Artist: Michael Hsiung

30ish, Chinese and mustachioed, Micheal Hsiung's art "addresses gender roles/gender assignment given to mermen, the fragility of unicorn/panda dynamics, domestic violence between centaurs and unitaurs and the underlying threads of violence and danger that underpin all other-worldly societies."

Some of these themes appear in his designs for enjoi's 2007 Holiday line.

enjoi Cairo Foster Merman

enjoi Jerry Hsu Panda vs. Narwhal

Hsiung's pen drawings usually depict odd, humorous scenarios rendered in a freakishly childlike manner. In an interview with Virb, Michael Hsiung admits, "I have a retarded 8 year old boy living with me. I give him an oreo cookie everytime he draws me a picture."

Scenes from a Distraught Man trying to cure his Diseased Warthog

2007
Ink on Cream Classic paper

Check out his website and his blog.