Prop Art Studio

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In more than two decades, Prop Art Studio in Detroit has continually re-invented itself, designing, sculpting and rendering costumes, huge 3-D billboards and other advertisements, steel artwork, theatre props, and many versions of a famous purple octopus named Al for the Detroit Red Wings. Co-owner Mike Stapleton and his crew also have restored historic churches and mansions, and done scenic backdrops, murals, oversized sculpted vegetables, a 10-foot tall guitar-playing pig and a 38-foot-long iguana. The studio is housed in an electric car charging station dating back to 1909. Come explore the fascinating process behind many of the easily recognizable little touches of art and advertising around the city.