View Spark segment on Jason Mecier. Original airdate: February 2004. (Running Time: 2:52)

Jason Mecier's art is certainly one of a kind. It takes somebody with an unusual amount of imagination and humor, not to mention patience, to create a portrait of Martha Stewart entirely out of vegetables, Demi Moore from dog food, the Spice Girls with candy, and Sigmund Freud from tablets and pills. In the episode "From Life," Spark visits Mecier in the studio and takes a look at his quirky portraits.

Mecier uses a variety of household odds and ends, found items and food products to create his kitschy mosaics. His artwork has caught the attention of the stars, and he has done artwork for Parker Posey, Bjork and Farrah Fawcett. Phyllis Diller recently sent him a box of her jewelry and personal items to incorporate into his portrait of her.

Mecier often depicts images that come straight from posters, magazines or television. One of his favorite subjects, Tammy Faye Baker, is Mecier's pen pal. Other subjects of his include Jerry Seinfeld, Willie Nelson and Carol Channing. "A lot of people struggle with being appreciated in the art you do and finding a niche for it, so I feel fortunate that the general mood is, 'I like it.'" Mecier is represented by Maslov/Weinberg Agents Internationale, and his work has been featured internationally.