ToyCyte: Toy Culture Collected

United Nations of Cupco Global Plush Party Tonight

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

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United Nations of Cupco Global Plush Party Tonight

The all-star lineup includes: the Grass Hut Corp (see image above), Jon Burgerman, TADO, Shawnimals, Dehara, Reach, Abe Lincoln Jr., Peskimo, MCA, Nakanari, Stephan Britt, Nanospore, KOA, Jeremyville, DGPH and many more.

Grass Hut x Gargamel Pieces For New York Auction

Friday, October 24, 2008

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From a Grass Hut in Portland, OR to an auction house in New York, NY, the faces of western kaiju have beards. The Phillips de Pury auction will present a generous selection of Grass Hut pieces, including figures by Martin Ontiveros, Bwana Spoons and Scrappers x Gargamel, Mike Le Merde. The toys are a [...]

Japanese Kaiju Previews for SDCC 08

Monday, July 21, 2008

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ToyTokyo has been cool about giving us slices of their sweet roster of SDCC exclusives, but for a couple of snaps of the kaiju, I had to go straight to the sources. Blobpus delivered on a full photo of the Blobpus DX & Dokugan Dayglo Green Version (above) and Intheyellow supplied a glimpse of the [...]

Scrappers Stash of Kaiju Customs for SDCC 08

Friday, July 18, 2008

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Scrappers is bringing his stash to SDCC 08. No, not that kind of stash, well maybe in the hotel after the event, but I’m talking about some drug-themed kaiju customs. He’s used Bwana Spoon’s paint and gone all anthropomophic on Weed, LSD, Ecstacy and Shrooms. Speaking to the diversity of this year’s Comic-Con, now [...]

July 4th American Art Show at Grass Hut

Friday, June 27, 2008

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This Fourth of July, Portland’s Grass Hut asks the question: What is America? Potential answers courtesy of Scrappers: Hotdogs & Prairie dogs. Oil Wars & Star Wars. Cowboys & Indians. Rebels & Retards. I’d like to add my own: “Aggravation and Litigation.” But rather than figure it out it in words, Grass Hut has put together over [...]

Summer Camp Grass Hut Style 2008

Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Summer day camp for me was pretty abysmal. I recognized that my parents deserved some time alone, but I couldn’t reconcile how that meant I had to go drink bug juice, play tetherball and make macaronicrafts with kids who were less than friendly. I thought, I’ll save you the price of a bottle of Banana [...]

Mossy and Glossy: Grass Hut at Giant Robot New York

Friday, June 6, 2008

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Giant Robot is proud to present Mossy & Glossy, a group show featuring new works by Pacific Northwest artists (and Grass Hut alums): Justin “Scrappers” Morrison, Candi “Snaggs” Hibert, and Mike “Le Merde” Kelly. The art of Scrappers reflects the outdoorsy environment of Portland, OR and his new pieces will preview his upcoming book about a [...]