“Why” 31st Anniversary (Tribute to Annie Lennox)
In this post: My first meeting with Annie Lennox was when I was a child in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was at a music store in...
It’s Barbie, Bitch! (National Barbie Day + Bonus Penthouse Tribute)Hardcore
When the other boys were talking about Superman this and Spiderman that, all my heroes were women: Supergirl, The Bionic Woman, all Disney princesses (especially Aurora), both Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt’s Catwoman, and of course, Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman.
Tribute to Sylvia Plath
In this post: Ah, Sylvia. Thousands of eulogies for you have been written so eloquently that it feels redundant to write yet another. But here...
Venus on Half Shell (Tribute to Boris Vallejo)Nudity
Happy birthday, Mr. Vallejo. I know nude men aren’t really your thing, but they’re mine, and I hope you’ll like this little tribute.
Trampled: Tom of Finland Death Anniversary CelebrationHardcore
It’s the finale of our Tom of Finland’s Death Anniversary Week celebration and we’re going out with a bang.
Quaintance: Tom of Finland Death Anniversary CelebrationHardcore
Tom almost never drew was Asian men. I think I only know one drawing of Tom that shows an Asian.
Bold Bikers: Tom of Finland Death Anniversary CelebrationSoftcore
Tom drew a lot of bikers. In fact, he drew so many of them that there’s a Taschen book dedicated to Tom’s bikers.
The Three Dare Devils: Tom of Finland Death Anniversary CelebrationSoftcore
This is the perfect piece to showcase the sixth-scale (Barbie size or around 12 inches) figures I use for this project and the majority of my work on Instagram.
The Leather David: Tom of Finland Death Anniversary Celebration
Also known as The Folsom David and The Castro David, this statue was the creation of Mike Caffee and became the icon of Fe-Be’s, the first leather bar on Folsom Street on San Francisco.
Reading Is for Lovers: Tom of Finland Death Anniversary CelebrationNudity
This photograph, inspired by Tom’s piece from 1987, showcases a fully-clothed Takeshi while Manuel, his boyfriend, is completely nude.