krishnamurti doll.

Jiddu Krishnamurti was a great mind that blessed the earth from 1895 to 1986. If you don't know him, look him up. He's worth the search. We were inspired by him with our toy design. Krishnamurti was an amazing peaceful teacher.

This is what a blank Ningyo Gosho looks like. The Gosho dolls were given as gifts during the Tokugawa shogunate period (1603-1868). And made to provoke, invoke, fear, revere and inspire. The doll is carrying a rope which symbolized good luck. The figure would use the rope to pull in ships carrying treasure and other fortunes. Our Gosho will bring a peace of mind.

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This was our final design compilation. Many sketches were first made on paper, scanned in and worked on. It was challenging fitting Krishnamurti's narrow face on a chubby child's head, but I feel like we captured his essence. He often spoke of the human brain so we chose to have his exposed.