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My Little Pony

I was kindly invited to be part of a group show of just 25 artists to customise a large My Little Pony.

Here’s a press release about the event:
Kimora Lee Simmons, LeAnn Rimes and more will revisit their childhood to design their own 18-inch My Little Pony figure for charity and to celebrate the Hasbro line’s 25th anniversary in New York City. The My Little Pony Project: 25 Ponies for 25 Years collection will be auctioned off by CharityFolks.com to support the Give Kids The World, a non-profit organization that provides Florida vacations to children with life-threatening illnesses. The new My Little Pony line will debut on Sept. 18 at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York City. The Hasbro brand also donated $75,000 to the charity. Other celebrity designers include David Arquette and Courtney Cox, Lea Remini, John Stamos and artist, Jon Burgerman.

Before I could start painting and drawing on the pony I had to dye it’s hair. My good friend Stu Witter helped me with this, tearing off the pony’s head and sticking it in a big pot. I was a little concerned but apparently he does things like this all the time.

I’ve never plaited any hair before so a friend kindly came to my studio and worked on the pony for me. Unsurprisingly I had no hair-bands either but I do have a fine collection of rubber bands, courtesy of the Royal Mail, who’s postmen like to leave them on the floor when they deliver my post. 

I called her Pizza Face Pony.

I didn’t get to go to America for the exhibition launch so stole this image from Flickr. More info about the project can be found on this special site, where you can also see a video of me working on my pony (click on ‘Events’ in the menu).

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