Olivia and Morris Spy Something They Must Investigate by Mab Graves
A major focus of my work is taking subjects that are typically viewed as threatening or creepy and bringing out their innocence, fragility, and humanity. Creating a custom shark was a really fun challenge because it’s a creature that intrinsically evokes a primal fear in the viewer.
I wanted to create a set of characters that immediately flipped that perception on its head, and made the viewer want to know where this little girl and her friend were adventuring!
About the Artist
Mab Graves is a contemporary pop-surrealist artist living and painting in a small house in the middle of a forest in Indiana. Her work is deeply personal, often a biography in symbolism, and her inspirations come from science, paleontology, natural history, fairy tales, and old classic literature.
Mab’s passion for creation has been an overwhelming obsession since she could grip a crayon. A self-taught artist, Mab spent her childhood and teen years exploring graphite and pen mediums and then discovered painting in early 2009.
Mab’s work has been shown in galleries globally and her work has been made into toys, appeared in print articles, magazines, and books, and has been sold in more than 60 countries. She has had her work featured in music videos, on HBO series, in Architectural Digest, and has worked on projects with Wizards of the Coast like Magic the Gathering.
Sink Your Teeth Into Even More from Jumping the Shark!
Jumping the Shark! A Custom Art Show features the works of approximately 30 artists — from the Sideshow studio and around the world — showcasing their unique, one-of-a-kind visions for the same 28” resin great white shark “blank” base figure.
Victims of their own outsized reputation, many iconic species of shark are in danger of extinction. In honor of the completed works, a donation will be made to the Shark Allies marine life charity for the preservation of these magnificent creatures, so that generations of artists can enjoy their thrilling, prehistoric beauty for decades to come.
Contest Details
Contest Start
9/10/2025 12:00am PT
Contest End
9/28/2025 11:59pm PT
Contest Terms
ONE (1) randomly chosen person that enters this giveaway before it closes will win a Hot Toys King Shark Sixth Scale Figure signed by actor Steve Agee.
The potential winners will be contacted by email with confirmation instructions, so watch your inbox!
*Limit one entry per person. All winners agree to pay shipping on any prizes granted by Sideshow Collectibles during any contest or giveaway.
Congratulations to our King Shark Giveaway winner!
Contest Winner:
R. Chimento
(pending)
Location:
United States
Contest Terms
ONE (1) randomly chosen person that enters this giveaway before it closes will win a Hot Toys King Shark Sixth Scale Figure signed by actor Steve Agee.
The potential winners will be contacted by email with confirmation instructions, so watch your inbox!
*Limit one entry per person. All winners agree to pay shipping on any prizes granted by Sideshow Collectibles during any contest or giveaway.
