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Born in London on March 30th 1964 to a loving and outgoing mother. He
hated school and apart from art classes found the whole thing rather
frustrating and useless. At the age of 15 he left school and lived for a year in
Morocco with his mother, brother and sister. The cultural difference was very
liberating. Upon his return to England at 16 he worked at a record music
store and in 1982 became a DJ and was a stage manager for a large nightclub
in the south of England. This is where he met his wife Sas in 1989.
hated school and apart from art classes found the whole thing rather
frustrating and useless. At the age of 15 he left school and lived for a year in
Morocco with his mother, brother and sister. The cultural difference was very
liberating. Upon his return to England at 16 he worked at a record music
store and in 1982 became a DJ and was a stage manager for a large nightclub
in the south of England. This is where he met his wife Sas in 1989.
| Capsule |
| Galactic Olympiad |
In 1992 Colin moved to the U.S where he and his wife started a small
business making latex clothing for fetish stores around the country. Their
work was featured in Penthouse and Skin Two magazines. Taking what he
had learned from the clothing manufacturing and combining it with his
interest in movie special fx, Colin started to produce fiberglass figures and
displays. In 1998 he produced his first production figure, an anime girl called
"Suki" - a towering 7 feet tall and anatomically correct.
business making latex clothing for fetish stores around the country. Their
work was featured in Penthouse and Skin Two magazines. Taking what he
had learned from the clothing manufacturing and combining it with his
interest in movie special fx, Colin started to produce fiberglass figures and
displays. In 1998 he produced his first production figure, an anime girl called
"Suki" - a towering 7 feet tall and anatomically correct.
| Fire Cracker |
| Fuck Yeah!! |
| Love Bunny |
Colin decided to put his career on hold for a few years to take up
commercial sculpture. Sas was developing as a painter and if this was to
be encouraged she had to be able to devote herself full time, learning
how to paint. The commercial work paid the bills for both of them and
would support them both until Sas was ready to support herself. During
this time Colin produced pieces for stores, museums and various
businesses. A robot he made for the American Heart Association was
interviewed by Katie Couric on the Today show and he also constructed
the worlds largest mousetrap for pest control company Truly Nolen,
which is now featured in the Guinness Book of World Records.
commercial sculpture. Sas was developing as a painter and if this was to
be encouraged she had to be able to devote herself full time, learning
how to paint. The commercial work paid the bills for both of them and
would support them both until Sas was ready to support herself. During
this time Colin produced pieces for stores, museums and various
businesses. A robot he made for the American Heart Association was
interviewed by Katie Couric on the Today show and he also constructed
the worlds largest mousetrap for pest control company Truly Nolen,
which is now featured in the Guinness Book of World Records.
| Devil Girl, Snack Cake, Head 2006, fiberglass, 38x28 |
| Adventures On Planet Freud, 2005, fiberglass and silicone, 74 |
| Mischief In Pink, 2006, fiberglass and silicone, 78 Another in the Snack Cake series, the first piece to feature a hobble dress. She also possesses a really nice bum which required a great deal of wet sanding. |
Colin now works full time on his original sculptures, finding inspiration
in old sci-fi movies, pinup girl/supermodels, anime, ambient electronic
music and H.P. Lovecraft. In 2004 he started using silicone in his
sculptures, a difficult material to use but one that helps him achieve his
goal of true cartoon realism, a line drawing made flesh. He is not
looking to create every imperfection and flaw, but to take the
exaggerations and perfections of cartoons and
make them into a realistic 3D form.
in old sci-fi movies, pinup girl/supermodels, anime, ambient electronic
music and H.P. Lovecraft. In 2004 he started using silicone in his
sculptures, a difficult material to use but one that helps him achieve his
goal of true cartoon realism, a line drawing made flesh. He is not
looking to create every imperfection and flaw, but to take the
exaggerations and perfections of cartoons and
make them into a realistic 3D form.
| Snackcake Strips, 2004, fiberglass and silicone, 48 |
| Bunny Sees Boobs!, 2002, fiberglass |
| Hardcore Pink - fiberglass and silicone, 45 inches |
| Cthulhu, Snackcake Head 2005, fiberglass, 38x28 |