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How-Tuesday: Spooky Shadow Puppets by Crankbunny

2009-10-21T16:30:00-05:00

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We're resurrecting this eerie project from last year — crankbunny's shadow puppets are still full of dark delight!

[Originally published October 28, 2008.]

This week on Etsy How-Tuesday, Norma, a.k.a. crankbunny, shows us how to make spooky shadow puppets for Hallow's Eve! MUAHAHAH! crankbunny, a talented animator and artist, often works with layers of paper in her projects. Her animated short, "Robot Gets Its Wings," won 2nd place in our Handmade Moment Contest (and garnered the prize of Community Favorite!).

Today's project is about dead guys and cemeteries! crankbunny has provided the templates for making her signature Gravestone Shadow Puppet and Dead Guy Shadow Puppet. You can use these templates, or come up with your own designs — either way you will most certainly have your own spooky Halloween shadow show.

Things you will need for the Gravestone Shadow Puppet:

Download the template and print it out: Gravestone Shadow Puppet Template
Scissors or Craft Knife (Exacto Art Knife)
Rod (can be bamboo skewer, chopsticks, thin wooden dowel, a stick — the longer, the better)
Tape or Glue (non-toxic please)
Stiff Paper (card stock, cardboard, chipboard, etc.)

How to make the Gravestone Shadow Puppet:

Transfer the puppet template onto stiff paper stock.
- Tip: Print out the template on regular paper, use spray adhesive or glue to adhere the print out onto the stiff paper stock.
Cut out the gravestone puppet using scissors and a craft knife. Remember to also cut out the white areas inside the gravestone puppet.
Attach one end of the rod to the dotted area on the gravestone template using glue or tape.
- Tip: Customize the gravestone shadow puppet by cutting away shapes from it.
By making a few of these, each customized and cut differently, you can make an entire cemetery scene.
Project the shadow puppet by shining a flashlight onto it in a dark room.

Things you will need for the Dead Guy Shadow Puppet:

Download the Dead Guy Shadow Puppet Template and print it out:
- Dead Guy Shadow Puppet Template (page 1)
- Dead Guy Shadow Puppet Template (page 2)
Scissors or Craft Knife (Exacto Art Knife)
Rod (can be bamboo skewer, chopsticks, thin wooden dowel, a stick — the longer, the better)
Tape or Glue (non-toxic please)
String (cotton warp, yarn)
2 Brads (paper fasteners)
Hole punch (regular or 1/8th if you want to get specific)
Drinking Straw
Stiff Paper (card stock, cardboard, chipboard, etc.)

How to make the Dead Guy Shadow Puppet:

Transfer the puppet template onto stiff paper stock.
- Tip: Print out the template on regular paper, use spray adhesive or glue to adhere the print out onto the paper stock.
Cut out the puppet parts using your cutting tools. Punch holes over the indicated circles with Xs. Use the punch and cutting tools to create your own eye shape on the puppet's head.
Attach one end of the rod to the dotted area on the puppet's body shape using glue or tape.
Cut a one inch (3cm) piece of straw. Align the end of the straw with the line found on the lower part of the puppet's body shape. Have it rest against the rod vertically and tape it down securely to the puppet.
Cut 2 pieces of string. Each should be 12" (32cm) in length. Tie the end of each string to the outer hole on each puppet arm.
Make a spacer out of some scrap paper. A spacer is basically a small square of cardboard/heavy paper with a wedge cut into its side.
Join the arms to the body of the puppet with a brad using the spacer. Match the arms by each letter, the uppercase letter part always over the lowercase part. Remove the spacer once the brads are fastened. This will make each joint loose.
Run each string through the top of the straw. Make a looped knot to join both strings together. When you pull the end of the strings, the arms should move up. When you release the strings, the arms should move back down.
- Tip: Customize the shadow puppet by cutting away and adding shapes to it. Adding fangs, horns, buck teeth, pirate hats, hooks, top hats, etc. to customize your puppet.
Project the shadow puppet by shining a flashlight onto it in a dark room.
Have a spooky Halloween!

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Handmade Moment Contest: We Have a Winner

2009-10-14T16:00:00-05:00

(Extended drum roll...) The winner of the Handmade Moment Video Contest is "Handmade Moments are Everywhere" by Daniel Kwan! Daniel's outstanding animation gets across the playful spirit of Etsy. Our judges and the community were all drawn to the cute characters. While the piece is fantastical, it also outlines the Etsy shopping experience. We think this video entices people and makes them want to learn more about Etsy. Congratulations to Daniel, who will be hearing from our chief bean-counter Sinohe who will be presenting Dan with a giant $3250 check (designed by our own Pete).

Daniel, in his own words: "I am a student at Emerson College studying film production, but this has the potential to change instantly as I am the inventor of the sport Gazeball-Z, a lover of children's TV programming, and an experimental seamstress. For now I spend most of my days in front of the computer animating nonsensical whatevers, but hope to one day retire and spend my days writing children's books because I refuse to live in a society where people stop telling their kids stories about magical purple crayons and bears with missing buttons."

Thanks to all who joined us in cheering the winners in our live awards ceremony in the Virtual Labs this afternoon. Here's Tara's behind-the-scenes look at the judging process from the other night:

Our three runners-up also win big today. They will be receiving giant checks for $1250 each. Give them a huge round of (virtual) applause!

2nd Place is "Robot Gets Its Wings" by Norma Toraya, a.k.a. Crankbunny. This was also the Community Favorite!

3rd Place is "Painting the Girl" by Estelle VanderHeide, a.k.a. estellelle.

Estelle, we apologize for the rude interruption from Lori "Kanye" 40, who thought that Beyonce should have won.

4th Place Mr. Squid's Handmade Moment by Hine Mizushima, a.k.a. hine.

Please take a moment of silence for the great loss to the creative community this year: Mr. Patrick Swayze. Sarah Rockstarpoli, Beug, and Matt serenaded us with a musical tribute, while Jesse and Danielle created a visual montage in his honor. We all "had the time of our lives."

They also warmed up the crowd with a live rendition of Beug's original music composed for the contest. Dee-dah-dee-da-dit-dit!

The six other finalists get $500 each. These really are all winners! They're all in this playlist below:

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who entered and to all of our voters. We all had our favorites! We'll be using the top videos in upcoming marketing campaigns, so stay tuned.

See more posts about the Handmade Moment Video Contest.

See more photos from the awards ceremony on our Flickr stream.

Come Craft With the Etsy Labs: Paper Puppets With Crankbunny

2009-06-04T14:30:00-05:00

Why revel in your crafty ambitions alone? Come make paper puppets with us — whether you're in Brooklyn or anywhere in the world. Join us for our weekly Craft Night in our online multi-user chat room, the Virtual Labs, or in person at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn. Craft Night occurs every Monday from 4-8 p.m. ET at 325 Gold Street, 3rd floor in Brooklyn, New York and in the Virtual Labs. Drop by our space in Brooklyn anytime between 4-8 p.m. to craft with us. Craft Night is a time to make things, sharpen your craft skills, meet new friends, and hang out.

Not in Brooklyn? Join us online for a live broadcast and demo from Craft Night in the Virtual Labs starting at 5 p.m. ET. Click here to see what time 5 p.m. ET is around the world (though we usually take some time to get settled and ready to go).

On Monday, June 8, the magnificent Norma Toraya of crankbunny, as well as author of the book Paper Puppet Palooza, will let us in on the secrets of the paper finger puppet trade. She will lead us through the ins and outs of bringing dapper unicycle-riding finger puppet Jacques Le Koolmaine to life. We will have copies of the puppet template printed out at the Etsy Labs. If you are joining us in the Virtual Labs, be sure to download a template here.

Just can't wait till Monday to learn how to make these puppets? Check out this week's How-Tuesday post for a sneak preview of the process.

If you are attending Craft Night virtually this week and would like to craft along with us, you'll need to gather a few supplies:

Scissors
Cutting knife
Glue
8 mini brads
1 plastic drinking straw
1/8 inch (3 mm) hole punch
3x3 inch (7.6 cm) piece of chipboard or cardboard (approximate in size)
Template printed onto very thick paper/card stock

Upcoming Craft Nights & Events at Etsy Labs:

6/7: Church of Craft meeting at the Etsy Labs (2-6 p.m.)

6/15: Summer crochet with Kim Kotary

6/22: Make lip balm with the Etsy Labs

6/29: Open Craft Night

Would you like to lead a Craft Night project? Send your ideas to labs@etsy.com with "Craft Night idea" as the subject line. Have you participated in Craft Night? Share your photos with the Etsy Labs Show and Tell Flickr group!

Want to learn more about the Labs? Check out our FAQs. Want to receive email updates? Join our Etsy Labs mailing list.

Will we see you Monday? Let us know in the comments.

How-Tuesday: Make a Paper Finger Puppet with Crankbunny

2009-06-02T15:45:00-05:00

Norma Toraya, a.k.a. crankbunny, is the queen of nostalgic paper crafts. Her new book, Paper Puppet Palooza, is a storybook how-to on making paper puppets and incorporating paper puppet techniques into your own existing work. It is a book for artists, crafty people, hobbyists, teachers, animators, parents, youngsters, puppeteers, rainy day victims, and those who are just into curious creative exploration. The main character in the book, Paul “Peppo” Palooza, guides the reader through each of the step-by-step illustrated projects with a cast of other imaginative paper puppet characters.

Paper Puppet Palooza also showcases various artists who incorporate book techniques into their own artwork, including Etsy artists Lindsey Carr, a.k.a. littlerobot, Sara Guindon, a.k.a. thepinpals, and Gwenaëlle Gobé, a.k.a. gounie.

Today crankbunny will show us how to make a paper finger puppet. Download the template here and get started!

Jacques Le Koolmaine loves the summer and riding his unicycle to various summer parties and beach picnics. He carries his picnic bounty in his basket, with a loaf of bread for sandwiches and bottles of refreshing beverages. He's always showing off and doing daring balancing tricks while on his way to his next summer adventure.

Jacques is a paper finger puppet you can cut out and put together easily. He has various moving joints and different ways of customizing for optimum fun.

Materials & Tools

Scissors
Cutting knife
Glue
8 mini brads
1 plastic drinking straw
1/8 inch (3 mm) hole punch
3x3 inch (7.6 cm) piece of Chipboard/cardboard (approximate in size)
Template printed onto very thick paper/card stock

Instructions

1. Transfer the template to thick paper. Carefully cut out all of the puppet pieces. Make sure to cut out the two finger holes, too!

2. Fold the SPACER piece in half and cut out the small dash triangle from it.

3. Cut with your cutting knife along the black line of the basket piece to create a simple way to slot your bread and bottle pieces into the basket.
4. Take the bicycle wheel (Part K) and trace it over the piece of cardboard. Cut the traced circle shape out of the cardboard. Roughly cut out an additional hole into this part so that it looks like an O. Glue this O shape to the back of your bicycle wheel (Part K) with some glue.

5. Use the paper punch to make the holes marked on all of the parts.

6. Match each hole by the letters (A to a, B to b). Place the lowercase-letter hole under the uppercase hole. Tightly join the matched pieces with a brad, with the exception of E & e and K & k. These joints should be stiff.

7. Join set parts E & e and K & k with a brad. Before fastening the back of the brad, slip the brad ends into the cutout wedge of the spacer. Spread and fasten the brad prongs against the spacer. Then remove the spacer so these joints are nice and loose.

8. Flip your paper puppet over. Cut a 3 inch (7.6 cm) piece of plastic drinking straw. Glue the straw to the back of the unicycle seat post. Allow to dry completely.

9. Your paper puppet is now complete and ready to play with. Put your pointing and middle finger through the back of the paper puppet holes. Use the rest of your fingers to grab onto the back straw gently for leverage while wheeling around town or your desk.

Puppet Possibilities

Make your own fun items for the basket: anything can be slotted into the paper basket! Cut out items that fit from magazines or draw out your own objects that you'd like to put in it.

Fold up your paper puppet and include it in summer time party invitations! Jacques is perfect for birthday parties, family gatherings at parks, or any invite you want to add some pizazz to. (Yes, I actually used the word "pizazz.") The puppet will fit in a standard size A7 5x7" inch (12.7x17.8 cm) greeting card envelope.

Replace the rider's head with a photo of a friend's head (and then make fun of them)! Cut out a photo or do some Photoshop-Inkjet printing wizardry and attach the head on with glue. Just make sure the head is around the same size, or it might look a little funny. I went with the Mona Lisa!

Need more of a paper puppet fix? We do, too. Join crankbunny for our weekly Craft Night next Monday, June 8th in our online multi-user chat room, the Virtual Labs or in person at the Etsy Labs in Brooklyn!

More crafty project downloads can be found in our How-Tuesday series on the Etsy blog! And did you know that you can buy Supplies on Etsy?

Guest Curator: Tara McPherson

2009-03-25T15:23:00-05:00

Tara McPherson is an artist based out of New York City. Creating art about people and their odd ways, her characters seem to exude an idealized innocence with a glimpse of hard earned wisdom in their eyes. Recalling many issues from childhood and good old life experience, she creates images that are thought provoking and seductive. People and their relationships are a central theme throughout her work.

Tara exhibits her paintings and serigraphs in fine art galleries all over the world. Named the crown princess of poster art by ELLE Magazine, she has created numerous gig posters for rock bands such as Beck, Modest Mouse, and Melvins. Her array of art also includes painted comics and covers for DC Vertigo, advertising and editorial illustrations for companies such as All Tomorrow's Parties and Spin Magazine, creating toys with KidRobot, and teaching a class at Parsons in NYC. Without further ado, here are some of Tara's Etsy picks!

BURSTS OF COLOR Passport Travel Cover

With all the traveling I've been doing these past few years, my passport has had water, beer, and all kinds of other funky stuff spilled on it. I think it's time I get one of these cool passport covers. By eightXeight, $9.95.

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Stay Put Teal Scarf

I love cool scarves, and since moving to NYC, I finally get to wear them. Growing up in Los Angeles, you don't get to wear many accessories like these, so I'm living it up now! By PhylPhil, $24.

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WW ll LUCITE SWEETHEART PENDANT 1940s

My father is a pilot as a hobby, and I grew up flying around in his vintage WWII plane, a Stinson Gullwing V-77. It looked very similar to this one. By vinnyandvernelle, $30.

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EVERYDAY FANCY

I love pink, and I love this little hairpiece. I would definitely feel fancy in that, no matter what else I was wearing. By vinnyandvernelle, $49.

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Bunny Girl

I love bunnies and all kinds of cuteness. All the prints in her shop are very sweet, and I like the line work and the color palette. I also kind of really want that outfit... By badbird, $20.

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Two Swallows Necklace

I love the asymmetrical style of necklaces, and the color is just right for me on this one. I'm also drawn to the balance of charms, it seems like the perfect amount! By CJallhandmade, $18.

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Hand Tooled Leather Guitar Strap - Hot Seller Pattern

This strap has great patterns and would go very nicely with my red '74 Rickenbacker! Plus, it looks really sturdy. There's nothing worse than your strap breaking or falling off while you're playing a show. By LeatherPro, $99.

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Silly Goo Blob Funky Pink color, Fun Activity NOW MORE Fun with 6 ounces of goo

It's pink and it's goo! What else do you need?! By LeakyMouth, $2.98.

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Secret Decoder Card with custom message

Who doesn’t love secrets? This secret decoder would be an awesome card to give or receive. Kinda takes a love note to the next level! By crankbunny, $11.70.

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Bacon and Eggs

Felt bacon, mmmm!!! Bacon is yummy and fun in any way, shape, or form. I just ate some today with my sammich at lunch. By mysticwill, $6.

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Franklin the Owl

I collect lots and lots of toys, and this one would go great in my collection! Maybe he'd even get a special spot on my pillow, just 'cause he's so cute! By evielala, $21.

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Koro Purple and black

This lamp is awesome. I love art inspired by the ocean, and this definitely gives that feel. Plus, it's a bit creepy looking too. Perfect combination. By poaplum, $70.

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Fuchsia Silk Frou Frou Love Heart Knickers

I paint girls with heart shaped torsos, so this is the perfect pair of underwear for me (knickers with a heart shaped boo-tay)! Super sexy looking. Meow! By LoveBabyGrand, $35.

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Looking for past Guest Curators? Check out our archive.

Break the Shackles of Robotic Slavery: Crankbunny's Handmade Video

2008-05-14T11:23:00-05:00

Crankbunny made this video explaining why she makes handmade things. Here's the link to a high resolution file: MP4 Link.

This is a really special video so I asked Crankbunny some questions about being an animator.

What kind of software do you use to make your animations?

I use alot of Photoshop and Aftereffects, and sometimes Premiere to put any animation together. I mostly do everything digitally, with the exception any actual drawing. That I do with simple pencil and paper, which then gets imported into the computer.

How did you become an animator?

I didn't really plan to become an animator... well, at one point I did in high school a long time ago when everything was done with film. I had played around with it then, but once I went to off to undergraduate college there were many other artistic distractions like photography, sculpture, metalsmithing, film and design. I somehow ended up doing design work and interactive media for this thing called the 'internet.' It was interesting for the first few years but ultimately really boring for me.

At that point I knew I liked to tell stories with illustrations, drawings, photographs and editing. I started to make small personal little movies for the internet with any free time in my life. Eventually I decided to quit my full time job and concentrate on animating. I even went off to graduate school at one point for animation. I learned by meeting and working with other animators. It was through all these these little steps that I found the focus, approach I needed for my own animation work.

What advice do you have for aspiring animators to get started?

Just start playing. Use your digital camera and start putting things together in the computer. I recommend using free shareware programs like Frame Thief (mac) and Anasazi (pc).

Start off small. Watch animation - ALOT. Many different types of animation too! Dissect them with the pause buttons on your remote. Watch good old films and dissect those also if you wanna learn more about editing and lighting. Show your movies to anyone, see and listen to how people react to them. Fail. Learn patience. Animation is generally really boring tedious work.

If you are interested in traditional cartoon animation - that is great, but animation is not limited to that. A wonderful place to learn and see animation is the NFB (the Canadian National Film Board).The NFB is an amazing institutional heaven of animation - it caters to all people. Film dorks, children, parents, teachers, superheros and regular people. Check with your local museums, colleges, and libraries frequently to see if they have animation screenings also. Ask them to show animation or do workshops.

Thanks Crankbunny!

If you want to learn some of Crankbunny's amazing skills, you might want to sign up for her upcoming paper puppet making class at the Etsy Labs! You can also visit her animation website and read her Featured Seller interview.

Trends: Anthropomorphism (Pet Heads!) with Kathy Malone

2008-03-19T13:46:00-05:00

This week's trendspotter is clothing designer Kathy Malone of Brooklyn Indie Market. (See Kathy's previous Featured Buyer post here.) She recently became interested in the subject of anthropomorphism — attributing uniquely human characteristics to nonhuman beings — and she did a little research on the subject for an in-depth Trends review. Enjoy!

I have a confession: as a clothing designer with a lot of time on my hands during the post holiday-period, I indulged myself in the visual smorgasbord of the world of Etsy art. What I found most compelling and extraordinary was the myriad of ways that Etsy artists were employing a device I soon learned was termed anthropomorphism — the assigning of nonhuman attributes to human forms, or what I call "pet heads."

I set out to learn the artists' inspiration for these otherworldly creatures, which was as varied as the artwork itself, and the history behind this phenomena. I wrote to Dr. Ann Russman, curator of Egyptian art at the Brooklyn Museum, which houses one of the premier collections of Egyptian Art in the world. She says that there "certainly seem to have been anthropomorphic deities already in the predynastic period, to judge from the female figure with upraised arms, apparently a goddess, that appears on painted pots and of which we also have a three-dimensional image."

[Female Figurine ("Bird Lady"), courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum]

She continued, "A deity's animal might express its personality — perhaps the best example is the fierce lion-headed goddess Sakhmet. Significantly, her imagery was extended to other goddesses, such as Mut, when their fierce, powerful aspects were invoked."

Intrigued, I asked various artists dabbling in anthropomorphism on Etsy about their inspirations.

[Hummer Print by OrangeWillow]

Wendy of OrangeWillow was on the same page, as she wrote: "As far as inspiration, I can go all the way back to Egyptian art. Throughout history, anthropomorphism is frequent, and I love looking through all kinds of examples. I try to use a bit of wit though when I create my morphs…I also am crazy for fashion, current and Victorian, which you will often see in my morphs."

[Letterpress Print Blood Sister by jennybird]

jennybird said: "In my work, I like to explore the complex interconnectedness of opposites as seen through the prism of myth, fable and fantasy. When I am using them in an anthropomorphic way, I am taking the real or imagined qualities that the animal possesses and bestowing that quality upon the human character in the painting."

[Fawn Mask Print by MarmeeCraft]

MarmeeCraft: "As for my inspiration, I've always been drawn to eerie and odd images and that feeling of magic and other-worldliness that one gets from legends, myths and faerie tales...I try to draw on that in my own work. I also really love the work of 19th century symbolist painters, like Fernand Khnopff (The Caress is a wonderful anthropomorphic piece.)"

[Dingo Head by Banalgirl]

Banalgirl: "My inspiration is the close relationship between indigenous Australians with the Dingo (Australia's native wolf) — some communities even have the dingo as a totem animal or have 'dreaming creation' myths about them."

[Dark Forest by LittleRobot]

LittleRobot: "I have another piece which is now sold (Dark Forest) which had a paper puppet girl and she could wear an owl head. And all of that goes back to the original Wicker Man movie which I accidentally saw really late one night when I was about 15. It was so eerie and bizarre that I've loved it ever since and love animal masks in all their forms."

[Festive Zebra Marionette by Crankbunny]

Crankbunny: "Well, in general — I've been greatly affected by being dragged to Disney World every summer when I was a child…There's something magical and perfectly ok about plopping an animal head on a human body. Certain animals have such wonderful features, too — lots of great patterns, crazy colors and bizarre features. It's something I love to play with."

[Bear Lady by ohmycavalier]

ohmycavalier: "Well, it comes from a mixture of a lot of places, but I supposes the strongest is from old children's books illustrations (since they've been around me basically from birth!). But I also look at a lot of antique postcards, and they are chalk full of anthropomorphism. Also though, I've definitely been inspired by the Victorian/surreal collages of Max Ernst."

[Heavens to Etsy by MATTY8080]

MATTY8080: "I would have to say that my biggest inspiration is the endless amount of strange intricacies that animals have...Horns, antlers, hooves, gills, claws, paws, beaks, tails, spots, scales, antennas...All sorts of weird things that I have a fun time thinking of ways to draw."

[Pinkerton Strikebreaker by fenrislorsai]

fenrislorsrai: "I do a lot of anthropomorphic artwork. I enjoy it since most animals have some sort of symbolic meaning or pop culture association. Thus I can use an animal to enhance the theme of a piece, of can go completely counter to the normal association with my choice to surprise people."

[Tiger Print by berkleyillustration]

berkleyillustration: "In high school I took particular interest in a vintage image of a painting on the inside of the Smashing Pumpkin's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness liner notes, which depicted a group of rabbits playing baseball. That picture became a great source of inspiration for me in the following years. I fell in love with the idea of animals engaging in human activities, or even wearing their clothing. Soon after, I did a series of my own drawings with animals playing different sports in more modern times."

[Rabbits Unexpected Party by gardenpainter4]

gardenpainter4: "My source of inspiration for anthropomorphic art is truly a love for all things surreal and whimsical. I am fascinated by the fact that I have some control over the birth of a personality. I can take the body or bodies out of a vintage photo, (as in the print above, where the two bodies are from an old photo of my 90 and 93 year old aunts), and fuse that with the head of an animal to create a completely new personality. With a simple tilt of the head or a colorful pointy hat, there now exists something that has the opportunity to make someone happy, to make people question, or simply to make them smile. Animals have such hearty personalities as it is. Using them as a 'topping' for a vintage photo body can really take a collage to unexpected places!"

As you can see, this diversionary foray into art has led me down quite the fantastical journey. Coincidentally, one of the Brooklyn Museum's current exhibitions is called Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity: perhaps I will see you there!

Enjoy all of the anthropomorphism!