IN THE BEGINNING, BEYOND KEN AND HIS WARDROBE, CAME KEN AND ME. I TOOK A COUPLE OF KENS TO THE BEACH. I FOUND THE PERFECT ORANGE PLASTIC PAIL AT A CONVENIENCE STORE EN ROUTE. NOW KEN WAS PART OF MY TRAVEL PHOTOS, AND, IT WOULD LEAD TO REENVISIONING THE SCENES AT HOME..

Once I returned home I “recreated” the beach on my bookshelf. Ken vignettes would soon take over most of the shelves. Now I had a reason to collect Ken and his outfits, and cool “stuff” to help me tell the whole story…