For those of you that follow my site, you will know that I am a fan of skulls... as sick as that may sound, I love em! That being said I ran across a tweet today from an artist by the name of
Alex R. Kirzhner, who just released an awesome looking print titled "
Youth Fades". He tells us that it was originally created for the Art Directors Club in NYC, but he liked it so much that he decided to make a couple of prints of it... and why not... it's AWESOME! These are up for grabs
HERE right now, and are
limited to just 20 pieces for just $20 a pop. Each one
measures 12" x 16", are printed on
140lb 100% recycled cotton Garzapapel Watercolor Paper, and come
embossed, signed, and numbered! These are soooo sick, so do yourself a favor and snag one up before they are gone for good!
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Scott Tolleson joins George and Ayleen back on the couch for yet another smashing episode of Toy Break... and this go around they talk about Star Wars Fighter Pods, Godzilla, Plush Tentacle, Bitbots, Uncle Argh Noir, and much more! So carve a few minutes outta yer day, and give em' a watch!
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Richard O'Connor - an artist from Dublin, Ireland - just sent over an interesting email showing off a small collection of "Killer" Cups that he created... and they are exactly as they sound! It's a strange and colorful collection of mad characters hand made from soda cans, paint tins, and paper cups... all of which can be found via his website
HERE ranging in price from $6-$26 depending on the size and material. This is definitely a fun way to reduce/reuse/recycle, and I really do like the quirky faces on each of them... that being said, I feel like there needs to be more to them to be charging the money he is... that and the cost of shipping these will probably be more than the piece itself. I would actually fancy seeing Richard work on some vinyl as I believe his characters would transfer over nicely. In the meantime, head on over to his site
HERE and check out all that he has to offer, and if you dig his work... support him by buying it.
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Just yesterday we posted up
HERE the 1st of 3 exclusive teasers that we got for the
Vinyl Thoughts 2 art show... and today we have yet another rad piece done up by
Scott Kinnebrew. This custom Bic Buddy has been transformed into Mario's true antagonist Wario from Super Mario Bro's fame... and how perfect is this platform for this character. Scott did a really great job on the sculpting and the paint, oh... and check out that wiry mustache, AWESOME! This piece along with many other will be up for grabs and on display at "
Vinyl Thoughts Art Show 2 -- The Next Level" going down this Thursday, March 15th at The Quixotic World in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas... don't miss it, and keep your eyes peeled for our next exclusive tomorrow!
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Artist
Junko Mizuno's next solo art show titled "
Venus Cake" opens this Friday, March 16th from 7pm-10pm at
Magic Pony/Narwhal in Toronto, Canada... and as the show title suggests, it's about "food". Junko mentions that "
Drawing food has been one of my obsessions so I set the theme to indulge myself in drawing and painting my favorite food!" There is going to be a ton of new stuff on display including canvas and paper pieces... she also made some 3D pieces for the gallery window!!! Oh, and there's also a special afterparty burlesque show inspired by her artwork that is being performed by
The Underground Peepshow and
Raymi the Minx! This should be a really cool show... and a great after-show to boot, so if you are in the Toronto area, be sure to swing by and check this out!
Narwhal Projects680 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario M6J 1E5
647.346.5317
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The folks over at
Squid Kids Ink are stoked to be announcing some new releases that are going to drop at the upcoming WonderCon convention this weekend... and wow does it all look so good! Up first is a brand new 10-Doh! figure dubbed "
Warning Asian!"... and as you can see this beauty is adorned with a gold cartridge and is rocking the Year of the Dragon theme designed by
Kwestone! There are only
100 pieces of this made and they are going to
retail for just $50. A limited amount will be available at WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim and via their webstore
HERE starting Friday.
On top of that new figure... they are dropping a ton of new Squib plush figures! There are
3 new color varieties -
light grey, pink, and light blue and all of which come in
4 separate sizes - mini Squibs for $10, Squibs for $20, Squib Drone Hats (light Grey only) price TBD, and Colossal Squibs (pink only) price TBD! So not only can your bed/couch/display rock a Squib... but now your head can as well... awesome! All of this can be found at booth #373... so be sure to swing by and pick up some goods!
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With each passing day, we continue to get a ton of submissions in for the upcoming
Play Imaginative x
Disney custom
Mickey Mouse group show, and today we are excited to show you the rad custom by Natasha Zimich! Titled "Mickey Mickey Monster Mouse" she tells us that she has a bit of soft spot for two-faced painted pieces, with someone happy to see you in the front, and something sinister unseen around the back... kinda like some folks we might know in our daily lives, haha. I really dig Natasha's painterly style, and there is just something about it being applied to the Mickey platform that is creepy cool! Be sure to follow Natasha on Facebook
HERE and also you may remember her illustrated storybook grad exhibition piece we posted on
HERE... well, it's
now available as a free e-Book... so go check it out!
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My evening just got that much better after seeing Hi-Fructose post this lovely time lapse vid documenting the creation of Tara McPherson's stunning piece "Safety of Water"... which we wrote about yesterday HERE. WAIT WAIT WAIT, one more thing! BE. READY the folks over at Cotton Candy Machine have published 'Safety of Water' as a limited edition beautiful giclee print... which is up for grabs NOW... Want. Need. Love. Only $100 for this beaut.
Source: [Hi-Fructose & Cotton Candy Machine]
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Tony Nakanari has been hard at work on a brand new series of custom 3" Dunny's all done up in his classic style with each one featuring characters we have seen in the past. This Dunny mini series was completed as a private commission by one lucky collector out there and it includes "
Cyber Spiki", "
Ninja Spiki", "
Ninja Skitty", and "
Skitty" all of which are one-off's and they turned out fantastic!
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You're looking a bit tired their Walt, with those heavy bags under your… wait a second, that's not Walt Disney?!? That's a fantastic custom in progress by
Chauskoskis! Posted in
his Twitter feed, we're assuming this is a piece for he upcoming
Play Imaginative x
Disney custom
Mickey Mouse group show. The title provided is "Walt Mouse" and the similarity in appearance to the Disney founder is a bit more than passing… The sculpt of the beady eyes and pencil mustache are absolutely to die for. Like you, most likely, I can't wait to see the finished result.
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King Quan has taken his talents to
64 Colors's Marshall figure and the results are awe-inspiring. As shown above, here's the custom Marshall Cup-of-Tea Series. I love how the heads of the original figure have been converted — flawlessly — into mini-mugs complete with spoons and the cherry blossom paint jobs look fantastic. And those adorable little Japanese faces on their bellies is just too much!
Sadly no word on when (or if) these will be available, let alone price point… but one can hope there will be more of them than just these five, lest there be many a disappointed fan out there.
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It's been a little over a month since we
introduced you to 11-year-old toy designer Jacob Siegelbaum aka
JAMS (or, sometimes, Jacob Jams), who we aptly compared to
Super Cooper Berella for obvious reasons. Well, on his website JAMS has been teasing about a new piece which he calls "Mutation X51Z" and then
Tenacious Toys (who handled his first release) let the above image slip… and, yes, we're confident that this is indeed JAMS's next release.
Personally, I really dig this piece. It reminds me of the "Graboids" in
Tremors or the parasites from
Shivers; in other words, it just has that cool, mutant slug appeal. And who doesn't need some of that in their lives?
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Everyone was talking about
J★RYU's amazing
Sanctum custom Dunny when it dropped and, now that's he's unleashed a picture of twelve 3" versions, people are clamoring again. And I'm sure many of you out there right now are wondering "Where can I buy one of these 12 little wonders?" We're guessing that you can't; while there is no official word on the matter, it seems more than likely that these 12 Sanctum Series 2 Dunnys are actually the 12 rewards for $100 backers of the
Army of Snipers Kickstarter project.
We'll of course let you know if we discover otherwise, but — in the meantime, assuming we are right — congrats to those wise backers… your instincts led you to glorious custom ownership! For the rest of us, J★RYU did make this nice video so we could become even more insanely jealous.
*** UPDATE *** J★RYU has confirmed that these 12 are for the Army of Snipers Kickstarter rewards, but he's teasing that there with be a Series 3 of the Sanctum design… Can't wait!
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Non-stop design making machine
Motorbot had these ultra-sweet looking laser-etched wood necklaces made for his faithful… but he's got a couple left, so he gave us permission to exclusively let our readers in on the deal. Measuring 2.5" in height, these necklaces are only $10 each (and they come with the chain even). If you are interested, Motorbot only has about a dozen of each design left; so drop him an e-mail at
deadbeartoys [at] yahoo [dot] com and kindly inquire about reserving one, the other, both, whatever. These will not be in
Motorbot's shop and — while not announced — we assume they will not be made again. Motorbot is planning to do more with different designs in the future, so you should follow him on
Twitter to ensure not missing such fantastic opportunities.
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Jason Freeny's awaited & adorable "Moof," the square shaped kitty that melts hearts everywhere, has finally been released in the long anticipated 25 piece edition. These mini-wonders (approx. 2.25" square not counting tail) are cast in resin and come signed & numbered for the low, low price of $50 each… They are available
now, so hurry over
HERE to grab one.
***UPDATE*** The Jailbreak Collective had a mistake in their shipping calculation program that charged roughly three times what it should have. If you placed an order, we're told they will be refunding the difference in price once the items are shipped.
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I'm sure you all remember
OMFG! (Outlandish Mini Figure Guys) Series 1 from last year. Well, the fine folks over at
October Toys are doing it again… Series 2 has just entered the voting phase. While it is too late to submit new designs, you can have your voice heard on which of the 461 — yes, you read that right — concepts that are up for consideration might be made into a Series 2 character. First things first, you've gotta join the
October Toys/Toy Break forum and then head over to this thread
HERE and, following their rules carefully, list which of the five designs from this massive list
HERE that you'd like to see produced the most. Or you can just go check out all the submissions to see what might be; they are all located on the newly created
OMFG! Series 2 page.
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The 'never fails to impress'
Fuller Designs is back with a custom that, well, doesn't fail to impress. Taking the expression "TV Zombie" to the next level, Fuller has customized a Kaching Brands's TV Head into a perfect
Walking Dead representation.
Obviously more inspired by the TV show than the comic, this is still an amazing piece for any Walking Dead Head to own. I've always loved the way this platform has the power outlet base with the plug stand, but the real stand out here is (obviously) Fuller's amazing sculpt job on the TV… that zombie head tearing through the screen, fingers grasping into the set itself, is like something straight out of
Videodrome or
Poltergeist. And the figure's body which has been painted to look like Rick is just the sort of touch that pushes this figure over the top.
If you need to add this 6"-tall zombified beauty to your collection, then you should ask fast… the unique custom is in
Fuller's web shop now for the price of $125.
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"The House of Mouse" is
The Given's contribution to the upcoming
Play Imaginative x
Disney custom
Mickey Mouse group show. The execution of this piece is pristine; I think I spot one or two places that brush strokes snuck into the drying, but that's such a minor oversight… the shape definition is sharp and smooth, the color choices completely classic. The sculpt on the helmet, bullets, grenades, and bandolier all look immaculate, but the overall design does throw me a bit. All the sculpted areas are typically Vietnam War era but the lightning bolt (which is The Given's trademark logo) screams '70's rock star when placed over the eye… I just think it would've been more advantageous to hide that element a little more. But, that's a personal choice and, as I said, the actual workmanship is nearly without fault.
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Wires and tubes protruding from a zombie-like form, the head having been replaced with a spray paint cap… it is, of course, the newest installment in
Hoakser's Dominant Species series. Named "Leatherback," this figure started life as a broken Hulk from one of Marvel's toy lines but the Birmingham-based graffiti artists saw more in that molded plastic: he saw the largest Dominant Species figure to date. Which is apropo considering this behemoth looks like he decapitated a fellow fatcap headed figure, for the "head" rests there at his feet.
If this fifth installment in Hoakser's Dominant Species series is your thing, then you are in luck! It is — right now — available for sale in the artist's eBay shop
HERE for £89 (approx. $140).
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