BEASTIES

Throughout his life, John Raya's two passions have been sculpting and cartooning. As a child, John spent long hours mastering the great works ... from the "Sunday funnies, " his favorite comic books, or the all-time classic "Mad Magazine." Any piece of paper was a potential sketch pad for John to practice drawing his childhood heroes and heroines..." I mastered anatomy and life drawing skills by the age of ten through long hours laboring over the finer points of proportion and structure ... by sketching the likes of "Wonder Woman" " (J. R... In 1975, mustering his entrepreneurial spirit and with his accumulated professional experience (and a prayer), John embarked on his own business venture. Developing the "Beasties of the Kingdom" collection along the way, John fulfilled a lifelong dream and created a vehicle for his personal style and sense of humor. Starting with just six designs in his collection, John soon directed his talents to creating new and better "Beasties" to keep up..

Primary location: Orlando United States