Juggling Jesus cutouts, Venus Fly Trap wall hangings and Angry Gnome buttons. No, we're not talking about the Archie McPhee catalog. Ripper Jordan, that trio of Las Vegas artists who strive to make fun, affordable art, has moved its gallery into Vurb Magazine's office in the Arts Factory. The space is decked with Ripper Jordan's acrylic-on-wood satirical iconography, clever quips and original designs. Don't like the anatomically correct Pac-Man characters? How about cartoons on watercolor paper that the artists swear will be collectibles once they are really successful. Rethinking the banal with humor and juvenile whimsy, these artists also offer their own line of buttons, T-shirts and magnets. Who doesn't need a black rainbow wall hanging or a painting of a gun that shoots a cute little red heart instead of a bullet?

Kristen Peterson, Las Vegas Sun, Dec. 17, 2007