Archive | October, 2008
Think-UP a Monstrous Halloween With Miscreation Toys
Many moons ago, when ToyCyte first kicked off, Jeremi Rimel contacted me with his Think-UP Do-It-Yourself Bust. He sent me a Think-UP, we chatted about some things and then we lost touch. In the meantime, busts got big. Recently I saw Doktor A's Think-UP creation at the Monster Art Rally, Jeremi got back in touch, and here's the lost interview (now found), right in time for Halloween. Think-UP is produced by Jeremi's company, Miscreation Toys. The white vinyl busts are 8 inches tall and come in standard and "with tentacles" editions. Master monster-makers like Bob Conge have customized this unique platform. The humanoid head/creature base is ripe for the rendering. Now without further ado, here's Jeremi...and Happy Halloween.
Continue reading...Infectious Art to Rule Your Local Starbucks
31. October 2008
ToyCyte’s local adhesive heroes, Infectious, are no longer catering to just cars. If you’re so green you don’t travel on four wheels, Infectious has you hooked up with their new line of sticky stuff for your laptops and walls. The Infectious line–which includes Dalek, Nico Berry, Junko Mizuno, Si Scott, Buff Monster, Emil Kozak, Jon [...]
Continue reading...APW Arts Halloween Show Mini-Preview
31. October 2008
I’m personally very excited for tonight’s APW Arts Halloween show, and not only ’cause I’ll be in it. Halloween is arguably our most aesthetically pleasing holiday, so to capture it in ever-pleasing toy format it simply a kickass idea. Pocketwookie’s custom Unipo (above left) looks delicious…and Jessica Russo’s Munny (above right) needs a dentist, [...]
Continue reading...Charlie Owens and Jim Koch Exhibition at Rivet
31. October 2008
Jim Koch sent in word that he’s doing a two-artist exhibition with Chicago artist Charlie Owens at Rivet in Ohio from November 1st through the 26th. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, November 1st from 7-10PM. Jim sent previews of some of the work he’ll be exhibiting, like these customized Skullbees (below) [...]
Continue reading...Lana Crooks Unleashes Crooked Critters
31. October 2008
A giant octopus, a fearful squid, Japanese cranes, a tiny geisha, pirates, and even a zombie will be there! It may be the day after Halloween but it isn’t a costume party: It’s Lana Crooks’ Crooked Critters show at A.Okay Official. This solo exhibit features all new plush work and other [...]
Continue reading...Yoskay Yamamoto for Imaginary Friends at G1988
31. October 2008
Gallery1988 San Francisco follows its monstrously fun Monster Art Rally with another group show: Imaginary Friends, starring Andrew Bell, Cherri Wood, Israel Sanchez, Ken Garduno, Scott Campbell and Yoskay Yamamoto. As for Yoskay Yamamoto, he continues to blend his Asian heritage with urban pop art in these mixed media pieces seen below. The show kicks [...]
Continue reading...It’s Time To Get Your Vlad On!!!
31. October 2008
FIVE MINUTE WARNING! Jared Deal and Eric Nocella of Argonaut Resins‘ “Vladimir” is finally on sale in the Argonaut shop today in five minutes (at 12 noon EST). And last night Jared revealed the final three colorways (following hand-painted standard hues 01-09 and gold tone 10): figures 11-13 are cast in a transparent red [...]
Continue reading...Slave Leia, Half Off
31. October 2008
Okay, Star Nerds, head on over to Things From Another World and you’ll find a half-price sale on a wide selection of their finely-made Kotobukiya Star Wars vinyl statues - just enter the code ‘SWKOTOS’ at checkout. With prices usually ranging around $100 or more, it’s a sweet sale to stock up on your [...]
Continue reading...The Great Yokai Cosplay Contest from AltJapan
31. October 2008
A fun Halloween-oriented contest from Tokyo-based author/translator Matt Alt’s AltJapan blog: They’re out there. Multi-mouthed women. Cucumber-lovin’ frogmen. Giant skeletons. Bathtub lickers. So. What kind of yokai are you? It’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means. It’s time for a costume contest! That’s right: send us photos of yourself dressed as a Japanese yokai (refer [...]
Continue reading...Get Yourself Made Out of Legos!
30. October 2008
Yes, we are still two months away, but it’s never to early to start thinking about what to get your loved ones….or for that matter yourself. So if you have some crazy amount of disposible income, you can get a set of His & Hers Life Sized Replicas made in Legos from the Holiday Catalog [...]
Continue reading...We Kill You Customs On Sale on Halloween at 12pm (PST)
30. October 2008
You may have read my post last week about the changes to the Halloween toy that We Kill You was going to do but that went from a full release to a handfull of Halloween exclusive customs. Tomorrow at noon, Halloween the 31st, these Halloween customs will go on sale at the We Kill You [...]
Continue reading...This B.U.D.’s Still For You
30. October 2008
The ‘This B.U.D.’s For You‘ show opened up in Buffalo this past Friday, and though I can’t make the long, cold trip upstate, the show seems to offer an impressive collection of stuff. While Dalek didn’t come through for the show as announced, a whole mess of other great artists seem to be making a [...]
Continue reading...Jeremy Fish Bunny Skull New Era Cap With Ears
30. October 2008
Upper Playground and superFishal have done it again. First there was the Barbary Coast line of upscale duds and gear, and now here’s the ultimate in big-eared lowbrow toy-based toppers. It would be an understatement to say the there has never been a New Era as awesome as Jeremy Fish’s Bunny Head. There’s [...]
Continue reading...John K, Creator of Ren & Stimpy, Signs The Presidential Candidates November 1st
30. October 2008
John K, [tagged] whose unique animation gave me gross-out gags to grow up with, put his talents and critiques into a set of three Presidential Candidates figures. He began the concept and the sculpts while Hillary Clinton was still in the race, and she now emerges full of hope and backside in this final version. [...]
Continue reading...CROM Conan the Barbarian Inspired Art Show
30. October 2008
From C.R.A.P. to CROM, lately, there are art exhibits centered around anything you can think of. CROM is a group art exhibit curated by Dave Correia, featuring a handful of artists who are exhibiting new artwork all based around the CONAN movies. The artists exhibiting are: Dave Correia, Sean Andress, Lee Balard, Robert Bowen, Jennifer [...]
Continue reading...Julie West Gets Letter Pressed
30. October 2008
If you missed out on a custom piece from Julie West’s recent Sickly Sweet show at My Plastic Heart, here’s an opportunity to pick up a limited edition letterpress print. The latest Artist Series from mom-and-pop shop, Letter Pressed (Lucky #13), is slightly larger than usual at 8.5×11 inches. The two-color edition of 50 is [...]
Continue reading...Claudio Sanchez Signing Kill Audio Bloody Version at Rotofugi Today
30. October 2008
Join Rotofugi Designer Toy Store and Gallery in Chicago today (Thursday) from 4-6 PM for a pre-release signing of the new Kill Audio [tagged] figure by Claudio Sanchez (Coheed and Cambria, Amory Wars). Claudio will be signing the Kill Audio Bloody Version of the figure for $50 each. If you don’t get one today, you’ll [...]
Continue reading...Are eBoy’s Honky & Tonky Stripper Peecols Racist?
30. October 2008
German pixel-pirates, eBoy, continue to push the limit of political correctness and controversy with their latest PEECOL figures, Honky & Tonky. Previously seen on $50 t-shirts and $185 hoodies at Kidrobot, Honky & Tonky are White and Black platform figure strippers. These two characters are sure to ruffle some feathers as the PEECOL line [...]
Continue reading...Happy Halloween Secret Base Skull Brain
30. October 2008
This month is really looking like a fun month. Many companies in Japan are releasing great Halloween Exclusive toys, but of course there’s one you can’t forget. That’s right!!! Secret Base!!! Over the years, they have released many awesome Halloween figures, and this year they have done it again. First is the already being released, [...]
Continue reading...Gorgeous Canepa and Barbucci Skydoll Qee With Wings
30. October 2008
Wow. Another stellar Qee from Toy2R. This unique figure adds custom wings to transform a Kit-Cat Qee into a sci-fi angel, giving way to the exclusive Sky Doll Qee. The 2.5-inch Sky Doll Qee is designed by Sky Doll artists Barbara Canepa and Alessandro Barbucci for Soleil Productions. Besides the special wings, this Qee comes [...]
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31. October 2008
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