MUPPETT RAWK!

I was invited to participate in the third annual MUPPETT RAWK! gallery show, this year hosted by the Piranha Shop in Seattle. The concept is as simple as it is beautiful: Each artist chooses a famous album and then re-imagines the artwork ... with Muppets!

I chose Metallica's self-titled fifth album, commonly referred to as the Black Album. For those of you who have only recently arrived on our planet, here's the original album art:

It sold about a gazillion copies and (fun fact!) was one of the first CDs I purchased with my own money.

When it came down to choosing a Muppet star for my piece, that was a tricky business. So many options! Ultimately, I decided to highlight a lesser-known but beloved member of the Muppet family who was one of my childhood favorites: Slimey, the long-suffering sidekick of Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street.

My final image was painted in acrylic on canvas at 12" x 12". That's LP size, cats and kittens!

I think I'll toss in a couple artsy-fartsy Hipstamatic prints, too. It is a gallery show, after all.