This website is about any and everything that sparks the creative genius in all of us. By profession I am a Graphic Designer, and enjoy all aspects of design. From traditional to urban from resin to vinyl, these are all great mediums and deserve to be explored. On top of that everything from music to movies from guns to graffiti.
ZOMBIE GIRL: THE MOVIE chronicles the passion, creative drive, and supportive family of an extraordinary pre-teen girl following her filmmaking dreams: Emily Hagins is making a zombie movie. It’s feature-length, it’s bloody, and the zombies don’t run. But there’s one big difference between her film and every other zombie movie you’ve ever seen: Emily is twelve years old. Also to note, they will be screening this documentary at Comic-Con on Friday July 24th at 7pm.
Most twelve-year-olds are busy with friends, homework, and online chatting. But film-obsessed Emily Hagins spends her time writing and directing a feature-length zombie movie. ZOMBIE GIRL: THE MOVIE documents the exhilarating and heartbreaking two years it took her to shoot, edit, and premiere the film to a sold out audience in Austin, Texas.
Encouraged by famous friends and fans - including Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings), who she corresponds with in third grade, and journalist Harry Knowles of Ain’t It Cool News fame, ZOMBIE GIRL: THE MOVIE traces Emily’s remarkable vision and youthful will to succeed. And with the help of her mother as agent, crew, and biggest fan, Emily launches an epic adventure in genre filmmaking, battling everything from budget shortfalls to self-doubt, all while coming of age as a young girl. Emily has the vision and her mom has the driver’s license. Together, their journey is a funny, enlightening look at a growing world of young moviemakers, and the bloodiest mother/daughter story you’ve ever seen.
NYC clothing & designer toys brand Cookies -n- Cream and talented artist/toy sculptor Masahiro Ito of Inu Art Studio present a new line of designer toys influenced by hip hop titled 4 Elements.
4 Elements is a collection of 4 toys that pay homage to hip hop. Each toy represents one of the 4 Elements of hip hop - MCing, DJing, Graffiti, Breakdancing. Artist/Sculptor Masahiro Ito says hip hop has always been something that he's been drawn to as far back as he can remember. As part of Dave Cortes' Inu Art Studio based in Brooklyn NYC, he's played a hand in assisting with the sculpting of hundreds of toys but never worked on his own pieces. In collaboration with Cookies -n- Cream, he worked on the 4 Elements collection which is based on hip hop, a culture that is one of the things that plays an influence on him and the Cookies -n- Cream brand.
The pieces are 4 inches tall and each one comes with an item that is representative of its element. The MC comes with a microphone, the DJ comes with a turntable deck, the graffiti artist comes with a spray can and the b-boy comes with a boombox. Each toy will be handmade in Brooklyn, NYC at the Inu Art studios. Pieces will be limited. Prices and release dates will be announced soon. For more information, please visit the Cookies -n- Cream website.
A long stitch ago in a Gallery not so far, far away, an alliance of crafty rebel artists was formed to honor the epic fantasy world of Star Wars. Wielding mighty tools of knitting and crochet, cutting through the great expanse of felt, these daring individuals used their handmade patterns of survival to restore freedom to the galaxy. Beginning July 18th, their Jedi mind tricks will bedazzle you and sway your thoughts to the Dark side of the Art World. May their farce be with you. All the pieces from the show are available for purchase HERE!
A group art exhibition featuring amazing handmade goods inspired by the most fabulous space fantasy ever made! The Stitch Wars exhibition is being held at Bear and Bird Boutique+Gallery in South Florida. Thanks to Emilybee for this info!
This week the Toy Break crew looks at Totem Dopplegangers by Anton Ginzburg, Dragon Scout by Amanda Visell, resin figures from Overkill Creations, lots of SDCC news, and much more! Open an ice pop and join us for a Toy Break!
Toy Break Stuff
Mono Smash Contest - brought to you by Tenacious Toys - limited to 150 pieces, $100 - draw your version of Smash and post it in the forum! - all skill levels welcome, winner will be chosen at random - deadline is August 5th
Breaker Buildman - announcing our first ever Toy Break exclusive figure - the purple Breaker Buildman from Onell Design! This figure is limited to 150 pieces and is available exclusively from ToyBreak.com for $8
News
Geekerdome.com - Toy Break is now available on Geekerdome.com, a new hub for geekcentric entertainment including podcasts, webcomics, and more!
Toffee Dolls - by Huckleberry Toys - Series 1 Toffee dolls designed by Japanese designer Riri Fukuju will be available at SDCC booth 4449 and includes five 12" dolls featuring 5 points of articulation plus summer convention exclusives Hellboy Fan (500 pcs), Jessica (300 pcs), and Witchiepoo (300 pcs), $150 each
Obama - by Heroes In Action - 8" migo style action figures
Chris Ryniak at SDCC - two signings at the Rotofugi Booth #4930 - Saturday July 25 from Noon to 1:45 pm and Sunday July 26 at Noon - releases include The Lake Monsters Big Muscamoot Fire on the Water (SDCC) Version and Wonder Festival Summer 2009 Version both $60
Bill the Yeti - by David Lanham & Strangekiss - available at SDCC booth 4637 - each version (Lanham, Kozik, and Mad) is limited to 250 pieces with print
Kidrobot SDCC Exclusives - three exclusives this year including 8" Fortune Dunny (1,000 pcs) & Lucky Dunny (200 pcs) by Shane Jessup each $75, 6" Holy Roller FatCap by DEPH (1,200 green and 200 purple) for $75, and 5" Wood Labbit (300 pcs) by Amanda Visell & Frank Kozik for $50
DKE Con Exclusives - at Booth #4732 - Shawnimals Summer Ninja limited to 300 pieces for $18, Blue O-No Sushi by Andrew Bell limited to 150 pieces for $30, Zakkamono's Miao and Mousubi GID Buff Monster Edition limited to 100 pieces for $80, Tcho! by Ohm Puro limited to 50 sets with 6 figures in the set for $15 each, Erick Scarecrows Soopa Maria Sandbox limited to 20 pieces for $100, Pearl Rainbowasaurus limited to 10 pieces for $375, DIY Mythos Buddies limite dto 100 pieces for $10, Mini Treeson Set limited to 50 sets for $20
Reviews
Totem Dopplegangers - by Anton Ginzburg & Kidrobot - stackable 3" vinyl figures in three packs now available in black and pink (GID) - $20
Dragon Scout - by Amanda Visell - 7" green girl eater version limited to 600 pieces - $65
Overkill Creations Resin Figures - by Overkill Creations - hand painted resin castings available at SDCC table M11 include Mr. SwordFish "Nobs" (40 pieces) for $20 - glow in the dark Ick Monster available in assorted colors for $13 - glow in the dark Black Star "Nobs" black version available at SDCC for $20 - Emoticons available in assorted colors for $13
Events
Mez-Itz Art Show - featuring custom Mez-Itz figures at booth 4145 at San Diego Comic Con July 22nd to July 26th
Mimico Custom Vimobot Show - group show of customized Vimobots curated by DrilOne at booth 4938 at San Diego Comic Con July 22nd to July 26th
Jesse Hernandez just put up a post stating that the secret is out, Toy Tokyo and Bic Plastics is dropping an SDCC 09 Exclusive variant of his design for the new BIC buddies platform. This is going to go down on Saturday from 3pm - 4pm at booth #5237 to get the goods and Marka27 will be on hand as well, both signing these figures. There is no word on price yet, but it should be reasonable!
ARTDENKA's is showing of a couple new toys. The first is a new version of their vinyl toy SKULLBOX titled "BLACK SHEEP" & a new resin toy "MAGGOT BRAIN" which will appear at San Diego Comic Con 2009!
SKULLBOX "BLACK SHEEP" ver is a matt black colorway. This has 4points punkin' studs, and a stencil painting on the face. The stencil painting is the symbol of straight edge "X", so "BLACK SHEEP" is the sleepless punkin' sheep, and will appear at DKE Toys booth #4732. "MAGGOT BRAIN" is a crazy brain that is made of three parts. The brain, the face, and the CRAZY TIKI. The face has 6points punkin' studs and lowbrow design And the CRAZY TIKI is inside of the MAGGOT BRAIN! This will also be at SDCC 09 and will appear at Onell Design and Callgrim.com booth #4732.
Not much else to say about this... Play Imaginative is having a huge sale in Singapore and this is going down while supplies last so if you are over in that region hit this up for some deep cuts on some great collectibles!
Lana Crooks has been working with Rocketworld on some stuff, and here is a collab that will be at the Rocketworld booth at SDCC 09. She writes "What you cant see from this pic is the front... one eye is larger than the other and the nose is more of a triangle. So I made my style skull but with his [Patrick Ma's] skulls features. They are limited to 20 pieces and will sell for $50 each. All handmade by me, and I'll be sitting around the booth at various intervals. I am [also] working on another extremely limited plush for him...that may be at the con as a sneak peek." Keep your eyes on Lana's site HERE for up to date information as well as an upcoming solo show who's dates have yet to be revealed! Thanks to Jeremy from ARTkivers once again for this great info!
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