mike leavitt (born november 4, 1977) is an american visual artist based near seattle, washington responsible for a variety of pop art, fine art, design and satirical works in various media. leavitt's sculptures are one of a kind one-off's though some of his design projects are prototypes reproduced in limited or quantities. with his hipop project under the name intuition kitchen productions leavitt "blends art, design and social commentary". well known for his handmade statues of cultural icons, his more recent work includes a series of action figures reproduced by the brooklyn, ny toy company fctry inspired by leavitt's political persuasions as an 11th-generation american descendant of john leavitt (1608-1691).