CHRISTMAS PAL

OWNER'S NAME: Erin

LOCATION: Waukesha, Wisconsin

EGGPLANT QUOTE: pocket pal

COMMENTS: Santa was good to Erin this year.

HOOD JUMPIN' PAIR

OWNERS' NAMES: Bradley & Eliezer

LOCATION: Terre Haute, Indiana

EGGPLANT QUOTE: serious hood jumpin'

COMMENTS: "We're happy to be included in the Eggplant Owner's Gallery!"

SPOKE HAZARD

OWNER'S NAME: Sarah

LOCATION: Montpelier, France

EGGPLANT QUOTE: may get caught in spokes

COMMENTS: Sarah has to really watch this eggplant around her bikes!

SMASHING, INDEED

OWNER'S NAME: Martha

LOCATION: Dubuque, Iowa

EGGPLANT QUOTE: you made me smash my lifesavers

COMMENTS: "A dismal situation, indeed."

SO MUCH MORALISM

OWNER'S NAME: Marilynn

LOCATION: Decorah, Iowa

EGGPLANT QUOTE: with irrational bursts of moralism

ARTOMAT INVENTOR TURNS STUNT MAN

OWNER'S NAME:
Clark

LOCATION:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I'm doing my own stunts

COMMENTS:
This is the first film made by an eggplant owner. Clark Whittington, the inventor of Art*o*mat, is the illustrious filmmaker that will hopefully inspire further creativity in eggplant owners everywhere. Enjoy!

WEBSITE: www.artomat.org

RIDICULOUSLY CONFIDENT

OWNER'S NAME:
Martin

LOCATION:
West Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
a blind, stupid belief in yourself

COMMENTS:
As an actor fresh on the scene in Hollywood, this eggplant is his inspiration to keep confident.

NOT A PUNK BITCH

OWNER'S NAME:
Luiz

LOCATION:
West Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I aint no punk bitch

COMMENT:
Quite clearly, he is not.

ALWAYS DOING BETTER

OWNER'S NAME:
Tim

LOCATION:
West Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
do better

COMMENTS:
"This is my inspiration eggplant."

SO VERY SNAPPY

OWNER’S NAME:
Ralph

LOCATION:
Beverly Hills, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
a snappy new day

COMMENTS:
"This is a fun one."

RELIGIOUSLY DEVIANT

OWNER’S NAME:
Gennady

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
you make God sad

COMMENTS:
no comment

NO BOOGERS HERE

OWNER’S NAME:
Paul

LOCATION:
Glendale, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
booger free

COMMENTS:
"Absolutely!"

THE CHOCOLATE PARTIER

OWNER’S NAME:
Carol

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
host chocolate tasting parties

COMMENTS:
"There's a reason I got this eggplant."

COPING WITH STINKY SOCKS

OWNER’S NAME:
Karen

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
stinky sock

COMMENTS:
Having raised two boys, Karen knows stinky socks.

DELIGHTFUL EXPECTATION

OWNER’S NAME:
Marie-Louise

LOCATION:
Porter Ranch, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I'm melting with delight

COMMENTS:
Five months into her very first pregnancy, Marie-Louise is truly melting with delight (as evidenced by her happy belly).

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, TWINKLE

OWNER’S NAME:
Anne

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
never stop twinkling

COMMENTS:
Note that her necklace is twinkling.

A MAJOR LEGO BUILDER

OWNER’S NAME:
Sharon

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
with the right legos, you can build anything

COMMENTS:
"I love legos."

THE BOLDEST WOBBLER

OWNER’S NAME:
Shelley

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
wobbly, but with resolve

COMMENTS:
"Yep!"

DILLY DALLYS ALL DAY

OWNER’S NAME:
Jill

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
loves to dilly dally

COMMENTS:
"I love to dilly dally."

A DANGLER

OWNER’S NAME:
Jody

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
not to dangle about

COMMENTS:
"See my eggplant is dangling, but I'm not."

LAUGHTER CHOICES

OWNER’S NAME:
Joanne

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
make sure it's a good choice laugh

COMMENTS:
"My students are going to love this new rule."

DANGEROUS TURTLES AHEAD

OWNER’S NAME:
Dale

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
lead on, o kinky turtle

COMMENTS:
This quote from comes from a child who misunderstood the title of the hymn, "Lead On, O King Eternal."

BEWARE OF THE FERRY MAN

OWNER’S NAME:
Chris

LOCATION:
Valley Glen, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
don't pay the ferry man

COMMENTS:
"Don't!"

DON'T FORGET THE WALNUTS

OWNER’S NAME:
Zoe

LOCATION:
Valencia, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
and walnuts

COMMENTS:
"This is the best eggplant."

NOT SO BAD AT ALL

OWNER’S NAME:
Gene

LOCATION:
Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
you weren't so bad yourself

LEANING SERIOUSLY LEFT

OWNER'S NAME:
Don

LOCATION:
West Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
as left as I can legally be

COMMENTS:
"That's me!"

LIVING LIFE FULLY

OWNER’S NAME:
Greg

LOCATION:
Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
so your obituary reads the way it should

A NEEDY EGGPLANT

OWNER’S NAME:
Suzie

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
needs you

COMMENTS:
This very needy eggplant has found a happy home.

ROMANTIC AT HEART

OWNER'S NAME:
Ivan

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I love you just the way you are

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS

OWNER'S NAME:
Carlos

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
be fabulous

JUST A LITTLE GAY

OWNER’S NAME:
Arica

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I'm a little bit gay

COOL TIME TRAVELER

OWNER’S NAME:
Mark

LOCATION:
San Francisco, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
you are dealing with the oddity of time travel with the greatest of ease

COMMENTS:
"Time travel isn't odd at all, its all relative and faster than light. Everywhere and nowhere at once."

NO SMURF RULE ENFORCED

OWNER’S NAME:
Mikey

LOCATION:
South Hampton, England

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
no smurfs allowed

COMMENTS:
Mikey of Camoflage 'art transformed this Teletubby figurine into a Smurf to create an art installation based upon the quote on his eggplant.

IT'S YOU SHE LIKES

OWNER’S NAME:
Michele

LOCATION:
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
it's you I like (a quote from Mr. Rogers)

COMMENTS:
"I received all the goodies today and you made my day...The eggplant made me cry. Mr. Rogers was one of my favorites growing up, especially the town of make believe. When I was a child, I was only allowed to watch PBS so I grew up on it. It really brought tears to my eyes that you referenced someone so close to my heart."

HER DESTINY CALLING

OWNER’S NAME:
Audrey

LOCATION:
San Antonio, Texas

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
my destiny calls and I go

COMMENTS:
Audrey's destiny took her to France and she took her eggplant along, too

RAVING ABOUT SULTRY SOUNDS

OWNER’S NAME:
Chas

LOCATION:
London, England

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
the sultry sounds of yesteryear

COMMENTS:
"the photos we took at the rave were very dark and with so many people moving in rhythm to bass and beats it was hard to get a non wobbly pic so i coupled it up with another pic of a few of my sound making boxes and my lovely ceramic eggplant. hope this does not break the rules! its been on a real journey round london and brought me great luck when i jockeyed discs that night, lots of smiley people dancing and no mistakes!! i think it'll always be a companion in my laptop bag when i play at a party from here on in. the sultry sounds of yesteryear will always be a huge influence on the sounds of today. Large thanks again."

PAINTING COMPLETES HER

OWNER’S NAME:
Maggie

LOCATION:
Seattle, Washington

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
painting completed my life

COMMENTS:
"painting is the exhale of my soul. i paint to live."

ONE SILLY WALKER

OWNER’S NAME:
Kimari

LOCATION:
Lindenhurst, Illinois

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
school of silly walk

COMMENTS:
“As an amateur ballroom dancer and Monty Python fan, this had to be the most oddly appropriate quote for me to get."

EGGPLANT SUPREME

OWNER’S NAME:
Johannes

LOCATION:
Washington, DC

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
we must always take sides

COMMENTS:
"Eggplant Supreme!”

GLAD HEARTS

OWNER’S NAMES:
Ember & Mike

LOCATION:
Salt Lake City, Utah

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
maketh glad the heart

COMMENTS:
"The newest member of our family, Isabella (Izzy), does indeed make our heart glad! As first time parents, weve been surprised how much love we could feel for this little person. She's a handful, but worth it! Our hearts are very glad that shes come into our lives!"

TOO HAPPY

OWNER’S NAMES:
Ben & Stacy

LOCATION:
Providence, Rhode Island

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
they are now too happy to be able to hear us

COMMENTS:
"This picture is taken, like about half of our photographs, with my plastic camera, hence the blurry, dream-like quality. I hope you can make out our hands, and our glinting wedding rings--I think this is an illustration of what we were up to (gettin' hitched) when we got our eggplant (a potted plant is also featured)."

REFUSES TO BE TAMED

OWNER’S NAME:
Mac

LOCATION:
Dundas, Minnesota

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
don't let them tame you

COMMENTS:
"AROUSED BY BREEZE,
OUR SAILS
KISS:
BLISS"

ON HOLIDAY BY MISTAKE

OWNER'S NAME:
Susan

LOCATION:
Minneapolis, Minnesota

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
we've gone on holiday by mistake

COMMENTS:
"This makes me think of those days when my job is unexpectedly and excessively enjoyable--so delightful that I wonder if I really am working? Still, I think if I were to plan to go on holiday by mistake, it would more likely be in Paris or London or Maui than at work."

GO APE FOR EGGPLANTS

OWNER'S NAME: Kristin

LOCATION: Elkhart, Indiana

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I sent all my books to the wrong zip code

COMMENTS:
"I am a student at Indiana University South Bend, so this quote makes me think of spending all night writing a paper, only to wake up in the morning to print it and finding out the printer won't work. Spending all that time for nothing. P.S. Surprisingly, sock-monkeys also like eggplants."

GROWING HIS OWN EGGPLANTS

OWNER'S NAME:
Mark

LOCATION:
Bonsall, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
natural goings-on

COMMENTS:
"I just happened across one of your egglant art-o-mats. By pure coincidence I was growing my own eggplants ...how about that!"