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.
Wow... it seems as though it is a Dunny type of day, and this new Dunny 2011 series is looking mighty fine. In this post we are getting a look at pretty much the entire series... even a special Dunny (to the left) that Aya Kakeda designed called "Hole in the Middle" which is based off the new children's book by Paul Budnidtz and illustrated by Aya, and as luck would have it... he has a hole in the middle... cool! Both Paul and Aya will be at KRNY for the Dunny release along with said book signing! Onto the picture above... click on it to really get a close look at those figures, KR did a fantastic job with all the small details... shoot, that gumball Dunny who I think is by Mister Fame$'s actually has mini gumballs in the head... soooo cool! With packaging created by MAD, it's really minimal in nature and lends it's focus to the giant Dunny wearing bling around his neck! Now to the mystery build-a-dunny... upon further inspection of the packaging the little gold starburst reveals all that we need to know about this said figure "Secret mystery parts included! Collect all the KRONK bones and complete the set!" So from the sound of it, Kronk designed a possible skeleton type Dunny figure that is in pieces, and once you get all the pieces forms one larger figure! What a seriously cool idea and brings me back to the trading card days where you would have to match up the backs of cards to make one large image!
The answer is... of course they can, and to prove it the folks over at Invisible Creature recently teamed up with Super7 to produce and bring "Salvatore and George" to life. These two characters are the lovable mascots for Sasquatch! Music Festival’s 10 year anniversary. Salvatore stands 4″ tall while George packs a TON of detail into an impressive 2″. They come as a set, and until now were only available at the festival, but can be picked up via the IC website HERE for a mere $20... seriously, how can you not buy these little guys!
Ready for another high-res photos of some great designs from the upcoming Dunny 2011 series... yeah me too... and this go around we get to enjoy pieces from Huck Gee, DrilOne, and Travis Lampe. One of the first things to not about this series is that it contains two chainsaw wielding figures, the Mishka one, and the Huck Gee zombie hunter one above... does this bother me... not at all :-) Also to note, Huck's submissions were created as a set... just look at the zombies hand stuck on the hunter's ear... EPIC! Next in this photo is the rad gas mask wearing Dunny by DrilOne... and how rad is that, they captured Dril's style soooooo well, and it's cool for those collectors who bought custom's from Dril in the same design vein as this late last year! Next up is another newcomer to the Dunny platform as Travis Lampe takes his simplistic illustrative nature, with his patented swooping block nose, and applied it to the Dunny... really making his mark with this beautiful design... and I have a feeling this may quickly become a fan favorite of the series... speaking of, which one do you like?
Posted up earlier today was the announcement of Dunny 2011... which came with some lo-res hard to see photos... but now we are getting a look at some of the designs in their hi-res beauty... as they were meant to be seen! First up is 64Colors amazing woodland creature Dunny that comes with a cool wooden staff accessory, next up is the elusive (up until now) Mishka chase Dunny... if you want to call it that, no ears here :-) but this all seeing eyeball comes equiped with one sweet chainsaw! Along with those is Kronk's highly detailed Dunny that looks like it winds up, and last by not least is the Zombie biker by MAD... what a crazy cool head sculpt, and that bright green tongue is looking very familiar :-) The more I see em all, the more I dig em... I would love to know your thoughts!!!
Most creatives need a place where they can hang their hat, a gallery/retail spot if you will... and that is exactly what The Stranger Factory is! This new store is the brainchild of Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas as they collaborate with their amazing band of artists aka Circus Postourous as they plan on opening the doors spot to their new spot in Albuquerque, New Mexico!
Opening this Friday, June 3 from 6:00pm - 9:00pm join in with them as they celebrate their grand opening with a book signing with Travis Louie, and work on display from the whole cast including: Doktor A., Glenn Barr, The Beast Brothers, Andrew Bell, Joe Capobianco, Kelly Denato, Camilla d'Errico, Archer Dougherty, Brandon Dunlap, Travis Lampe, Jason Limon, Travis Louie, Joel Nakamura, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Karen & Michael Peters, Chris Ryniak, and Amanda Spayd. Oh, and look what Doktor A. is sending over for the show... what appears to be a fantastic custom Skelve... maybe even multiples of it??? This opening event is just the tip of the iceberg as they plan on hosting shows every first Friday of the month... should be a pretty sick spot to visit and just from the pictures we have seen... the space looks awesome!
Releasing TODAY Wednesday, June 1st 2011, at Noon PST via Dragatomi is a custom series of Android figures done up by the king of rust DrilOne. He has customized an entire case and gave them all ratios and names. First up is the "Military" versions which is 5/16, next is the "Vintage" which is 4/16, the the "Radioactive" which is 3/16, the "No Trespassing" which is 2/16, and there are 2 chases in this series... all of which are looking really great! They will be sold through Dragatomi blind boxed and like mentioned before will drop at the above date for $70 a pop... only 16 of these are available, so get ready.
Looking to snag up those limited edition prints that kaNO talked about a few weeks ago... well the "Clockwork Struggle" and "Beautiful Struggle", which were originally paintings for the "Rare Breed" show at myplasticheart gallery in NYC, and now have been reproduced into 11" x 14" Giclee prints on archival paper, and are a limited edition of only 25 signed/numbered pieces each. These are kaNO's first prints EVER, so head on over HERE now and snag them up!
It's no secret artist Ashley Wood has a love of Andy Warhol, Warhol is featured prominently in his Popbot comic's, so it should come as no surprise that he would pay tribute to the man with one of his most beloved creations 3A's Squares. The sqaures are part of Ashley's WWR (World War Robot) storyline but Ash is often fond of inserting his bots into various storyline so it's not clear if these will be part of a known universe or simple stand apart. The "Brillo" Square is a popular artform of Warhols and is a classic piece of modern art, so it's a great pleasure to see Ashley take the design and reinterpret it into a toy form. The "Brillo Square" from 3A shown above will be will indeed have legs and is rumored to be available at SDCC at Toy Tokyo booth. 3A partners Ashley and Kim will be on hand to sign the header cards that will grace the packaging for these little guys. "Brillo Square" will be in 1:12 scale, no word on pricing yet.
It's interesting to see these finally being made as they were first mentioned on the 3A forums early 2010 as a possible design for the 1:1 squares that were made for the Beijing Show. They were never seen at the time but most people figured they'd pop up again and I'm sure many fans are happy at the chance to score these at Comicon.
The Dunny train continues to barrel through today as Kidrobot just announced the official release of their next blind boxed 3" series... Dunny 2011! As speculated before HERE, the drop is happening on June 23 and will be featuring 18 designs from 15 artists which includes designs from artists who have already had a crack at a production Dunny like Aya Kakeda, Chuckboy, Huck Gee, Kronk, MAD, and Mishka but now we are seeing the addition of designs by so many deserving artists such as Squink!, 64 Colors, Dirty Donny, DrilOne, Elphonoso Lam, Le Merde, Mister F®ame$, Travis Lampe and Betso!
For $9.95 you get the Dunny, a trading card, and rumor has it each box will also feature a build-a-dunny chase, 1 piece included with each blind-box... CRAZY! Also to note, while supplies last, an alternate version of Huck Gee’s zombie Dunny will be given away for free with a full case purchase. Now I liked the vector versions of these designs... but after seeing them in these pictures above... they might just be my favorite Dunny series yet... what are your thoughts?
George and Ayleen of Toy Break are joined once again by Ben and Brandon as they travel the streets of LA hitting up all the fast food joints collecting up all the happy meal toys. This show is a bit different than the others, but still super enjoyable to watch... so take a few minutes and join em' for a Toy Break!
Ashley Wood and 3A have been quite busy lately dropping products in store at a swift pace, late last night he dropped news of a Action Portable (1:12 scale) DIY Bambaboss that would go into the store today, Priced at $25 this new DIY bambaboss is just like his bigger brother which was released in 2009 in 1:6 scale (12 in.) this new DIY action portable does not include shipping which will run $11 for shipping to US. Thanks to Artist CrisR and the power of twitter, Ashley also provided a bulk shipping discout for those customizers out there that are wanting to pick up a 5 pack or a 10 pack. A 10 pack is priced at $200 w/ a additional $27 shipping to USA. The 5 pack set is priced at $105 w/ a additional $25 shipping to USA. Pick them up via Bambaland HERE now!
Ashley already dropped the JEA Action Portable Bambaboss as well this week which is also 1:12 and priced the same as the DIY single Bambaboss at $25 w/ $11 shipping to US. And in a special month long sale at Bambaland you can pick up a WWRp (World War Robot portable) Heavy Bramble Brommich for $55 plus $13 shipping to US. This June marks the 3rd anniversary of 3A and man are they packing a punch with products for their fans. We look forward to seeing what else they develop over the rest of the year and what they might do for their 4th anniversary.
Whoa check this out... Kidrobot just dropped a bomb via the KRonikle today as they just revealed the next 20" Dunny design which was created by South African artist Kronk! This Dunny dubbed "Killjoy" is completely the opposite of what the name implies, and in my honest opinion may be the best 20"er made to date. Normally I am not a fan of gloss, but this finish gives the particular design a very polished porcelain look... very classy indeed! This beast is limited to only 350 pieces worldwide and will be available at the end of this month beginning June 30 for $400!
Dropping at 10am PST today June 1st 2011, is Cris Rose's Bits n Bytes "Release Party" 3 Packs! These were initially spotted during the Cavey 1st birthday party, and now you all have a chance to own these lil guys! This new series consists of 6 Sprogs (these are the Bits) and 2 versions of Rotund (the Bytes), and come in only solid colors this go around! Oh and if you were wondering... these are 1/24th scale as opposed to the regular 1/12th scale meaning they are only 1-2" tall! Like mentioned above, this is a 3-pack, and in that pack the color and size of the bot may differ. You can pick these up in less than 30min HERE for only $22.50... not too shabby for hand made, hand cast resin figures!
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Wow... it seems as though it is a Dunny type of day, and this new Dunny 2011 series is looking mighty fine. In this post we are getting a look at pretty much the entire series... even a special Dunny (to the left) that Aya Kakeda designed called "Hole in the Middle" which is based off the new children's book by Paul Budnidtz and illustrated by Aya, and as luck would have it... he has a hole in the middle... cool! Both Paul and Aya will be at KRNY for the Dunny release along with said book signing! Onto the picture above... click on it to really get a close look at those figures, KR did a fantastic job with all the small details... shoot, that gumball Dunny who I think is by Mister Fame$'s actually has mini gumballs in the head... soooo cool! With packaging created by MAD, it's really minimal in nature and lends it's focus to the giant Dunny wearing bling around his neck! Now to the mystery build-a-dunny... upon further inspection of the packaging the little gold starburst reveals all that we need to know about this said figure "Secret mystery parts included! Collect all the KRONK bones and complete the set!" So from the sound of it, Kronk designed a possible skeleton type Dunny figure that is in pieces, and once you get all the pieces forms one larger figure! What a seriously cool idea and brings me back to the trading card days where you would have to match up the backs of cards to make one large image!
