Bacon Kevin Bacon Statue [Bacon]

I’m undecided what caught my attention more here, the undeniable fact that someone made a bacon Kevin Bacon or the indisputable fact that the artist’s description of the creation process is a piece freaky.

Bacon Kevin Bacon was commissioned by Justin Esch and Dave Lefkow, owners of J&D Foods, and created by artist Mike Lahue. The artist began by carving a styrofoam bust of Kevin Bacon and then things got a piece awkward:

After realizing that using soft, cooked bacon would pose a major ” rot factor problem,” Lahue opted for bacon bits as his main medium, using seven bottles of bits and glue to meticulously cover every crevice of Bacon’s smiling face.

” I put five coats of lacquer on top, which sealed everything together. He’s not likely anywhere,” he explains.

Besides bacon bits continually falling off as he worked on the sculpture over the course of three months, Lahue says another major challenge was his own grumbling stomach.

He admits working with bacon all day made him hungry for the crispy stuff, and says he curbed his craving by snacking on bacon bits inside the project.

” I ate one whole bottle of bacon bits myself along the way in which. I’d put a bit on the [sculpture's] head and then keep a bit mouthful for me here and there. I had never eaten much bacon before this, but I’ve eaten plenty since. I’m having subconscious cravings!” Lahue says.

The artist may be hankering to look his creation in his refrigerator again, since that’s where he stored it between touch-up sessions.

” I do miss seeing him inside the fridge,” he confesses. ” I might rise up in the course of the night to get a tumbler of water and spot him there, on reflection at me with that grin. I got a bit attached, so I am hoping he goes to an excellent home.”

Bacon Kevin Bacon is being auctioned off in support of ” Ashley’s Team, a nonprofit organization with an easy mission: to bring joy to children with cancer and their families.” The bidding for the statue is currently at $280 (plus shipping). [ Ebay via AOL via Wired UK ]

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