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.
Check out the exclusive picture that Keith Poon sent over of his latest figure design in his "Sharky" family! This 5" Sharky has all the characteristics that we have grown very fond of in the previous versions such as the pronounced gill slits, fins for arms... but one thing I do notice, and not sure if it is just the angle of the photograph, or because the figure above is a prototype, but there is no open mouth. Also, this Sharky has put on some extra lbs if ya know what I mean, an extra pudgy Sharky, but loving the character that the bulbous shape brings. Keith says that the 5" Sharky is is the younger sibling to the 8" Sharky... and that there are some accessories that will be included with this version! More pics and info very soon, who else is looking forward to this one?
Previously posted HERE and extremely well received was Frank Kozik's latest and greatest large bust sculptures dubbed "Dead Che". Now... revealed just recently from Frank's Facebook page is the all white, 16" tall, seemingly primed bust, showing some Latin lettering that Frank describes as saying "In life the proud commander and now in death he is nothing/cast low." This amazingly detailed piece of work was brought to life by super talented Brin Berliner, and it will most likely see the light of day at SDCC 2010 in it's first colorway being the day-glow orange we are very familiar with :-)
Super7 is set to release 2 amazing pieces of vinyl in their shop and online tomorrow May 1st 2010... the first of which is a great new colorway of Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters "Big Sal" figure. This Pink Haze edition of Big Sal, retailing for $30, is cast in pearlescent clear vinyl with pink spray fade, light blue eyes and tentacle stripes... making it look to me like a delicious candy-cane treat! Next up is Brian Flynn's "Smokey Glitter" Mummy Boy, which describes how this looks to a T, retailing for $50, I am sure if your able to snag one you will have a matching huge pink grin! Look for these to drop online HERE and HERE at 11am PST.
Well it appears that the lil piggy has squealed and now Sket-One's "Bacon" character is set to leap forth on MAD's classic MAD*l design... sweeeet! These rad figures are going to be an exclusive to Wizard Sleeve Toys and a limited run of 300 pcs worldwide, not to mention some East/West coast signings at Kidrobot NY and Crewest respectively. These are set to be released around August, but once things get a little more firm those details will be posted. This is going to be Sket's 2nd production MAD*l and an awesome addition to the already massive MAD*l collection! Will there be alternate colorways, not sure as of yet, but rumors are flying about a possible GID counterpart... I'll believe that when I see it ;-)
We have seen previous works from Sergey Safonov in the past, and now he springs this crazy looking character on us! "Godot" a large bird like creature was created by Sergey after being inspired by Samuel Beckett’s play "Waiting for Godot"... Sergey states that this play focuses on "two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait for someone named Godot who never shows in and who's identity remain mystery." This figure although in the picture seems very large is only 4.5" tall and comes with that rad fedora, and a comic book and a guide how to wear it properly... oh and the hat is removable btw :-). This will be produced in resin by Sergey, and above is just a prototype that was created with the help of the kind folks over at Crazylabel. Sergey is hoping for a late May 2010 release so be on the lookout for these very soon!
Just when you thought Noferin was gonna take a rest after their amazing "We Heart Wood" custom show comes news of their latest release... Pecanpals Monotone! This is the final edition of Noferin's acclaimed wooden Pecanpals which are designed in Australia and made out of 100% sustainably harvested rubber wood, oh and did I mention they are all handmade, WOW! This awesome looking series is going to be a limited edition of 300 per character worldwide and each character ranges in size from 4.5" - 6.5" tall! Look for these to drop very soon... in fact the first week of May, 2010 soon!
Mrs Muju, is an artist based the UK and has been making Muju Plush characters since 2005. Now she is releasing a new Muju felt series, which will go on sale in the Mujuworld shop tomorrow May 1st, 2010 12pm GMT! This will include 9 handmade Astral Mujus in this Plush collection, and each one comes with a free limited edition 'Muju Astral Power' print.
Each Astral Muju Toy has been hand-cut & hand-sewn by Mrs Muju using recycled-fiber felt. In this series there are 7 color characters, retailing at £40 and 2 bonus characters, one all white, and the other all black. These bonus black and white Astral Muju Plush will be £50 each. The Astral series will be available to buy exclusively in the Mujuworld shop HERE!
Above is a very entertaining video from Polish artist Starfil as he takes us through the beginnings of the making of his soon to be resin figure "Dangerous Chicken" which is based upon a comic book character that Starfil created! "DC" is set to be released June of 2010, and as you can see from the pictures DC is going to have some serious attitude... I love how a character can stand out on his own, and I really believe DC does this, really diggin the classic cartoony vibe i am getting from this character as well!
Phil aka Sike Style, is an artist from KC (go figure... it seems like they are all coming from there now, hehehe) who owns and operates a t-shirt brand called Sikenomics which focuses on some really hip designs for both men and women! Phil is involved with the group art show featuring works from other artists such as Donald "Scribe" Ross, Nathan Fox, Jeremy Madl, Sike Style, Zachary Trover, Brian "Bullets" Horton, Luke Firle, Corey Goering, Alisa Ross, Matthew Hawkins, Lucid, and Trenton Matthews. Phil has been workin on an awesome looking interactive installation he is calling the "Racket Box Project" that he will be doing at the KC Hustle 2 show, and above is a preview of what to expect. At the Hustle 2 show the boxes will be set up and people will be able to get their photos taken with a variety of word bubbles, custom jewelry and other random accessories... how fun, and if you were on the fence about going to this show, hopefully this raddness pushed you over in the right direction :-)
Whaaaaa, another Rebel Ink by Usugrow... yes please!!!! Secret Base put up on their site some fantastic pictures of this awesome new colorway of one of the coolest figures out there the Rebel Ink. This version titled "Golden Week" features a crazy metallic/gloss brown with great gold accents. The retail for this figure is $87 and can be acquired by emailing Secret Base via info@secret-b.com on Monday, May 10th 2010 at 8PM PST... don't delay on this one folks, it's sure to sell out quite fast!
We just received a little sneak peek of Trenton Matthew's Dunny for the Custom Toy Union Blind Box Series One! Trenton really has a killer style and the digital mock-ups of this custom really look great, and I can only assume that the real deal's are going to really be smashing! One thing that really appeals to me about this design in particular are the eyes... I really love the sadness, does that make me weird, hehehe? There are a ton more artists out there with alot of fantastic designs so keep your eyes peeled as we will keep posting them!
Slowly but surely clips from Vinyl Addiction are starting to get posted up to the internet and fortunate for all of us who are unable to view this on TV and also at the VA launch party during WonderCon. This time around Jesse interviews Patrick Ma of Rocket World as Patrick explains what the meanings and beginnings of I.W.G stand for as well as other misc tidbits of great info... watch it!
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