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"Cappucino Joe" is one of only a few sculptures I ever carved from wood, and the first actual sculpture I called a "BIGHEAD" (previous creations were actually referred to as "spoonheads).
This piece reamains a wonderful example of how a five sentence description from the client, can result in such a memorable character.
Animations include: Moving mouth, side to side/self centering eyes, blinkers.
Commissioned by Jim Venizio.
"Joe Cappuccino Gender: Male. Age: Late Twenties to Mid Thirty's
Descriptions: This guy is caffeinated. He is so jack up on caffeine that he's borderline crazy. Maybe he even wears a strait jacket. Stressed, nervous, jittery. This guy has a sort of turrets syndrome where he blurts out the names of coffee products. He is always looking for his next cup. Mad hair-doo.
Additions: Closing eye lids… in case he can finally get a little shuteye! "