The Custom Yoka Show @ Designer Con

adFunture provided their 3" blank Yoka bear vinyl figures and DKE Toys co-founders Dov Kelemer and Sarah Jo Marks found over 200 artists to participate in the Custom Yoka Show. Featuring work from 19 countries the show turns the quirky little panda into everything from a dirty thug to a sweet snail in this tremendous exhibition. Each original piece ranges from $25 to $600 and will be available for purchase at the start of the show Saturday morning.

Set to premiere at Designer Con (formerly Vinyl Toy Network) in Pasadena, California on November 21, 2009 the show will travel from there to make more appearances around the country and possibly the world. Tour dates to be announced. Show features: Anthony Ausgang, Miss Mindy, Buff Monster, Jophen Stein, Heidi Kenney, Steven Daily, Snaggs, Arbito, Le Merde, Chris Ryniak, olive47, Dacosta!, Chino, SpankyStokes and literally hundreds more.

Starting at noon all children will be invited to play the Yoka scavenger hunt. Participants will search the exhibition for the answers to 10 clues and the first 100 players to complete the hunt will win a brand new unreleased Yoka from the upcoming series 1 (pic above). Also thanks to Andy from ToysRevil for putting together the Yoka collage pic.

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Ganmetall Celsius Tribute Series 2 - Gatchaman

Rotobox keeps the fresh custom vinyl flowing and here's their Ganmetall Celsius Tribute Sereis 2 - Gatchaman Ken and Joe! Series 2 was supposed to be released last month but because of some delays, series 3 was released first, but now as you can see both of these are totally rockin and are available for sale now at Rotobox's online store HERE. Gatchaman Ken is an edition of 10 and is priced at $280 each including shipping fee and Gatchaman Joe is an edition of 5 and is priced at $300 each including shipping fee.

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8" Leo Romeo Qee Bear by William Tsang

No Clowning Around - William Tsang of Brothersworker fame and Animal Homme - is the featured artist of this new 8" Artist Qee Bear. Introducing the Leo Romeo 8" Artist Qee Bear by William Tsang. Now available - this new addition to the Artist Qee Collection captures William's original design he completed using a 36" Qee. Toy2R faithfully recreated the design into this limited edition 8" Qee. Boxed and ready for wrapping!

Apex Trading Company (theapex@apex-z.com) is currently taking orders for the item which is now ready to ship, just in time for the holidays. Toy2R will be releasing additional 8" Qee Bears as part of the Artists Collection to commemorate the 15th Anniversary in 2010.

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AJEE x PIXIE SkullSkin Pack

One year after her first release SkullSkin is back dressed with a whole new graphic design for a colaboration between Ajee & Pixie. She wears gloves, headband, make-up, transparent skull helmet, dots and flock. The 3 new color ways, Italy PURPLE , England BLACK and France BLUE, are each limited to 60 each and are selling for 90euros each. Available from the 15th of November 2009 either @ Pixie, ExtendedPlayz or Ajee. Only Few pieces @ Bonustoyz.com

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Wizard Sleeve Toys 2.0 launches

Wizard Sleeve Toys, a new but quickly expanding online distributor of rare and limited edition art collectibles, announced today that they have launched an updated version of their website at www.wizardsleevetoys.com.

With contributions from Rosstamicah Design and C3 Motion Graphics, in conjunction with the marketing team at South Circle Media, the new website was months in the making. The end result is a more interactive flash interface, keeping the site clean and hiding links when they are not needed while still keeping in the theme of street art and urban inspired design aesthetic.
As a strictly online entity, this new site will bring a major face lift to the presence of Wizard Sleeve Toys throughout the collectibles community and further establish itself as a worthy competitor in the market. Recent highlights include an exclusive purple colorway of the ultra limited and highly sought after Ganmetall Celsius collectible figure as well as two quickly approaching art shows.

Feminality, a strictly female affair, will be headlined by well known artist Tara McPherson and will take place this coming Saturday, November 21st, at the Hive Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles. The show will highlight various works from over 20 extremely talented female artists, and feature a floor-to-ceiling live mural painting by McPherson.

Then, just two weeks later during Miami’s Art Basel festival, Wizard Sleeve Toys along with Cassie “Kazilla” Williams and South Circle Media will be hosting the Multiversal Group Show. Beginning on December 3rd and continuing on through the 6th, Multiversal will be a true mix of art on a variety of platforms, featuring more than 150 top artists, including a South Florida local artist room, an Art Institute student exhibition, the second Feminality art show, and a custom toy show. This four day event will be taking place at the The American Legion building, a recently rediscovered hot spot in Downtown Miami overlooking the Biscayne Bay.

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Toyqube's Cloth Head Print by Doktor A

Toyqube is rockin a 48 hour sale on this rad print for only $19.99. This is the companion print to Doktor A’s Cloth Head Kaniza! This five-color screenprint measures 8"x8" and is printed on 80 lb paper. It is limited to 100 pieces and is individual numbered.This is for the print only. Produced by ToyQube.

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DrilOne exclusives for Designer Con...

SpankyStokes.com is proud to have DrilOne representing once again at this years Designer Con and this time around, he is bringing an army with him... an army of Gwins that is, as well as that awesome Decommissioned U.S. Rose Vampire Mine! The Gwins will be available for $10 each, no word on price for the Rose Vampire, but stay tuned because he is going to have so much more! Stop by and say hello, come check us out at booth #35.

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Exclusive prints from Squidnik for Designer Con

Above are 2 of the 3 prints that are going to be available at Designer Con from artist Squidnik through Happy Panda Toys. The Orange is limited to 125 pieces, the green is limited to 50 pieces and there is a third design which will be kept under lock and key to be revealed at Designer Con, but we do know that one will be limited to 25 pieces. Check this out, they will be in all the bags given away at DCon, these look great btw, and they are featuring Squidnik's "Sick Doll" figure which is soon to be released.

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Groovy Glow Seekers from Arbito

Check this out... AWESOME!!! Arbito has just finished up 10 new Groovy Glow Seekers, and you’ll be able to pickup one of these tomorrow, Wednesday the 18th, at 12 noon PST in his shop HERE. These Groovy Glow Seekers are cast in a combination of clear and GID resin. Each one has an unique paint job, with unique names which include: - Prehistoric Veins – Spotted Drips - Inside Out - Dark Cherry Soda - Little Paths - Oil & Eggs - Pink Flow - Skull Parade - Take a Peek – Dark Hollow, they also all have an embedded GID skull! Signed editions of 1/1. Only 10! No word on price yet, but check back tomorrow in his store to snag one (more pics HERE).

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Kaiju ready for a new home...

Lovers of OG RxH jump for joy. If you've missed out on older figures or never had the funds for after market pieces, you are in luck now because Lulubell Toy Bodega has got you covered! A small wave of past fighters are making a come back. All on lighter based yellow vinyl. There here, but act quick, only slight more have been made this second time around.

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High School and designer toys... why not?

Scott Schaller, who runs an awesome after school class for high school students at Cabrillo High School that focuses in on the designer toy side of art (how cool would that have been in high school), you can check out the school site HERE and click on the Toy Underground link to connect to their sub site dedicated to toy making, Paper or Plastic. His after school program concentrates on toy/character creation and they are developing their own characters in paper, wood, as a custom on a munny blank, sewn as a plushy, and finally they will sculpt it in clay and cast it in resin, at least that is what they're working towards. He is also a pretty talented artist and recently finished a Pusher custom and a couple wooden toys he has created. Scott is super dedicated to the cause and we actually met at the Urban Paper Toy book roll out party at Mobius last May.

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How do you like them apples? New from Infectious

Are you so much of an Apple aficionado that you're a little hesitant about covering up the beautiful glowing logo? Well, we feel you. And that's why back in July Infectious challenged their community of artists to dream up a laptop skin that creatively revealed the Apple logo in our Cut to the Core design challenge. A tsunami of press and purchases followed the launch of the first round of winners, so they decided to spoil you with a second batch of designs that also cut them to the quick.

So congratulations and all hail Greg Koenig and his glow-in-the-dark design A Little Rusty, Ivan Flores who brings new meaning to the term "apple jack" with Jacked In and also to Mike Klay who takes a decidedly cutthroat approach with The Rebel. The designs are now available for your 13", 15" or 17" MacBook at a wallet-friendly $29.99.

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18" Grayscale Soopa Maria by Erick Scarecrow a Tomenosuke-Exclusive

The title pretty much sums up this whole post, and what a cool looking figure, from the back at least. I saw one of these, in a different colorway, at last years Comic Con when Erick was grabbing it from the DKE booth and an 18" piece of vinyl is truly massive. This is going to be EXTREMELY limited at only 10pcs worldwide and exclusive to only Tomenosuke, no word on price yet, but I can guarantee these will go fast no matter what the price tag! This is on sale on Thursday, November 26th, 24:00 midnight (JST).

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New apparel line • Tactical Urban Gears (TUG)

Tactical Urban Gears aka (TUG) founded by Alex Teh, a former 3-D Animator, is an apparel company based in sunny Singapore. They are all about being young and urban with a heavy focus on graphics and design. They draw inspiration mainly from the Japanese culture though we aim to remain current and relevant by also drawing influence from art, music, the streets, etc.
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From now till 31 December, SpankyStokes.com readers can enjoy a 20% discount off the items in their shop (except gift vouchers) if they key in SSC171109 in the discount coupon box during check out.
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They currently have 5 limited edition designs in their collection with more in the works. They also have a line called the Hirobot series which features two characters namely Hiro, a ninja-in-training and his badass cat sidekick, Ono. All of their t-shirts are woven to their specifications and are made from premium 100% fully combed cotton so you get the best wear out of them. They also pour a little of their soul into their designs and hope that people are able to see that.

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Designer Con exclusive - American Lucha Bear by Itokin Park at the Kuso vinyl Booth

Kuso Designer Toys will release a special version of Lucha bear from Itokin Park @ Designer Con on 21st of November. "American Lucha Bear" is limited to only 10pcs and the price is going to be $70. First come first serve. Please stop by Kuso's booth #47 at Designer Con to grab this very very limited Lucha Bears.

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"Go Get Your Shinebox" Group art show

"GO GET YOUR SHINEBOX"
Featuring Over 100 Artists
Trying to Survive in This Economy

November 21 - December 19
OPENING RECEPTION: NOV. 21, 7-10 PM (NY)

On November 21st Brooklynite Gallery will open "Go Get Your Shinebox". This group show will feature over 100 works from artists all looking to answer the question of how to survive in these economic times by creating their own interpretation of a "Survival Box." All this info comes courtesy of PaperMonster, who's art is up under the flyer, also be sure to CLICK THROUGH for an awesome video of the boxes.

Brooklynite Gallery has commissioned some of their favorite established and emerging artist to take on this challenge and the responses are breathtaking. Artists such as Dain, Miss Bugs, PaperMonster, Anthony Lister, Ben Eine, Jace, Thundercut, Skewville, Ben Frost, Jon Burgerman, Specter, Skewville, Know Hope, Kosbe, Gaia, Ben Frost, Hush, and many more have all created a one of a kind box, each taking the concept of the show one step further. You can view the entire lists of artists participating and more information by visiting Brooklynite Gallery's Site HERE.

Brooklynite Gallery
334 MALCOLM X BLVD.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11233
A or C Subway to UTICA AVE.

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Blamo Toys exclusives at Designer Con

With Designer Con just a few days away Blamo Toys is finally revealing their plans for the show. This will be their first year at Dcon and they have Tons of exciting announcements. This years Blamo Toys booth #6 will showcase a wide variety of existing Blamo Product, as well as over 25 unique Billy the rabbit customs from the "Welcome to Blamoville" (check out the coverage HERE) custom toy show. In addition there will be three fantastic show exclusives...

Harold and Ted (Antique edition)
Buried in the ground for hundreds of years, Harold and Ted didn't mind much because they had each other for company. These antique treasures have recently been unearthed for your pleasure! This 4" resin figure is limited to only 15 in this colorway. 1 in 15 being a limited edition hand painted chase. Available at the Blamo toys booth for $45

Squid-Billy
Undoubtedly the most popular citizen of Blamoville, Billy the rabbit has been re-envisioned by the ever talented Las Vegas based artist; Squidnik. This figure, the first in a long line of "artists edition" Billys was hand painted by Squidnik and is limited to only 10 in this design. As an added bonus each Squid-Billy has a different color set of stars on his fashionable cowboy boots. Billy is 6" tall and hand carved from solid Suar wood. He comes packaged in a hand printed cardboard display box, and costs $100

Captan Nit Noi (White Edition)
The newest edition to Blamo's high end "plush" line of figures, Captain Nit Noi rockets into the Blamoville universe. With his sparkling white jump suit, and space helmet made from an actual light bulb, the Captain is ready to moonwalk his way across your display shelf's! Only 10 will be produced in this color-way. 1/10 will be a special chase "Black Nit Noi" with a functioning light bulb for a head! Captain Nit Noi comes packaged in his own cardboard display box for $230.

With all that's going on at Dcon this year, make sure to drop by the Blamo Toys booth #6 for a wide array of handmade art figures, clothing, accessories and possibly a sketch or two! Cant make it to Dcon? Any unsold exclusives will be available on Blamotoys.com on the 30th of November.

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Angry Woebots on Vinyl Addiction

Jesse Hernandez and the Vinyl Addiction crew just pumped out another great video, this time featuring Aaron Martin aka Angry Woebots at last years Vinyl Toy Network, known as Designer Con this time around. Even though this video is a year old it still has alot of great visuals and some really cool info about woes, so enjoy!

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*Exclusive* Rob Abeyta Jr. video interview

I would first and foremost like to welcome Scion Space to the SpankyStokes.com family, they have been putting together AMAZING art shows and grouping together artist from all around the word, from ever artistic background imaginable, and doing it with style. Now, to start this with a bang they sent over an awesome video featuring a rad interview with artist Rob Abeyta Jr., which is exclusive to only SpankyStokes.com viewers. Rob has not only been involved in the art community for many years as a designer but also as an art director for major companies such as Nike, Stussy, and 72 & Sunny. This video really describes where he comes from and what to expect in the future, so sit back and enjoy!

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"Uncle Dapper the victorian gentleman" monster plush toy from Miss monster

Miss Monster has just released another beast this time in the form of "Uncle Dapper" who measures a little over 9" tall. His claws are made from soft shiny plastic fabric. His beard, muttonchops, eyebrows, paws and tail are crafted from silky smooth faux fur. He is very huggable! The first 50 buyers get a free surprise! This could be some stickers, a sketch of Uncle Dapper, or something really cool from this shop! Maybe even an original painting? It's a surprise!!!

This is for a preorder as the toys are in production right now. They are scheduled to arrive in mid-december and will immediately be mailed out to get to their homes in time for Christmas! This is not a guarantee, please keep in mind USPS gets a little bogged down during the holidays.

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*ON SITE* 1:AM Gallery Presents Tabi Tabi Po: Filipino Folklore and Benefit for Typhoon Victims

This show went down last weekend and DrilOne was on hand to snap some great shots of the installation, the show had a very cultural feel to it and looked amazing, check out all the artists involved along with a little press on the even below.“Tabi Tabi Po” is an art show dedicated to celebrating Filipino folklore through urban contemporary art at 1:AM Gallery in San Francisco. The Kapre, Manananggal, Dwende, Tikbalang, and Aswang are just a sampling of these haunting creatures that will be brought to life in this exhibit. A percentage of the art sales will be donated to the victims of typhoon Ondoy and Pepeng through BAYAN Philippines and BALSA (Bayanihan para sa Sambayanan). The opening reception is tonight, Novemer 13th, from 7-10:30pm and the show will run through December 12th.

The curator, James “gaNyan” Garcia, has put together a killer lineup that includes Filipino artists from the US, Philippines, and even Norway. The artists include:

Stateside:
Angry Woebots, Stuter, gaNyan, Marikina, Gem Mateo, CeCe Carpio, Pancho Abalos, Mark Canto, Miguel (Bounce) Perez, Darvin (Boohi) Vida, England Hidalgo, Jerrell Conner, Nic Cowan, Andre Sibayan, Ciriaco Sayoc II, J2, Marc Aure, Peabe, Marlon Sagana Ingram, Minette Mangahas, Dyno, Christopher de Leon, Cat Chiu Phillips, Isabel (Pepper), Roxas, John Yoyogi Fortes, Allison Torneros, Mel Vera Cruz, Simbulan, Ray Haguisan

Philippines:
Manuel Ocampo, Analog, Boy Agimat, Dex Fernandez, Bru, Nelz Yumul, Katwo Puertollano, Jigger Cruz, Sam Ramos, Okto, Abi Dayacap, Melancholy, Liza Flores, Luis Lorenzana, Jon Jaylo, Mica Cabildo, Bjorn Calleja

Norway: Jet Pascua

Since the Bay Area has the largest population of Filipinos in America to date, Garcia and 1:AM gallery invite all to come celebrate and learn more about the colorful traditions of the Filipino culture and help raise money for the typhoon victims.

The month-long event includes:
-Opening Reception: Nov 13th from 7-10:30pm
-Bindlestiff Puppet Show: Dec 5 from 5:30-8pm
-Closing Reception: Dec 12th from 6-9pm
- Live performance by Baliktad
-Ongoing screening of “Tabi Tabi Po” companion Film Documentary. Interviews from several artists participating in the exhibit. Filmed by Maya Santos, Glenn Aquino, James (gaNyan) Garcia, edited by Aiza Bonus

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Stefan Bucher's Daily Monster #56

Stefan is a super talented artist, and a super cool guy to boot! You can now follow all of his updates via his Twitter profile HERE, not on Twitter yet? Get a move on!

From Stefan's Blog:

I'm very excited for you to meet Monster 56. I really like this little one. Seems like a very pleasant creature with a good outlook on life---very at ease, well tuned to his joie de vivre. But maybe I've got it all wrong? Maybe it's a blood thirsty beast who's just had a nice juicy meal? Or is there white collar crime involved? (Can one still be a white collar criminal if one's species is anatomically ill equipped to wear a collar? Hm.) Or is there truly nothing sinister about 56? Is everything truly as it seems? So hard to tell. Please let me know what you think! Please...

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