Issue 01 · Blank Canvas

YOUR NEXT
WORK OF ART.

A real, playable ukulele with one important thing missing: the finish. Paint it. Burn it. Draw on it. Make something that escaped from an art-school basement at 2:00 in the morning.

A Butterfly Uke decorated with geometric pyrography
FIG. 01 — SOLID SAPELE TOPWOOD BURNED
Solid Sapele TopAquila Nylgut StringsGeared Chrome TunersIntonated Bone SaddleRosewood FretboardFully Assembled
Solid Sapele TopAquila Nylgut StringsGeared Chrome TunersIntonated Bone SaddleRosewood FretboardFully Assembled
Fig. 02 — Gallery

Same instrument.
Wildly different lives.

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Gothic Birds

Gothic Birds

ACRYLIC

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Anime Girl Boss

Anime Girl Boss

ACRYLIC AND MARKER

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Studio Study No. 4

Studio Study No. 4

Acrylic, mixed media

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Let us clear that up

Not a toy. Not a kit.
Not a piece of crap.

Spec 01

Solid Sapele Top

African hardwood, clear balanced tone.

Spec 02

Geared Tuners

Black-button, actually stays in tune.

Spec 03

Bone Saddle

Intonated, curved bridge, quietly overachieving.

Spec 04

Ready to Play

Fully assembled and strung — not a kit.

Back of a blank Butterfly Uke
Before
Butterfly Uke decorated with a watercolor ocean and sailboat scene
After

Same instrument. About six hours, one late night, and a small pile of old magazines and brushes later.

The Butterfly Uke
The Butterfly Uke

A good little instrument waiting for a big idea.

Warm, balanced tone from a solid sapele top. A smooth unfinished surface ready for painting, staining, drawing, burning, or carving. Arrives assembled, strung, and ready to play.

Free of finish. Not free.
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Hands painting a Butterfly Uke with acrylics
Fig. 04 — Give a project

Some gifts are opened and forgotten. A Butterfly Uke gives someone something to make.

For artists, musicians, creative teenagers, retired makers, craft obsessives, teachers, and people who already own too many mugs.

Give a Butterfly Uke

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