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Mark

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About Me

I'm a special education teacher by day and crazy dumpster diving Robot creator by night. When I am not teaching, I work in my studio, making robots from stuff that I find all over, usually fleamarkets, junk shops, scrap yards. I enjoy travelling in my 1990 Airstream Excella 25ft of Silver Love. Spending time with my wife and crazy calico cat Zelda. I enjoy road trips and vacations have 46 states and 5 countries under my belt.My art is found object assemblage. I am a self taught/outsider/folk artist depending on whom you ask. I have no formal art training; my last art class was in ninth grade. My work is featured in folk art galleries, outsider art galleries and fine craft galleries. If you are interested in seeing my work in person or purchasing a piece you can do so at the following galleries.America Oh Yes, Hilton Head SC www.americaohyes.com,Sideshow gift shop at the American Visionary Arts Museum ,Baltimore MD,Black Water Galley, Conway SC,Bodyworks Spa and Gallery, Huntington WV,Ginger Young Gallery, Chapel Hill NC www.gingeryoung.com,Goggle Works (gift shop), Reading PA,Home and Planet, Bethlehem PA www.homeandplanet.com,House of Blues, Orlando FL,Show of Hands, Philadelphia PA,Sweet Mabel, Narbeth PA,Outsider Folk Art Gallery, Reading PA www.outsiderfolkart.com,Interested in showing my work? Please send me a message and we can discuss details.Robots on display in Riverhead NYArtsites Gallery 651 w. main st. riverhead, ny 11901 631 591 2401 www.artsitesgallery.com hours: th-sun 12-5 call for additional hours

My Interests

Airstream Trailers, Burts Bee's Lip Balm, Melungeons, Roadside Attractions and Oddities, Sock Monkeys, Robots, Taxadermy, Folk Art, Outsider Art, Pez dispensers, Hawaiian Shirts, Antiques, Jackalopes, Mothman, Legos, Lego Trains, Japanese vinyl toys, Urban Exploration, Pennhurst, Nordstrom's Shoe Department, Mainecoons, Ugly Dolls, Kaiju, African Cichlids, Flatwoods Monster, Turtles, souvenir buildings, The Flying Spagetti Monster, Pirates, Trogdor, Organic Food, Salad Fingers, Spelunking, Stigmata, Dark Chocolate, Buckminster Fuller, cryptozoology, Bilikens, Lawn Gnomes, Ghost Hunting and photography, Southwestern tourist pottery, vanity plates, Old Neon signs, Coelacanths, meteorites, spongmonkeys, cadbury creme eggs, Dunny, pressed pennies, floaty pens, sea glass, weird rocks, Mac Computers, Metroid, Legend of Zelda, beaded fruit, LED christmas lights, Scammell Lorrie Scarab trucks, Yeti, bigfoot,

I'd like to meet:

Natalie Portman, Keith Haring, Mothman, R. Buckminster Fuller, The Flying Spagetti Monster, A herd of Jackalopes, Inspiring people, cool artists, Bigfoot, Tara McPherson, The Flatwoods Monster, Wally Byam, R.A. Miller, Howard Finster, Rich Art Collectors, myself in 30 years, David Horvath, Kiran Chetry, Voltron (lion voltron), a Coelacanth, Dwight K Shrute

Music:

Rock, Alternative, Electronic, 80's, first wave, Guster, Coldplay, Johnny Cash, Moby, R.E.M., The Shins, Moondog

Movies:

Garden State, Goonies, American Beauty, Almost Famous, Napoleon Dynamite, Taxi Driver, The Departed, Virgin Suicides, Donnie Darko, V for Vendetta, Mars Attacks, Freaks, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, A Christmas Story, Stand By Me, Braveheart, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, The Never Ending Story, Batman, Anything Tim Burton, Anything David Lynch

Television:

I don't watch a lot of TV but I do enjoy these shows. Soprano's, Deadwood, Law and Order SVU, House, Family Guy, Simpsons, American Chopper, Ghost Hunters, Little people big world, Trick my Truck, ROBOT CHICKEN, ATHF, The office, Pushing Daiseys, Batman the animated series, Paranormal State,

Books:

Any of the WEIRD Books Ex. Weird PA, Weird NJ etc, Books by Douglass Preston and Lincoln Child, Cross Country by Robert Sullivan

Heroes:

My Grand Pa, the little man that turns the light on in the fridge when you open it, Walley Bynum, Buckminster Fuller, Thomas Mann, Ricky Boscarino, R.A. Miller, Jesus, Bryan Rendina, Howard Finster, Mr. Imagination, Peter Loose, Clyde Jones, Buddah, the person who invented quesadillas

My Blog

Robot Shows-- Reading and The Hamptons NY

Two Venues Two Different StatesThursday: June 5th West Reading, PAFirst Thursday West ReadingI will be showing a variety of new works and some old favorites at "Scout", this will be a one night show ...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:16:00 PST

Robots invade the Charm City (Baltimore)

Friends, myspacers, collectors!Lend me your ears!I just dropped off a bunch of new robots fresh from the studio to the AVAM (american visionary art museum) in Baltimore. The work is available through ...
Posted by Mark on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:55:00 PST

Last Minute Xmas Gifts? Head out to Long Island for some Robot Love

Last minute Shopping? Robots on Long Island, NYRobots in Long Island!!"Nothing is Black and White"Art Site Gallery651 w. main st.riverhead, ny 11901631 591 2401www.artsitesgallery.comhours: th-sun 12-...
Posted by Mark on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:17:00 PST

Robots in Chapel Hill, North Carolina this weekend!!!

Ginger Young Gallery- Chapel Hill NCHoliday SaleMany fresh robots to put under the tree or in a stocking!www.gingeryoung.comSat and Sunday 10-5Meet the "Jungle Boy" Clyde Jones on Saturday, rare chanc...
Posted by Mark on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:20:00 PST

Robots to Invade New York City

Robot Fans:My work is on display this weekend at "The Others" an art show held on Pier 92 NYC. My work will be with the Outsider Folk Art Gallery booth 220. The show is open 11-6 Saturday and Sunday....
Posted by Mark on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:39:00 PST

3M---Not the Masking Tape

Warning this is a long one............So it has been a while, well a little over a month since I posted anything of worth. This is what I've been up to and to answer all the questions people have been...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:12:00 PST

I Moved!

As of May 14th my new home will be in Mechanicsburg, PA. Good Bye Reading! I took a new job to be closer to my soon to be wife Brooke. Less than three weeks till the wedding.  I start a new job o...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 14 May 2007 08:04:00 PST

Robot News and World Report

Robot News and World Report February Edition Two chances this month to hang out with yours truly and see the robotik creations and possibly make one. February 11, 2007 Sweet Mabel Folk Art and Cra...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:31:00 PST

Robot News and World Report

Robot News and World Report   Many wonderful things happening this month and next, here is a rundown of events to put on the calendar.   Friday November 10, 2006   Vibrant Spirits &nbs...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:59:00 PST

In Case You Were Wondering--A little Survey

More Stuff you probably don't care about but hell I'm avoiding sleep and this was something to do. Enjoy! 1. Where is your dad right now?Probably sleeping or using the computer 2. Last time you kissed...
Posted by Mark on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:58:00 PST