Bunny the Artist

Year of the Bunny

2011-02-04T06:51:00.000-08:00

Happy Year of the Bunny everyone!

This dish is called "yee sang" and is eaten during Chinese New Year as a symbol of prosperity and good health.

Looks quite bunny friendly don't you think?

"Bunny architecture"

2009-08-23T01:46:00.000-07:00

Before we got him a chew toy, this is what Bunny the artist liked to chew on.....not one corner in the house was left untouched. Whenever we saw him walk up to a corner, tilt his head sideways to take a bite, we'd clap our hands and yell NO which made him stop but then he did most of his chewing at night, when we were asleep.....

Bunny cotton ball dispenser

2009-03-11T06:07:00.001-07:00

Amongst all the trash at a flea market I found this little treasure. It's a bunny cotton ball dispenser! It was only one dollar :D Who would throw something like this away? One of its ears is a bit chipped after we had some houseguests :-/

Bunny collection

2009-03-11T05:54:00.000-07:00

Since Bunny the artist went to the rainbow bridge, I have been collecting bunny objects. I got this bunny lamp last Christmas. Normally Santa brings me crap but last year he did good :)

I like bunnehs, all kinds of bunnehs

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I recently bought a pair of faux grass bunnies. They were only $10 each :D They look good in my fruit platter.

Pear Sculpting

2008-08-18T06:24:00.000-07:00

It's been just over a year since Bunny went to the rainbow bridge. I have quite a few old videos of him, these ones were taken with my phone camera. It shows Bunny working on a pear sculpture. See how he marks it first before he starts sculpting! Pears were his favorite fruit, he'd take about 3 days to finish sculpting. The exposed pear flesh did not turn brown, his bunny licks must have had special anti-oxidants!

"Bunny BooBoo Barkbox", ceramic sculpture of Bunny the Artist & his fur sibling BooBoo by Californian artist P. Harer, May 2008

2008-06-16T03:16:00.000-07:00

This is a ceramic sculpture by my friend Patti who lives in California. Her dog and my dog are best pals who met through www.dogster.com

I went to visit them last month and this was what she gave me as a present. I love it! It's one of the nicest things anyone has ever made for me. Thanks Patti. I'm going to display it on the coffee table which was Bunny's favorite spot.

In return I gave Patti a potato print of one of her chihuahuas (bottom right.)

First Easter without Bunny the Artist

2008-03-23T04:50:00.000-07:00

This is the first Easter without Bunny the Artist around :( We have a lot of chocolate eggs in the house but it's the first time we've been able to leave them lying around without worrying about him eating any. He loved the smell of chocolate and even when his arthritis was bad, his limp would magically disappear if he smelt chocolate or heard chocolate being unwrapped. If chocolate was safe for pets, I would have let him sculpt a chocolate bar.

Hoppy Easter everyone.

"Magimix Bunny"

2008-01-09T00:27:00.001-08:00

Bunny loved to shred cardboard and paper, especially at night which kept the dog awake. The dog is very tolerant and would put up with anything except for the sound of paper shredding. He'd get up in a huff, stomp out of the room and sigh very loudly as he flopped down as far away as he could get from Bunny.

"too much fiber?" poop, June 27 2007

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This is the longest and strangest poop Bunny ever produced.

"Rubber stamp" carrot, May 13 2007

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Previously unpublished carrot sculpture by the late Bunny the Artist. Dedicated to "Holly", a fan.

Bunny the artist has gone to the rainbow bridge

2007-08-27T03:48:00.000-07:00

It's been a month since Bunny the artist passed away. I have not been able to post until now. I had to have him put to sleep because his arthritis got so bad that he lost his appetite. When he rejected pears (his favorite fruit) and stopped sculpting carrots, I knew it was time to let him go. He has left a huge hole in our lives, for such a small pet he had a very large presence and an even bigger eco footprint! He was "top dog" in the house and we all miss him terribly.

I know he has some fans out there who will miss his carrot sculptures but there are still quite a number of unpublished works that I will be putting up soon so don't go away yet. Thank you to everyone who has sent well wishes, I am sure Bunny the artist is hanging out with the great Oolong - head performance master bunny of Japan! Here's the last photo of Bunny the artist pictured with BooBoo the chocolate labrador.
-Bunny the artist's mom.

Bunny the Artist (April 26 1998 - July 28 2007)

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"men's bedroom slipper" carrot, July 1 2007

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"counter sunk screw" carrot, April 3, 2007

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Another piece for the bunny tool box.

"Carrot String" Performance Art, April 26 2007 (My 9th Birthday)

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"swordfish" carrot, April 4 2007

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"straw mushroom" carrot, March 4 2007

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Happy Easter from Bunny the Artist

2007-04-07T19:06:00.000-07:00

A bunny is forever, not just for Easter. Read Gus's Easter Bunny story.

"Umbrella" carrot, March 10 2007

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"Offspring of Mr&Mrs Carrot" carrots, March 8 2007

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"Carrot Splinter" carrot, March 20 2007

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Bunny has recently developed cataracts in both eyes and can hardly see anymore but he continues to sculpt in the same style.

"Ms Carrot" carrot, Feb 5 2007

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"Carrot Core III" carrot, March 4 2007

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"Mr & Mrs Carrot" carrots, Feb 4 2007

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After suffering from artist block for a few weeks, Bunny is now back better than ever with a special double sculpture titled "Mr & Mrs Carrot".

"Carrot 107" carrot, Jan 10 2007

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"Carrot Core II" carrot, Nov 11 2006

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"Fat screwdriver" carrot, Oct 13 2006

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Bunny did not work much over the Christmas New Year period. Here's one sculpture from October 2006.

"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

2006-12-05T14:44:00.000-08:00

Bunny is very noisy when he is working on a cardboard project. It makes the dog sigh really loud and leave the bedroom.

"Ring Barked" Pear, Oct 13 2006

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A soft ripe pear is Bunny's favourite medium.

Halloween 2006

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Bunny lurking in his lair during Halloween, only coming out for treats.

Pop Art Yogi

2006-10-15T17:12:00.000-07:00

This is guest artist Yogi's second appearance.

"Hourglass" carrot, August 23 2006

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"lick sculpture" salt lick, Sept 11 2006

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This also took Bunny months to create. Salt licks come in carrot, corn or celery flavours. He sculpts these just by licking them.

"corn ball" chew toy, Sept 11 2006

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It takes Bunny a couple of months to sculpt a "corn"chew toy into a ball.

Bunny posing with a pear sculpture

2006-09-25T18:20:00.000-07:00

Bunny likes to take naps near his food.

"Crayola" carrot, Sept 16 2006

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"Thumbtack" carrot, July 20 2006

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"Motorized Chupa Chup" carrot, March 8 2006

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"Stumpy" carrot, April 14 2006

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Snowbunny

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Bunny doing his snowman impression.

snow sculpture of Bunny the artist

2006-08-05T17:19:00.000-07:00

This was sculpted by guest artist - "Bunny's mom"

2006-08-03T20:20:00.000-07:00

Bunny posing with his artwork.

I really really don't like stalks.

2006-08-03T17:52:00.000-07:00

Guest artist BooBoo

2006-07-24T01:25:00.000-07:00

This is Bunny's best friend BooBoo doing his first "head performance" in tribute to Oolong the head performance master bunny of Japan. To see Bunny's tribute to Oolong go to archives (June.)

This head performance is titled "Octopup."

"Hacked" carrot, Jan 20 2005

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Bunny must have been hungry when he ate this carrot.

abstract carrot, June 24 2006

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"Screwdriver" carrot, May 23 2006

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Bunny gets his best ideas while on the toilet.

Bunny waits...

2006-07-10T19:17:00.000-07:00

Bunny waits until everyone in the house is asleep before he starts sculpting.

Guest artist Yogi

2006-07-04T05:30:00.000-07:00

This is Bunny's friend Yogi doing his "body performance" art in tribute to the great Oolong - head performance master bunny of Japan. Go to archives (June) to see Bunny's tribute to Oolong.

This body performance is titled "Yogi does Bikram Toy Yoga on heated floor."

"I don't like stalks"

2006-07-03T18:39:00.000-07:00

Bunny is expensive to feed because he doesn't eat stalks.

"Pear vs Carrot", June 30 2006

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Bunny at work simultaneously on a pear and carrot.

"Golf tee" carrot, June 30 2006

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Bunny at work

2006-06-30T07:10:00.000-07:00

A rare photo of Bunny the artist at work on a pear, his favourite fruit.

"Shoe Tree" carrot, May 4 2006

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"Twist" pear, March 6 2006

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Bunny has magic licks....see how the chewed bits on the pear haven't gone brown/oxidised. I think I need to get him to lick my face instead of using Creme de La Mer. It'd be cheaper and funner.

"Sombrero" pear, June 25 2006

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"Barbell" carrot, May 22 2006

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"Corkscrew" carrot, June 10 2006

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"Carrot Vs Broccoli" ,June 18 2006

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"Pear II" pear, May 22 2006

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"Big Bite" carrot, Oct 16 2004

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"ice pick" carrot, Dec 5 2004

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"carrot core", Dec 19 2004

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"Cone" pear, Nov 18 2004

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Bunny normally takes 3 days to sculpt a pear. He's two days into this one. It hasn't gone brown because he has special antioxidant bunny licks.

"Tribute to Oolong II" head performance, July 2004

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"Tribute to Oolong" head performance, July 2004

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This work is a tribute to Oolong the head performance master bunny of Japan.

"Rolling Pin" carrot, May 5 2006

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"By a Thread" carrot, Sept 17 2004

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The artist in one of his studios

2006-05-21T06:47:00.000-07:00

A rare photo of the artist at work in his daytime studio.

"Helix" carrot, Sept 22 2004

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"Mitosis" carrot , Jan 11 2006

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