don’t get me wrong, i looove this guy’s work…
…but sue my egotistical ass (and after this, he might), sometimes i feel i can improve upon ideas.
take for example, his love print (which i own but can’t currently find):
![41blug2hljl](https://daphuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/41bluG2hlJL.jpg)
back in 2009 i decided i wanted it as an inside of bicep tattoo, but i wanted to change every weapon to reflect my tastes a bit more, and for the detail i wanted we needed more real estate. i didn’t like the AK as the “E”, admittedly ironic since i own one, although one day i will own the hk i substituted as well as the COP .357 i used for the “L”:
![img_5263](https://daphuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_5263-e1476887503132-768x1024.jpg)
(to complete the thought, the “O” is totally illegal to own, and the “V” was based on a pic i took of a real italian switchblade that kramer smuggled back through customs for me)
three notes on this “LOVE” thing before we move on:
1. taking pictures of your own stomach is not easy
2. forty-five or not, i really need to do more core in the gym
3. i did this in 2009, and while mine is still a bit different, at this point this is not a unique concept:
![lot-o-love](https://daphuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lot-o-love-507x1024.jpg)
moving on. i own quite a bit of his stuff, scattered here and there in my gallery hall:
![img_5258](https://daphuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_5258-e1476887892228-768x1024.jpg)
![img_5259](https://daphuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_5259-e1476887965742-768x1024.jpg)
but i was looking through some more of his stuff and found one i liked, but felt i could do better, which led to this:
![fly-ass-speakers](https://daphuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Fly-Ass-Speakers-1024x578.jpg)
a butterfly made of speakers! took only about a half an hour in photoshop, and his was all stampified where as mine uses actual pics. don’t get me wrong – it’s obscure enough that i probably could claim it and, at least to my friends and family, nobody would know…but i believe in giving credit where it’s due. so steez, if you’re reading this, thanks for the inspiration!