The second stop on the Art Studio Tour map lists a spot where a mother-and-son duo — a retired art teacher and a provocative local artist — are showing their eclectic work together for the first time.

Inside a white-walled converted garage studio on the north end, a table displays Mary Jo Svendsen’s colorful fused glass of abstract and scenic design. Around the perimeter are groupings of other artwork, the diversity of which would suggest several artists. But the signature on each piece belongs to just one: Michael Leavitt.

“The variety stretches back to 2000, the year I started to do art full time,” Leavitt said.

That was when Leavitt, 37, graduated from college and before he filled out a dossier with gallery listings in New York, shows in Singapore, San Francisco and Seattle, among other cities, and work in the permanent collections of Eddie Vedder, Geena Davis, the Wright family, the Smithsonian, Nike and others.

There’s a mischievous spark in his blue eyes followed by a generous laugh when Leavitt talks about his work. Like his 3-foot-tall, hand-carved statue of Luke Skywalker sporting the face of Martin Luther King, Jr., Leavitt is on a crusade —  one intended to shake up both the art world and a consumer-driven culture. His weaponry is art made by hand, ignited by the fuel of humor and satire.

“I make fun. I like fun,” Leavitt writes on his website, intuitionkitchenproductions.com, “I consciously make elite-level fine art look like mass-market product. Laboriously making art look machine-made transcends physical material with comedic irony.”

It is hard not to laugh and then be astonished when Leavitt pulls the head off Skywalker — all the statuary have multiple moving parts — by what lies beneath the smooth enamel surface.

“It’s carved cedar from L.S. Cedar,” Leavitt said, “followed by prep work, about four coats of wood filler, four coats of primer with sanding in between, before applying the enamel. I want these to look like the old Star Wars toys. That’s part of the game I play with my work. It references my childhood, and then I educate people. It’s not made in China; it’s not plastic; I made this.”

The illusion also plays out with Leavitt’s cardboard shoes, a series he began in 2006 based on New York City’s 1980s tennis shoe craze. The shoes are wearable, though they can’t get wet, and a favorite subject for children’s art workshops.

Trading cards — some wrapped with packs of bubble gum — are stacked on a shelf, however the images are not of Babe Ruth, but of artists and musicians who once inspired Leavitt. On the opposite wall hangs a poster of Leavitt’s Art Army, a series of one-off, handmade action figures of famous artists. The Art Army grew out of the trading cards, and Leavitt recently worked with Sawbones on Vashon to produce 3-D scans of the action figures.

Another wall displays woodblock paintings that Leavitt began in February — iconic scenes of Vashon titled “I found myself @” followed by the Vashon Theatre, Raab’s Lagoon or Burton Coffee.

Though he was raised in Seattle, Leavitt grew up camping on his family’s land on Maury Island, which he describes as growing up in paradise. Some of the paintings, he said, are fond memories of those years.

Moving between the worlds of fine art and design, Leavitt’s pieces often defy categorization, but several common elements link the two visual arenas — social commentary, an unbridled enthusiasm for innovative, labor-intensive art and constant encouragement from his parents.

“Their support and love was unconditional,” Leavitt said. “My father always said you can do anything you put your mind to. My mother taught me to draw at a really young age and enabled me with a lot of resources … stuff around the house to play with, and that was instrumental.”

Indeed Svendsen taught art for eight years, helping her middle school students  — like her son —  feel confident expressing themselves no matter the medium. After teaching, she worked for many years at Boeing. It was only after her retirement a decade ago that Svendsen returned to art.

“I did weaving and quilting,” she said. “Then a friend was doing fused glass and she invited me to join her. I got hooked.”

Though she hasn’t painted since art school, Svendsen said she approaches the glasswork like paintings. She likes the colors and patterns, but because glass can crack in the firing, she said she doesn’t get too attached.

Attachment isn’t a problem for Leavitt either. His self-confessed issue is having too many ideas, though his heartfelt goal is to make a difference with his art.

“I always hope my art can help the world more than it ever will,” Leavitt writes on his website. “Visual art, the load-bearing cornerstone of a healthy culture, need its pilot flame re-lit. A humanity disconnected from the arts is composed of people disconnected from each other. … Life is too short without the best of our talents and passions at the plate.”

The Spring Art Studio Tour will continue this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maps with details about each stop on the tour are available online at vashonislandartstudiotour.com and at most island businesses.