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.
First revealed HERE on Clutter Magazine's site earlier today was the very elusive, and exclusive, chase figure for the upcoming Dead Hand Studios x SpankyStokes 'GREAD' release. This "Bloodshot" chase version is limited to only 2 of the 15 figures in the release and it features and all matte black body with piercing red gloss eyes... and wow do they look fantastic! These figures will be blind bagged with a custom header card, stand at a little over 1" tall, and will come with stickers and buttons. They are set to go on sale via the SS.com online store HERE tomorrow, Tuesday, February 1st 2011, at 12:00 Noon PST for only $20+shipping... don't sleep on them folks... they will sell out!
Have you even signed up for 'Show Me Your Vinyl' yet? If not... there are many reason why you should, but for the purpose of this post we will just touch on one HUGE reason... FREE STUFF. They are hosting their first of probably many DIY contests with all entries needing to be in by the end of the day tomorrow February 1st (I know, I'm late...sorry)... then on February 3rd there will be a 24 hour voting period where the top customs chosen get to choose from this awesome prize pool including: a "BUMMY" custom Dunny by Tim Munz, a custom 3A Armstrong by Adam Saul, Arkiv Dutch exclusive from Outland Store/Mintyfresh and a custom Bear Qee by Matt A... the winner gets to choose any 3 and second place will get a prize as well! Head on over to sign up HERE, and then click on the big banner that says SMYV DIY Contest to submit your photo!
It’s the third go-around for this glorious show in which pop cartoon art collides with all the amazing thins we grew up with as kids. Gag Me With A Toon 3: "This Time It's Personal" is a contemporary retelling of childhood favorite cartoons, from the 1970's - 80's, by some of today's most brilliant and creative minds including works from: Eli Sternberg, Adam Hathorn, Alex Pardee, Antonio Canobbio, Bex, Brent Nolasco, Buff Monster, Carlos Ramos, Chris Gliebe, Chris Prynoski, Craig Edmonds, Dan Quintana, Daniel Elson, Daniel Galvez, Dave Correia, Deph, Florian Graf, Forrest Card, Gosha Levochkin, Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, Hannah Josepher, HeZaa, Holly Payne, J R Goldberg, Jason Gallo, Jeff McMillan, Jeffery Page, Jessicka Addams, Jessica Ward, Jhonen Vasquez, Jim Mahfood, John Chase, Johnny Vam Potna, Jon Schnepp, Jonathan Way$hak, Justin Bloomer, Justin Schaefer, Kevin Peterson, Les Schettkoe, Mac N Zie, Mark Bodnar, Matt Taylor, Maxx242, Maya Peterpaul, Menso, Mike Clem, Mike Kelley, Mike Kendrick, Mike Mitchell, Nathan Hamill, Robert Bowen, Roman Dirge, Scott Gordon, Shannon Prynoski, Steven Daily, Suzy Hutchinson, The Chung, Tomi Monstre, Tommy Blacha, Travis Louie, Vyal Reyes, And More...........
Do you consider yourself to be Gen X? Do you associate the cartoons of your childhood with happy nostalgia? Did you wake up with manic ... glee early on Saturday morning to watch these cartoons, and then feel let down when noon hit and I Love Lucy began playing? Come to Meltdown Comics, where Steven Daily presents a plethora of contemporary artists' re- imaginings and mind-edits of your FAVORITE '80's cartoons. You may even be able to take one of these treasures home, where it will NEVER turn into re-runs of Gilligan's Island and Bewitched!
GAG ME WITH A TOON 3: "THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL" Curated by Steven Daily February 4th, 2011 @ MELT GALLERY AT MELTDOWN 7522 SUNSET BLVD, L.A., CA, 90046 www.meltcomics.com
Just posted up on Vannen, is this really cryptic teaser of what appears to be another release from Huck Gee... instead of being titled "Killing time" like his last release with Vannen, this XL series watch is being dubbed "Lifetime". What could this mean, well your guess is as good as mine, maybe instead of an all black motif it's reversed out to white? More on this when we get it!
It has been about a year since we have seen any movement from Ian Firth aka Friff... in fact the last custom he did was a mini Munny white tiger for Chinese New Year 2010 titled "Rhaar" which we posted up HERE! Now he has emerged from a year long hiatus and has created yet another CNY themed Munny... this time it's focused on Year of the Rabbit, and not only did Ian draw inspiration from the holiday, but also on the classic move Alice in Wonderland as it's titled "White Rabbit". This piece turned out so good, and is going to be available for purchase on Wednesday, February 2nd via his online store HERE! This will come with the really great custom made box, which along with the figure is 100% handpainted and crafted!
Continuing to release the cute, Shawnimals just announced a very special Valentine's Day release... a Sweet & Sour Pork plush! This little 4” x 3” piece of comfort food comes smothered in it's own pink'ish fabric sweet/sour sauce cap... which is removable, it also comes in a really cool take-out box, not to mention a 1-inch button in a mini sauce container. There is an open run on these, but they will only be available through the month of February! These will retail on Wednesday, February 2nd at 11am PST for only $15 from the Shawnimals webstore HERE.
David Horvath has once again teamed up with Toy2R to release one of his amazing characters, and in fact this litl guy is no stranger to us... well in a way I guess he is as "Bossy Bear" has transformed into a 5” tall Monster Bossy Bear! As part of Toy2R’s scheduled releases for 2011, the Monster Bossy Bear assortment will delight fans of both the classic form and new fans of his Kaiju inspired look... and it looks great in my opinion! There will be 2 versions in the initial release the Classic Blue and Pink, but be on the lookout for variant versions! What are all your thoughts on these... they may be my first UglyDoll'ish purchase of 2011!
The great folks over at Bitbots have just released the winning entries in their competition to create the next Jinny Series and above are the winners. As yo can see there are some really strong/creative designs that will be in this next series and it will include all 10 amazing designs by 8 artists... will there be more, time will tell until then, enjoy the picture!
Mark Nagata of Max Toy Company just dropped word that in the very near future they will be releasing a standard size soft vinyl figure... which is around 8" tall!!! Along with this info was the attached teaser image which appears to be a two-headed dragon of sorts... SWEET! The plan is to debut this for Japan's Summer Wonderfest and SDCC 2011 in the States! more info very soon!
After the ravenous hit that was Android Series 1... prepare yourself for the series 2 onslaught as things are going to be heated up as these 3" vinyl figures will now be featuring artwork from a variety of artists including the ones pictured above from Andrew Bell, Gary Ham, and Google! But that's not all the goods we can expect, as more designs are yet to be revealed and include art from Doktor A, and many others. These are set to retail for $7.50 and will be sold via blind box once again, and are slated for an early March, 2011 release! As it stands right now there will be 12 different designs, more announced as the date draws closer!
It's been quite some time since we have seen "Beezle" from Kat Brunnegraff, and now this resin figure is back! Handcast, this 4" tall character is painted up by Kat and is set to release tomorrow via Kat's online store HERE for $50. Kat states that "Beezle is the devil's youngest son, at only 4 inches tall, he may be pint sized but he's big trouble." Don't let it fool ya though folks... even if he does seem a little evil... he still need a good home, so be sure to pic one up!
In honor of Chinese New Year this week, i Saw A Dino will be dropping a limited edition hand sewn "Rabbit Dino" figure. Each purchase comes with an exclusive print in a red envelope also known as a Hong Bao in Asian culture. This is a very limited run of ten units and will be available on via their online shop HERE starting TODAY Monday, January 31st.
We have been revealing the new 5" DIY Qee collection for the past few weeks now... knowing full well that Toy2R had a few designs up their sleeves to show us, and today is day! Seeing as we are just about two weeks away from the release of the highly anticipated 5" Mini Qee Collection, Toy2R USA drops the full reveal to the world today! The complete crew is made up of Toy2R's iconic BEAR and BUNEE character as well as the our mascot, the TOYER. Joining them in the release are MON, KITKAT, PIGEE and SPRAYEE!! The seven make up the complete DIY collection that will be dropping in February. Each 5" scale Qee comes with easily removeable Head and Arms making customizing a breeze! While this is the first time that these characters will be released in the new smaller scale - Sprayee is one of the more sought after pieces. With a Spray Head, this is only the second time this character has been released in DIY form. The first being the 3.5" Baby Qee Scale. And just like its younger and smaller cousin, when you shake Sprayee, you'll hear the classic spray can sound - making this a must for graphitti fans and artists!
We have been following the work of Emily Döhler-Knox aka Follow The White Rabbit as she had planned to complete 3 custom Tuttz figures from Argonaut Resins, and today she has posted the 3rd and final version. "Vici” is the last figure in this installment and is based after Julius Caesar's famous phrase: “Veni, Vidi, Vici.” (“I came, I saw, I conquered.”). This turned out amazing, and the detail/clean lines really make this custom special. "Vici" is going up for sale HERE on Thursday, February 3rd 2011, at 12:00 noon PST, and will retail for $150. This is going to go quick, so if you dig it act fast!
This Friday, February 4th at 12pm MST, the Faux Bronze Morsel colorway designed by Gary Ham is being released at his online store HERE. This extremely rare colorway is limited to only 5 pieces, and just like the previous releases she is resin standing at 8” tall and is attached upon a metal base. She was sculpted by Bear Williams and manufactured (meticulously casted and hand painted) by Julie B of Pretty in Plastic. This Bronze versions will be only $129 plus shipping... don't sleep on this one folks!
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