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 graffiti artist SEEN's latest design a tribute to the Bronx’s infamous 6 subway train. Priced at $100 and limited to 300, this 10-inch long poly-resin piece of art can be found at New York Comic Con, Kidrobot stores, Kidrobot.com and select retailers October 7.
Master artist Brian Ewing will be in LA this Sat.the 25th for a special signing of his latest work, a new book titled Don't Hold Your Breath a collection of some of his finest work. The signing will be at the Atticus Store. 7664 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA Saturday, September 25 · 7:00pm – 10:30pm. RSVP is requested.
I for one can't wait to see his latest work. So if your in the area be sure to stop by and check it out.
Well this is not the kind of bacon that you eat, but a special custom 5" Bacon MAD*l release from Sket-One. This ultra rare release of this so called "Crispy Version" is going down via Sket's store HERE this Friday, September 24th at 2pm EST, and from the looks of it, Sket has been holding his little creation's feet to the fire for a bit to long, but has not forgot his seasoning as this version will come blackened with a nice apple garnish in his mouth... what a cool idea!
“The Vinyl Frontier” will be screening at the SmodCastle in LA. this Friday at 7PM. There will be a Q&A with the director and artists Brian McCarty, Luke Chueh, and Dave Bondi following the film, so make sure to stick around for that as well!
Friday Sept. 24th 7PM
SmodCastle L.A.
6468 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
About The Film: The Vinyl Frontier is a documentary film exploring the world of vinyl toys. Featuring some of todays top designers, collectors and toy producers including: Attaboy, Tim Biskup, Luke Chueh, Dalek, Tristan Eaton, Ron English, Huck Gee, Thomas Han, Jim Koch, Frank Kozik, Haze XXL, Joe Ledbetter, MCA, Ferg, Van Beater, Brian McCarty, Dave Bondi, Bill McMullen, Tara Mcpherson, Gary Baseman, Sket One, Joey Potts, Jermaine Rogers, Bwana Spoons,and many many more..
Graphic Designer and Artist Chamarro recently posted the first pictures of his new D.I.Y resin piece "Spook" up on Custom Toy Union, and I love it!! The simple curves and smooth surfaces are just begging to be customized... I can already see so many possibilities with this figure. Chamarro will be hosting an upcoming custom show to officially launch "Spook" featuring 10 guest artists from Mexico, so keep an eye out for that. Until then, this awesome piece can be purchased from Chamarro directly for only $10 plus shipping! The boxes and overall presentation for these guys looks top notch... and they come with a sticker and a template. Grab them while you can and get busy painting!
KingQuan just sent up the first images of his custom piece for the Milk Munny Exhibit, titled "Princess Byakko (White Tiger)" and it looks awesome! The bold black against pearly white really make this Munny stand out, and with a few of KingQuan's trademark cherry blossoms... this is one beautiful custom!!
"Milk Munny" is a group show at Monorchid in Phoenix, AZ to raise breast cancer awareness. Check out their website for more information, or if you are in the Phoenix area between October 1 and 3 just stop by the gallery to see KingQuan's White Tiger in person!
The expression "J-POP" means different things to different people, but on Saturday in San Francisco, it meant a street fair-sized dose of the many reasons we find Japan so fun and fascinating. Dubbed "The J-Pop Summit" by NEW PEOPLE and VIZ visionary Seiji Horibuchi, the daylong event was "a dedicated platform to foster the appreciation, preservation and exposure of Japanese popular culture and to connect the public with its creators". Saturday took those goals to task, and J-POP was served up as art, toys, film, fashion, music and food. Hit the jump for a full rundown of the event, along with copious amounts of pictures!
Realizing the big part toys play in Japanese (and universal) pop culture, NEW PEOPLE reached out and asked me to put together a "Vinyl Village". I imagined the Vinyl Village as an actual village, with stalls like you'd fine in any marketplace. Initially, I received a ton of interest from stores, but due to everything from cold feet to time constraints, our vibrant village became a very small town. I applaud Blamo Toys, Dragatomi, Kuso Vinyl, Neon Monster and Team Skullyboom for taking a chance on this, and I give them big props for their role in making the day great for so many people.
Readers of this blog may forget how little the rest of the world knows about "designer toys". Many eyes were opened at the J-Pop Summit. Blamo Toys showed folks the full spectrum of art objects. Kuso Vinyl released an exclusive toy. Cosplayers and anime kids left the Village with new blind-box figures dangling from their backpacks courtesy of Neon Monster. Dragatomi provided blank DIY toys to decorate. And Team Skullyboom schooled attendees in the hippest way to blare that J-Pop music. The Vinyl Village was a success for villagers and visitors alike. Said Lief Storer of Skullyboom: "We killed it! Next year, we're in for sure."
Mori Chack, creator of Gloomy Bear, drew a big crowd inside the New People building. Politely and patiently (so Japanese), he doodled and signed every one of the exclusive T-shirts made for the event. I felt so ashamed that my Jewfro couldn't hold a candle to Mori-san's buoyant Asian afro! (Although, come to think of it, one wouldn't want to put an open flame near an afro...) It turns out Mori and I have something in common besides being hirsute: both of us love the color green.
The Pocky-eating contest was another highlight of the event. Pocky is wonderful, and yet also, extremely dry. Although bottled water was provided, drinking it would really turn the Pocky to mush and only serve to gum up your throat. The winning contestant was a short guy from Sacramento who consumed over a dozen boxes of Pocky. Go shorties! We'll eat you under the table!
Is that a challenge? See you next year at the J-Pop Summit! (You can find more photos on my Flickr and more toy stories on my site.)
MyPlasticHeart continues to drop some awesome news about upcoming releases, and in lieu of NYCC being only 2 weeks away, it seems only fit to keep good rolling out, and adFunture seems to be playing an important part in their booth this years as they have multiple release with MPH... the first of which is N8 Van Dyke's "The Last Samurai". This figure has been a long time in the making, and it's so cool to finally see N8′s initial drawings of the samurai ape come to life! The figure will make it’s debut at the myplasticheart booth #2879 for $58.
Next up is Dutch artist Parra’s trademark character and styling makes the jump from 2D to 3D with the new "Prostitute" figure from adFunture. The visually stunning figure will makes it’s debut at the myplasticheart booth #2879 for $78. Source[MyPlasticBlog]
Mark Nagata of Max Toy Company just announced the release of 2 different sets of unpainted Kaiju Mini series figures. One version is cast in silver vinyl with glitter, the other is cast in Gold vinyl with glitter! Each set of 5 figures is $75.00... and they are already going fast... so head on over HERE now and get them in your shopping cart!
Some more related news as Max Toy Company teamed up with Keith Fulmis of BeBop Designs, to release a collectible Kaiju pin, in the form of Mark's own Eyezon! It's made of 14k gold plated metal and is 2" tall and limited to 100 pieces. This is the second release of this series and this particular version features the green Kaiju Eyezon in gun metal, with glow in dark eyes and writing! This i up for grabs HERE for a measly $10!!!! No Excuses head on over now and grab one!
Erick Scarecrow just sent out a massive update letting all of his fans know about not only his upcoming exclusives for NYCC, but also his first commercial and short titled "Wet-Suit Maria" and really showcases the world that Erick has painted for us with his figures, but the really neat thing is we get to see them interact and actually witness their powers and weapons as Erick really intended. It an awesome watch so please take a sec and check it out below.
On another note, Erick has announced that he will be releasing 3 new figures during NYCC this year which include: Wet Suit Maria "Green", Pretty Boi "Dramatic Bastard", and S.Maria "Glow in the Dark Pink" all are looking really cool! Erick also mentions that during the convention he will be signing at the ESC Toys booth #2781 on Friday -Saturday-Sunday from 1pm - 3pm! Hit the jump for full reveals of all figures and release schedule!
PLEASE NOTE: All transactions at the ESC Toy Booth #2781 are made in cash only. No credit/debit cards accepted. All figures are for ages 15 & up. Wet-Suit Maria vinyl figures come packed in color box and blister tray. Pretty Boi & S.Maria GID Pink resin figures are signed, numbered and secured in Scarecrow box.
Check out this rad custom Misfortune Cat by MAD for Jamungo's upcoming custom show hosted by Munky King titled "Reconstructing Misfortune" which is going to feature a whole bunch of rad custom Misfortune Cats by some of the dopest artist around! This creation shows off MAD's very familiar "Modern Hero" character in cat form, and I gotta say I love the way it translated onto this platform. Keep your eyes open as the show is happening this October and more customs will be revealed soon!
Bob Conge of Plaseebo just unsealed his second release for the upcoming New York Comic Con and it's a doozie! This is a cross-over collaboration with Blobpus titled "The Blobrainopus Rex". These are going to be released as an edition of only 10 pieces, each of which are hand painted and signed by Bob. These cream colored creatures have some sweet red highlights as well as the patented motion activated color changing LED unit that illuminates the interior of the skull and clear eyes. These will be available on Friday and Saturday during the con at booth #2682... stop by and pick one of these collectibles up!
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Well this is not the kind of bacon that you eat, but a special custom 5" Bacon MAD*l release from Sket-One. This ultra rare release of this so called "Crispy Version" is going down via Sket's store HERE this Friday, September 24th at 2pm EST, and from the looks of it, Sket has been holding his little creation's feet to the fire for a bit to long, but has not forgot his seasoning as this version will come blackened with a nice apple garnish in his mouth... what a cool idea!
