The creative force hiding behind "Acme Animal" is Don Gidley and Sue Parke. Those with an eye for the quirky will delight in their mostly functional sculptures. Sue's sense of whimsy, and Don's eye for geometry and line have merged in Acme Animal clocks, candleholders, and ornaments that come in all manner of animal or vegetable.

In a studio filled with sheets of aluminum, scroll saws, and rivets, Don cuts while Sue paints. She uses bold combinations of color to give the pieces life and brush strokes adapted from stage painting. The pair met while working on theater sets.

The hardworking Canadian artists see their work as urban folk art, or folk art with an urban sensibility. Too much fun.

Acme Animal's work may be found in HumanArts Home. For more information please contact us at 805-646-8245.