PETERKATO

                (above Specimouse with creator: Anney Fresh!)

Was very excited to have Anney Fresh in the show, I've admired her work years back with her giant Space Kitty costumes ( you guys have to check: www.anneyfresh.com ). Her piece grabbed a lot of attention opening night & you can see why~!

Q: what was your inspiration for your piece?

A: I'm obsessed with cats and mice so I wanted Buddy to catch some kind of mouse creature. I was thinking about how cats...

(above: Rosie Mounted Head)

Amos Hemsley has been a professional sculptor in the industry for over 9 years and has been a life-long geek. It was growing up with comic books that lead him to his professional and artistic career.

Q: Why Rosie?

 A: My inspiration for this piece came from my love of movies, before learning
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 Today we will focus on a trio of talented artists who actually shared pieces on the main west wall ! Mariangela Tan, Jaz Harold & Abby Denson. These artists have really interesting insights on their pieces for the show!

I have known Mariangela Tan for many years & I have to say she has one of the most amazing creative minds in her field. Her stuff is always unique & is always different from her last pieces. You never know what she'll come up with!

Q:Your inspiration for the show piece?

A: The majority of my needle felted work is...

 Here are some follow up tidbits of the artists who participated in the Buddy's Den show( each day I will write about a few):

Rob Benevides is an artist of many trades( photography, painting, sculpting) & excels at each skill. When we approached Rob to join the show we never knew what he was going to turn up with but we were very pleased with the results.

Q: What was your inspiration for your piece?

A:  my inspiration for the piece is a White Walker from Game of Thrones. We haven't seen them...

 Me & Bridget still on a high from last night's Buddy's den opening woke up this morning to do a little street drawing for the Buddy's Den show! It's a beautiful day today come on out & see the awesomeness of the artists pieces in the exhibition!

 Friday night opening reception was an awesome party at Buddy's Den fantasy taxidermy artshow! Place was packed with a very fun groovy crowd! Thank you artists & friends! Show is running till May 18th 2-7pm!

 I'll be co-curating a small group artshow at Toy Tokyo Underground this Friday May 11th. The show is my friend Bridget Rhee's vision:

Enter Buddy's Den, a group show exhibiting fantasy taxidermy from select New York-based artists.

Hope you can make it~!

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