Jason Pickering is a ReUse Artist who will have a booth at NextStep’s ReArt Festival this year. The following is what he has to say about himself.
I loved art as a kid. I knew I would be an artist. I attended University of Washington 1997. The idea of the mummies/plastered Ken started with the cover of a Tom Robbins book, Another Roadside Attraction in 1995. The whole process evolved and soon I was wrapping up Ken day and night. I was buying up any and all wire armatures I could find at thrift stores and yard sales. In 1999 I moved to Philadelphia. There I found more figures to use, larger sized dolls and other plastic animals. There was a ton of reusable goods at my disposal with new venues of flea markets. And it was cheap. I started selling my work on EBay after a year. I met with much success.
In 2007 I moved to the greater Portland, Oregon ares. I started my website as a launch pad for propelling my artwork into the eyes of many people and expanding my techniques and style.
Come see Jason Pickering and his art at the August 8th, 2010 ReArt Festival in the Downtown Eugene Park Blocks.
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