Ninja Turtle

This Ana Inciardi mini print depicts a smiling Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle face rendered as a frozen treat on a wooden stick. The face is drawn in bright lime green with a red bandana mask across the eyes, two round blue pupils visible through it, and a wide red grin below. The rounded head shape, complete with small ear-like protrusions on either side, gives the whole composition the form of a novelty ice pop. The coloring is done in what appears to be colored pencil, giving the image a textured, handmade quality consistent with Inciardi's drawing style. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles originated as a comic book series in 1984 and became a defining pop culture franchise of the late 1980s and 1990s through an animated television series and films. The red bandana identifies this character as Raphael. This print sits comfortably within the food print category of Inciardi's work, channeling nostalgia through the specific lens of a childhood frozen treat. Collectors drawn to her ice cream and snack subjects often gravitate toward this one as well, since it fuses the novelty ice pop format with an iconic pop culture character. That layering of references, food plus fandom, gives it a particular appeal among collectors who grew up with both the franchise and the summer treats it evokes. It pairs naturally with her other food prints while also attracting collectors focused on pop culture and character-themed subjects in her catalog.