frank and his flying fish

One of our latest sculptures was accepted into a juried exhibition: 27th Annual All Florida Juried Exhibit at the Alliance for the Arts, here in SW Florida. Jeff and I are really happy to be a part of this; it gives a good feeling that the path we want to be on as artist is a good one to be on. 

'Frank and His flying Fish' is a masking tape sculpture utilizing the base of a table lamp as its armature. It stands 30 inches tall and 38 inches from the fish's teeth to its tail. Frank, the altered toy sculpture, can be taken out and is poseable.

"frank and his flying fish"

Jackalopes and Rattlesnake Eggs - April 2013 Show

Jackalopes and Rattlesnake Eggs -- an art collection in foolery. Giving a nod to the fool's errand played throughout the world, this collection also includes a hoop snake, dropbear, and their own version of a bunyip.

music track:

"disOrder" by airtonehttp://ccmixter.org/files/airtone/33608is licensed under a Creative Commons license:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

"the heard" a small collection - march 2013

"the heard" --- a band of beasts representing the beginning times of the made-up universe, known as ocasiocasa, is the tiniest collection, yet, to be shown in our studio gallery. This is our short animated video created to promote the new art for March, 2013.

music track: "White Cube Art Noise" by essesq (feat. Mr. Weirdbient) http://ccmixter.org/files/essesq/23786 is licensed under a Creative Commons license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

how zoo you zoo? february video

“How zoo you zoo?” is a new collection of one-of-a-kind animals sculpted from recycled aluminum wire and masking tape, and created by us —Jeff & Dale Ocasio.

The hand-made menagerie includes a giraffe, elephant, hippo, alligator, camel, lion and bear. Their debut commences at ocasiocasa studio gallery with the Fort Myers ArtWalk on February 1st, 6pm-10pm.

Nuevo – January 2013

Our January exhibit included a new collection of re-imagined, recycled dolls. Altered and created by us ---Jeff and Dale Ocasio, the inspiration for this group of seven came from envisioning a high-flying circus family, in another time, in another world.


"Victor" - an altered toy sculpture - 11 inches tall (approx. 28 cm) 

"Paul" - an altered toy sculpture - 9 inches tall (approx. 23 cm)

"Louis" - an altered toy sculpture - 11 inches tall (approx. 28 cm)


"Jean" - an altered toy sculpture - 9 inches tall (approx. 23 cm)

"Gustavo" - an altered toy sculpture - 13 inches tall (approx. 33 cm)

"Annie" - an altered toy sculpture - 8 1/2 inches tall (approx. 22 cm)

"Albert" - an altered toy sculpture - 10 inches tall (approx. 25 cm)

“Nuevo,” meaning ‘new’ to commemorate the new year, first appeared in the Ocasiocasa studio gallery during the January 2013 Fort Myers ArtWalk, January 4th.



Our short video promoting “Nuevo” ---

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.