I met up with Shane Turgeon during the early dealer set-up at the Celebration IV in Los Angeles. He pulled a copy of his not-yet released Star Wars Tattoo book and gave me a sneak peek. Wow, was I amazed at the design element of this book. I quickly asked Shane who the designer was and he told me Jeff Correll. After seeing what an amazing job Jeff did on the Star Wars tattoo art book "The Force in the Flesh" last year, I knew I had found the right guy for my book project.
Some of Jeff's Star Wars design portfolio includes:
- Star Wars Celebration III - designed set of 12 trading cards, exclusive set for the event
- Star Wars Celebration IV - designed 12 pewter exclusive collector medallions for the event
- Star Wars Celebration Japan - Teamed up with Mattias Rendal to design 12 pewter collector medallions, exclusive for the event
- Star Wars book design - "The Force in the Flesh" by Shane Turgeon - 208 page, hardcover, coffee table art book on Star Wars tattoos and related artwork. Featuring 45 tattoo artists and collectors from around the globe. For more information and sample pages from this amazing project please visit (www.theforceintheflesh.com)
Jeff writes...
"Toy Collecting History:
I started collecting Star Wars toys at the age of 8 in 1988. I used whatever small amounts of money I had to search out loose figures and toys at flea markets and comic book stores and I had collecting fever even then. I kept my toys in a large trunk at the time but soon ran out of space. I bought stuff off and on when I could find it and filled up my closet once the trunk got too full. I got my first carded figure in 1992, which was a potf b-wing pilot for $15. When I was 13 in 1992 my family took a vacation to Florida. I looked forward to going to hunt for Star Wars toys more than anything.
In 1995 I received my first potf2 figure as a gift from a girlfriend at the time, a Darth Vader on orange card with long saber. That started me down the path of modern toy collecting. I quickly ran out of space on my walls with figures pinned up all over the place. At that point, I decided to only collect vintage items. I boxed up all my modern toys and eventually sold them off.
After finishing up my college degree in graphic design and advertising in 2000, I took a dive into the realm of vintage prototypes. With my interest in design and toys it only made sense to combine the two together and make it a focus. I decided to focus mainly on Vintage Star Wars Micro Collection pre-production items and prototypes. Today this still remains my main focus point of collecting. I also currently collect a few other 1980's Kenner toy lines and prototypes. These include M.A.S.K., Centurions, and most importantly Silverhawks! I've also been known to pick up any type of internal Kenner item, service award or stuff that was meant to be in the hands of Kenner Employees."