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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Rsin's custom "Loco" Jouwe... is rad!
Toy Break Episode 134 : Don't Stab Me, Bro!
The Toy Break crew has Steve Talkowski on the couch talking about his Sketchbot, the toy making process, and much more! Roll up a hummus wrap and join us for a Toy Break!
Toy Break Stuff
- Tilteed Contest - win a gift certificate good for one free Tilteed shirt of your choice! Go check out tilteed.com/shop and then post your favorite design in the contest section on the forum! - deadline is September 15th
- Toy Break Call For Logos - post your logos in the contest section on the forum and you could win our undying appreciation and probably another surprise prize - please note that by posting a logo, you are consenting to our use of said logo on our website, for advertising purposes, potentially on merchandise in the future, etc. - deadline is TBD
- Sketchbot - by Steve Talkowski - stay up-to-date with the latest Sketchbot happenings on the blog
- @stevetalkowski - follow Steve on Twitter
- Sketchbot on Flickr - check out tons of Sketchbot photos as well as pictures documenting Steve's process from concept to finished figure
Blindbox
- This week : Qee Designer Series 6 - by Toy2R
- Next week : Ninjatown Wee Vinyl Series - by Shawnimals
Events
- Dragon Con - in Atlanta, GA from Sep. 3rd to 6th
- Crazy 4 Cult : Customs - custom vinyl, plush, and sculptures inspired by cult films at Gallery 1988 in San Francisco, CA from Sep. 4th to 24th
- BrickCon - LEGO convention taking place in Seattle, WA from Sep. 30th to Oct. 3rd
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Wizy Comes Alive...
Here we go with another video showcasing Wizard Sleeve Toys lil mascot Wizy, except he put up his dancing shoes and appears to be a little bit hostile... then again I don;t know what the human did to make lil Wizy act like this, maybe he tried to customize him :-)
Gino Joukar's wondrous Toy Art Gallery
The idea began as the Art Toy Museum, to be located in San Francisco. But the economy being the way it is, I decided to stick a little closer to home and house my collection in a nice showroom.of choice are toys and most galleries don't focus on this medium at all, so we decided to fill the void and got TAG started from humble beginnings. Then the idea grow in to the Toy Art Gallery, since there are so many great artists that we love but we never get to see them in shows, because there medium; especially when it came to serious kaiju figures.
2. So that being said, tell me about the intent of TAG.
Basically put, our intent is to feature and showcase some of the top artists designing toys and establish figurative art toys a legitimate class of collectible art. We'll be specializing in high end toys like life size figures, bronze sculptures and one of a kind custom toys.
Well most important thing is that I must like and enjoy the piece, since I'll be looking at it for a long time to come, then it has to be innovative, cutting edge, and totally unique; basically be an original.
Well we've been open to the public since beginning of the year and we've got plans to have shows here every month from here on forward, so our patrons have a lot of great shows to look forward to for the rest of 2010 and beyond.
Yes I started collecting production pieces but now a days I shy away from them and focus more on the custom figures, since they're more unique and original, and to me, more valuable.
Well one of the artists that I'm real excited and proud of representing is Carlos Enriquez Gonzalez out of Venezuela, and then we're also thrilled to be working with artists like Blamo, Bob Conge, Cris Rose, Mark Nagata, Emilio Garcia, Francesco De Molfetta, Gabriels, and Blobpus just to name a few.
Well what you see in the pictures is just a portion of my collection, I keep a lot of my favorite pieces at home. It's a work in progress and I'm getting more and more of my collection on display for everyone to enjoy.
8. Now is the whole gallery on sale or do you have pieces in this collection that you plan on never letting go?
Oh for sure, I've got some pieces that I'll never part from, but I like helping people with their collections and I don't mind giving up on a piece if I know that it's going to a good home.
Well, we're about to unveil a major online presence and we already serve clients nationally and internationally. We're very familiar with the global market and have a great partnership with Fedex that allows us to guarantee delivery anywhere in the world in only 2-5 days; so clients from around the world will easily be serviced through our website.
10. With all of the art/figures you have procured, does TAG have plans on making their own figure/piece, maybe some ATC (Art Toy Collectibles) like bronze, resin, fiberglass?
We decided a while back to start producing our own high end figures, since we could not find that many in the marketplace. So we've got a lot of great top secret projects in the works and we're thrilled about debuting our first few production figures at the Red Carpet Kaiju show. Our production brand, TAG TOYS, will be producing figures in bronze, ceramic, fiberglass, precious metals and stones, as well as other innovative methods to take our figures to the next level.
Yes I've always been a collector ever since I was a kid starting out with stamps, coins, and now I'm also in to collecting bikes, pens, pins, and other memorabilia.
Hum, I've got lots of prized possessions, but some of them would have to be my Ducati Desmosedici RR motorcycle, the original painting that I've got by Michael Hussar, and the original "500 Year Old Companion" custom figure by Frank Kozik; these are some of my top prized possessions in my collection.
13. What is your "Holy Grail" the one piece that you do not have but, want so badly!
Oh gosh again there is so many great pieces that I love to own but the Holy Grail piece for me would be the life size Grin by Ron English & Garageworks industries, I'm still kicking myself for not buying it when it first came out.
Well I'm real fortunate to know a lot of great artists and we've got lots of great shows and releases ahead in 2011. We've got plans on doing a group show for the Mark Ryden YHWH figures, as well as one for the Jumping Brain figure by Emilio Garcia, and hopefully for Jermaine Rogers Squire; which is one of my all time favorite figures out there.
As far as production figures are concerned, I can't divulge to much about our future releases, what I can tell you is that mouths would drop wide once they see some of the figures we're working on and we'll be releasing some in 2010 & others will follow in 2011 and trust me they're all amazing; hope you understand!
Thanks so much for your time to answer all of these questions Gino, and thank you the continued awareness that you are putting forth show that these are not just toys, but art!
The Yellow Dino's custom Jouwe... WIP pics
SIkenomics Fire/water posters available now...
Little Axe "Snow Forest" from ESC Toys
Here is the story:
"Previously, an obnoxious wolf had lost one of his paws by the chop of a little girl's axe. His pride was hurt and he decided to trade some of his valuable fur for a weapon with a local blacksmith. Time had passed and snow blanketed the forest. The wolf practiced with his weapon everyday. One afternoon, the wolf spotted another little girl dressed in white trying to chop wood. Flashbacks of his last encounter with a little girl drove him into a rage. As he leaped aiming to cut her in two, her twin sister dropped from above and beheaded him. A trap set up by the Snow Forest Twins to grow their collection of wolf heads."
Audrey Kawasaki's "Migawari" print release
Kidrobot's summer garage sale...
Toy2R's PURE: Designer Collection Series 7
PURE will explore the depth and detail that makes Black and White artwork so compelling and exquisite. The collection features designs from JonPaul Kaiser, PO!, Andrea Mauro, Sandra Chevalley, Paul Shih, Minasmoke, Owen DeWitt, MattyBoomBatty, Chuckboy, Candy Ng, Gabriela Domeisen and Bishop203.
Scheduled for release in early 2011, this blind box assortment will include randomly packed designs and rare chase mystery figures as well as a few surprises that will be revealed closer to the release. Each Qee will include the patented keychain attachment allowing you to take this incredible artwork with you everywhere.
Plaseebo for the Red Carpet Kaiju show...
Custom "Good Wood" Marshall from 64Colors
"Play With Me" T-Shirt by BRiZL
3DRetro x Ragnar "Pepper" watch from Vannen
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