At long last, the inaugural MUTT show is hittin’ the APW Gallery hardcore tonight, and all of the familiar names, and a few new ones, will be close at hand. RebelWookiee transforms his MUTT into a hot rod of a rhinoceros. Never have car decals and animals been more strangely paired. Or paired at all. Kudos. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 13, 2009
It was in August of 2006 that David Rodriguez of the now-defunct Rocket Pop put out a call for artists to participate in The Bomb Project – a show in Denton, Texas that would focus on customized BUDs from Jamungo. At the time, Rocket Pop was a new, small online shop that had a lot [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 8, 2008
Vinyl Toy Network Winter 2008 was a lot of fun and a great opportunity to chat with artists, toy companies, shops, fans and collectors. People were lined up hours in advance to get a crack at exclusive art toys by Joe Ledbetter, Kathie Olivas, Frank Kozik, Gary Ham, Doktor A, MAD, Marka27 and others. Customized [...]
Continue reading...Monday, December 8, 2008
Spanky Stokes was repping in the booth next to Bic Plastics, but they were by no means in the shadow, as their table was stocked with toys, gear, swag and giveaways. It was great to finally meet fellow toy bloggers John and Matt and artist Dril One face to face. Dril was showing/selling some killer [...]
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...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Now back from a globe-trotting exhibition, The wait is over. Toy2R has unveiled most of the 10-inch Bart Simpson Qee customs on the Toy2R forums. But if you’ve got ADD, anticipatory anxiety, high blood pressure, something in the oven or a slow Internet connection, you’ll feel like you’re still waiting (for the pages to load; [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Black Maria Gallery in Los Angeles presents: Get The Lead Out: a Drawing Show on Saturday, August 2nd. Curated by Ally Takeuchi-Cipriani, the roster of pencil pushers includes: Adrian Pina, Brandt Peters, Bwana Spoons, Brent Nolasco, Bob Lizarraga, Chris Uminga, Chuck Hodi, Crystal Wall Lancaster, Dear Earthling, Dril One, Doktor A, Dee Ann Morales, Jenna Colby, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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Dril One just sent me this pic of some I.W.G. customs he’ll have at the Rocket World Booth (#4633) at SDCC ‘08. There will be 7 one-off large size I.W.G. customs for $150 each. He’ll also have 4 minis and 4 large vespas for sale. Beyond recent customs, commissions, and the four Day of the Dead [...]
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...Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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Forget the fireworks, nitrate filled hot dogs, and cases of room tempature beer, where we’re like to be on this fourth of July is at the NOWhere Limited Group Custom Show in Colorado. Nothing like showing your American spirit than checking out some hot toy action. The show Nonpareil features customs by: Dril One, Abe [...]
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Friday, April 3, 2009
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