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Kevin & Jody

@kevinandjody.bsky.social

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Southern California creative studio of Kevin Kidney & Jody Daily—Design • Animation • illustration • Puppetry • Film • Stage • Theme Parks 🌞🪴🏳️‍🌈

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 6d

Acrylic paints

Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 7d

The Mickey Mouse Club is 70 years old today. Through the years, we’ve had the fun of creating a lot of art and merchandise to celebrate the television program which debuted on October 3, 1955. Here’s an original hand-painted tribute by Jody for the Mouseketeers’ 55th anniversary in 2010.

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you!

Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you! We put a lot of time and thought into the coloring. We appreciate your comment! 😊

Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 9d

Welcome to Lord Henry’s Mystic Manor, our latest commissioned piece for an ardent admirer of the dark ride attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland. Our one-of-a-kind dimensional miniature is wood and colorful acrylic paints with some metallic layers for a little extra magic. We loved working on this.✨

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 19d

Another recent commission: Small World wooden toys that are also portrait caricatures of the real-life couple that commissioned them! The cowboy spinning his rope has teensy handmade spectacles, and the little German lass is holding a salted pretzel. A lot of fun to make!

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 23d

What a clever photo setup! Love it!

Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 27d

Weekend plans 🦕

(📸 from 2005)

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · 27d

Incredible performance, to be listened to from beginning to end. 🧡

Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oh that’s wonderful to hear! Leonard is a friend of ours too!

Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Sep 9

Mom, Dad, brother, uncles, aunts, and first-time-voting nephews. Basically the entire Thanksgiving dinner table. 💔

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Sep 9

Us in 1996 at the Kon-Tiki in Tucson, Arizona. We asked the bartender if we could keep a drink menu, and we still have it! 🍹🩵🍹

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Sep 3

Many thanks, sincerely, to our vast Disney Studio family, especially Becky Cline, Joanna Pratt, Kevin Kern, Steven Vagnini, Ed Ovalle, and our dear friend and Archives Founder, Dave Smith.💚

Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are astonished to be honored by the Walt Disney Archives as “Archives Angels”. Everything we’ve ever accomplished as Disney designers and historians over the past 30+ years has relied on the holdings of the Disney Studio’s Archives and the support of its incredible Staff.

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Aug 19

The summer wind, came blowin’ in from across the sea. We just completed a commissioned “wall artwork” for a special Tiki lover. It’s Tangaroa-Ru, the East Wind! She’s a tall 32-inches, and built entirely of wood. We’re loving all the fun requests we’ve been getting!

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Aug 16

These fabulous fellows dropped by our studio recently for minor repairs and a cleanup. This is the original “park statue” prop from Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride in Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Orlando. The attraction opened in 1971 and closed forever in 1998, already almost thirty years ago.

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Jul 28

We just finished another commission at our Anaheim studio which includes this hand-carved one-of-a-kind wooden perch. There’s more to it, of course, which we’ll show you later! 🦜

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Jul 24

A merry member of the band from our “Pirates of the Caribbean” series of figures for Disneyland Paris. The concertina-player in his long red coat has always been a favorite!

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Jul 22

This trio of pirate musicians are now available exclusively at Disneyland Paris, the next in our series of classic characters from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” adventure. There are only 600 of these rascals available. 🏴‍☠️ Shout out to @regisalart.bsky.social

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Jun 20

The Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi) and Queen Farah with Walt at the Treehouse construction site. Walt looks proud!

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Jun 19

Somehow they managed to
drain the color and optimism right out of it.

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Jun 13

Thank you!

Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Jun 13

Finishing up a custom shadow box for a special commissioned art piece. Where do you suppose these doors lead to?

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · Jun 11

The devil is in the details. This “hellish homie” is about to spend their eternity in a miniature diorama underworld. Hand painted paperboard and carved wood.

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Kevin & Jody @kevinandjody.bsky.social · May 10

Oh gosh, sadly we hear this is not true.