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  <title>David Everett: Spooky Characters for All Seasons</title>
  <description> Step into the magical world of David Everett, where spooky meets mischievousness. In a strange twist, a man who was scared of skeletons as a boy, now creates them with his sculpting tools. The unique name for his business, Chicken Lips, came from a family brainstorming session. David proclaims his spirit animal is a chicken and he loved the humorous angle of incorporating the expression, “as useful as lips on a chicken.” In his studio, you’ll find David creating Halloween and spooky twists on other holidays, such as a&amp;amp;nbsp;skeleton Santa.&amp;amp;nbsp;   His recent relocation to Arizona has inspired him to create cowboy skeletons and cactuses with menacing faces. The animated holiday specials by Rankin/Bass, such as Mad Monster Party, inspire him and give him a dose of nostalgia. Another favorite is Disney’s Haunted Mansion, which he used to visit twice a month when he lived in California.  &amp;amp;nbsp;   Play-Doh is a deep tie to his childhood. It’s one of his favorite scents and he still keeps a can on his desk. He uses it to make quick sculpts to test out ideas. It helps him feel like a kid again.&amp;amp;nbsp;   Our guest shared his thoughts on the impact of AI on creatives. He is concerned about deep fakes and disinformation. &amp;amp;nbsp;As a graphic designer, he sees&amp;amp;nbsp;how it is a creativity tool and he’s excited to see how it will help him and others with the design process.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;Artists that embrace AI can thrive and create new, interesting works.  &amp;amp;nbsp;   David’s advice to creatives is to create what you love – your audience will find you if you are truly passionate about what you are doing. He feels blessed to have such enthusiastic collectors.  &amp;amp;nbsp;   David releases new artwork on the 13th of every month. The best way to stay in touch with him is to subscribe to his monthly email newsletter via his website.  &amp;amp;nbsp;   Check out David’s work at:  &amp;amp;nbsp;     His website: https://www.chickenlips.biz/&amp;amp;nbsp;   His Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chickenlips_davideverett/&amp;amp;nbsp;   The Chicken Lips Group on Facebook (ran by collectors, not David): https://www.facebook.com/groups/294862334682411/&amp;amp;nbsp;    </description>
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