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10.5” x 2”; Ceramic and enamel, wall-hanging; $300 + Shipping

SPONGEBOOB HOTPANTS

What do you get when you are a priest or religious zealot with an overactive imagination and a penchant for analyzing children’s cartoons from your own twisted perspective? This piece reflecting your pervy imaginings back at you. Fortunately, the church’s campaign to have SpongeBob banned failed. What was their claim? Children would be sinfully influenced when viewing the show. How? SpongeBob and his best bud Patrick were entangled in a homosexual relationship. Even an artist cannot fabricate such wild tales. 20”W x 29”H x 11”D; Ceramic, plastic, steel, cheap velvet, wood & acrylic $12,500 + Shipping

“14 L, Ceramic & Acrylic $3,000 + Shipping

10” x 3”, Wall-hanging; Signed & Numbered, $300 + Shipping; Custom color upon request (additional $100)

PICKLE VISION

“I love Pickle Vision.” - Legendary Artist and Fine Arts Professor, Stephen Kaltenbach

24” x 29” x 6.5”; Wood, enamel, glass, steel, acrylic; Wall-hanging $22,000 + Shipping

Soon to be in a movie and the only TV sculpture like it on the planet, Pickle Vision was born of a gallery’s request to create a Roy De Forest-themed piece for a De Forest-themed show. Having no clue of him or his work, I at first balked at the offer. Where would the respect for his work be in my clueless homage? I was dubious, yet said that I would research him and see if any ideas came to mind. If so, I do the show, if not, I bow out.

After spying his catalogue, no ideas for the show came. Then, after someone suggested listening to an interview with De Forest, a golden nugget revealed itself: “TV.” He simply said that watching plenty of it inspired his work. A completed piece immediately came to mind and I went to work. One of the most challenging pieces I have attempted, Pickle Vision was a wild one to render, but that is another story.

Unsurprisingly, the completed Pickle Vision was installed by itself in the far corner of the gallery, totally unrelated and oblique to what was supposed to be going on. P.V. simply did not fit with any of the homage pieces or De Forest in any way. Hiding out and watching peoples’ reactions from afar, I thrilled at attendees/art goers puzzled faces, them not ‘getting’ P.V. One actually became angry, huffed loudly and stomped out of the gallery. I loved that and I would bet Pickle Vision would have as well if it were sentient (hell, maybe it is …). The cherry on top was the gallery’s day shift volunteer wanting to shut the sculpture off while working. Why? The Strobe light behind the real TV vacuum glass screen clicked away unrepentantly and, I suppose, irritated her senses. I have read that strobe lights, for 3% of epileptics, may induce seizures. Maybe that nominal threat was a factor. Who knows, but the piece, again, had its say.

After many years, Pickle Vision is again demanding its say. Upon rising one morning, two new film concepts played in my head. One was Pickle Vision the movie. It just had to be made. Not had an hour passed before the necessary filmmaking equipment and studio time were secured. So powerful were the drive and visions, I shelved the Necropoly novel I had been writing. Even my guitar and bass only collected dust for the next two months. They are still embittered. I will make it up to you, darlings, I promise.

Pickle Vision the sculpture will feature in a few shots and offers the title of the film. True-to-form, the beast refuses to be silenced or fall into obscurity. Who am I argue with it? Art will do what it does, whether we like it or not, whether we understand it or not—and that is its true beauty. Ever generating discourse, love, contempt, fear or inspiration, art is our finest communicator and pot stirrer.

A GIANT mouse trap not for rodents, but humans. Fortune cookies always make the best bait…3ft L x 1.5ft W; Ceramic, acrylic, copper, steel; $8,000 + Shipping

A GIANT mouse trap not for rodents, but humans. Fortune cookies always make the best bait…3ft L x 1.5ft W; Ceramic, acrylic, copper, steel; $8,000 + Shipping

A GIANT mouse trap not for rodents, but humans. Fortune cookies always make the best bait…3ft L x 1.5ft W; Ceramic, acrylic, copper, steel; $8,000 + Shipping

Ceramic, acrylic, polyester; Life-size; $8,000 + Shipping

A HUGE slice of pizza at 40” L x 23”W x 3.5” D; Ceramic and acrylic; Wall-hanging; $4,000 + Shipping

Can you find the face of the Jeez on this giant slice? Riffing off of the almost-everyday occurrence of spying the Jeez in everything: toast, windows, spaghetti, a dog’s anus. Jeez needed to be found in the most delicious food ever concocted by the human ape. If he really wanted us to eat his body, he would have had more success with pizza in lieu of crackers. Insert ancient Latin mumbling HERE.

Affectionately known as “Funcle Sham”, this ceiling-hanging monstrosity enjoys bombing innocent civilians from above.

3ft long x 4ft wing span; Ceramic, steel, polyester, cotton & acrylic; $8,000 + Shipping

Affectionately known as “Funcle Sham”, this ceiling-hanging monstrosity enjoys bombing innocent civilians from above.

3ft long x 4ft wing span; Ceramic, steel, polyester, cotton & acrylic; $8,000 + Shipping

A HUGE, vintage style blender at 54”H x 25”W/D; Ceramic, steel, polyester, resin & acrlyic; $8,000 + Shipping

Once upon a time, just after 911, there were millions of willfully ignorant, war-mongering zealots who screamed for revenge, blind-obliteration-style. I recall many of them vociferously and shamelessly calling to, “Just nuke the Middle East.” We nearly came to blows standing there so resolutely and nude after showers in the gym. At the time, I thought, wow, like ancient Greece… One old lady, infuriated by a NO WAR sign in my 1960 Chevy’s rear window, ran me off the road and capped the maneuver with an impressive thunder finger.

Once upon a time, just after 911, there were millions of willfully ignorant, war-mongering zealots who screamed for revenge, blind-obliteration-style. I recall many of them vociferously and shamelessly calling to, “Just nuke the Middle East.” We nearly came to blows standing there so resolutely and nude after showers in the gym. At the time, I thought, wow, like ancient Greece… One old lady, infuriated by a NO WAR sign in my 1960 Chevy’s rear window, ran me off the road and capped the maneuver with an impressive thunder finger.

54”H x 25”W/D; Ceramic, steel, polyester, resin & acrlyic; $8,000 + Shipping

The condition of god’s mailbox over the millennia and the latest (failed)effort to expose the contents by non-believers. As with Wile E. Coyote and his lousy Acme products, an exercise in utter futility…

10”H x 12”Dx 7”W; Ceramic, wood, steel & acrylic $ 2,500 + Shipping

Part of the "‘What if I could chose the Presidents’ series. The Eisenhower dime this time.

Ceramic & Enamel; 15”W x 1.25”D; Wall-hanging $500 + Shipping

A year 2100 laser gun slinger, Gumbot and 500 other replicas were created to take care of the human overpopulation crisis. They performed their job so well, most of the Earth’s 20 billion were eradicated in just 3 months. The 3 million lucky enough to survive the extermination program are beyond grateful and cherish the scant remaining natural resources. The problem is, some radical snuck into UniGov and sabotaged this Gumbot. His yellow wire was cut, rendering him an indiscriminate killer. UniGov had all the Gumbots wired to spare all UniGov officials, U.S. politicians and billionaires. Now even Gumbot’s creators will face his laser blasts. Humans are finished, but all other creatures rebound and flourish.

35”H x 17”W x 16”D; Ceramic, aluminum, plastic & acrylic $5,000 + Shipping