HOUSE OF LIU CUSTOM SHOW

I got word from Rob Ingellis aka OsirisOrion about an upcoming custom toy show that he, and a bunch of other well know customizers are going to be involved with. There are alot of these custom shows going on this year, and this one looks like it is going to be great. The platform of choice this time around...Veggiesomething's "House of Liu", which is an amazing production piece, so I am sure the customs are going to rock! The show is at APW Gallery in NYC and it opens August 22nd, and runs until September 4th.

The artist list includes :
Peskimo, JamFactory, Julie West, DGPH, Shin Tanaka, MCA, Jim Koch, Nanospore, Ken Keirns, Shawnimals, Lou Pimentel, Sichi, Charuca, Bounce, Filter017, Shon Side, Sneaky Raccoon, Squee, Escape76, Revise CMW, Peabe, Joey Potts, Yunicorn, Joey D, Jose Garibaldi, Blutt, Fathom, Flip, Yoink, Stizo, Leaders 1354, OsirisOrion, Coolvader, Boxguts, C. Krebs, KidLew, Steve Talkowski, Kerry Lee, and Hans Yim.

Here is just a taste of what is expected...thanks to OsirisOrion, and be sure to CLICK THROUGH for more pics and info.

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JEREMY MADL AUDIO INTERVIEW ON WALT BODINE SHOW, AUGUST 2007

This is a really great audio interview with MAD about how he became a toy designer. I am sure some of you have heard it, but for those of you that have not...Enjoy!

From Walt Bodine's site:
Playing with toys didn't stop at adolescence for Kansas Citian Jeremy Madl'. In this month's Odd Jobs find out what it takes to be a professional toy designer. Madl's business is called Mad Toy Design.

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Stefan Bucher's Daily Monster #186

From Stefan's Blog:

Much like myself, Monster 186 appears to be NUTS 4 NUTS. But why? Surely this isn't just any ordinary woodland creature, is it? Is it biological in nature? Is it a cyborg squirrel? Is it a zombie squirrel? Is this some sort of kinky furry thing? When something looks as simple and straightforward as this, then surely... surely something is not what it appears. I'm looking forward to hearing your conspiracy theories! If you wouldn't mind, please go ahead and...

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YETI GUY PACKAGING

I pulled this info from the Vinyl Toy Freaks Forum, that PatchTogether posted showing off their upcoming packaging for the release of their Yeti Guy! Click through to see full package spreads and a lil bio that goes along with each Yeti!

This breed of Yeti Guy lives in the harsh arctic tundra, but its cool, he quite enjoys it. His favorite past times include ice sculpting, break dancing and polar bear wrestling. Store him in a cool dry place so he doesn't get homesick.

The Yeti Girl live in a far off land full off sugar and spice and all things nice, Awesome! She has a very sweet tooth and can usually be found running round the candy cane forest on a massive sugar rush! careful with this one. She bites.

The Yeti Guy is a resident of the mystical Ravensbeak Forest. He enjoys swingball, old school funk and munching on small creatures, so please keep him away from your cat. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

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