Compubeaver was created by Kasey McMahon

beav@yourpsychogirlfriend.com


About the beaver:
I am interested in the way we interact with nature. As we become increasingly reliant on technology, we become disconnected from our natural environment. Nature then is a spectacle (ie holy crap, that's a beaver!), an outing, a thing that is nonexistent in our daily lives.

There is also something intrinsically funny about putting a computer in a beaver. In fact, I find it difficult to think of a more ridiculous case housing for an office machine. All innuendos aside, what better creature to house the busiest of machines - the machine that has sped up our lives and made us captive to a constant flow of information.

The beaver is the first case mod I've done. Many thanks to all those who helped.

Text-o-possum was created as an accessory for Compubeaver. Check it out here!

Next, I would like to make a car out of a giant squid.

Compubeaver will be on display at the Brewery Artwalk, April 8 & 9 in downtown Los Angeles.


About me:
I am a conceptual artist. If it is indeed an artist's job to hold up a mirror to the world, I'd like to use the mirrored panels from a circus fun house.

For the last couple of years I've been working primarily on a collaborative project called Psycho Girlfriend. Vanessa Bonet and I make wearable art pieces out of unusual materials.

Influenced by comic books, Japanese street fashion, hardware stores and the monsters living underneath my bed, curiosity drives much of my work. My art is pretty whimsical, and I encourage looking at the silliness that surrounds us.

I believe imagination is a superpower we all possess, and encourage stepping out of grown up life for a moment to recall a child's eager fascination with even the most mundane. I see the world in color, and like to think there's a part of all of us that wishes that piggies could fly and spiders could have a swell chat on a rainy afternoon.

A web and graphic designer by trade (atypicalart.com), I've worked with various mediums including painting, installation and wearable art. Lately, I've been working more with metal because I enjoy the malleable nature of it, as well as the fact that I get to play with bad-ass welding gear.

Current interests include exploring our diminishing relationship with nature as we become more reliant on technology, playing with antique clock parts, trying to find the perfect quack box and Beartato.

I received a BA in Art History from UCLA, and currently live, work and scheme in downtown Los Angeles. My favorite color is "awesome".