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.
The awesomeness keeps on coming from Poster Cause Project, and there are some AMAZING new prints from Jon Burgerman, Nathan Jurevicius, Sergio Mora and other. Along the same lines as the previous prints, ALL 100% PROFITS are going to "Doctors Without Borders" in direct support of the Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts! Some rad work for a rad cause, and they are only $15 a piece, so get on it and pick em' up!
Above is an awesome collab set that D-LuX and Mark Nagata from Max Toy Company did... and the theme they choose to collab on was Winter into Spring. D-LuX's awesome custom is the one on the left being clear blue on glow vinyl, with white frost, and holographic flake topcoat. He notes that "It really express the frigid winters we get here in Detroit." Now Mark's on the other hand has an amazing bright metallic finish, with a flurry of eye-popping colors that sparkle... and really beings about that feeling of when spring finally arrives. Each set will contain one of each figure, signed on the foot by each artist. There are only 6 sets available. 3 for sale on Maxtoyco.com HERE, and 3 on D-Lux's site HERE! These are going live this Friday 1/29/10 for $200 a set! Get on these because customs that look this amazing will not last long at all!
Behind every great toy is a great manufacturer… Stop by the Bic Plastics booth (No. 2866) at New York Toy Fair 2010 which is taking place February 14-17, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and see their showcase of new and upcoming designer toys and lifestyle products by Marka27 and Tristan Eaton. make sure that you come by for some free give-away items, while supplies last, and learn more about their new projects and product development!
After Nakanari's 20" mega "Spiki Lee" Munny sold at the Dragatomi booth at this past Designer Con, he wanted to make an 8" version of this awesome custom Munny... and that is just what he did and this is going to be available for his January web store release. The sale is going down this Friday 1/29/10 on the MaiHiro web store HERE, so stay vigilant!
The first 5 Bone Ghost Agent resins A, B, C, D, and E will go on sale this Wednesday (Jan. 27th) 12 Noon Est. for $85 plus shippping and handling in the Argonaut Resin online store HERE. Each Agent stands at 5.5" tall and is hand painted by Sam Fout and will come with some awesome hand made packaging, original mini print art and a signed Certificate of Authenticity. All of these turned out super, and both Eric and Sam did an amazing job on these figures!
Just in time for Valentine's Day, Peppermint created by Gary Ham will release on February 1st, 2010 at 12 p.m. MST. There were only 5 of her made!!! The previous colorway "Chocomint" sold out, so if you or your sweetheart have a hankerin' for Peppermint you may not want to hesitate. Peppermint will be $185 plus shipping, and you can pick her up HERE! Peppermint is a resin figure standing 8" upon a metal base. She is meticulously hand painted and comes with classy candy-themed packaging. This version just like the others were designed by Gary Ham, sculpted by Bear Williams, and manufactured by Pretty in Plastic. 100% made in the U.S.A.
NYC-based artist Tara McPherson’s body of work both draws from and spans comics, rock posters and toys. Cut & Paste caught up with Tara during the Perth stopover of the Semi-Permanent design conference. This is a really great interview and it gives alot of insight to where Tara comes from as an artist, and how she got started in the scene! Watch and enjoy, it's a good one! Source [Cut & Paste]
As a follow up to the widely successful Wood Grain Style Qee Collection, Toy2R continues to pursue perfection in developing various natural finishes. Paying tribute to the living force of nature Toy2R presents the first series of Elemental Qees based on natural resources. These elements balance each other through opposites: water quenches fire, fire boils water, earth contains air, air erodes earth.
From this first series, the Elementals, Stone and Wood, represent your Qee guardians and protectors. Cherish these forces as they bring you luck and happiness sharing the living spirit of nature. Dropping in February, this 25 piece assortment comes blindboxed and includes patented keychain attachment. Stay up to date with the Qeevolution at www.toy2rusa, on Twitter @QEEBEAR or at our Facebook Fan Page.
Introducing "Panzer Ace" the newest addition to Atomic Mushroom's Superhero robot line. Standing at around 21 cm. tall with three points of articulation and a removable jump pack. It is slated for early an 2010 release and will be limited to 250 pieces for this first colorway. Pictured here are photos of the pre-production vinyl samples painted in all metallic colors with shading effects. These are only different form the production versions by the missing "Skunkwerks" robot skull and crossbones symbol on the jump pack. Look for them in early April 2010!
Panzer Ace is one of Combat R Zero's ally in the battle against the evil Tyran invaders. Officially designated as "CR-1" in the developing background story "GO-BOLTS", Panzer Ace is actually one of the first five super robots developed before Combat R Zero. CR-5 (yet to be named) was the first to have been built.
Unlike Combat R Zero, Panzer Ace is more of a land based mech specializing in heavy weapons such as missiles and its very powerful main cannon on it's chest. Not capable of sustained flight, CR-1 does have a very powerful jump pack enabling it to leap across great distances. Stay tuned for a possible comic book series on the adventures of Combat R Zero, Panzer Ace and the rest of the GO-BOLT robots!
"After about four years of computer shit I got real tired and I just had to get back into the rawness." -Team
In this feature from “Dithers”, Ricky Powell interviews his longtime friend, ‘70's New York graffiti writer Team. Led on a tour through Team's NYC apartment, Walrus TV gets an inside look on works that were in progress, the development of Team’s tagging and piecing styles, and his attraction to the practice of painting and installation art. Watch the interview from "Dithers," available for the first time to the public for free, on Walrus TV.
Narwhal Art Projects is pleased to present The Taxali 300, a solo exhibition with Gary Taxali. Celebrating Gary’s career as a commercial illustrator, The Taxali 300 showcases hundreds of small illustrations and collages originally created for such esteemed publications as Rolling Stone, Newsweek, The New York Times, GQ and McSweeneys among others. Spanning two decades and multiple awards and accolades, The Taxali 300 presents Gary’s exceptional collection of commercial illustration as a complete body of work in a gallery setting for the first time, allowing viewers to appreciate the prolific scope of visual communications and tactile character design intrinsically associated with Gary Taxali’s artwork. The Taxali 300 runs from January 28 - February 28. There will be an opening reception on January 28 from 6-9pm. Gary Taxali will be in attendance. Check out the preview HERE, what an amazing amount of work!
Artist Lecture with Gary Taxali Mon Feb 22 from 7-9pm This will be an in depth lecture with Gary with limited seating available. $10 admission, $5 with a valid student ID. Please rsvp to 647-346-5317 or contact@narwhalartprojects.com to reserve a ticket.
Hot off the heels of Frank Kozik’s "Wilson" Bear plush is the infamous mustachioed Monger, now in an awesome plush format, but that doesn’t mean he’s gotten soft. Retailing for $29.95, the 14-inch Sarge blasts into Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers in February... am I getting soft in my old age (28) because I am really enjoying seeing all of this awesome plush lately!
Butterflies. Puppies. Freshly baked bread. Children of all ages. There isn’t much that Wilson doesn’t dislike. Wilson is the latest in a series of ornery plush characters called the Grumpsters, created by Frank Kozik. Retailing for $29.95 and available in smorkin’ and non-smorkin’ editions, this 8-inch grouch ambles into Kidrobot stores, kidrobot.com, and select retailers in February. So I guess me admitting this is going to be a shock, but I love bears and I actually still have my stuffed bear "Pot-Belly" from when I was born... so this is A+ in my book, and a great price point as well!
Strike it rich with these eye-popping, super limited Dunnys from French artist Skwak. Sporting a maniacal grin and clutching two cans of liquid fortune, Oil Slick Dunny is covered nearly head to toe in a healthy splattering of the crude stuff. Just don’t let him drink your milkshake. If this is the shape of things to come in Dunny design... I am all in, great design and amazing execution!
At only 500 of each edition made, Oil Slick Dunny drops on February 18th and retails for $75. The “gold” edition of Oil Slick Dunny will be available only at Kidrobot stores and select retailers and the “oil” edition will be available exclusively at kidrobot.com, I have a feeling these will go fast!
Hahaha... I love play-on logos like this! TeeFury is an awesome website that sells T-shirts for $9 a pop...the only catch is that it is only on sale for 24hours and then the next T-shirt is posted up! I have seen awesome shirts by some amazing artists on here and the total purchase price is $11. So that is $9 for the Tee and $2 for the shipping...that is an awesome deal that can't be beat! I will try and post the shirts up daily, or you can go visit the site yourself!
Money does go back to the artist and after today, this t-shirt will be Gone FOREVER! Today artist earns $1 for every tee sold. So make sure you get over there if yer diggin the design!
Spotted up on Vinyl Pulse is Sam Flores’s newest Wyger colorway... the "White Wyger". This rad looking piece is going to be exclusive to the Loyal Subjects, who also produce the piece in conjunction with Upper Playground. This figure looks really great and it a total 180 from the OG bright orange version... is it wrong of me to be yearning to see customs on this figure... I think they will be amazing! This version is limited to 197 pieces worldwide with a price point of $90 and is set to release tomorrow, Tuesday January 26th @ Noon PST from the Loyal Subjects web shop.
Montreal vinyl shop camiondepompier has lined up artist Klor from the 123klan to come out on Thursday, 1/28/10, during the release of the new Dunny Fatale series and sign her new Dunny as well as her new Artoyz figures... this should be an awesome event, so make sure you come on out and get your Dunny on... however you do that :-)
ToyStreet is a new event by Cookies -n- Cream that will provide opportunities for toy collectors, artists and vendors alike to unite in a unique experience where they can buy, sell and trade designer toys and other related merchandise such as art, clothing, handcrafted goods, sneakers etc. ToyStreet will also include live painting and music performances by different artists.
The launch event will take place here in New York City on April 2nd, 2010 (Good Friday) and will run from 4pm - 9pm. The location for the event is 268 Mulberry Street between Prince St & Houston St.
At the moment, they're accepting applications from all vendors/people who would like to secure a booth at the event. Please send an email to Toystreet@bakedinny.com to receive an application and more information. Booth space is limited and will be done on a first come, first serve basis. An official flyer for the event will be released soon as well as ticket information.
Neon Monster continues to solidify its place as San Francisco's premiere destination for art toys with its own line of exclusive character figures. On January 25th, Neon Monster will unleash Mitch in 100% recycled fleece plush. Mitch is a depressive aesthete dreamed up by co-founders Isaac and Jacob Pritzker. “He’s a tough cyclops with a soft side,” said Isaac. “We made him out of plush so people can bask in his gruff hugability at a price point easy on the wallet and from materials easy on the planet.”
Supporting the San Francisco art scene is a priority for Neon Monster, who tapped the talents of local artists, Reuben Rude and Lauren Venell to bring Mitch to life. In addition to exhibiting his own art, Reuben has worked as a product designer for STRANGEco and a colorist on over 100 issues of Savage Dragon and early Spawn comics. "Reuben has been a remarkable asset in the production of the visual aspects of the Neon Monster brand. His combined experience in the designer art and illustration community has made him a wonderful resource for our company," said Jacob. Neon Monster also worked closely with Lauren to develop the three-dimensional pattern and plush prototype from Reuben’s design. Lauren is the founder of sweet-meats.com, whose humorous hambone plushes can be seen in shops around the world. She is recognized for combining a unique knowledge of product development with a highly skilled ability to sew and create complex patterns. Co-founder Kristy Klinck referred to working with Reuben and Lauren as "the perfect collaboration," saying: "Bringing Mitch to life has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Everyone involved in the process has really worked hard to give Mitch a unique personality...
Mitch is a giant misfit, rather anachronistic in his taste, and with a tendency to slide into psychotic episodes. His full story, and those of his fellow characters, will be progressively revealed on Neon Monster's dedicated microsite, The Bestiary. The Mitch toy measures 14 inches when standing and can sit due to his bean-bag bottom. He is available in two limited edition colorways: albino-pink and grey. The plush is made of 100% recycled fleece and meets environmental and kids' safety standards. Each plush comes packed in a signature kaiju-style reusable plastic bag. For further details and ordering information, please see: www.neonmonster.com. Grey Mitch is now available HERE for $39.95 and Albino-pink Mitch is available HERE for $49.95.
Founded in 2007 by four collectors who wanted to share their love for limited edition collectibles, Neon Monster features a hand-picked selection of art toys, comics, records and apparel. In December, Neon Monster was invited to participate in Design Miami’s Limited Edition Experiences retail environment held in conjunction with Art Basel. Their Cave of Wonders installation, which featured a life-size “candy-coated” high-density foam sculpture of Mitch, was well-received by high art and high fashion shoppers. Upon returning from Miami, Neon Monster was voted Best Amalgamation of Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Toys, Records etc. by SF Station. "The move to launch our own brand has been part of the Neon Monster plan since the beginning," said Kristy. Stay tuned for more!
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