Here's a virtual art show w/10 pieces from my collection...(image heavy)... [View all]

...these are likely artists you have never heard of.

The last 3 images (before the Green Germs Lamp) are by my son (AbeK) and me (Tim K).

The first three images are by Germs, one of Cheech Marin's (and my) favorites, plus the aforementioned Green Germs Lamp is the last image at the bottom.


Jaime "Germs" Zacarias, Jefita. Acrylic on 16" x 20" canvas. 17.5" x 21.5" framed.


Jaime "Germs" Zacarias, Lucha Skull. Acrylic on 16" x 21" wood panel. 26.5" x 31.5" framed.


Jaime "Germs" Zacarias, Moment Of Silence. Acrylic on 12" x 12" wood panel. Framed size 13 7/8" x 13 7/8" (frame not shown)


Italian artist Stendardo, My Galaxy Date. Acrylic on canvas, 31.5" x 31.25"


Philadelphia artist JoKa, Softcore. Acrylic on canvas using only toothpicks to apply the paint. 26.5" x 21.5" framed.


Gary Baseman, untitled. Acrylic on two 11" x 8.5" wood panels, from a set of nine interchangeable panels. Total image area 11" x 17"


Abe K, Mantis On The Moon. Etching on paper. E/V 2 of 9. Image area 4 1/8" x 6 1/2" framed size 13.5" x 16.5"


Tim K, Birdbrain. Digitally altered bird dropping. Digital Print on paper. Image area 7" x 5"


Tim K, We'll Be Safe Here. Acrylic on two wood panels, 4" x 8" total image area


Green Germs Lamp - 36.5" x 68" - in the corner of my tiny room, with some of the above art on the walls.
There were four lamps made, with red, blue, amber and green custom-made stained glass shades.
Based on a miniature - maybe 6 inches tall - maquette of the lamp, created by Germs using "sculpy" - I created actual size digital art files for all of the lamp elements, i.e., the stained glass shades, plus the teak wood tentacles that comprise the base, which were then used by the stained glass artist and wood carvers to create the elements that were used to assemble all of the lamps.
Each lamp had 16 individually hand-carved "tentacles" which were mounted into a disc of bamboo, above which is the lightbulb fixture and support for the shade.
The lamp base/teak wood tentacles were individually hand-carved in Thailand, which were assembled by my friend Al, who is an amazing carpenter and set builder.
The full 4-lamp set has been shown in The Vincent Price Art Museum - shown below - and the Riverside Art Museum, as well as the famous original "lowbrow" art gallery "La Luz de Jesus" in Hollywood CA.