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.
Hot damn... right outta the gates I gotta say this piece looks beautiful, now that that's outta the way... we finally get to put our grubby hands on another 6" FatCap, and if memory serves me correctly, it's been a few years since we have had one released, and Kidrobot picked a winner in my book with the above fantastic "Super Fattie" figure designed by NY artist Queen Andrea! This beast is covered with graphic patterns and graffiti styles... not to mention a stunning color pallet, oh and 1 out of 6 of these is a rad purple and gray chase. This is set to drop on March 22, is limted to 1,000 pieces and will retail for just $60.
Hey all you labbit fans... it's time for another month of Kidrobot releases, and what would a KR release be without Frank Kozik?!?! Nothing, that's what... and that is why they are releasing yet another labbit, but before you all get nuts about it "Oh, another labbit"... you best shut your trap and take direction, or you may just find a leather whip crackin across your booty! Dubbed the "Bondage" Labbit, this glossy fella comes outfitted in a collar with chain leash... another great looking labbit release IMHO! This is set to drop March 22, is limited to only 1,200 pieces, and will retail for $75 each... now who's yer daddy!?!?!
SAVE THIS DATE: March 15th... Camille Rose Garcia will be presenting her delightful rendition of Snow White at the Michael Kohn Gallery. Meet lovely Camille, scope some beautiful watercolor paintings (Send one to me. Ask nicely, no theft) and have your book signed. That's all!
OH. AND. Lets all watch this video again and dance a little to the tune.
Those cute "Zukies" that used to only come in sculpey form have branched off and now come in a loveable huggable stuffed version. Alison Perez aka Miss Zukie has designed a very cute stuffed "Zukie" that is 6.5" tall and comes in 4 different colors, Purple, Hot Pink, Light Purple and Orange. All are handmade in Peru and are limited edition of 10 in each color and retail for $20 plus shipping and handling. If you are interested in picking up one of these cute "Zukies" please click HERE.
There is great news coming from Dynomight NYC today! "Zomz" are now in production! In a few months these minions will be done producing and hitting the market for your purchasing pleasure. There will 7 different versions produced plus a DIY version for your customizing pleasure. Each "Zomz" will measure 4" in height, made out of resin and are being produced by BigShot ToyWorks. Each design will be limited edition of 50 and will retail for $35 each plus shipping and handling.
Oh… my… freakin'… Lord! Are you seeing what I'm seeing? Well, if you're looking at the above picture, then yes, I guess you are. But c'mon, that's absolutely brilliant! And — if you were wondering — it is indeed another WIP pic for the upcoming "Bellicosity" group custom show Nathan Hamill is putting together. Crafted by the fantastic A Little Stranger, she has literally turned the vinyl rabbit figure into a beautiful plush that you just want to hug… with an adorable face to match. And, of course, her paint job on the rocket looks completely solid; nice colors, good detailing, pretty damn close to "this is how I bought it in the store" level. Is it just me, or does this show just keep getting better and better looking?
The list of known artists in the show currently is: A Little Stranger, Carson Catlin, Chauskoskis, Cris Rose, Jon Paul Kaiser, Luke Chueh, Mikie Graham, OsirisOrion, Plaseebo, Rsin, and our own John "Spanky" Stokes. "Bellicosity: The Bellicose Bunny Group Custom Show" will open on March 23rd and run through April 6th at the Toy Art Gallery (TAG), 7571 Melrose Ave. (corner of Melrose & Curson) Los Angeles, CA, 90046.
I don;t know about all of you guys, but I am totally getting pumped for Paul Kaiju's upcoming show at Toy Art Gallery dubbed “Paulyvinyl State of Mind”... and thanks to Vinyl Pulse, we have some very revealing photos to show off... most notably, that GIGANTIC 4' tall Boss Carrion figure. Even though it has not been fully revealed, if you look at the photos above, you can see Paul's foot next to it's massive hoof, as well as a giant sized snout holding the regular sized vinyl version!!! So rad! There is going to be sooooo much good stuff at the show, you don;t want to miss out! Remember... “PAULYVINYL” is a limited engagement and opens Saturday, March 3rd and runs through March 18th. There will be an opening reception from 7pm-11pm March 3rd... oh and if you plan on making purchases, Paul's work is in such high demand, TAG will start handing out tickets starting at 12 NOON on Saturday March 3rd just to get the chance to buy an item... crazy limited! So if you want something, get there early!
TAG | Toy Art Gallery 7571 Melrose Ave. Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 90046 U.S.
Thomas Hall of Blacklist Studios LLC, just sent over the very first revel of their "Robot 13" mini-figure which is a collaboration between Blacklist Studios x Deadbear Studios! Motorbot did an amazing job sculpting this little beauty up and it's all for helping to fund the Robot 13 trade paperback Kickstarter! The project will run between now and March 13th, and the this figure is just one of the six figure sets that will be cast in both Pewter and a limited edition Black colorway. If you guys are interested in getting a set, head on over HERE now and pledge just $30... as that is the starter set... you can always pledge more as well :-)
A perk from working in Soho is close proximity to La Esquina NOM NOM...oh AND Kid Robot. Today I decided to go scope the vinyl on my onesy. This fella wanted me to reach out and take him home. This is Cody by Jon Knox, his first major release. There are 4 versions but the blue one is my favorite... the gif is a nice touch!
DID I MENTION THOSE PEEPERS ARE MAGNETIC?? After checking Jon's work section of his site I will take a few more pieces too please. You can snag em on Jon's website. or at KidRobot for $95.
So since we just talked about Huck Gee's latest custom release... why not talk about Huck a little bit more, I am sure he won't mind :-) Recently released, and still available at designer vinyl retail shops around the world, Huck's first book - "The Art of Huck Gee" - kicked things off for 2012 in a HUGE way, as Huck went out on a 11-city signing tour that spanned from coast-to-coast to promote this brand new 6"x9", 150-page full color retrospective. That being said the book itself is really cool, and has so much great Huck imagery. For the avid Huck Gee fan to the casual collector, this book really has a ton of Western vinyl design history as Huck was at the forefront.
If you were one of the lucky attendees to one of the book signings, you had a crack at an exclusive "White" covered version, limited to only 800 pieces... which by the way you can find at some retail shops still. The one we received was more of the mass market "Red" covered version... and that is the only difference between the two! I mention in my LIVE video review above that the only thing I don't like about this book is the size, I would have liked to have seen it much larger as Huck's pieces are so detailed and feel kinda crammed in such a small aspect ratio... other that that, this book is dope and in my opinion, is a must if your into the designer toy scene... so make sure you at least snag one up! Huck has them in his online store HERE for only $30... and they come signed, so no excuses!
Patient № 6 has been busy working on a new 5" figure series entitled "White and Red," which we're assuming refers to the colors used on each piece. I'm completely smitten with his designs, which hover on the precipice of being done either by a genius or a mental patient. While not tons in known about this work-in-progress, we have been told that the series will comprise of six figures:
Patient No6 classic
Patient No6 in car
Patient No6 Rabbit mask
Doctor
Gagarin in rocket
Skull of Patient No6
Each figure will be available individually or as a group set. Funding for this will be sought on IndieGoGo in the near future, but you can contact the artist at info [at] patient6 [dot] com if you want to get a jump on things.
This is a sad day.... Long time collector and awesome KR boardie Moss420 had the unimaginable happen... his house was broken into and the only thing they took was huge collection of vinyl. This wasn't just any collection... it included almost every Jesse Hernandez production toy A/P, all of which were numbered 6, and almost every Huck 3" production dunny as well as countless other pieces that took him over 5 years to track down. Especially since much of this collection was numbered 6, we're asking people to keep an eye out for these pieces, and if anyone thinks they've seen one or might have any information, please e-mail Moss here or hit up his thread on the KR forum. Our hearts go out to Moss... first and foremost we are glad he and his family are safe but hope these vinyl thieves can be put to justice. Click the jump for the entire list of things that were taken and a few detailed pics of what to look for, but be prepared to get just a little sadder.
1. 8" Jesse Hernandez yellow jaguar dunny
2. 8" Jesse Hernandez black jaguar dunny chase
3. Jesse Hernandez Ozomahtli Original Number 6 AP
4. Jesse Hernandez Ozomahtli Jungle Number 6 AP
5. Jesse Hernandez Ozomahtli fuego Number 6 AP
6. Jesse Hernandez Ozomahtli shadow Number 6 AP
7. Jesse Hernandez Ozomahtli obsidian Number 6 AP
8. Jesse Hernandez Mictlan Original Version Number 6 AP
9. Jesse Hernandez Mictlan Southern Version Number 6 AP
10. Jesse Hernandez Mictlan Obsidian Version Number 6 AP
11. Jesse Hernandez Mictlan Peyote Version Number 6 AP
12. Jesse Hernandez Mictlan Jungle Version Number 6 AP
13. Jesse Hernandez Mictlan Shadow version Number 6 AP
14. Jesse Hernandez Mictlan Gold Chase Version Number 6 AP
15. Jesse Hernandez Mictlan Production Blank
16. Jesse Hernandez El Bandito Muerto Number 6 AP
17. Huck Gee Akuma bomb red
18. Huck Gee Akuma bomb grey
19. Huck Gee circus punk panties on
20. Huck Gee circus punk panties off
21. Huck Gee 8" Hello I'm insane dunny
22. Huck Gee 8" Don Yoku dunny
23. Huck Gee 8" red raku dunny night version
24. Huck Gee 8" red raku dunny day version
25. Huck Gee 8" black raku dunny night version Number 6 AP
26. Huck Gee 8" black raku dunny day verion Number 6 AP
27. Huck Gee 6.5" red skullhead number 6 AP
28. Huck Gee 6.5" GID skullhead number 6 AP
29. Huck Gee the good kidrobot mascot
30. Huck Gee the bad kidrobot mascot
31. Huck Gee the ugly kidrobot mascot
32. Huck Gee white ninja kidrobot mascot
33. Huck Gee grey ninja kidrobot mascot
34. Huck Gee sharky
35. Huck Gee series 1 dunny
36. Huck Gee series 2 dunny
37. Huck Gee series 3 dunny
38. Huck Gee series 3 dunny blue exclusive
39. Huck Gee series 4 skullhead yellow dunny
40. Huck Gee series 4 skullhead red dunny
41. Huck Gee series 4 skullhead blue dunny exclusive
42. Huck Gee series 5 golden grandpa GT
43. Huck Gee 2009 flying ninja dunny
44. Huck Gee 2010 zombie hunter
45. Huck Gee 2010 zombie purple
46. Huck Gee 2010 zombie yellow
47. Huck Gee DJ Qbert white hat
48. Alex Pardee Walrus Rider
49. 10" green kidrobot labbit
50. 18" kidrobot teal munny figure
51. 8" kidrobot supermagical dunny
52. kidrobot black lilitu figure
53. 8" Ron English x ray dunny
54. 8" pink gloomy dunny
55. 8" Tim Tsui space monkey dunny
56. 8" yellow saner Mictlantecuhtli and xolotl 3" dunny
57. 8" amanda Visell wood dunny
58. 8" Joe ledbetter tiger dunny
59. 8" skwak gold dunny
60. 8" skwak black dunny
61. 8" Luke Chueh blood and fuzz dunny
62. Luke Chueh black in white bunny
63. Luke Chueh black in white and red all over bunny
64. huck gee wooden barrel man figure
65. huck gee yoka glow in the dark
66. huck gee yoka regular
67. 6 inch monger clam
68. 6 inch monger banana
69. 6 inch monger granade
70. 6 inch monger booger
71.6 inch monger magistrate
Please e-mail Moss here if you have any information regarding these toys.
Stranger Factory's newest show opening isn't a show opening… but rather two show openings. Even though both shows share a passion for the female form, they are two completely different takes on the subject. Marie Sena's Dark Ages revels in the strength of women in fantasy situations; but while the subjects are obviously strong, there are occasional pensive moments in her paintings that betray their femininity. Conversely, Joe Capobianco's Blood Puddin' show exposes the seedy underside of women, film noir dames with a thirst for male blood and few qualms about using their sexuality as a weapon.
Joe Capobianco's "Blood Puddin'" and Marie Sena's "Dark Ages" open on March 2nd and run through April 2nd at Stranger Factory, 109 Carlisle Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. The entirety of the show can be viewed (and purchased) online HERE.
If you love the super-cuteness that is the art of Podgy Panda, then it is time to rejoice! After several months of quiet on the Daily Doodle front, he's decided to take it up once again. So yes, Virginia, there is a Daily Doodle available from Podgy Panda today… and every day. Above you can see his take on Princess Mononoke (left) and Oscar the Grouch (right). But the best part, of course, is that every Daily Doodle is available in his web shop for a mere $45.
To keep up on the Podgy Panda Daily Doodles, we highly encourage you to subscribe to his Flickr feed.
Kyle Renard aka FATAL recently completed this amazing mod of Futura's Nosferatu figure, entitled "The Assassin." If you look carefully, there is a rather seamless addition of Terminator figure arms and feet to the original sculpt and sweet glider backpack made out of parts from a Star Wars Boba Fett Slave-1 ship. And, if you look even more carefully, there's a tiny Yoda head in the middle of the glider… Hint: It's what the red wires are coming out of.
Even though this custom is more mod than painted piece, just look at that crazy paintwork on the chest (above). FATAL really outdid himself with this one, making a solid piece that could be ready for a production run.
Revenge. Not a word typically found in the vocabulary of the renowned, reclusive, Golden Glorious Soaring Munks. Acting in a manner related to said word would probably be enough to find oneself no longer a member of said Golden Glorious Soaring Munks. Disgraced. Fallen. Angry. Resolved. Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk.
Who doesn't love a fantastic Huck Gee custom? Crazy people, that's who… and we can tell by the look in your eye that you're not a crazy person. Just announced, we have the newest ultra-limited Huck Gee custom 8" dunny: "Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk." As expected, you have a super-clean & completely crisp paint job; 100% production line quality (if not better). Adore the hand-made clothing and accessories, including the bronze infused stainless steel hatchets. Yea, you read that right… this little guy is seriously dangerous.
Wow is really all I can say looking at these beautiful pictures. Once again, Huck Gee has outdone himself… how does he keep doing that?
Oh… and on an important note from Huck: "Going forward, we will now be draping each figure in a more appropriate archival quality fabric than what we have used in the past. Every Huck Gee custom figure will also now come padded and packaged in it’s own hand assembled and laser etched wooden box (see photo below) and then boxed within another shipping box. In addition to adding another level of finish to the completed pieces, this will hopefully further reduce the chances of shipping damages while in transit."
Huck Gee's "Not So Glorious Soaring Hatchet Munk" is limited to only 10 pieces, costs $750, and is available now. Interested parties should e-mail sales [at] huckgee [dot] com ASAP to reserve a figure and arrange payment.
The above picture is for an undeniably massive Sucklord collection that Phillip de Pury Actions has currently available. This one-off lot includes 78 items: 70 of Sucklord's classic resin figures, 2 of his vinyl casts, 4 photographs and 2 copies of the Suckadelic catalogs. Holy… but wait, is that a completely exclusive, one-of-a-kind Simon de Pury "Black Suit" figure? Yes, it is!
The auction closes on March 8th, so interested parties should bid HERE quickly… though bear in mind that this massive lot has an auction estimate between $6000 and $8000. But if you just want the Simon de Pury figure in his classic blue suit (also included in the auction), then you can grab one HERE from the Sucklord himself.
Yesterday we revealed Madison & Lou Pimentel's painting for the upcoming Earth Movement group art charity show, which we previously discussed HERE, so today we thought we'd tease you with the pieces by E O S and D-Rock. I don't know the relation of the two, but they decided to not collaborate together on a piece but rather each do a piece with similar themes and mediums. Above in E O S's "K A M I M U S U B I" painting, done in charcoal, pencil & ink on wood. The title's literal translation is something like "Divine Producing Wondrous Diety" and I love how he divided the piece into two-halves: the right being the 'nature as provider' side, with growth in her hair and a bird in healthy flight, while the left shows the 'nature as destroyer' side, with the traditional tidal wave Japanese image and the skeletal bird in broken necked descent.
D-Rock's piece is colorful and continues the water theme well. The 12-year-old artist named this piece "I Am Horrible At Naming Things" and it is also done with charcoal, pencil & ink on wood. This shows the happy side of Japan well, the colorful sea dragon escorting what appears to be a flag-waving Pikachu (from Pokemon) across rather serene waters. There's actually a very nice depth of form here, with solid shading that makes the dragon actually appear more real. Truly an excellent job!
"Earth Movement" has a preview showing on March 1st & an opening reception on March 3rd and runs through March 22nd at Kokoro Studio, 682 Geary St., San Francisco, CA 94102. http://www.kokorostudio.us
Okay, so hand-painted is a bit of an overstatement, but the new "Sea Girl" print by Tatiana Suarez (aka Tati) is quite amazing. Set to be released through 1xRUN in only five days time, this print starts life as an 11" x 14" six-color — yes, that's SIX colors — screenprint on 100lbs. paper. And then Tati went to town on each one, hand-embellishing them with paints… so it is kinda hand-painted:
The end result is a wonderful piece done in Tati's usual sensual meets surreal style. I love the details, the composition, everything… she really his this one out of the park. There will unfortunately be only 40 copies of this print made, available for $65 each. You can find out more, and eventually purchase it, HERE.
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