A work of art

If you've been following this blog for any amount of time, you will know that I have long bemoaned the fact that McFarlane Toys never chose Guy as the subject of one of their hockey figurines.  However, there are customizers out there who take existing figurines and make them into whatever players they choose.

Hockeycustoms is one such customizer.  I discovered on Twitter recently that they made a figurine of Carbo!  With permission, I'm featuring the figurine here.  As stated on the Facebook page, "For this custom of former Canadiens captain Guy Carbonneau I used a McFarlane series 4 [Brendan] Shanahan figure as the base and did a straight repaint, only adding a visor." 

(image source:  Facebook/Hockeycustoms, used with permission)

What I can't get over with this figure is the detail.  Even Guy's signature CCM Tacks skates are perfect, as is the Victoriaville stick that he used during this era.  

Do check this customizer out, their Facebook page features many other amazing figurines and they do awesome work!

Artwork

Tonight's blog post features artwork, courtesy of Carbo webmaster extraordinaire Diane Lau.

This is a drawing of Guy that Diane did in 1998.  For Mother's Day 1999, her daughter Katie did a montage drawing of Carbo and gave it to Diane as a gift!  Here it is:

Thanks, ladies!

I used to draw but have not done so in a long time.  That thing called life has gotten in the way.  However, I have a small piece of Carbo artwork of my own, humble as it is.

Tattoos are considered artwork, right?  I had this done in 2010.  This photo was taken shortly after the tattoo was finished, which is why it looks a little angry.