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.
As the story goes "Moments before Tupac Shakur's death, he called upon an ancient Voodoo spell to transfer his soul into a cat. For 15 years following his death, this cat was trapped in the pound. Now he has finally been released and is back in the hood." Pretty EPIC right... well artist Jay222 thought so as well so he teamed up with Alex Pardee and the Zerofriends crew to really bring this cat to life... in the form of some rad resin figures!
These frisky felines measure over 5" tall, and have a really great look about them... not only did Jay222 do a good job capturing Alex's Tupac Cat in 3D form, but you can still see bits and pieces of Jay's work throughout the sculpt as it's gritty and raw just like all his monstrous creations from his previous body of work! Oh, and Jay created 75 of these for SDCC 2011... so you can go home with one of your own, all of which are completely different... there is a mixture of mostly hand painted, clears, and custom sculpted versions, no 2 are alike! They will be up for grabs at the Zerofriends booth #5502 where 15 will be released each day, including preview night, for just $70 a pop! I really do enjoy collaborations, such as this one... I mean how can you go wrong with a cat that has the soul of Tupac?!?!?!
MONSTER Invitational is a group show full of super talented Monster Makers that opens on Friday July 8th @ FOE Gallery in Western Massachusetts. "The idea of monsters is as old as civilization and what society defines as monstrous changes and morphs through time and culture. Depending on when and where you grew up, it’s likely some version of monster, urban myth or story shaped your fears and nightmares. No one escapes this rite of passage. Come out to see how 20 different artists from westernmass to Japan interpret their own unique fears, repulsions and pleasures. It may sound scary, but monsters are fun too, and fears confronted (or exercised) are fears conquered."
Here is a preview of what this show has in store, courtesy of Bob Conge aka Plaseebo. This piece was done in his "Night Gamer Kaiju" style with a little mashup action. Awesome stuff!
So... have you been trying to find out the scoop on all the releases that Circus Posterus is bring to SDCC 2011 this year, but are having a hard time rounding up all the info... well we have been having that same problem, and that is why we ran asking Amy aka Vinylgoddess (knower of all things Circus Posterus) to set things straight for us too... so below is a comprehensive write up of what has been announced so far, straight from Amy to you... and for even more comprehensive coverage please visit her site HERE... she does a fantastic job!
Prices, dates and time are still pending on many pieces and will be added to this post as they’re announced. Now hit the jump for all the goodies... and keep checking back as this post will continue to be updated :-)
SUPER7 BOOTH (#4729): Signing schedule: Chris Ryniak Saturday the 23rd @ noon.
Want some more teasers for the upcoming Toy2R 5" Mini Qee event which this time it's heading south of the border to Mexico... well here ya go! This epic custom event is being hosted by Vinyles Chiles and is opening this Saturday, July 9th, 2011 - Starting at 7pm. As mentioned before, this show has been curated by the one and only Frank Mysterio, who by the way has lined up an amazing talent pool of artists which includes: El X, Mone, Matucha, Spark, Chauskoskis, Roboe, Zhon DSR, Natsu, Robot Soda, Mr. Kone, Mr. Alebrije, Cucaracha Borracha, Dr. Rabias, Yoste, Chaos, News, Brenda Montes, Sergio Saucedo, Jenkah, Quique Ollervides, Frank Mysterio, VC, Alias, Pinpon, Dr. Befa, Mr. Mitote, Arturo Ramirez, Alkor Alkore. All these rad artists are going to bring some serious heat to an awesome custom toy art show... and above is just proof, just look at some of the work produced by these guys! So prepare yourself for some of the best custom work south of the border... and stay tuned for more previews and info once it gets released!
JC Rivera continues on his custom slaying spree, and this go around he tackled Steve Talkowski's Sketchbot platform... in a mighty fine way! JC states that he has been wanting to do a custom with the Sketchbot since last year, and he finally came across a DIY sketchbot and here is the result. Titled "Sketchbothood" JC says this is an homage to "live easy and daydream all you want", and continues to say "Sketchbothood is a place where silliness and fun happens all day all the time. Sketchbothood is filled with kindhearted and welcoming people. Come visit Sketchbothood and you will stay." Sketchbothood features a really cool smokey mascot along with a really cool cityscape with a really cool JC Rivera face... a really cool way to interpret this platform. This is going to be up in his store HERE this Friday, July 8th at 11am CST... so set your alarm, and get ready!
Want a quick teaser of one of the many releases that Frank Kozik is going to have at SDCC 2011... how about a new giant 10" labbit labeled the "King Of Rock" which appears to pay a little homage to some good old fashioned metal. Look for this to drop at Frank's booth #4734... more details when they drop!
Are you ready for a brand spankin new Toy Break... well Sarah Jo Marks from DKE Toys joins George and Ayleen on the couch for more Countdown to SDCC 2011 fun with Salvatore and George, Power Mister, Hell, Cavey, Kozik and much more! Spin up a salad and join em' for a Toy Break!
We posted up a teaser of the prototype sculpt of Artist Mikie Graham's aka Zombiemonkie mascot figure HERE a while back, and now Mikie has revealed the entire figure... and I gotta say it turned out fantastic. I initially had no idea it was going to be a custom as Mikie customized a Muttpop Red Demon into his cartoon alter ego the "Zombiemonkie"... and if you have ever seen Mikie in person, that outfit his character is wearing is nearly identical to the duds Mikie wears in his everyday life. Although this custom is not for sale, you will be able to view him (along with dozens of other toy creations) on Mikie's new website Zombiemonkie.com that will be opening the week of SDCC. As always Mikie is available for commissioned toy work of all sorts - including your own alter ego! If you're interested please contact him through his twitter account: @zombiemonkie... turned out great man!
Alright party people you best get ready... ready for the UK invasion as Holly aka A Little Stranger is packing up a ton of her precious plush Cavey's and is heading out West for SDCC 2011... and she has some serious good traveling with her! There are 30 of each colorway, and to keep things simple all the Caped Caveys will be available on all the booths from the start of Comic Con (Thursday morning). The only exception is the pink and white Caped Cavey, which is limited to just 10 pieces and is only available by finding Holly at Comic Con. Last year you found her by spotting those pink Cavey ears (along with the PINK hair) but this year to make it even easier to find her, she will be doing signings on the following booths over the weekend:
Holly will be at each of the above booths from 12 noon - 1pm so be sure to come and say hey, and if you have purchased any Cavey's from her in the past, bring them along with you!
Posted up via the Beast Brothers twitter stream today was the very first look at they Kidrobot mascot figure dubbed "Kid Olaf"... which happens to be the 20th in the ever growing series of KR figures. This photo was once again spotted over at J.ME, and along with the above picture you can see the variant version on the left, which changes out the color scheme a bit... giving him a more orangish beard along with a change in beverage choice :-) This is on display at Taipei Toy Festival where I am not sure if they are up for grabs or not... what I do know is that this will debut in the states at SDCC 2011 where on Thursday, July 21st from 1-3pm there will be a signing with The Beast Brothers, and you can get yer grubby hands on this piece!
Artist Luke Chueh has once again teamed up with Munky King to reign supreme over SDCC 2011, and this year he is not only releasing one figure but two! First up is the highly anticipated, third and final colorway of his Black In White series of toys. First we saw the "Black in White" at SDCC 2010, then the "Black in White (and red all over)" during the Munky King release late last year, and now the reversed out "White in Black" version is set to make your collection complete! This is going to be a limited edition of 750 pieces, and comes with extra fur head that you can swap out with the bare one and a really sharp knife! Oh and if you can;t make it out, no worries as select retailers will also have a crack at this figure as well as a signing party at Munky King after the con! No word on price just yet, but I am guessing at such a large run number you can expect this to be around the $100 mark!
Also announced as Luke's second release at the Munky King booth #4539, is a very special SDCC exclusive PVC OMI mask. This particular design has a very tribal look and feel to it, unlike anything I have seen from Luke, and features a really cool gold and red color scheme. This piece measures 3.5" tall and comes with an acrylic frame, base, and peg... no word on a run number or price yet, but I assume it will be pretty limited!
More SDCC goodies for all you party people today as Gary Ham is releasing his SDCC "Green" colorway of his epicly HUGE Hermees the bat. He's limited to just 50 pieces... super rare... and will only be $55... the best deal around for such a great piece of vinyl! He will be sold on a first come basis, so people better be quick before he flies off with others. Hermees will be available at booth #4836 where Gary will be on hand to sign him for people. What else can you expect to see from Gary... well he will have a prototype of his next toy that the amazing Chauskoskis is currently sculpting...WHAT... and a bunch of doodled Androids, so be sure to stop by his booth, check out his goods, and to say hi :-)
Are you looking to score one of UK based artists Squink's artist proof Dunny's... well today is the day, and in fact in less then two hours you will have the chance to get one! The FIRST 15 are set to be RELEASED THURSDAY JULY 7TH at 11am - and then the FINAL 5 will be RELEASED JULY 8th-12th at a random time during the day. For this release Squink took his factory produced 3" orange tiger Dunny then hand signed and numbered them 1 out of 20, also included is extra hand painted stripes, shaded eyes and a blood splattered chase. But wait there is more... out of those 20 pieces, Squink also is throwing in a hand painted pink "Bubblegum" variant...EPIC!!! You can get these HERE for around the $50 mark!
Artist Coolrain has a new exhibition at the Wyln Gallery going on now. For those unfamiliar with Coolrain, his work in 1:6 figures has made him one of Korea's top toy artists, and for a area teeming with talent in the 1:6 field with artists such as Rainman, Bhead, many artists from Hot toys, that's really saying something. Coolrain's latest exhibition shows off some of his past works as well as some great new pieces including a few wooden styled figures of his Pithecuse toys. The wooden finish sets this piece off nicely the figure itself stands roughly 20 in. tall (though it appears there are several versions in various sizes) no word on pricing. There's more pictures of the gallery opening in the slideshow. For more info on figures please check out the wyln gallery (note the Gallery's in Korea so you may need to use a translator program).
Coolrain has recently been collaborating with Mindstlye and word is his new 18 in. NBA figures will be on display at SDCC, so keep an eye out for those. One thing I love about Coolrains style and his work (with exception to colabs like mindstyle) is that it's all hand done by him, from design to actually casting and creating the pieces, Coolrain does each step of the process at his studio making his figures truly individual little pieces of art. I only hope one day to see some of his personal work with my own two eyes.
Back in March 3A sold the first of their TK classics line, Wasabi of the "7 Bones" and during that sale Ashley Wood threw out a nice little surprise drop of a new Oyaloper. Titled Interloper Oya or "Oyaloper" this new figure would be a interloper figure (interlopers are android units built to look like TK's and sent to infiltrate the TK's by the Mortis, their enemies)but in the form of a Oyabun (Oyabun are the leaders of the TK's they are clones as well but they are not autistic, yet they have all the abilities that are associated with the standard TK along with the abilities like transportation)
The trick at the time for those buying was that the sale was for a figure sight unseen. At the time based on the artwork Ash used for the sale, many speculated that the Oyaloper would have a Baka styled head. Ashley did mention that Oyaloper would have long pants rather than the traditional shorts worn by most TK's. And so it's great to finally see the pictures of the Oyaloper up on the 3A production blog now. Looking at the picture it appears that Oyaloper has the same hair used for Heavy TK Nasu while using the bandage style covering over the face as they did for Baka. Other items to note are the tattoo's on the arms (not sure how I feel on those yet) as well as the great chuck's on his feet, which seem to work really well with the white pants and overall monotone set up for this figure. (Oyaloper has the traditional jacket worn by Oyabun just not shown here in the photo) One things for sure this is sure to be a instant classic. I for one hope this guy makes it to the APTK 1:12 line up. More pictures up at the 3A production blog.
Last week we post up HERE the first look at Keithing's latest figure dubbed "The Vampire Squid" and today we are pleased to show off the first colorway of hopefully many. Titled "Deep-Sea Dracula" this rad looking figure is cast in clear resin and stands 5.5" tall... and I am absolutely in love with this color scheme, the translucent red webbing contrasting on the matte black body is awesome! Look for this to debut at SDCC 2011 via ToyQube's booth #4934. More info such as release date, time, and cost will be released next week... can't wait to see this in person!
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