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Amanda Visell

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Amanda Visell’s Adorable Wooden Muppet Sculptures

by Susana Polo | 10:20 am, November 26th, 2012

We’ve featured the work of Amanda Visell before, when she was making utterly charming oversized Star Wars action figures. These Muppet carvings are each one of a kind… and yet I’m shocked to find that Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo are still available! I mean, okay, the price tag is a little steep for your average Christmas rush… but still. I’m just saying, it’s a strange world where Animal and Bunsen Honeydew sell out first.

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For A More Civilized Age

Amanda Visell Makes Adorable Wooden Star Wars Action Figures

by Susana Polo | 2:34 pm, September 1st, 2012

These Star Wars characters, proportions rendered blocky and essentialist by the necessity of their material, would already be cute enough. But artist Amanda Visell has also furnished each of them with wooden packaging, done in the style laid out by the figures themselves. It’s the craftsmanship that really makes them stand out, though: the light wash of grey over R2-D2′s white exterior, the varying line widths. “Handmade” and “official merchandise” don’t often cross paths with each other, but if they did it like this, I’d certainly be in favor.

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