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.
One great thing that I always love to point out about our little art community is that most everyone has a HUGE heart, and is always willing to give... more on that later. Mike Kelly aka Le Merde had a huge show that went down at Super 7 SF this past weekend on 5/15/2010 and thanks to Kirkland Jue of Toybot Studios we got some fantastic pictures and coverage from this show. This show had a little bit of everything from resin pieces, ton of custom vinyl toys, some 2D art, buttons, postcards not to mention some rad Iron Man masks that Le Merde painted up! A ton of works are still available for purchase so head on over HERE and check it all out! Also, hit the jump for many more pictures, and Toybot Studios for more in-depth coverage!
Now back to the previous mentioned good deeds... the reason I mentioned this is because Mike's son Hondo is 3 years old and was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last June at the age of 2. Now this really does not have to do anything directly with the show (to my knowledge) but Mike was wearing a shirt(left) that was created for his son and the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). Now I don't have any kids of my own, but plan on one day and I can only imagine medical costs to support something like this, that being said if you have some extra cash, and can do without that "vinyl toy" hit the link HERE and help donate to a worthy cause!
Rob Ingellis aka OsirisOrion just completed his custom 8" Mr. Power vinyl figure from Phalanx Studio for ToyQube's upcoming custom show titled "Power Arts for Power Ups: Mr. Power Custom Show". This show is going down this Friday, May 21st 2010 at 6pm-9pm. This custom titled "Space Junk Marauder" pretty much resembles nothing of the OG figure because Rob added sculpting medium over the entire figure, transforming it into a crazy 3-eyed creature. The paint on this is figure is super nasty (in a good way), mixing every color possible really bringing life to this figure, great stuff man! Be sure to check out the above video that Rob put together, and visit his site HERE for many more pics!
Happy Panda Toys just announced that they recently posted up an awesome new 1 of 1 custom Lunartik Cup of Tea by Mexico's Moneroman. The piece is called "Buddy" and has been extensively re-sculpted with meticulous detail into a little chihauhau with giant ears, multi-colored eyes, and a great gold tooth. This is up for grabs via the HPT website HERE for $210!
The Steve Brown Gallery has just announced its latest release of limited edition artist Yo-Yo's, this time they teamed up with UK steam-punk artist Doktor A, featuring a great mustached gyroscopicly geared character and just like the previous releases these amazing designs are laser engraved into a nice maple blank from YoYo Factory. This release is going to be limited to only 45 pieces worldwide, and will never be manufactured again. These are set to drop on May 27th, 2010 for only $15 a pop, so set your alarms, mark you calendars, tie a ribbon around your finger so you remember this is going down, because just like the previous 3 releases, this will sell out without a doubt!
Well it appears that it's the month to customize Coarse Toys figures as we first saw with Josh "f+" Pearce's amazing PAW figure and then most recently DrilOne'smilitary/rusted Pain, and now coming to us from Mexico is this fantastic Lucha Paw from Frank Mysterio titled "Paw Libre"! Frank does such a great job adapting the Lucha aspect into any piece he works on, and it's very apparent in this custom that his style translated remarkably well! I really love the layers of paint that goes into each one of Frank's customs, and the added attention to detail with the tattoo's and scarf! Great job amigo, and for more pictures be sure to hit up his Flickr HERE!
Recently posted up on the KRonikle is a great new shot from Cardboard Spaceship’s debut mini series of the "Resound Field Guide" designed by D. Ross Scribe. The above Rhino looks awesome and this is just 1 of the 7 sculpts in the series, not to mention the hidden chases and variants, and I love the shot of all the heads in a row at the factory, some bright colors going on! You may remember our post HERE about "The Resound Fields Surround Sound Project" a cross platform design collaboration including Scribe, Cardboard Spaceship, Philip Koenig, JKR70, and Lucid, well this mini figure series is just the tip of the iceberg for this project. Be sure to check out the the Cardboard Spaceship booth this year at Comic-Con as I am sure more info will be revealed, not to mention you can pick up the awesome vinyl toy blind-box series.
DrilOne has been posting up teasers of this custom for a few weeks now, and finally he has revealed it in all of its splendor. This custom Coarse Toys figure, completed as a commission, is done up in Dril's militaristic rusty style with tons of added accessories and eye-candy. From the rivets to the added metal plates, the extra added distress with the blast holes and how can you avoid the rust and stenciling, pure greatness... this thing is a complete custom from head to toe, and what a fantastic piece to have in a collection, a definite head-turner! Amazing job as always man... and I am looking forward to what you got next up your sleeve of never ending customs! For more pictures be sure to hit up Dril's Flickr HERE!
The Romanian designers behind Eldercut have just posted up pictures of all the of the custom collectible resin Sando figures that are now on display at the Orange concept store, on Victoria Avenue. 41. There are a ton more pictures via their website HERE, along with the prices for these customs. Some of he designs on these figures turned out great, some top-notch line work! For more info on this show as well as some fantastic photos of the process of the making of this figure hit up their site HERE!
The good news keeps on rollin in as we just received some new sneak peeks at few more Dunny designs for Custom Toy Union's Blind Box Series One! First up is an awesome design by Kevin Olson aka MotorBot titled "Thumper", now this is something out of the ordinary from his most recent monster creations, you can tell that this custom has a lot of heart (sorry just had to say it, hehe). It will be interesting to see how this turns out, and knowing that MotorBot is behind this design you can expect nothing but greatness.
Next up is the very delicious design by artist Peter Morris Pocketwookie titled "Mini-Cakes". This design, just like all the stuff that Peter creates will most definitely make your mouth water as he has a way of emulating food to the T! The vector illustration is nice, but the actual custom is going to rock your socks! Keep your eyes peeled for more images, and info in the weeks to come!
This is the third part to Kidrobot's National Stop Smorkin' Month series featuring Smokey and his gang... from the KRonikle "It’s always good to have friends around when your feeling down in the dumps. Check out the new Mongers animation short, Low Down & Brown, featuring deep thoughts with Winston the smorkin’ poo."
Alright all you sneaker heads... this post is for you! Mark your calendars, Sneaker Con will be back in NYC with a show on May 22nd, 2010. This upcoming show will be located in a bigger venue with more vendors and a few different showcases. LEV from Toy Tokyo who is one of the biggest collectors of KAWS collectibles will showcase his rare KAWS Collection at the event. The collection consists of over 50 pieces, some of his staples include KAWS’ chum collection and the Original Fake Dissected collection.
This is the first time Lev from Toy Tokyo will have his collection on public display. Along with the special display, Toy Tokyo will have some other special figurines available for sale. Sneaker Con will take place in Soho on 151 Sullivan St New York, NY. Get there early, the event will be starting at 12:00 pm and will end at 7:00.
Brian Colin has been busy at making customs, and recently he decided to take one of his custom 10" Yoka he made for the Multiversal show last year, shrink it down, and turn it into a mini-figure. "Baby Wajue de Ruchong" or "Baby Digger of the Worms" stand about 3.5" tall (use the Dunny for comparison) and are going to come in an edition of 10 pieces which will be released in his online shop HERE on Friday, May 21st 2010 at 3pm EST for $30 each. This version Brian is calling the "First Born" colorway, but plans to release others soon!
"Baby Wajue de Ruchong" Back story: "These are Baby Wajue de Ruchong or Baby Digger of the Worms and will one day grow to about a foot tall. Their mother was unearthed in China’s Gobi desert last week while searching for rumored sand worms. Locals had been telling stories for decades of a small race of dinosaur-like creatures that use the sand worm’s tunnel systems. Only rough drawings and rumors had ever been shown of this great discovery until now. Sadly the team of explorers thad made the discovery were caught off guard and killed this specimen on contact. Further excavations have been approved by the Chinese government to continue the search for more of the Wajue de Ruchong."
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Now back to the previous mentioned good deeds... the reason I mentioned this is because Mike's son Hondo is 3 years old and was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last June at the age of 2. Now this really does not have to do anything directly with the show (to my knowledge) but Mike was wearing a shirt(left) that was created for his son and the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). Now I don't have any kids of my own, but plan on one day and I can only imagine medical costs to support something like this, that being said if you have some extra cash, and can do without that "vinyl toy" hit the link HERE and help donate to a worthy cause!
