From the Collection of Mrs. Jones

Junk Fed is the creative identity of artist and nostalgist Todd S. Rogers, whose work explores the cultural imprint of childhood and pop ephemera. Based in Connecticut, Rogers channels a lifelong fascination with toys, television, and mid-century pop culture into mixed-media art, sculpture, illustration, and storytelling. Through JunkFed.com—his blog, shop, and podcast—Rogers curates a playful yet thoughtful journey through the artifacts of the 1970s and 1980s, reimagining familiar icons with humor, reverence, and subversive wit. His pieces, from bootleg toy homages to narrative assemblages, invite viewers to see nostalgia not as passive longing but as an active, creative dialogue with the past. Junk Fed’s work has been featured across digital platforms, in zines, books, and short films, continuing to resonate with fellow “pop culture zealots.” Equal parts toy art, memory excavation, and cultural remix, Rogers’ practice celebrates the joy, strangeness, and enduring power of disposable American culture. Acrylic paint is fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but become water-resistant when dry. Depending on how much the paint is diluted (with water) or modified with acrylic gels, media, or pastes, the finished acrylic painting can resemble a watercolor or an oil painting, or have its own unique characteristics not attainable with other media.