20060914

I've become a Bobble Head!

I got inspired by my last post about Bobble Heads. It got me to thinking, which is always dangerous, about how it would be fun to have a bobble head of myself. I wasn't about to go out and sculpt my head, make a mold, blah, blah, blah. But I could "photoshop" myself into a bobble head so I did. Gave myself a cool 1950's poodle skirt "lifted" off a Betty Boop Bobble I have. I am ready to rock 'n roll now!

I even added my little Yorkipoo, Pixel to the mix and bobbled her head. (Is "bobbled" a word?). Of course, with Pixel it's basically a real life portrait - she's a hyper threaded bundle of atomic energy. That dog was born a bobble head!

Here is "The Original Pop Art Diva BOBBLE HEAD". Can you dig it? Check out the animated version on my Artist Bio Page.

20060910

Everything Old is New Again - Bobble Head Doll Revival

Bobble head dolls are all over the place these days. Mostly sports figures, but I have seen pop culture icons. I found a site that has Betty Boop Bobble Heads and one had on a poodle skirt which was exactly what I needed to make myself into a Bobble Head Doll for my website.

I've had a set of Beatles Bobble Heads for almost 43 years. I won them on KRLA radio station when I was 13. I'd forgotten I had them until I sold the house after my father passed away. There they were along with my Howdy Doody Boy Scout Puppet, my Hop-A-Long Cassidy signed photo, and other memorabilia from childhood. I kind of thought they were cool and they now sit on top of my CRT monitor just bobbing away and keeping my past alive.

I remember when I won them I thought they were dorky even though I was a big Beatles fan, now I love them. Funny how time gives you a different perspective.