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.
Makadi3000's custom are always a treat, his work on the Iron Penguin is the stuff of legend so it was a real feather in the cap when he agreed to join in the 3A custom show in SF at the 1AM gallery. In fact He had to be begged as he's a busy guy and with skills like his it's easy to see why. But we're certainly glad he joined in as his latest work is literally jaw dropping. "Seven" is what happens when you take the creativity and genuis of Adi and let it loose with one of the great DIY's from 3A.
If your in the San Francisco bay area this weekend be sure to come by the 1AM gallery for the opening of I AM LEGION, the 3A Custom show. The opening will be this Friday Nov. 4 at 6:30 pm and runs till Dec. 4.
The folks over at Art Whino Gallery are excited to be showcasing the rising talent of Pixel Pancho in his first U.S. Solo Exhibition! Opening on Saturday, November 19th, from 8-11pm and titled "Sogno Americano" this body of new works will show a strong focus on the life of materials and especially the deterioration and rusting of metals... all in a way that only Pixel can capture with his paintbrush! The theme of time past persists into the subject matter, where old photos are recreated with the robot characters. The work in this exhibit has been created in the past few months that he has spent traveling back and forth between the East and West coast. The iconic robots take on an American persona and describe his impressions of culture and society in this country. In conjunction with this exhibit, Pixel Pancho will be participating in a DC city-wide outdoor painting festival on open walls, from November 4th to 11th, featuring over 100 artists. His work will enliven the walls with large scale murals at Ivy City, Edgewood, and Sherman. To get up to the minute info on where he will be painting all week follow us on Twitter! @artwhino
Art Whino Gallery 120 American Way National Harbor, MD 20745
The super talented husband and wife team of D.Ross "Scribe" and Alisa Ross are at it once again, and this go around they completed an amazing set of customs using a 10" MAD*L, and 2 Munnyworld figures. Scribe put his amazing painterly skills to work on these 3 pieces and Alisa put the ribbon on top, so to speak, with the awesome fabric/plush accessories... really pushing this set over the top in awesomeness! Titled "MADame L. DuJour and her pets Krackalacka and Foomer" I absolutely love the way each figure turned out, especially the facial expressions, and according to Scribe "some in Kansas City say she is a fashion icon... others say she always craves attention, you can be the judge". These pieces just prove that these two artist are at the top of their game... so keep you eyes peeled for more from them as they are always churning out amazing work! Hit the jump for more pictures!
Artist Frank Schaefer, the man behind the 2011 Urban Vinyl 3D calendar, just sent out a really cool photograph of Luke Chueh's "Possessed" figure having a field day with a horde of Pillsbury Doughboy's... and how fitting that attached to this image he wishes us all a Happy Halloween... right back atcha Frank :-)
Straight from the slums of Shaolin, Hyperactive Monkey is proud to release for Designer-Con 2011 the Monkey Kung Fu Master Shaolin Savings Bank "Rose Wood" Edition. This master figurine is made of resin and stands 6.25” tall and is painted in a red and black treatment. He even comes complete with a removable red beaded necklace. Coins can be slipped through the back of his head and emptied through the base of his feet with the removal of the Hyperactive Monkey rubber stopper. The Designer-Con Edition is limited to only 20 pieces and comes packed out in a window display box. A signed 3.25” by 4.75” black and red wood grained mini print is included. Its retail price is $50.00 and will be available along with other Hyperactive Monkey goodies at the Hyperactive Monkey booth #427.
In addition to coincide with this release, Hyperactive Monkey will have on view a 3 foot wooden Monkey Kung Fu Master... WOAH!!!!!!! This magnificent sculpture was carved by master artist Lorenzo Foncerrada. So remember Hyperactive Monkeyers... stop on by booth #427 and GET YOUR SHAOLIN SAVINGS ON!!!
Want to spook up your house...well now you can with this gigantic "Night of the living dead" wall decal! Yes, a wall full of zombies, being offered up on Amazon. This is at $50 right now... and there are all kinds of colors to choose from, but don't tell your girlfriend you are getting them, not sure she would dig your decorating style :-) Head on over HERE now, before they lumber away...
Remember our post late last night HERE about Guillaume and Julia Lachambre aka ArtMyMind Halloween themed Dunny series titled "The Night of the Fallen Samurai's"... well, the full reveal has been made and these amazing little customs are up for grabs HERE right now! Keep in mind that this is an open run and will be available for just 72 hours... making the window pretty small, but once time runs out and all the orders are in, these will ever be made again! You can head on over HERE now and snag one of these for $80 per figure... oh and they tell us that there will also be a variant available in their shop, but are going to keep a bit of mistery until the release.
We last saw James Groman's work of his fantastic "Zombot Ghoul" resin model kit... and previously posted that it was up for pre-sale... well now this beast is available for order and what a beauty it is! This figure stands a menacing 22" tall and is composed of 9 pieces which also comes with a 6" long laser rifle, circular base and nameplate, and 3 vinyl hoses. This retails for $200, with $25 for shipping and handling, and you can get it HERE.
Another set of exclusives that we are stoked to be hosting at the SS.com booth #324 during Designer-Con is a whole ton of resin and custom creations from Motorbot and his Dead Bear Studios! You can find resin "Goobers", "Meatheads", "Boogers", and "Hunches"... all of which will be in a flurry of different colors... and on top of that, Motorbot has customized a hand full of vinyl figures, one of which is that sweet Mongolion above... but there will be sooooo many more! Be sure to swing by booth #324 and snag some up... oh and hit the jump for more pictures of what you can find at our booth!
Are you looking for something to do on this ghoulish night of fun... well look no further because it's art and crafts time! If you have kids, this is a perfect activity that you can reprint again and again! For only $1.99 you can get this awesome PDF template of Halloween characters sent to you... the PDF includes 4 cone gnomes, and the instructions are included. These paper toys stand appx 4" tall. On a side note... if you don't feel like buying them... I am sure you can make your own for free, but the designs above are pretty sweet! Get them HERE now.
Alright folks... it's time to pull the trigger on Pobber Toys newest colorway of Doktor A's "Humphrey Mooncalf: The Entertainer" as it's now available for purchase on Pobber.com! This version was pre-released at NYCC via the MPH booth, which subsequently sold out... and right now this is retailing for $95 with wordwide shipping included, and seeing as there is only a limited quantity available online... you best go now!
This is so awesome!!! Thanks to Geekologie I found this cool recipe for all you kids...above 21 that is, to try at your festive party tonight, and talk about a total gross out, guarenteed people will be talking about this shot at work around the water cooler on Monday, have fun with this one folks, and be safe!
Bloody brain shooter 1 1/4 oz. strawberry vodka such as Stoli 1/8 oz. Rose's lime juice 3/4 oz. Bailey's Irish Cream Splash of grenadine
Preparation:Chill vodka for better smoothness. Add vodka and lime juice to a shaker, shake and strain into a shot glass. Using a straw, dip some Bailey's Irish Cream into the shot. Once you submerge the straw into the Bailey's put your finger on top of the straw to hold the Bailey's in the straw. Dip the straw tip into the vodka and slowly release your top finger. The Bailey's will curdle a little bit due to the lime juice and you should be able to make strands of Bailey's.
Repeat the straw/Bailey's process to build a "brain" in the shot glass. Add a splash of grenadine to the concoction to add the 'blood' to the mix. Down the hatch as a shot.
Alternatively, have a friend hold a shot of Bailey's in their mouth and then add one of lime juice and swish it around. Cement mixer! Puke! Lose a friend! This was courtsey of brain shots [folkinz]Via Bloody Brain Shooters [neatorama]
The mysterious Kaiju Coup is back... and this time he/she has set their sites on a much bigger project... turning their "WARUI INU" figure into vinyl! Originally we have just seen this in resin, but it appears they caught the attention of Medicom Toys and you have a chance to own a hand paint edition of 6 pieces in vinyl! This 7" tall by 4" wide figure comes with a concrete block, metal chain and color art header, and will be offered by email lottery at $200 each shipped in the US. All you gotta do is email your name and address to: kaijucoup@gmail.com to enter the lottery to purchase Warui Inu. The 6 winners names will be chosen at random on FRIDAY November 4th... good luck!
Another must on Halloween are theses rad figures from my good friends over at October Toys! Meet School Girl, Rockabilly, Bathtime, School Boy, and the Ape! These flesh eating fiends are about 2" tall and are available in a multitude of colors! Buy four sets of Z.O.M.B.I.E.s and receive a free set of Z.O.M.B.I.E. Series 1 Art Cards! Set includes nine trading cards created by nine amazing artists and inspired by the Z.O.M.B.I.E.s!
It looks like October Toys is sold out of these now, but you can find exclusive red Z.O.M.B.I.E.s at Tsunami Tactical and exclusive color changing Z.O.M.B.I.E.s at Zombies & Toys!
Erick Scarecrow continues to roll out the releases, and what was supposed to release in September, has just dropped HERE today and what a beauty! "Mama Sama Iro Korudo" is the 3rd colorway in the Mama Sama collection and this sleek figure stands 6" tall, is cast in crystal clear resin, and comes with a removable spear. if you like it, you best act fast because being only limited to 10 pieces worldwide, they are bound to go quick! Each figure comes signed, numbered and packed by Erick and is retailing for $250! What are you waiting for... go HERE now and pull the trigger!
The above items were made for only a couple dollars each! It's easy if you have a few things around the house and a dollar store nearby. You just need a little imagination and an eye for mixing and matching.
Who needs off-the-shelf seasonal Halloween decorations when you can make your own in an afternoon for a fraction of the price and get ten times the quality - not to mention something wholly unique?
This is a process, rather than a specific How-To. Use a similar process on your own to mix and match different items to make your own jars. Wander through the dollar store and look at the various items in a whole new way!
The most important thing is to think of a story behind each creation. This will direct your efforts. Once you have a concept in mind, the rest of the jar will pretty much make itself.
Here is how the above items were made. Expand on this and make your own!
These are some really great ideas, and I thought it was really cool to see what was made just by using common items you can find around the house or at the store for really cheap. Have fun, and if you do use this tutorial to make some of your own, send em my way, I wanna see!!!!
This year at Designer-Con the folks over at Blamo Toys are bringing the thunder once again, and plan on releasing an exclusive limited edition of their new character "Fuzzie Bare" at booth #208! Fuzzie is most definitely a favorite in Blamoville, as he enjoys taking things slow and hanging with his sidekicks. He is sometimes known to perform as a lounge singer, and loves to sing the blues and has an affinity to tasty Asian edibles. Fuzzie wuzzie was a bear even when he wasn't fuzzy, but in this special edition he has fur. Fuzzie is a 5" resin figure, designed by Spencer Hansen and hand-painted by Mikie Graham. This limited edition "california Brown bear" colorway has a run of only 5 and will be available for $65.
Next up, Dcon will see the release a brand new character in the world of Blamoville, a tough guy known only as "Knuckles"! Knuckles and his Uncle 'Ludo' are the elders of BLAMOVILLE. Knuckles is a famous street fighter and legend has it that during a friendly street brawl in the Greatest Storm of the Century there was a white out and he landed himself a gold tooth. Winter is his favorite season and he enjoys building snowmen and sippin' on hot totties. Knuckles will debut at Dcon and then be available on the Blamo Toys website on November 17th!
Lastly, don't forget to visit their booth #208 to see the public reveal of their upcoming custom show "The Epic Adventures of Swampy McSwamperson"... previously posted HERE. This booth is going to be a must if you are going to Dcon... so much to see!!!
Are you still searching for that last minute Halloween costume... well head to the store and buy yourself a gallon of milk, not only for the amazing amount of goodness that's inside that plastic shell, but that plastic shell is needed to make one of the coolest Star Wars costumes around! if your interested click HERE for the great step-by-step instructions on how to craft up the costume that everyone will be talking about around the water cooler tomorrow :-)
Check out all these rad custom resin and vinyl toys that artist Howie Green just passed along... pretty cool stuff! Howie is a super talented pop artists and has just recently got into customizing toys... and as you can see above, he rocks some seriously wicked line art. For more from Howie, hit up his site HERE... Happy Halloween!
Tofu is a friendly zombie, created from a botched laboratory experiment. If Tofu loses his tofu-brain, he turns into a dangerous zombie creature, craving human flesh! This 7¾” PVC collectible toy with removable tofu brain has 5 points of articulation. Tofu comes on a removable base and will be your best friend until he loses his tofu brain! You can snag one of these up for only $24.99 via the Applehead site HERE.
Awww yeah... the perfect release for the perfect holiday. Artist Keithing customized a full set of 8 loveable Disney characters and turned them into some gnarly looking zombiefied creatures... all of which are available HERE right now! There are Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse & Donald Duck, each one is 8" tall, paint differently and some come with accessories, only 1 of each... snag these up, before they snag you up... and eat your brains!
I am guessing that there are going to be some rabid Twilight fans out roming the streets tonights... well you need to equip yourself with the above kit while your out collecting candies, and whooping up on baddies, make sure you break the glass and use the tools inside to slay the night walkers! This can be yours for a cool $85 from CorpsesForSale.com!
This 12 X 15 inch wood display case includes:
- 10 inch wooden stake with heavy twine handle - Wooden mallot with leather strapping - Cross with rope chain - Bottle of holy water - Communion wafers - Vampire killing instructions - Red felt backing
Halloween is finally here!!! Which means we have officially come to the end to Mikie Graham's month long Zombie Art Project. It's hard to believe that we have seen the release of over 60 different custom Playmobil zombies so far, but it's true! To celebrate the end of an eventful month of custom horror goodness, Mikie has created a special surprise to make sure October goes out with a bloody SPLAT!! Seen here for the first time in its entirety is the one and only Playmobil Playset, entitled "Mort's Fine Meats"
"Mort has been providing fine cuts of meat and hand ground sausages for over 50 years. Priding himself on using only the freshest ingredients, Mort personally inspects each cut of meat he buys, selecting only the choicest carcasses to chop up and serve to his ravenous customers. When visiting Mort’s Fine Meats make sure to sample his world famous “Frank-furters” made fresh daily out of Frank himself!"
As you can see this gruesome playset houses 4 custom Playmobil zombies, as well as an abundance of fun and fully playable accessories. From the stocked deli case, to slowly turning rotisserie child, to the bloody message scribbled on the back walls, this playset is truly a ghoulish treat for all zombie fans out there! "Mort's Fine Meats" will be available on Zombiemonkie.com starting bright and early Monday October 31st, so wake up, put on your spookiest costume, then get online and grab this truly unique piece of one of a kind zombie art before it, like the month of October disappears!
In celebration of Halloween, and all things orange and heavy, I present to you guys one of the sweetest pumpkin dropping montages I have ever seen... Note the awesome sound and actual reality of possible death (if hit by one of these beasts), as the cars get crushed like tin cans. Simply amazing...
P.S. I also love how the first guy who pulls the string slips as he dives away from the jack o' lantern death machine. I bet he peed a little.
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Want to spook up your house...well now you can with this gigantic "Night of the living dead" wall decal! Yes, a wall full of zombies, being offered up on Amazon. This is at $50 right now... and there are all kinds of colors to choose from, but don't tell your girlfriend you are getting them, not sure she would dig your decorating style :-) Head on over HERE now, before they lumber away...
