Free Goodie Friday 02/03/12 on SpankyStokes.com - Win an illustrated card set by Brian Ewing!

Phewwww... these weeks keep on flying by, and it's already Friday again... but I am cool with that because it's another epic FREE GOODIE FRIDAY here on SS.com and today we have a special giveaway coming to all of you courtesy of one of rock music and pop art’s most prolific, iconic image-makers Brian Ewing! This dude just seeps talent from his pours, and he offered up a set of his brand new "King and Queen of Hearts" blank greeting cards... AWESOME!!! So in this pack, one winner will take home 6 of his 5.5" x 8.5" card sets which include 3xKings and 3xQueens. So is all this worth playing for... heck yes it is... and all you have to do is follow a few simple steps to be entered into this great giveaway, keep reading...

1. First up, you gotta sign up for the contest mailing list... which can be found in the top left hand column OF THIS SITE. Just enter your name and email addy, and even if you have signed up before on this site, do it again, as this is how we are counting your entries. Brian and I both promise not to spam you... but we will send out RAD news every now and again.

2. Finally, just leave a comment in THIS post suggesting to Brian who you would like to see him work with next... This can be any artist or any band... just remember to do it only once, as multiple comments will be disqualified!

This contest will end Sunday night 2/05/2012 at 10:00pm so you only have a few days get your entries in, after all is said and done, 1 lucky winner will be chosen at random and will have this awesome gift sent out their way! Good luck to all that enter and a big thanks goes out to Brian once again for such a great prize package, and to Kelly S. for making this happen!

****UPDATE****

Alright folks, this contest is officially over and thanks so much to all that entered! After all was said and done, we could only pick one winner at random to win this rad card set from Brian, and that lucky winner ended up being Moreguinness... so congrats!!! A huge thanks goes out once again to Mr. Brian Ewing for this rad prize, and if you guys are bummin that you did not win, Brian has this card set up for sale HERE along with tons of other awesome merch, so go check it out!

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The Boneyard Project

Get me a Ticket to Arizona!!! I am envious of all those who get to witness what is The Boneyard Project. Just to name a few of those participating: Retna, Faile, Tristan Eaton, Saner and How & Nosm. This was the brain child of Eric Firestone, and organized with curator Carlo Mccormick. Jolly good chaps.


Also on display is previous work from Eric Firestone Gallery’s Nose Job show that took place last year featuring artists such as Aiko, Bast, Crash, Daze, El Mac, Ron English, Daniel Diaz, Shepard Fairey, Futura, Erik Foss, Ryan Wallace, Judith Supine, El Mac, Tara Mcpherson, Richard Prince, Lee Quinones, Dan Colen, Kenny Scharf, and many more.

Source [Juxtapoz Magazine] Images[LostAtEMinor]

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Scott Radke's Mermaid issues a sirens call to collectors

This one-of-a-kind mixed media marionette sculpture by Scott Radke, the second to be released by him the week, is certain to become one of his definitive works. Entitled "Mermaid," the piece is of a wonderfully hand-crafted half-woman, half-fish cradling her wee offspring.

What the picture doesn't show you is the scope of this piece… She measures a hair over 4 feet tall and a foot-and-a-half wide. "Mermaid" has already sold to some extremely lucky collector, but Radke continues to produce amazing work so keep an eye on his website and/or Facebook page for newer (and possibly better?) things to come…

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"KAROUSHI" Grody Shogun and Velocitron - Work now available for online consumption!

So... did you miss out on the latest show at Toy Art Gallery like I did, and are kicking yourself in the britches, like I am (I actually had to work) well fret no longer my little pretties because this show titled "KAROUSHI" that featured a whole slew of new works from Grody Shogun and Velocitron is now online for you to make a fast dash with whatever is left over... and oh are there some creeptastic pieces still up for sale, so go HERE now, and get while the gettin is good!

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An ultra-limited edition monster mash-up: The Plaseebo Mummy & The Bacteria Monster

Plaseebo's mascot Legend of… figure is being merged with the Mexican company Monster Love's Bacteria to form a new hybrid horror that you'll surely want to adorn your shelf for years to come. Sitting a massive 6" tall, these are sculpted in glow-in-the-dark vinyl and have a motion-actived color-changing LED inside their heads. Sign me up, you're surely screaming, but here's the catch: only 5 of these hand-built and hand-painted figures are being made. All signed and numbered by Bob Conge of Plaseebo, these ultra limited monsters will cost $200 each. They are being sold by lottery, meaning you can sign up for a chance to buy one of the five and names will be drawn at random. The entry deadline is Wednesday, February 8th and serious applicants should send their name, address & e-mail address to bob [at] plaseebo [dot] net to be placed in the drawing.

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Matthew Bone's Paradise Lost reveals geek chic meets chic geeks

The name Matthew Bone might not be recognizable now, but he's certain to take the geek community by storm. Mixing imagery of geek culture — whether it be Star Wars action figures or comic book covers — with "hot chick pics" straight out of skin mags, Bone's oil paintings beg to be noticed… and you'd have to blind not to want to look at them, speaking of... hit the jump to see more revealing pictures...

His work is currently on display at the La Luz de Jesus Gallery, in a show entitled "Paradise Lost" though the gallery space itself is divided between four different shows at the moment. "Paradise Lost" runs from February 3rd to the 26th; La Luz de Jesus Gallery is located at 4633 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027.

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"The Corporal" custom 8" Dunny by Trust Pigs

Check out this custom 8" Dunny recently completed by Nick aka Trust Pigs. Named "The Corporal", this custom was one of his first and although it is slightly rough around the edges in some places, it really is quite rad considering it was his first crack at tearing up a Dunny. He tells us that he used old 12" G.I.Joe figure parts that had to be slightly modified for size, and I really do like that little helmet balancing on the one ear... it's a nice touch, and Nick tells us that during customization, he actually broke the arm of the Dunny, glued it back into place, and the used the gauze as no ! This piece was one of 5 others that Nick did for the Dream in Plastic Custom Toy Show 2... and according to Nick, remains unsold... so go grab this up! You can find more of Nick's work via his site HERE, and you can follow him on twitter @trustpigs HERE.

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