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custoMONDAY: Win a Custom Skunk Ape by amybean

amybean dropped by ToyCyte HQ last March, but she's been a part of the Bay Area art scene for the last two decades. Her creative output ranges from the cozy to the crazy. Her career path has included plush, pyrotechnics, prototyping and lots of stuff in between. Those following today's Throbblehead post, will be stoked to learn that the most recent concert amy attended was, in fact, Throbbling Gristle. amy's latest endeavor is an homage to the elusive Skunk Ape with a series of intricately detailed hand-made plush dolls. I had the opportunity to chat about cryptids and eat caperberries with amy last week, and I learned a lot. I also got to check out the whole Skunk Ape gang in rare close-up, and they're awesome. To borrow a phrase from the Skunk Ape's "mythical" compatriot: the (Jersey) devil is in the details. You could get to know amybean in one of her myriad blogs (see below) and attempt to track down the cold trail of the Skunk Ape on your own.Or, you could win one of these spectacular 12-inch beasts right here when you enter...the contest.

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amybean Stops By ToyCyte: Skunk Ape Sighted

amybean stopped by ToyCyte HQ just before Wondercon kicked off last Friday. She brought with her a ton of energy, ideas and plush. Amy’s got an awesome history from building and blowing up stuff with Survival Research Laboratories to building and sewing stuff up with Cozy Rampage. We checked out a veritable pile of plush [...]

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