Emmett Montgomery

As my paint stained hands clutch the scissors I try to ignore the stare of their dead paper eyes as I cut them free. The smell of glue is in the air as I attach them, front and back, to the bag that will be their home. The only thing missing in their lives is the  hand of a stranger that will make them dance and live and love.

In addition to t-shirts I have been making puppets all weekend. I plan on doing a run of five of each design. Currently I have a clown and a unicorn and there will be more to follow. Because of the nature of how I make them each one is unique and special to me. All are handmade and have their own name. A pair would be an excellent aid in telling knock knock jokes. I hope to have them on my site for sale at the beginning of november, but I will be taking some on the road with me to Utah and will bring the survivors back to Seattle. If you would like one let me know. And of course, I also have t-shirts for sale.

With the help of my good friend and arts and crafts goddess, Mara Rivet, I now have t-shirts featuring the teddy bear with spider legs.  They come in a variety of colors and sizes. Especially if the color is brown and the size is large. If the size and color don’t suit you, I also have patches that can be transplanted to whatever fancy piece of clothing you desire and still be one of the cool kids. I hope to have my shop up in November but if you would like one now let me know.

For the past eight years or so, I have been mounting my drawings on paper bags to make puppets. I was awful at this in kindergarten, I think I am pretty good at it now. The puppets are colored with watercolor pencils on tracing paper attached to cardstock. Please visit this gallery and enjoy.

In the last year a lot of my doodles have grown insect legs, I am trying to collect them all and will be updating this gallery periodically. Please visit often and keep them company.

Travis Vogt and Kevin Clarke, the geniuses behind the Entertainment Show made this “documentary” about where my jokes come from. Filmed over a process of 2 hours of brainstorming using objects that live in my house. It has a lot of truth in it. I made the bunny puppet, all of my other “friends” were acquired through various misadventures. Special appearance by my feline roommate Walter.