The great folks across the globe in Indonesia at
Plastic Culture are planning to have another custom Munny show, and just like last time they are going to do it up big! Titled "
Munny World Festival Indonesia 2011" this even is going to open in October of 2011 and will be held at the Plastic Culture shop in Jakarta. What can you expect from this show... well, there will be a custom contest, all piece up on exhibition, and live customization by artists from around Indonesia... an event not to be missed! Registration begins soon, so if you are interested in participating, hit them up
HERE.
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Tomorrow, Friday, August 12th, 2011 from 7pm-10pm, is the opening of the show Stitch Wars Strikes Back at
Bird and Bear Boutique + Gallery and for it the super talented
Steff Bomb has created an amazing plush 'AT-AT' walker called "
An Imperial Walker So Nice, They Named It Twice", and holy crap that is all soft felty goodness!!! Steff always does a stellar job creating cute squishy fabric collectibles, but this go around... I have gotta say she has outdone herself... EPIC!!!! This piece, along with many others, is going to be on display and up for grabs at a show that promises to not disappoint!
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We posted up earlier this week HERE that
Erick Scarecrow was going to be placing up a few commission 6" S.Maria's including the two S.Maria Pink Feda's and the single S.Maria Papuru Twin... well they are up right now
HERE via ebay, so best of luck to the highest bidder on these beauties!
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After the crazy painting
Aaron Crawford did of Melvin aka "
The Toxic Avenger" he was asked by TROMA founder, and creator of The Toxic Avenger himself, Lloyd Kaufman, to create a monster version of him to hang in their office! So, he did... and above is the result! Meet, CITIZEN LLOYD... and that picture is actually being used by the man himself right now! The cool thing about his whole experience for Aaron is that he is a total fan boy right now and he says "
Lloyd has been behind some of the funniest, most brutal horror movies of modern time like Poultrygeist, Luther The Geek, etc. it's truly an honor." Pretty friggen rad to recognized by someone who you have admired for so long... congrats dude!
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It wasn't too long ago
Brian Ahlbeck aka LYS0L of
Dead Hand Studios created his "Gread" and "Teuth" figure... fast forward to today and he just revealed another one of his amazing creations titled "Funguhs"! This snail like creature is quite possibly the cutest glob of slime I have ever seen, and just like his previous releases, Brian has cast this figure in resin which will hit the market
HERE for mass consumption TOMORROW Friday, August 12th at 9am PST for just $15 a piece.
There will be a limited number of each colorway pictured above, so if your looking to snag one, be quick to pull the trigger... and talk about a tough decision as both green's look amazing, but if I had to pick one I would have to go with the "Slimer" green :-) More images over on Brian's site
HERE.
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Ahhhh yes... from one zombie to another, seems like today is that type of day... but this go around we are in for a treat because the above custom is created by vinyl toy newcomer
Hoakser. He is kinda new to the toy scene... where Graffiti takes up most of his life. He mentions to us that he has dabbled here and there with vinyl, but not until recently got more involved with toy customizing... and I gotta say I am glad he did :-) This
giant 21" Toy2R Bunny Qee titled "Evil Savaged Bunny" has been heavily modified by Hoakser and turned into one fantastic looking piece. The things that really stand out about this piece is the enormous amount of detail like the
guts, cuts, grunge, stitching, shoes, knuckles, knife... just all around, no piece of this once pure white vinyl blank was left untouched! Great work man! For more pictures and info be sure to visit Hoakser's site
HERE.
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First spotted at
Yosiell Lorenzo's recent art opening titled "
Bedtime Stories" held at
Screaming Sky Gallery, and subsequently snatched up opening night, were his very special 'Lil Bruiser' artist edition
MAQET figure set dubbed 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'. MAQET is now releasing to the public 3 complete collectors sets
HERE, which includes all 4 figures, for just $220... and if a complete set is not your bag, there is an option for you as well!
They are also offering up 3 pieces each individually of
The Anti-Christ Horseman (white),
The Horseman of War (red),
The Horeseman of Famine (grey) and
The Horseman of Death (pale green) for $65 each
HERE... making it an easy option to snag the one that catches your eye! The figures measure 4″ wide x 3″ deep x 4.3″ tall, and just like all of MAQET's products, these are made of Plastin®, a powder like substance that uses no waste and combines plastic and porcelain! Remember, these are really limited, so be sure to pull the trigger on these because I have a feeling they will not last long!
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Yikes... but in a good way, as UK artist
Squink got ahold of a Huck Gee zombie Dunny, and completely remastered this beast and made it his own by adding a little sculpting and a brand spankin new paint job! Titled "My Pet Zombie" this custom will be up for grabs in Squink's online store
HERE today August 11th, 2011 at 12pm Noon PST... lats less than 30min! He comes with a stamped and signed 'reclaimed' box and one of Squink's engraved acrylic keychains. Amazing work as always, and how can you not like a frowning zombie :-)
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Sometimes I really love twitter, it's particularly great when you get to see something new and exciting, like Kazushi Kobayashi's latest robot design shown above. Kazushi Kobayashi is no stranger to robot design's having built many versions of his Chubu bot. Sadly these are only usually seen in Japan as the company that sells them doesn't export. For more info or to just gaze at some cool toys check out his blog here.
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Well hot damn, this is a really cool project that was just passed along to us by Jakob Westman, who has been art directing a set of posters through his ad agency in Sweden named Kärnhuset! This set of posters features the work of
Felt Mistress (
Louise Evans &
Jonathan Edwards)... and as you can see, this project not only turned out great, but it looks like t was a fun time creating as well! These are set to release this August for the
Arla Foods poster series which will be displayed on milk dispensers (milkbars) in Swedish schools and lunch restaurants. Hit the jump for the full run down of how this all came about along with some WIP pictures of these fantastic creations!
Jakob Westman, Art Director at Swedish ad agency Kärnhuset says:
[Press] "I've known about Jonathan and Louise's work for a few years and have always been on the lookout for an excuse good enough to get to work with them. And the Arla poster series seemed like the perfect match! I'm a big fan of illustration, and that's how we approached this. Or like illustration deluxe. There's been a healthy interest in crafts and textures in graphic design and illustration the last few years, and a big boom in retro-photography with apps like Hipstamatic and Camera+. We wanted a surreal (but non-retro) look and we were very keen on having the handmade look come through."
"I get such a kick from seeing the textures and the wires, to see that it's NOT 3d-generated, and that there are a bunch of imperfections in there. I also get a kick from the scale of it, that we were able to work with actual props. The candles on the cake are actually burning, the balloons on the ground are real and the clasps on the farmer's dungarees are actual full-scale clasps. That's something you don't get with CGI or traditional illustration and it brings a whole other level to the final poster and makes it so much fun to look at."
"The posters are displayed on milk dispensers (milkbars) in Swedish schools and lunch restaurants. Since the posters are on display for 4–6 months one of the requirements have been to come up with designs that lend themselves to new discoveries on the nth viewing. This was also the reason that Kärnhuset turned to German eBoy and their sprawling cityscapes for the first sets of posters, followed by fun and elaborate illustrations from British TADO."
"The project with Felt Mistress started with a brief from the agency with a description of what they thought could take place in the two posters. They also pushed for the characters to not be too cute or cartoony, but to be more monster-ish in their appearance. Something Felt Mistress was more than happy to comply with. The agency also requested a very trippy and non-literal color-scheme."
"After discussing with Louise how the characters should look Jonathan then made a first round of sketches which were approved after a few very minor tweaks. "Yeah, it worked out really well." He says. "We tried to push the weird colors and make the characters a bit out there. Something that comes pretty natural for us [chuckle]. This is also the first time the felt characters have been used as illustration and not as expensive toys in a hipster flat or office. I've always thought of what we're doing as illustration. That they'd be able to tell stories in editorial or advertising contexts."
"Once the illustrations were approved by the client, Louise cut patterns, picked out fabrics and started stitching it all together. "The cow took some thinking to work out." Louise says. "They wanted her to look good both on her feet and sitting down. And Jonathan had cheated a bit and not thought about the mechanics. Fortunately we were able to make a setup with a hook that allowed for the cow's head to be re-arranged. Also it's always important to me when making clothed characters, like the farmer, to use actual clothing fabrics rather than felt – I used denim and checked cotton for the farmer's dungarees and a shirt with real buttons and fastenings. I think it's details like this that really bring a character to life."
The finished characters (11 in total) were then shipped to Stockholm where the whole set – including flat cut-outs of clouds, trees and buildings – was built up and photographed by Daniel Lundkvist. "It was also great to see what the photography was able to add" says Jakob. "The photos I'd seen previously of Felt Mistress' characters had been more documentary and I think we were able to make them a bit surreal and trippy while still having the handmade qualities show. It's been really rewarding to see how everyone involved have taken something already great and made it even better!"
CREATIVE TEAM:
Client: Arla Foods
Agency: Kärnhuset
Art Director: Jakob Westman
Illustrator: Jonathan Edwards
Character design and construction: Felt Mistress (Louise Evans and Jonathan Edwards)
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"the last airborne" by Ian McQue
I don't write enough about models and yet some of the most intriguing of toys out there are models, and by seeing many toy designers works from Rhoby to Lily Black it's obvious that many artists are inspired by the truest of DIY toys out there. So it's a great pleasure for me last night while stopping by one of my favorite model builders and designers Fichtenfoo's site, to discover he had started a whole new project titled: Industrial Mechanika.
For those that are not into models, Fichtenfoo aka Michael Fichtenmayer runs his own forum and blog, fichtenfoo, customizes many kits as well as designs his own models and diorama's. So his level of expertise and vision is quite unmatched. His latest project is particularly exciting as he's announced that he's already working with Ian McQue a great concept artist whose work generally involves a future world populated by floating airships. I for one look forward to seeing the projects that come out of Industrial Mechanika. For more information please check out their site here. For more information on Ian McMcQue check out his site here, though be warned you may need to set aside some time as it's quite easy to just stay there and stare at his great works.
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