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Scripps Pier, Sock Puppet, Chalkboard 3/2013

The sock in the back connects the two mouths. The collector who owns this keeps marbles in the lower mouth

Titled 'Scripps Pier, Sock Puppet, Chalkboard. 'This work was one of the difficult ones to finish. It started life as a stereopticon print of Scripps Pier; I did not like it that much and primed over to see what would happen. Did a photo shoot, glued it on, and drew a mustache on her face, and the piece took off from there.

There really is a sock in the back of the piece connecting the two mouths. The edges are painted with chalkboard paint; there is a piece of white conté in the lower mouth that can be used to graffiti the sides... This is a fun, practical, and utterly raunchy piece that won Jurors choice in its last show. The Gallery director Tim Fields looked at me like I had gotten away with murder.