Artist Collaboration with Mentally Challenged

I am participating in a collaboration between artists and the mentally handicapped in which each participant creates "50%" (ish) of a piece and then hands it over to their counterpart for completion. I completed my first half for submission tonight and will receive my buddy's half-completed piece next week.

This is such an interesting project for me because it requires the artists to stifle their egos and allow some one with a unique vision have a voice on the same page or canvas; these folks are using art as a way to express themselves just as we are.

Anyway, here's the first half of mine. It's modest and simple but I like the idea of my partner imagining what they'd like to put on/around the tv screen. Apologies for the low grade camera photo.


I'll post the "After" picture as well as details for the opening, which I believe will be in April at the Magic Garden.

Big Mario Kart Collab-Start Your Engines

Almost a year ago I was invited to take part in this collaboration project that my good friend Dirk was throwing.

Its a collaboration done with over 40 of the finest artists you can find on DeviantART. Independent and people who already work in the industry came forth for the project from all over the world.

Based on Mario Kart, a series of go-kart-style racing video games developed by Nintendo as a series of spin-offs from its trademark Mario series of platformer adventure-style video games. Each chosen artist had the privilege to choose a driver and do their own rendition of the character.


Birdo is one of my favorite Nintendo characters, when I can't play as Bowser, Im Birdo. I finished this a couple days after he started the project back last October, so its really refreshing to be able to upload it.

After months of preparation it is finally viewable for the public!



Its an absolute MUST to full view the original picture and check out everyone's interpretations of each driver. Their all fantastic!

Driver artists:
Toad-Mike Jungbluth
Baby Mario-Patricio Betteo
Dry Bowser-Robb Mommaerts
Luigi-Dirk Erik Schulz
Funky Kong-Hugh Freeman
Yoshi-Henry R. Frew
King Boo-Grim-Amentia
Princess Peach-Makani
Baby Luigi-Adrián Pérez
Mario-Andrew Kauervane
Donkey Kong-Fubumeru
Baby Peach-Basakward
Waluigi-Dapper Dan
Bowser jr.-Erin Hunting
Bowser-Richard J. Smith
Dry Bones-Neilando
Birdo-Myself
Daisy-Vernavulpes
Diddy Kong-Becky Dreistadt
Wario-Zach Bellissimo
Toadette-Kyle A. Carrozza
Petey Piranha-Sam Mckenzie
Koopa Troopa -Mario González
Shy-Guy-Benjamin Anders
Para Troopa-Emma Särkelä
Rosalina -Der-shing Helmer
Baby Daisy -Chris E.
Lakitu-Sabrina Alberghetti

Background Characters:
Luismario
Michael Perez
Explosiv22
Emily Jayne Weber
Frobman
Yves Bourgelas
Cotton-Gravy
Lindsay Smith
E. D. Thweatt
Adrian vom Baur
Psycho Time
Cheezadiddle
Evanatt

I really hope that "I am 8bit" checks this out.

~Tara at Purple Peep Bits

Promo Video

Here's a fun promo video that I made in collaboration with musical artist tU pHAce (www.tuphace.com)