Age of Aquarium - December 2012

a circle of fish - illustration


"Circle of Fish" (above) is an illustration, created from my own photography, of Nen, a one-of-kind sculpted fish. Nen is part of our December 2012 collection: "Age of Aquarium."


tres es bueno - illustration

"Tres es Bueno" is the second illustration created for "Age of Aquarium," and features our sculpted fish, Pearl.




Pearl - one-of-a-kind masking tape art fish sculpture, 13 inches in length (33 cm) 


nen - a sculpted fish from masking tape art


Nen - one-of-a-kind masking tape art fish sculpture, 10 inches in length (25 cm)  


nandu - a sculpted fish from masking tape art


Nandu - one-of-a-kind masking tape art fish sculpture, 17 inches in length (43 cm)


jiulong - a sculpted fish from masking tape art


jiulong (jo-Long) - one-of-a-kind masking tape art fish sculpture, 16 inches in length (40 cm)


jin - a sculpted fish from masking tape art


jin - one-of-a-kind masking tape art fish sculpture, 13 inches in length (33 cm)


haidian - a sculpted fish from masking tape art


Haidian  (Hey-dee-an) - one-of-a-kind masking tape art fish sculpture, 13.5 inches in length (34 cm)


Daxia - a sculpted fish from masking tape art


Daxia (Da-she-ah) - one-of-a-kind masking tape art fish sculpture, 9.5 inches in length (24 cm)


Age of Aquarium - December 2012 poster

Below is our promo short, featuring a few of the fish.





Press Release: Published in Happenings Arts & Entertainment Magazine - Dec. 2012 Issue
Ocasiocasa brings aquatic life to studio
Jeff and Dale Ocasio creates and introduces new art, every month, to their studio gallery, in the Fort Myers River District. December’s collection, “Age of Aquarium,” includes a family of fantastical fish sculptures created by Jeff’s unique technique of sculpting with tape and Dale’s whimsical painting style, along with new stars and moons to help navigate the show. This collection brings a whole new element into the studio. Already filled with otherworldly folk and critters, but not, until now, has the underwater world been represented at Ocasiocasa. The sculpted fish range in size from 5 to 16 inches and are sculpted entirely free-hand. The new collection will begin its debut with December’s Art Walk on Friday the 7th. Ocasiocasa is located at 1540 Broadway, between First & Main.

Island of Misguided Toys - November 2012



November's show, “Island of Misguided Toys," features several misfit, altered toys, such as poseable robots, cars created from actual match boxes, and an alienated Barbie & Ken.










Bam-Boo! - October 2012



October's collection is entitled 'Bam – Boo!' featuring bamboo ‘walking head’ sticks and wall art, mini zombie altered dolls, toy art celebrating Día de los Muertos, and more
These are each one-of-a-kind altered toy sculptures and created by reclaiming dolls or salvaged toys with masking tape art.








Forest Fables, 'Shrooms & Tails - September 2012 show



This is our "Forest Fables, 'Shrooms & Tails" collection of strangely odd folk and fauna of one-of-a-kind, sculptured beings like centaurs, unicorns, fungi and more. 
These are each one-of-a-kind altered toy sculptures and created by reclaiming dolls or salvaged toys with masking tape art.
















a sneak peek of our september show...





These folks and more will be shown in our September 2012 Collection "forest fables, 'shrooms & tails"

Bloomin' on Broadway - August 2012


This is our "Bloomin’ on Broadway " collection of freshly picked one-of-a-kinds, celebrating the season’s wettest, muckiest, most blossoming, glorious month. Co-created by makers, Jeff & Dale Ocasio, and on display at the ocasiocasa studio gallery, in  the Fort Myers, FL River District.