ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

More Works from Experiment 626

Monday, December 22, 2008

Confession : I never saw Lilo and Stitch. Since Disney can never get any more awesome than Robin Hood, I kinda view Disney movies passively. Despite my ignorance, the traveling ‘Experiment 626′ Show is one of the more exciting ones I’ve been following. The unfortunately named ‘Kitdashit’ offers up an extremely detailed, awesome step-by-step photoblog of [...]

The Vivisect Playset Series 5 Art Show

Friday, December 19, 2008

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Amanda Visell had one of the handful of sculptural pieces, which was in the company of a pair of swans by Scott Radke and a complex game of cat and mouse by Daniel Elson. Luke Chueh, Joe Ledbetter, Anthony Ausgang, Peek-a-boo and Thomas Han brought the familiar names and the big colors. Peter Gronquist and Alex Pardee upped the creepy ante...

Dreams Come True at the Japanese American National Museum

Friday, November 14, 2008

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Here’s a really good excuse to go get some an injection of culture and make your way to a museum. On December 6th at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, there will be an opening reception for this star-studded custom vinyl show called Dreams to Dreams. The reception will be from 1-4 and the show [...]

ToyCyte Goes to A.P.E.

Monday, November 3, 2008

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Although this year’s Alternative Press Expo (A.P.E.) had a handful of things working against it (Halloween hangovers, torrential downpours and competing events, among them), San Francisco’s Concourse was still flush with art, comics, books and a handful of toys (which I was hunting). As hosting city, Bay Area artists and companies were out in full force. [...]

Helmet Girls Hats By Camilla d’ Errico

Monday, August 25, 2008

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You know what your cranium needs? Some Camilla d’Errico love! From the Crazyheads Artist Series comes the Helmet Girls hats, featuring artwork from Camilla’s painting series of the same name. These hats are made of stretch polar fleece, better to keep that head warm, and come in black/white, navy/light blue, and chocolate/pink. And while you’re [...]

ToyCyte vs. Comic-Con Day 1

Friday, July 25, 2008

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And it begins. It’s day one of Comic Con, and already I’m overwhelmed. This is my first time to be out here, as I’ve never been able to justify the expense, but damn, what a day for seeing some amazing things. Let’s try and run down some of the list. Skeletal Carnival 3 [...]

Cardboard Spaceship at SDCC 08

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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Cardboard Spaceship held out to issue its SDCC 08 info, and you could say they subscribe to the old adage of saving the best for last. First up, there’s the eagerly anticipated Payday figure from N8 Van Dyke [blogged]. Then they have the first U.S. release of Crazy Label’s 8-inch Treeson [blogged]. Sure to sell [...]

Camilla D’Errico Makes Wearable Art for Oso Design House

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Camilla D’Errico Makes Wearable Art for Oso Design House

Last week at the TTF, the Oso Design House aired all their baggage, oh and their new apparel and accessories too, designed by the fabulous Italian artist Camillla D’Errico. Her bags are pretty sweet with vibrant color editions as well as a sparse black and white line drawing version and most of the bags come [...]