ABOUT

The Company

The Artist

THE COMPANY

Name: Smug Mugz

Established: 2012

Size: Small yet mighty

Mission: Create fun, lasting memories thru the art of caricature

Location: Smug Mugz travels throughout Los Angeles and Orange County, or as far as a plane, yacht, hot air balloon, or vehicle can travel. Occasionally, Smug Mugz can be spotted at the local fiestas, farmer's markets, or sidewalk festivals.

Artisic Inspiration: Almighty God, fluffy clouds, bowler hats, bubble pipes, René Magritte, Walt Disney, the Old Masters, Jordi Labanda and Audrey Kawasaki

Style: fun, flattering, quick uncanny likenesses

Number of faces drawn: Thousands and thousands

About the Name: Smug Mugz - The name Smug Mugz is a combination of the words: "smug" (an adjective or type of facial expression) and "mugz" (spelled with a "z" which is a fancy way of saying the plural of "mug" which in this case is a playful way of saying "face"; not to be confused with a large cup or the act of assault by a hoodlum or thug); Smug Mugz is not to be confused with the company called "Smug Mug", a photo website company (spelled without a "z").

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Do you sell mugs? What do you mean by mug?
Sorry, currently we donut sell mugs. We sell caricatures, which is a funny drawing of the face, also known as a "mug." Who knows? We may sell mugs (cups) with mugs (faces) some day in the future? Hmm...

2. Why is the face called a mug?
Why the face is called a mug, we donut know.

Actually, maybe we do know...!

Here are some explainations we found in an article called: Why is a Face called a "Mug"?

• It was a figure of speech used in old black and white films, where they used such phrases as "mugshot" ("mug" as in face and "shot" as in photograph, meaning photograph of the face)
• "Mugg" is a Scandinavian term for a drinking vessel. Back in the 1600 to 1700's, vessels were often adorned with cartoonishly-drawn faces. This may have led to the use of "mug" as a synonym for an ugly face.
• Another thought is that "mug" comes from "mukha," the Sanskit word for face.

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