He calls them “the lost race of deodorant people.”
When you’re creative, you can literally find inspiration all around you, and artist Steve Casino is living proof of that. Casino, in addition to making wooden pull toys that we’ve profiled here on BD in the past, is known as “the painter of nuts”; after all, his specialty is hand-painting peanuts and turning them into pop culture icons.
Yes, peanuts. Casino saw a peanut one day and thought, “Hey, I could turn this into Freddy Krueger!” And we can only assume he was applying deodorant one random day when he had a similar thought: “Hey, I could turn this into a monster!”
Casino’s deodorant monsters are made using travel size tubes, and he brilliantly uses the clear plastic domes to house their brains. I can’t say I ever imagined a monster living inside my deodorant, but I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to look at a stick the same way again.
The unique art pieces are made of polymer clay, wire, and acrylics and come sealed in a glass dome. If you want one, e-mail Steve at itpopart@gmail.com.
Also be sure to follow @SteveCasino on Instagram.
