April 16, 2004

{ Booty Babes by Spencer Davis }

Some things you really need to see to believe. I'd been to Spencer's website, and I'd seen pictures of his sculptures and his customized pieces, but none of that prepared me for the arrival of my very own Booty Babe upon my doorstep. "Bubble Gum" showed up encased in shipping-safe styrofoam. Removing her from the packaging was like a burlesque striptease, and as she emerged I was struck by just how imposing a figure she really is. Spencer says they're 11 inches tall, but these girls feel life-size once you actually get your eyeballs on them. Maybe it's her deliciously exaggerated proportions, or the delicate detailing of her hair, clothing and make-up. Perhaps it's just the fact that she's dead-sexy and cute as hell despite not fitting the prevailing stereotype of feminine beauty. Whatever the source of her magic, I was bespelled. It was like getting a thousand blow-jobs in a box! This bad bitch could whip Barbie's ass and despite what Hollywood and the fashion industry feel is attractive, my allegiances have always strayed to the curvier end of the female form. Big is beautiful, and the sentiment has never found more eloquent expression than in the hands of Spencer Davis. Spencer offers these limited edition versions of his Booty Babes at a very affordable 65 smackers, and his website is full of pics of his even more insanely detailed original pieces and customized versions of the limited edition pieces- all of which sell for understandably higher "fine art" sums. The limited edition versions come in 3 flavors- "Bubble Gum", whom I've experienced firsthand and is described above; "Free Spirit", who arrives topless and tanned; and "Milk Chocolate" a blackalicious beauty with an amazing afro and a golden bikini. Each girl is limited to 999 pieces, and is made of hand-detailed cold-cast porcelain, and Spencer includes an embossed, signed and numbered certificate of authenticity with each. Booty Babes have appeared in magazines as diverse as Vapors, Buttman, YRB, Mass Appeal and Vibe. Spencer has participated in a number of gallery shows on the West Coast and his work is slowly infiltrating the collectible toy scene. I'll have an interview with Spencer posted on Crown Dozen soon, and you can hear all about the Booty Babes from the mouth of their creator. Until then, treat yourself to something delicious, voluptuous and beautiful by visiting bootybabesart.com and picking up a little piece of heaven.

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