My series of works, Looney Tombs, invents a new history as popular culture fuses with Egyptian style relics, preservation, and the representation of the animal. Animated cartoon characters of the 20th century transform into gods evoking an ancient Egyptian religion where they are represented and worshiped in the form of mummies, bronze, and stone sculptures. Through the absence of the skin (on a visual level), viewers remain engaged through pop culture aesthetics mixed with Egyptian mummification. The cartoon character becomes a tool of manipulation to alter the viewer’s perception of the animal within, where the mummified animal wrapped in linen gains a new soul and identity in the shape of a contemporary, animated character. Throughout their history, cartoon characters entertained their audiences with high levels of violence; however, the humanization of animals ultimately took the cruel aspect out of contention. In parallel, ancient Egyptians veiled the deceased animal through wrapped linen,  using spirituality to convey a purposeful death. My mummified animals create a universe where history and present day collide. Ancient Egyptian gods and animal mummies experience a rebirth in the form of 20th century cartoon characters.