Our Champ

I was invited to take part in a group art show at Tender Loving Empire in June. Participants could do whatever they pleased, with the only stipulation being that the piece must involve a 40oz. beer bottle. I’ve had this old boxing trophy topper for YEARS now and I’ve always wanted to do something with it, and this show was finally worthy of its use. So, after “emptying” the 40, I went to work. I actually have another matching boxing trophy topper, and was hoping to get the time to do a second bottle, but that didn’t happen, so it’ll get saved for something special later.
It’s acrylic, ink, and gold and silver leaf. If you look closely, you can see that I’ve even gold leafed the boxer’s gloves and trunks for that extra touch. I’ve been WAY into metal leafing stuff lately, so prepare yourself to see a lot more of that soon; I have a show I’m preparing for in July that will involve a lot of gold.
There are some process shots and close-ups on my Flickr if anyone is interested in that sort of thing.










