This beautiful sculpture was created by Deborah Banyas in 1986. Bright, fun, and thought provoking this piece is a guaranteed conversation starter. Imagine it spicing up a drab living room or office with a splash of color and eclectic taste. 

During the 1980's Deborah Banyas was influenced by a passion for Mexican and American folk art, elements of which echo throughout this piece.  This piece measures 14 inches and features a stuffed soft body and a harder material for the head.  Signed and dated on the back of the head by the artist.  The piece also has a hood on the back for ease of hanging. 

Deborah Banyas (B.A. Baldwin-Wallace College) and T.P. Speer (B.F.A., M.A. Northern Illinois University, M.F.A. Ohio State University) have lived the lives of independent artists since their marriage in 1976. In 1979 T.P. resigned his position as a tenured assistant professor at a liberal arts college in order to devote full-time to studio work. The next several years he plied his trade as a graphic artist (printmaker, painter and illustrator) while Deborah, upon her graduation from college, dabbled in a number of fields including printmaking, photography and quilt making. During the 1980's, the couple began studying and collecting American and Mexican folk art and their passion for the material began to rub off on their own artwork. Deborah began a series of sewn/stuffed/painted figures that proved to be popular with collectors. The addition of polymer clay, wood and metals to the mix increased both the variety and popularity of the work to the extent that T.P. joined her to collaborate in the business. Though both artists have conceptual input into each piece, Deborah concentrates on the sewn/stuffed wall pieces while T.P. works mostly on the wood/clay/metal works in addition to his graphic work.