Free Goodie Friday 01/06/12 on SpankyStokes.com - Win a 10" GID green MAD*L by Carson Catlin

It's finally Friday... you know what that means right?!?! FREE GOODIE FRIDAY time, and more specifically the first one of 2012... so we figured why not kick this off with a bang, and thanks to artist Carson Catlin... we are about to do just that!Busting into the designer toy custom scene last year Carson is quickly making a name for himself with his unique approach to customizing anything he gets his hands on... and for this giveaway! Titled "The Beast"... for obvious reason... he has offered up this MASSIVE 10" Green GID MAD*L that features his "Cuts" technique... and after seeing his work in person, I gotta say this is one bad ass giveaway and you have the chance to win it! Wanna know how? Keep reading...

1. First up you gotta give Carson a follow on Twitter HERE and SpankyStokes.com a follow HERE then send out this tweet "I am entered to win a custom 10" MAD*L from @Carsoncatlin. Go to http://www.spankystokes.com to enter #SSCAR" You can just copy and paste the above quoted text, without the quotes of course :-)

2. Next, just leave a comment in THIS post telling Carson what his next custom project should be! What would you love to see his style on, give him some suggestions. This is your chance to speak you mind... it's that easy!

This contest will end Sunday night 1/08/2012 at 10:00pm so you only have a few days get your entries in, after all is said and done, one lucky winner will be chosen at random and will have this awesome custom sent out their way! Good luck to all that enter and a big thanks goes out to Carson once again for such a great prize! Speaking of, go check out Carson's site HERE... it's got a ton of his work for you all to drool over :-)

****UPDATE****

Alright folks... you all rock so hard, thanks for entering and I think I can speak for Carson on this one... you all delivered above and beyond, so thank you! Now, onto the good stuff... we were only able to select one winner for this awesome prize and without further ado, the randomly chosen lucky individual is Pasquel Smith aka @Mrpasquel... so congrats man! Thanks again to all who entered and a big thanks to Carson for donating such an epic prize!

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*RECAP* "WHAM BLAM BLAMO" a solo show featuring new works from Blamo Toys @ Toy Art Gallery

Just last night, all the stars aligned in perfect union to bring out all the freaks in their monkey suits... well, not really freaks, more like the collaborative art group known as Blamo Toys... and thanks to Toy Art Gallery, all of Blamo's amazing new works were on display for all to see! Upon entering the gallery, you were greeted with massive organically festive figures all around... and it's really what most have come to expect from the Blamo crew as they continue to push their ever expansive line of natural/found objects including cloth, fur, leather, wood, resin, and sculptures... a little bit of everything, making each piece truly unique in nature.

The show itself will be Jam-packed with people, all walking around completely in awe of the gallery space. One thing that stood out for me during the show where the massive canvases by Spencer, something we have not seen from Blamo in a long time, but he killed these... the colors, and patterns looks spectacular! There were exclusive colorways and editions of many piece we have seen in the past, as well as one-of-a-kind over-sized pieces, original artwork, special Blamo clothing, and much more including a MASSIVE TAG-exclusive 39" fiberglass "Billy" figure, which TAG owner Gino told us there were going to be different colorways released in the near future. Blamo's Mikie Graham, has put together a TAG-exclusive edition of his resin "Fuzzie the Bare" character... decked out in a Panda paint scheme! Also on hand was the a massively HUGE "Whooly" figure... which is the giant hand carved wooden piece... and along with the display of him, there was a making of video that showed the entire process... it was so fantastic to watch! This show is a must to see in person! “WHAM BLAM BLAMO” runs through January 28th. so be sure to check it out! The online preview is HERE, so you can snag up some pieces, and be sure to also hit the jump for more pictures from this event!

Toy Art Gallery
7571 Melrose Ave.
Hollywood CA 90046.

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