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Artist Just Made an Amazing Pennywise ‘Cabbage Patch Kids’ Doll
We all float in the Cabbage Patch.
Artists all have their own unique ways of expressing themselves, and Michelle Martin is certainly no exception. You’re probably aware that the Garbage Pail Kids trading card line was a spoof of the Cabbage Patch Kids doll line, and Michelle plays around with this fact by, well, turning Cabbage Patch Kids into Garbage Pail Kids!
Michelle paints, sculpts and adds her own clothing to vintage Cabbage Patch Kids, making them look like the gross-out characters that the dolls inspired back in the ’80s. Her latest creation may not be based on an official Garbage Pail Kids card, but it’s one we think you’re going to love.
In celebration of IT‘s recent release into theaters, Michelle turned one of her Cabbage Patch Kids dolls into the original iteration of Pennywise, as portrayed by Tim Curry!
Over on her Instagram page, where Michelle debuted Pennywise this week, she noted that the doll is up for grabs. So if you’re interested, DM her for details.
Check out the process below.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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