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.
Having just completed the first leg of the Mini Tea Tour, Matt"Lunartik"Jones is pleased to announce the next stop for this custom show...at the amazing SIXXA STORE in Vienna. This is going down on May 5th, 2011 and will be on display for the entire month. Featuring 70+ custom works of art utilizing Matt JOnes’ "Lunartik in a Cup of Tea" platform toy... this show promises to blow some minds! Matt says that he will be at the store on Thursday the 5th, so if anyone wants some signed teas and to chat about toys, please come down.
Are you heading out to Toy Street tomorrow... well keep those eyes peeled for the 8 Jelly Empire cross over exclusives with Argonaut Resins. Each set will go for $40 and 3 of the matching sets will have a Kings of Atlantis Talisman skull magnet included for FREE! The orange, and green sets are the Zombie Glow GID and the uber chase clear tint gray WereWolf Jelly Bot and matching Tuttz Mini cat are also Zombie Glow GID! The yellow gold set with orange polka dots are Selina Brigg's customs. According to Eric, he has more stuff for the show, but is keeping it under wraps for the time being... and we may not see it until the day of the show. Either way... there is going to be some awesome resin creations available so swing by and snatch this stuff up before its gone for good!
I had heard about this for some time now, and I am really happy that all the pieces fell into place as Clutter Magazine just announced the first annual International Designer Toy Awards (DTA) - Hosted in San Diego, California during SDCC 2011. All I can say is that's it's about time. There are so many aspects in the design world that have been based off of, or have started from because of designer vinyl toys... so why not put those designs, designers, companies up on stage and honor them for their hard work and dedication to the design industry! This will develop over the next few months, and I will keep you up to date with specific details and deadlines, and in the meantime head on over to the Designer Toy Awards website HERE, and SIGN UP now to start nominating companies, artists, collections, and even blogs (*cough SpankyStokes.com cough*) you can also stay privy to all that's happening.
There really isn't much to say about this except... SWEET!!!! We told you that Vannen designer watches had to put one project on hold, and bumped their collaboration with UK artist Godmachine up... but wow are they moving quick, as you can see from the above teaser. What hides behind that all black bag... only time will tell, but what we do know is that the title of this limited edition timepiece is "Tempus" and is going to be part of the Vannen XL watch line. Look for more teasers to follow soon, as this has a launch date of May 5th... I can't wait to see more!!!!
Last time it was a bunny blowing a bubble, and now Joe Ledbetter show us today that his bunny creations are in touch with nature, errrr, but this is not the type of bunny you want to touch per say... because he's a cactus! As part of Joe's series dubbed the "Mutant Bunny Print Series 2011", which features a series of Giclee prints, 12 to be exact, all measuring 5"x7" and will feature Joe's iconic bunny figure. This one titled "Cactus Bunny" comes signed, numbered, and watermarked for authenticity. Limited to only 99 pieces you can pick this up HERE right now for only $40! This is a great idea, and these prints are the perfect size to collect them all and have some wall space left over :-)
We just got word from artist Kevin Titzer that he he will be having an awesome solo show launching on May 24th - June 4th at Thinkspace Gallery! To help promote it, he is releasing a series of video promo teasers... and above are the first two in a series of six. Most of the stuff Kevin uses is found and recycled materials, where his figures are carved out of wood that he finds on river banks. They have a very nostalgic, carnival, creepy feel to them... all the while dragging you in to inspect each and every fine detail of these amazing puppet like creations. Enjoy, and for more info, view our past posts on his cool work HERE.
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We have posted up the gritty customs of artist Lance L. aka Mr.Munk before on this site, and he just reveled to the masses that he will have a ton of custom on display and for sale at this Friday's Toy Street convention in NYC! It seems as though he has been on the grind lately, customizing a ton of different platforms, coming in all kinds of shapes and sizes... all of which look really cool! Be sure to swing by his table to check out of of his wares, and say hi to one of the nicest dudes around!
It's alot of fun to remember seeing sketches/concepts of a figure and then forgetting about that said figure until one day it pops up again as a prototype getting ready to be released. This is the case with Arts Unknown the new UK-based art toy company founded by art enthusiasts Paul Delfgou & Daniel Kohn. We last heard from them in August of 2010, and now just reveled via his facebook page, Frank Kozik shares with us his figures in full 3D... "William, Henry & Reginald" an unassuming trio of Elephant, Bird and Rhino (who stands 8" tall) as they set out to explore the ancient ruins of La-Er. Franks states that this group is slated to release 3rd Quarter 2011, so for all you Kozik fans out there... you have something to look forward to... something different from Kozik I might add, and I just love these two characters. Also according to Paul of Arts Unknown there will be a chase version, William the rhino comes with a classic Kozik cigarette for alternate display, there is an exclusive Members colorway only available to people who have signed up to the Arts Unknown Membership Program, which there are only a handful of places remaining. More details will be revealed as they develop!
Hey kids, there is a rumor spreading around that pink is the new black... now I don't know how true that is, especially in this case since the color is magenta, but I can tell you that I am really diggin on this new Sketchbot variant :-) Spotted at last year's SDCC, this semi-translucent magenta tint Sketchbot is packed and ready to roll out at tomorrow's Toy Street convention in NYC, and comes armed with with a really cool ink pen accessory and matching sticker. The price has not been revealed just yet, but if the past 2 releases are any indication this one will be $35. Stop by and pick one up, and say hi to Steve!
Started over a month ago now by artist Troy Stith as a direct correlation to the tragic Japanese earthquake and tsunami, "Kaiju for Japan" was formed to help raise money through all the artists in our tight knit community. All have been hard at work and launching this Friday, April 22nd is the webstore for the items that 80+ artists have donated with 100% of the profits going to relief efforts in Japan! This was something we felt we could all help with, and now it's your turn. Launching tomorrow at 4pm EST HERE, you will have a chance to buy tons of one-off unique items, rare production pieces, prints, and custom toys.
I took a different approach to this relief effort and instead of customizing a toy, I poured one of my "Borracho" resin figures, and then painted the Japanese navel flag, the rising sun, over the entire figure. With the face being the middle red circle, and the 16 rays illuminating across the body. The kanji on the stomach says COURAGE... which is why I named this piece "Courage of the Rising Sun". This along with tons of other pieces will be up for grabs tomorrow HERE, so please if you like it, buy it, and support Japan.
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Are you heading out to Toy Street tomorrow... well keep those eyes peeled for the 8 Jelly Empire cross over exclusives with Argonaut Resins. Each set will go for $40 and 3 of the matching sets will have a Kings of Atlantis Talisman skull magnet included for FREE! The orange, and green sets are the Zombie Glow GID and the uber chase clear tint gray WereWolf Jelly Bot and matching Tuttz Mini cat are also Zombie Glow GID! The yellow gold set with orange polka dots are Selina Brigg's customs. According to Eric, he has more stuff for the show, but is keeping it under wraps for the time being... and we may not see it until the day of the show. Either way... there is going to be some awesome resin creations available so swing by and snatch this stuff up before its gone for good!
