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.
Coming up next weekend marks the official release of Marka27's "Aisia Minigod" designer vinyl speaker system(posted left)... and to help make this event HUGE MArka is also going to release a limited "ASIA-MINIGOD-DRAGON PRINT" that measures 13"x19" and will be made in an edition of only 100 pieces! These will sell at the event for $50 each, signed and numbered. Marka also mentions that along with the print and figure he will also be doing surprise giveaways throught the evening... so you best come out :-) this is going down on Saturday, February 19th from 6PM-9PM at SIXHINDRED in LA.
Just posted up a little while ago via kaNO's Twitter feed, was this really cool teaser of an upcoming custom "Panda King" which is the original figure designed/created by Angry Woebots! kaNO put his own spin on this custom with a painted on letterman jacket, flossing that giant "K" on his chest... looking really clean! He will be releasing this resin figure - just this one - to the public at an undisclosed time and date so if you want it... I would say start following him on Twitter HERE so you know when it's going to drop!
The sun is shining, plants are blooming, birds are singing, and love is in the air... that can all only mean one thing in the world of Blamoville, VALENTINE'S DAY is here! To celebrate, the crew at Blamo Toys has put together a very special release for all you lovers out there: "Valentine Swampy". Blamo's own love letter collecting bog dweller has been hand painted for this special day by Blamo's own Mikie Graham. Valentine Swampy comes hand signed and numbered in an edition of 5. Currently available for a retail price of $105. You can pick it up HERE right now, and while your in their store check out the other goods they have to offer!
I Saw A Dino wants to wish YOU all a Happy Valentine’s Day... and as a thank you for all the love and support you have shown them, they have created four icons that you can download – for FREE! These icons were created to show how much they love their fans. Head on over HRER now and click on the same picture that you see above to start the download!
Sent over once again from Luke Rook of Lulubell Toy Bodega is the follow up to the image we posted HERE a few weeks back of the amazing figure 'DEBRIS JAPAN' from Japanese company Restore. One of the cool this about this jump to vinyl for Restore is that not only is it a first in that material but as you can see they are also incorporating paper money, metal cuffs and cloth fundoshi... making this piece look extremely wicked! Look for a March/April release along with peeks at several color variations and a few surprises in the near future!
Toy Fair is going on this weekend in New York, which features a who's who in the toy world, where companies can put their products on display in hopes to get noticed by other companies/stores/vendors. This year Kidrobot had a booth, their first time participating in fact, where they had their most of their normal wares... but they also had some new stuff to show off and the great folks over at Tomopop were kind enough to share some photos with us of two new characters in the every expanding Munnyworld line of figures. Called "Foomi" and "Kracka", these guys have some distinct characteristics as "Foomi" has spiked up flame hair and a small skinny tail and "Kracka" has an aligator shaped snout, with a thicker, more broad tail. There is no word on a release date or price yet, but I am sure they will be a hit among the DIY community.
Looking at all the different art shows and gallery openings from around the states last night would surely make your head explode... some amazing stuff is always happening in our little community, and Dragatomi is one of those places that is super punctual as they host a new show every second-Saturday of the month... this time it was "Girls Night Out"! This was a three-man or should I saw woman show that featured works from Lunabee,Julie West, and Sneaky Raccoon.
As you can see from the pictures... courtesy of DrilOne, the show was perfect, each artist played off each others style so well with their cute character creations! Julie West was even on hand to meet and great her fans throughout the night. A ton of pieces sold at the event and you can go HERE to snag up what's left. Great job ladies, and congrats! Hit the jump for a full photo slide show from the event.
Boy oh boy... we were teased with a simple silhouetted Greasebat figure about a month ago, and now all has been revealed as Monster Worship is set to unleash the third painted colorway of Jeffery Lamm's Real Fighting Greasebat vinyl figure... and the best colorway thus far in my opinion! This rad figure is cast in a chocolaty brown vinyl, highlighted with a tan face and crème eyes, metallic Gold horns and Gold accent sprays. These 7" tall figures are going to retail for $75 each and will be available at www.monsterworship.com on Friday February 18, 2011 at 6pm EST... and rumor has it that there may be some surprise releases as well lurking out there, so keep those eyes peeled!
Attention CUSTOMIZERS AND ARTISTS!!!! A new page has turned In the custom figure world. Mad Joe Customizer of Overkill Creations is announcing the first of a series of tributes to the classic lines of Muscle - Kinnikuman! He is offering this unheard of opportunity! If you send your sculpture (compatible in size and style to Kinnikuman) to him, he will mold it free!
This what you get: You will retain rights to your creation, You will get it molded for free, You will get 20 castings for free, Your piece will be included in the master series (20 set run) of the 5 figures produced for the month. that will sold a month after you have received your 20 figures, You will get full credit for your work, Your work will be featured in a mini book about the series!
So if your an artist... sculptures can be made from scratch or be pieced together (some good old kit bashing) from other toys.... to submit your figures email MadJoe via mjcustomizer@yahoo.com with "mad collaboration" as the subject... this could be really cool, and it's all up to YOU... so go submit!
Italian artist Makkinoso just finished up his latest project... and unklike the rest of his releases this is not resin... it's PLUSH! Meet "Hobie" a colloboration between Happycloud Thunderhead (aka Daniel Allyn Lee) and Makkinoso. This 13" plush eyball with body is limited to only 3 pieces as of right now and is retailing HERE for $60... go snag one up!
Last night was the opening of Luke Chueh's second solo show at Corey Helford Gallery, and “Contemptorary Art” lived up to it's name, and the hype surrounding Lukes latest body of work. Upon entering the gallery space all were greeted with a print at the door, which later on in the night Luke would go around and happily sign. the room was full of bright vivid colors from every corner as Luke featured sixteen paintings based on his observations, experiences and studies of the art world. In the middle of the room was a very large wall barricade that had GIANT 6' outlined paintings of Luke's infamous bear figure (watch the video below to see Luke sketch a face on it) where throughout the night he invited all who attended to sketch on a 8.5"x11" sheet of paper with the same outline of the bear on it which then filled up that barricaded wall with everyone's interpretation of his figure... it was really great, and ton s of fun to see all the styles and levels of art.
Also introduced to the crowd that night was a GIANT 5' tall 1000% Possessed figure with devil... and wow did it look great... even though it was a prototype for an upcoming release of a super limited edition 15 piece fiberglass series which is going to drop through Munky King later on this year! Luke was surrounded by his family and tons of friends who came out to show their support. Notables such as Ritzy Periwinkle, Joe Ledbetter, Angry Woebots, and Sket-One were on hand to appreciate the work that Luke created. All in all the night was a huge success, and a ton of fun! “Contemptorary Art” will be on display until March 12, 2011 which I highly recommend taking a trip out to see all these works in person! Hit the jump for a full photo slide-show from the night.
Corey Helford Gallery 8522 Washington Boulevard Culver City, CA 90232
This beautiful piece comes just in time for Valentine's Day courtesy of Lady Aiko! As a joint project of Tomenosuke-syoten and Lady Aiko, these are a three-dimentional version of Aiko's original artwork, Lady Butterfly. The entire production process, including the package manufacturing, was conducted around the famous art and craft city Hida Takayama, where Tomenosuke-syoten is located. Aiko came all the way from New York to visit the production site and did the final finish of Silver version, which goes on sale in the Tomenosuke-syoten store at 2pm JST February 14th. Only 10 pieces of this awesome silver version were made, so don't wait!!
Matthew Hawkins, the king of all things papercraft, has set his sights on some design of a different nature and only available for a 24 hour window is this rad shirt he designed for Ript Apparel! The design is called "Player2", and is Matt's tribute to player #2 always waiting and never getting the glory. Matt says that "It was inspired by me playing Super Mario Wii with my son and me telling him how back in the day both players didn't play at the same time you had to sit and wait and watch and wait." Oh how times have changed :-) Like mentioned before, this is going to be available for only 24hours on Sunday, February 14th via Ript Apparel!
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Coming up next weekend marks the official release of Marka27's "Aisia Minigod" designer vinyl speaker system(posted left)... and to help make this event HUGE MArka is also going to release a limited "ASIA-MINIGOD-DRAGON PRINT" that measures 13"x19" and will be made in an edition of only 100 pieces! These will sell at the event for $50 each, signed and numbered. Marka also mentions that along with the print and figure he will also be doing surprise giveaways throught the evening... so you best come out :-) this is going down on Saturday, February 19th from 6PM-9PM at SIXHINDRED in LA.
