Conklin started designing shirts in 2007 because, quite simply, he was tired of seeing other people's graphics on shirts. What started as a backroom idea quickly turned into a profitable and expanding business model -- aptly named "Conkwear" -- it now sells both nationally and internationally.
He creates his own graphics using his own photography, then applies his creative eye through post-editing with graphics software. The installation Friday at Megafauna was the first canvas prints he has produced with his images, all of which are for sale with prices ranging from $300 ("Rhino," a rhinoceros head atop the torso of a tuxedo-wearing socialite; see below) all the way up to $975 (Think of the Mona Lisa crossed with an elephant," see above)
Those shirts are available at his website, www.Conkwear.com and Conklin says 10 percent of the profits are donated to charity.
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