SEVEN SAMURAI DOLLS
Based on characters from Kurosawa Akira’s immense classic Seven Samurai, I mあde these dolls in 2007(?). Seven Samurai was one of the first movies to spark my interest in Japan. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it! The challenge with these dolls was deciding on a colour scheme that would suit each of the characters and translating that from grainy, gritty black and white 1950s film. よくできましたカプコさん！！My only regret with these dolls is that I didn’t sell them as a set. Boohoo!
RED VEIN DEMON
What happens when you flay the skin of Donald Trump? What lies beneath? What will be revealed? The Red Vein Demon will be exposed! Actually this guy is at least four times smarter than dumb Donald. 100% hand-stitched felt demon. Size: same as an average human head.
LEOPARD GIRAFFE DEMON
The Leopard SharK Demon haunts all humans memories concerning extinct animals. 100% hand-sewn and hand-printed. PINGPONG balls for eyes, Iranian glass beads for a nose cavity. Also look at costume shop elf ears and flesh-tearing fangs!
SNAKE QUEEN MARA
Mara – The Snake Demon (2012) – A classic Cupco Doll found in my storage facility (and now sold). Inspired by Indian Mythology and the Buddha manga by Tezuka Osamu. Mara is part of the Cupco Dolls series which included over 500 hand-made, hand-sewn, hand-printed felt dolls. To see more Cupco Dolls click here.
KUPKOR ZINE
KUPKOR (KUPKOR = KUPKO + KOREA) was a collaboration zine with Korea publishing house SSE Projects from 2017. Basically a brochure of all CUPCO work up until that date! I hand screenprinted over 500 A5 sized postcards to insert in each of the zines. KUM SUM NI DA~~~!
SPONGES #1
A selection of the exquisitely hand-stitched sponges made by CUPCO! for the CUPCO DOMESTIC BLISS exhibition at Little Woods Gallery in Melbourne October 2017.
