Sawdust Bear Makes Things

I make things.

I work with clay, wood, paper, paint, fabric and occasionally steel.

My sculptures are rooted in the ideas of bad science, historical hoaxes and cabinets of curiosities. I make anxious, nervous critters, and trap them within the rigidity of bumbling science.

I live in Los Angeles with my wonderful husband, and my charming, asthmatic cat.

“Sawdust Bear” was a nickname from my scene shop days when I wore a knit bear hat often(and it was often covered in sawdust).

You can email me at shingkhor@gmail.com

Things I’ve done:

2012

• DesignerCon, exhibitor
• Subterrane, Stranger Factory
• San Diego Comic Con, exhibitor
• Supahcute Dream Team Show, ,Leanna Lin’s Wonderland various works
• Creatures from the Deep, 225 Forest (group show) fiji mermaids
• Wondercon, exhibitor
• Creatures from the Black Lagoon, Zzxyz Gallery of Natural Science(group show)
• Guumon@KULTUREZ, KULTUREZ (group custom show)

2011

• DesignerCon, exhibitor
• Geek Girl Con, exhibitor
• Alternative Press Expo, exhibitor
• Burning Man (installation/mutant vehicle) -the junk boat
• The Devastator, Issue 3(Cats!) – contributor
• We Heart Japan(group show, Meltdown Comics, Los Angeles), tentacle wall plaques
• Anime Expo, exhibitor
• WonderCon, exhibitor

2010

• Renegade Craft Fair, Los Angeles, vendor
• Long Beach Comic Con, exhibitor
• DesignerCon, exhibitor
• Alternative Press Expo, exhibitor
• Faces of Skid Row, Crewest Gallery(group show), (three sculptures) seeker of recyclables, keeper of the bench, protector of the young.
• APOPcalypse, the ARTery@the LAB, Costa Mesa, specimens from irradiated zone 9
• Guumon Custom Show(JP Art Market, Jamaica Plains), maternal monster(custom toy).
• Anime Expo(with ZOMGWTF! Studios), exhibitor
• Immortal Gallery (their opening!) (group show, Downtown LA), various works.
• Carnival Noir(Los Angeles, CA), vendor.
• Pedals and Prints, Crewest Gallery(group show, Los Angeles, CA), bike + love (linoblock print).
• $50 Art Show, The Red Loft(group show, Los Angeles, CA), various works.

2009

• Monsters on Bikes, Flying Pigeon (Los Angeles, CA), bike disaster #1, bike disaster #2 and seamonster loves bike (and you).
• Cigar Box Art Show, 2nd Street Cigar Lounge & Gallery(Los Angeles), specimen boxes and dissection boxes.

2008

• Burning Man (art installation), The Omega1 Spacepod
• Crammed Organisms, Cranky Yellow(St Louis, MO), various plush
• Felt Club Holiday Show, vendor(as Strange Little Bear)
  

2007

• Morphe 2, Nest Studio(Australia), Estella the Bear.

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  April 15, 2010 at 3:05 am

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• Featured Maker: Shing Yin Khor | Electronic-Geek.com says:

  July 29, 2010 at 2:23 pm

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• Lee Ta Churn says:

  July 25, 2012 at 5:05 pm

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