Mono No Aware - 6.5 x 9.25” acrylic on wood plaque

After Kristin Tercek (aka Cuddly Rigor Mortis) graduated Film School at NYU she and her husband started Cha-Pow! A digital ink, paint and animation studio that landed them work with companies like Coke, Elmo’s World and Saturday Night Live.

A few years later, in 2005, Kristin started Cuddly Rigor Mortis as a hobby. She began hand sewing plush dolls of her own design and gained quite the following through gallery shows and exposure in magazines.


Pink Cheer - 7 x 9” acrylic on wood plaque

After three years of repeatedly sewing the same patterns painting began calling out to her. Diving into a sea of bright acrylics she began to create fantastic pieces that feature adorable, wide eyed characters that have something darker lurking just below the surface…


Make Like a Banana - 14” x 9.5” acrylic on wood plaque

See Kristin’s work at Lift when Meth & Hot Dogs 2 opens later this month!