I make all kinds of art: stories, costumes, paintings, music, fashion, movies, installations, and puzzle hunts. Movies and puzzle hunts are my favorite formats because I love collaboration, and I get to explore several art disciplines at the same time.
Artists are responsible for the influence their art has on others, and I make deliberate decisions about the art I make. My stories are fun and engaging, and I feature girls and women in the lead roles. Most of my stories are comedies with elements of absurdity or magical realism, and I love to have characters solve problems. My hope is to entertain viewers while inspiring them to make a better life for everyone.
- Tom Buhrman
Finishing Ghost Creek Park movie
Vended at February Fruitflea in Durham, NC with Rubber Creatures attire
Created and displayed protest signs inspired by Sister Mary Corita
Open Screenings at Shadowbox Studio
March - screened 47 Baskets for John's Birthday
April - screened Checklist for Death
Wrote and filmed Ghost Creek Park comedy short
Vended at Gothtober at Fruitflea in Durham, NC with Rubber Creatures attire
Made holiday gifts: giant map blanket and custom board game
Finished large snake sculpture/painting
Finished painting and mailing 80 original art postcards to friends and family
Constructed new pieces of Rubber Creatures gear
Completed Protest Coat (Fascism is Boring)
Participated in Scrap Exchange's Durham Art Parade
Completed a large painting commission
Contributed sound piece for animation by Reinfected.me
Built a typeface based on the handwriting & cartoons of Dennis Palmer
Filmed short movies
Built several props and costumes for movies
Taught young artists how to make masks and art
Short play, Brunhilda and the Eternal Flame, featured in online reading: Sips and Scripts
Completed two short films that are official selections and award nominees for the Austin Revolution Film Festival:
47 Baskets for John's Birthday
Wrote three short plays, including
Legendary Battle selected for the NC10BY10 Play Festival
Driving with Dale short screenplay nominated for Best Comedy Short Screenplay for the Austin Revolution Film Festival
Painted a commission
Created several monster masks and costumes for films
Created new Rubber Creatures apparel
Driving with Dale short screenplay is an official selection and award nominee for the Austin Revolution Film Festival
Here Come the Orcs music video selected for the Longleaf Film Festival
Unwanted Poets short play selected for production in the NC 10 by 10 Play Festival
Wrote and began filming a short movie called Checklist for Death
Premiered two movies Nothing in Durham and The Girl in White at the Carolina Theater – Durham, NC
Durham Fashion Week: September 13-15, 2019
Rubber Creatures Pop-Up Store at Durham Bazaar Spring Market – Durham, NC
Wrote and filmed movies Nothing in Durham and The Girl in White
Rubber Creatures Pop-Up Store at Innocence & Lies Goth Dance Night at Arcana – Durham, NC
Finalist in the TV pilot script competition at the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards – Los Angeles, CA
Finalist in the feature screenplay competition at the Austin Revolution Film Festival – Austin, TX
Durham Art Guild’s 64th Annual Juried Exhibition – Durham, NC
Truth to Power 6 – juried exhibit at Pleiades Gallery, Durham, NC
Rubber Creatures Pop-Up Store at The PUSH Summer Fetish Weekend – Durham, NC
The Sticky Note Show – The Carrack, Durham, NC
Beyond Film Festival –Cary Theater, Cary, NC
Durham Art Guild Member Showcase – Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC
Apt. 4F: Functional, Fashion, Fiber and Fine Art – Scrap Exchange, Durham, NC
20th Annual Postcards from the Edge – Hosted by Visual AIDS at Gallery 524, New York, NY
Meso-plo-DINE 2017 – Scrap Exchange, Durham, NC
Rubber Creatures from Outer Space! – Golden Belt: Room 100 Gallery, Durham, NC. Presented by the Durham Art Guild
Truth to Power 5 – juried exhibit at Pleiades Gallery, Durham, NC
To Cut Is To Think – The Scrap Exchange, Durham, NC
Durham Art Guild Member Showcase – Durham, NC
MONA Biennial – Museum of Non-Visible Art
Durham Art Guild’s 62nd Annual Juried Exhibition – Durham, NC
Monster Drawing Rally – live drawing event and fundraiser at the NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
Eight Little Pieces – paintings on display at a medical office in Raleigh, NC
Truth to Power 4 – juried exhibit at Pleiades Gallery, Durham, NC
Fraqture – collaborative interactive digital installation organized by Smashing Boxes on display at 21c Museum Hotel, Durham, NC
First Annual RTP Employee Art Exhibit – The Frontier, The Research Triangle Park, NC
Carrack Community Shows (2015-2017) The Carrack, Durham, NC