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Much like the iconic Sy Sperling, the curators of Chicago’s A. Okay Official gallery practice what they preach. So here’s a post dedicated to A. Okay’s Lana Crooks and Max Bare, who’ve made it possible for you to see a litter of custom MUTTs this weekend. I love how Lana blends her signature plush squids [...]
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...Thursday, April 2, 2009
LA’s Munky King just put up the fantastic results of their DIY Pushers Show, based on the popular ‘Pusher’ figure by Thomas Han, released in a blank DIY form back in August. The show included custom Pushers by Joe Shea, Nathan Spoor, Elizabeth Ito, Marka27, Kii Arens, Racecar13, Axis, Brandt Peters, Dave Pressler, Paintmonster, Luke [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 2, 2009
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This Friday, A.Okay Official is hatching a new breed of custom art collectibles. They are spotlighting a favorite family toy and heirloom originating from Russia: the Nesting dolls, otherwise known as Matryoshkas. Nesting dolls commonly involve a set of wooden dolls, each one smaller than the next that stack within one another. They [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 20, 2009
LA’s Munky King will be presenting its first group show of 2009 with their DIY Pushers Show, based on the popular ‘Pusher’ figure by Thomas Han, released in a blank DIY form back in August. The show is scheduled to include a huge array of top-notch artists, including (but not limited to) Joe Shea, Nathan [...]
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...Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Well this event really looked like a lot of fun. And as our friend Tamika from VIMBY and Candied Cartel notes: the whole agenda mapped out in the press release makes a ton more sense when you pair the words with their visual counterparts. Shawn Smith will be working on this project for the next [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 11, 2009
We’re pretty pumped to show a sneak peek at these guys. Lana Crooks has made a run for ToyCyteStore, each individually numbered and signed! Oh, and the coolest part? They are adorned with our little pipSQUEEK embroidery on the side. These will be in our store next week so stay tuned! How cool is that! Related [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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Lana Crooks sends word of the Friday’s “A.Okay Loves CTA” It’s back! “A.Okay Loves CTA” returns for its 2nd annual locomotive art happening. Join a fresh plethora of artists in celebrating our favorite moving canvas! This year’s show takes a new spin on the urban custom toy trend as exhibiting artists expand beyond one specific train [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 5, 2009
We begin the first custoMONDAY of 2009 with a first for the series: plush. And who better to kick things off than full-time plushinator, Lana Crooks? As the proprietor of Crookedart, Lana spends her time between freelance illustration, costume and set design for film and TV, visual design for retail and, of course, making unique soft sea creatures and skeletons...you can pick up her plushes in LA at Munky King. Or, you could win one right now.
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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Starting Saturday, Rivet presents Stuff This, their second annual plush group show. This exhibit will feature over 30 artist from around the world, many of whom had work in the recent Monster Art Rally show. We’re increasingly taking note of plush art at ToyCyte, and artists like Anna Chambers, Cuddly Rigor Mortis, Curster, Lana Crooks, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 31, 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...Monday, October 13, 2008
This was one of the most "pure fun" art shows I've seen in a while. It must be pretty hard to hang plush in a gallery setting, but they pulled it off with good lighting and a cool backdrop. Credit to Katie and G1988 for an awesome show and inviting me in early to take pictures. Art toys abounded, but no one was taking themselves too seriously between the spooky muzak and Kaiju Big Battel's psychedelic presence. It's also always great to see (in person) art by international designers I write about (like Tim Tsui, the inimitable Doktor A and DGPH to name a few), and it's also nice to watch local artists like Leecifer and Anna Chambers have their pieces snatched up quickly. For those who couldn't make it (the show runs through November 1st), enjoy a virtual tour below.
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Custom plush and vinyl monsters are coming to G1988 in San Francisco TONIGHT. There will be an opening reception from 7-10PM with at least a handful of artists present. The furry frightfest is a global gallery from Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia and beyond. Monsters were created by Brandt Peters, Leecifer, Dan Goodsell, Tim Tsui, Kathie Olivas, kaNO, Jesse Hernandez...BE THERE!
Continue reading...Thursday, June 12, 2008
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Yesteday, I blogged about Toy2R and Colette sponsoring a children’s charity event in Paris, and thought, we need something like that here. Right on cue, I spied the above flier on Krystaux’s Flickr. Rock the Future is a multimedia event curated by Carlos Torres and Sadie Woods of Fluxcore to benefit Rock for Kids. Rock [...]
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Thursday, April 30, 2009
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