I admit that I wasn’t so enthused about Kidrobot’s latest Dunny Endangered Series, but check out this devilish little Ledbetter. There seems to be nothing endangered about evil, but I’d pick up this guy in an open box for sure. It is my duty to tell you that the series is on sale now at [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Hmmm….to borrow words off PerezHilton…”how do I say this delicately?” OK I’ll just borrow some more words off DannyDesign’s post on the Kidrobot thread: “So, do you have to buy the HappyMeal to get one? Or are you able to just purchase the Dunny?” That kind of sums up how I feel. Kidrobot is going [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 2, 2009
I actually dig squirrels, but I understand why people are driven to madness by them. To that extent, the Grass Hut gang has invited 3 Los Angeles-based artists and one from Berkeley (represent!) up to Portland for The Squirrels Made Me Do It. Amanda Visell, Michelle Valigura, Anna Chambers, and Joe Ledbetter will be on [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 13, 2009
Comments Off
Amanda Visell, Michelle Valigura and Joe Ledbetter will be involved in a group show entitled The Squirrels Made Me Do It at the Grass Hut in Portland next month. Amanda blogged that she’s excited to see Bwana Spoons and refers to her painting below as “doing a little something different for my bearded peeps in [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 13, 2009
This weekend, Giant Robot reclaims the “zodiac” from California’s Zodiac Killer and brings it all back home in the form of a group art show in Los Angeles. The Year of the Ox show celebrates the year 4707 on the lunar calendar. Pieces will include illustration, oils, pencils, prints, watercolor, sculpture, and other media “all [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
One hundred re-imagined Darth Vader helmets are set to complete The Vader Project.The iconic Darth Vader helmet is once-again rendered by some of today’s hottest underground and pop surrealist painters, artists and designers. This leg of the tour makes its museum premiere and will be on display February 13th through May 3rd at The Andy [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Comments Off
Okay, owls are creepy. In some cultures, they are considered to be a sign of bad things to come (death) but others see them as cute and cuddly and more a harbinger of lucky. This Saturday Michelle Valigura opens her much anticipated solo show at the M Modern in the weekender mecca Palm Springs. One [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, October 25, 2008
Comments Off
Tonight from 7PM to 10PM marks the opening of Joe Ledbetter‘s all-new solo art exhibition, Hunters and Gatherers, at the m modern in Palm Springs. View images and prices from the preview here. Follow Joe on his third m modern adventure with paintings including many of the creatures he has created over the years. There’s [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 5, 2008
Comments Off
On October 25th, keep on the look out for some curious creatures. In Palm Spring, plush goddess and amazing artist Michelle Valigura will be presenting her solo show Creation Mutation, at the always hip and happening M Modern. Along with items like the above pictured two headed giraffe, they’ll be a two headed “Barbershop Duet” [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 25, 2008
Comments Off
Pistol Pedro first made an appearance at last year’s Vinyl Toy Network. The plush 11″ pistol is the first in Michelle Valigura‘s Concealed Weapon Series. In case you didn’t know, Michelle Valigura is one half of Switcheroo. Pistol Pedro sports a fancy mustache, and his name is stitched on the handle. The suggested retail price [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 14, 2008
Comments Off
I love Disneyland. It really is the happiest place on earth. Love it or hate it, you can’t deny the power of Disney iconography, now can you? And the smartypants at Disney HQ continue to keep Disney products relevant. They’re not content to just rest on the laurels resting upon Mickey’s mass produced head, oh [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 11, 2008
Every year, fanboys and fangirls of varying stripes descend on San Diego for Comic-Con. Although the event has extensive programming, there’s one activity that unites the collectors with the cosplayers, the MMP gamers with the manga readers, the superheroes with the steampunks: the pursuit of SDCC’s exclusive toys. ToyCyte will be publishing a weekly bulletin [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 30, 2008
When I wasn’t busy drooling over the stunning Amanda Visell prints and painting during my recent trip to Disneyland (check out my write up earlier today), I was coveting the super cool Peter Pan 55 Pin Box designed by Michelle Valigura, a cohort of the before mentioned Amanda Visell. This resin, wood and felt box [...]
Continue reading...
Thursday, May 21, 2009
4 Comments