{"id":4160,"date":"2024-04-23T12:13:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caricatureking.com\/caricatureblog\/?p=4160"},"modified":"2024-04-24T12:52:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:52:30","slug":"some-big-changes-at-caricature-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caricatureking.com\/caricatureblog\/some-big-changes-at-caricature-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Some big changes at Caricature King"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>The early part of 2024 has seen some big changes at Caricature King.<\/p>\n<h3>Artist Eddie on extended sick leave<\/h3>\n<p>As many will be aware, Eddie suffered a <strong>stroke<\/strong> in April 2023. Being the strong-willed guy he is, he re-trained\u00a0 is right hand and after 4 months was back with us completing orders.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago his right arm started to give him trouble again and after investigations, almost exactly one year after his stroke he was diagnosed with a <strong>brain tumor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>brain tumor<\/strong> was successfully removed last week and Eddie is recuperating at home.The bad news is early tests show it was an aggressive malignant tumor. As a result, Eddie is facing months of radiation and chemotherapy as part of his fight against any residual cells.<\/p>\n<p>Of course this means Eddie is not able to work for many months and will not have an income.<\/p>\n<p>We ask that you donate to his GoFundMe campaign to help pay medical and living costs. <em>Please also read the updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"gfm-embed\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/please-help-eddie-with-medical-bills-and-expenses\/widget\/large?sharesheet=CAMPAIGN_PAGE\"><\/div>\n<p><script defer src=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/static\/js\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Welcome new artist Jardim<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.caricatureking.com\/caricatureblog\/?attachment_id=4159\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caricatureking.com\/caricatureblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/07.jpg?fit=391%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"391,420\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caricatureking.com\/caricatureblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/07.jpg?fit=391%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-4159 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caricatureking.com\/caricatureblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/07.jpg?resize=320%2C344&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"art by caricature artist Jardim\" width=\"320\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caricatureking.com\/caricatureblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/07.jpg?w=391&amp;ssl=1 391w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.caricatureking.com\/caricatureblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/07.jpg?resize=279%2C300&amp;ssl=1 279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>We are excited to welcome a new caricature artist, Jardim.<\/p>\n<p>With a fabulous exaggerated yet kindly art style, Jardim has over 20 years experience in a range of art styles other than caricature.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see from this example, he captures the mood of his subject perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>You can <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caricatureking.com\/jardim-samples.php\">see more of his samples here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>He his ready to start on your project straight away.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Two artists have departed<\/h3>\n<p>Artists Keimo and Luis have left the team to persue other interests.<\/p>\n<p>Keimo is working in gaming development after 7 years on the team,<\/p>\n<p>After over a decade with Caricature King, Luis has shifted his focus full-time to starting his own realtor company.<\/p>\n<p>We thank them for their service and I know some regular clients will miss their style.<\/p>\n<p>Coming up<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget Father&#8217;s Day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The early part of 2024 has seen some big changes at Caricature King. Artist Eddie on extended sick leave As many will be aware, Eddie suffered a stroke in April 2023. Being the strong-willed guy he is, he re-trained\u00a0 is right hand and after 4 months was back with us completing orders. 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