It's Been almost 2 years since I Bought Forked Up Art, it's a lot different now, gone are the days of simply running the Production. In these 2 years I have Moved the Business twice, gone through two crazy holidays rushed seasons, and learning the ins and outs of running this business, taking on the roles of shipping, welding, sculpting, marketing, customer service. Plus everything else, and I'm loving every minute of it.

2019 was the hardest year of my life. the reasons are personal and private. but what I can say is, out of concern for the safety of our children, My Wife and I decided we needed uproot and move to a new town. we bought a home last May, and moved FUA shortly after. I currently run the business out of my garage, and I am the only employee. (in 2013 there were 12 employees, crazy)

there is a lot more as to why last year was so tough, not just tough on me, but also on my family, But I'll spare you all the nitty gritty. the point of me sharing all of this is, I could not be where I am right now, without YOU. Forked up Art would not be, if it were not for so many great shops giving us business over the last 10 years. I'm very lucky to be able to make these whimsical & funky art works. those of you that know me even just a little, know this is my dream job, and I would be miserable if I couldn't do this everyday ( I would know, I tried). so Thank You.

As you might have noticed this email is far different then one you might expect especially from someone pining for your business. no worries, I'll be sending out my normal emails soon, with flashy pictures of new product, promo codes, and enticing sales.

I just thought this was a good opportunity to be a little more personal. Many of you call when you place your orders, and to be honest, I love that part of my job, getting a glimpse into the livelihoods my product contribute to.

I continually look forward to get to know you, your staff, you business, for lets hope a very long time.

Happy Valentines Day


Rusty McDermott
Owner(of many hats)
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It's interesting how things work out. My name is Rusty, In 2011, I became the first Full time hire at Forked Up Art. hired by the Founder, Judson Jennings. Shortly after that I was promoted to the position of Production manager, so that Judson could focus on sales and Running the administrative side of the business. I immediately took on and found joy in the process of designing new product, its a great feeling to design something that so many people smile at and like enough to purchase it, I'm very proud that many of my designs make up our catalog of products.

we hit our Stride in the years 2013-2014, where over 100,000 pieces of art were produced and sold, here in america with a small crew of about 10 employees or so. Forked up art was sold in 2015, the new owner moved the business, about 2 hours away from where I lived. I had no choice but to leave the company and move on. I enjoyed a short career Building Freeze Dryers, Where I learned many things.

I continued to create new designs, my love for the medium of using forks and spoons never left.  pictured above is one of my designs i did during my time after forked up art, i reinvented the rooster.

Three years after I left, the 3rd owner reached out to me and offered to sell Forked up art to me. The company was only doing a Fraction of the business from what we were doing back in the beginning, but i found i really loved this company and i would find joy in coming back, this time as the owner. I'm really excited to continue to bring well designed and affordable hand made art to all those fans out there.