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I wonder if Sam Flores knew that his Fatima figure would give birth to such awesome custom fodder? I trust you are already familiar with Leecifer’s Fatimas. Here now is BetsO’s unique take. Warning: spoiler alert. If you want to read the story of this Fatima, click here before scrolling down.
Continue reading...Saturday, April 11, 2009
Last night, a variety of homegrown Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo mutations hit San Francisco’s Rocket World for the first I.W.G. custom show. If you’ve never been to Rocket World (aka T.A.D. Gear), you owe it to yourself to visit Patrick Ma’s haven for high end adventure gear and designer toys. Enter the garage doors to one [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 11, 2009
DrilOne is curating a custom vinyl show based off the Rocketworld I.W.G. figures. This is the first time a show like this has ever been thrown on this platform. 80+ artists are customizing blanks for the exhibit. Scroll down for a complete list of partipating artists and more info about the show. Humans Beware: The [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 5, 2008
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Mr. Brian Viveros has revealed his classy contribution to the upcoming Wreck the Hallz Show in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY – and it doesn’t even involve big, red lips or tantalizingly nude women. Despite that oversight, it’s still an awesome custom. His ‘Smokingham Palace’ Teddy Troop has a strangely ‘Nutcracker’ feel to it, though clutching a cigarette [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Wreck the Hallz with custom tooooys, fa la la la la – la –la-la –la. Okay, singing via a blog entry may not be all that cool but the Wreck the Halls show at Genuine Artikle in Brooklyn happening on December 20th at 8pm will surely be. This jam packed holiday show is a celebration [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 25, 2008
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Master-customizer (who is soon to release some original toys), Phu!, is sending in the troops to tonight’s custom Mad*L show at LIFT. As usual, Phu! combines debris into details: The 10-inch platform figure was enhanced with cardboard, cable ties, brass rivets, broken toy parts, disposable plastic spoons, hose clamps, felt, googles, plastic beads, bottle [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 19, 2008
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I’m a big fan of the art of Bil BetsOvic, and here’s your chance to get some of his original pieces in advance of his production run of BetXO Stackable Mini Figures. (For all you know, BetsO is the next KAWS, so snap up this art before Pharrell hears about it.) The Magician canvas [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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When I was a kid, we had a school project similar to this concept. I’m always a fan of the points at which words and visuals intersect. Also, I find that certain letters lend themselves to colors and objects. The letter J is green. E’s tend to be blue. That sort of thing. Anybody [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 3, 2008
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Will Moody be the new Sharky? I’m already seeing some great custom work from Mike Slobot (above right) and below (in order) Motorbot, Phu! and BetsO. The hybrid cow/demon head platform toy from Bovinyl offers a variety of creative options for the discerning artist. It’s 8 inches high, has three points of articulation (neck [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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Check out the nearly 60 Sharky customs including art by Brent Nolasco, Duncan Poon, KaNo, Banana Virus, Jeremiah Ketner, DrilOne, NEMO, Mr. Shane Jessup, Touma, MCA, Phu!, Heidi Kenney, Marka27, Jesse Hernandez, Shawnimals, Huck Gee, Annie Owens, Betso...
Continue reading...Friday, July 11, 2008
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If I lived near Hong Kong, I’d have been at CSBooth15 [tagged]. Proximity to Portland would have put me at Tim and Tigerlily Biskup’s TnT. DC for Dalek. Manhattan for Mossy & Glossy. Barcelona for Bread and Butter. Charity Qees at Colette in Paris. If I were local to LA, I’d be representing at Alex [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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Wow! I’ve been watching the work of master customizer Bil BetsOvic for a while. Recently I got to see his custom All City Train at Derailed and witness Toy2R express interest in him doing a Qee after seeing his custom Cucumouse. But none of that excitement holds a candle to what I just saw [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Toy Box Apathy is Las Vegas’ premier custom vinyl toy show. Over 30 artists submitted one-of-a-kind customs for the event, which opens Friday, June 6th at The Attic. If you can’t make it to the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” here’s a sneak peek of a couple of awesome pieces making their debut at the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Las Vegas gets its first custom show with Toy Box Apathy. The show will be held in The Attic, the “largest vintage clothing store in the world” and a Las Vegas staple for 25 years. Submissions are currently closed for the event, which opens June 6th. Participating artists include: edzepln, betsO, slowbot, codedecoinc, [...]
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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