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Our friends, artist Sket-One and fellow blogger John “Spanky” Stokes, have teamed up for an epic raffle contest. I’ll turn it over to John’s enthusiastic words: Awww Yeah!!!! Sket-One and SpankyStokes.com have teamed up to have an exclusive raffle…how exclusive you ask, this is only available here, and what you can win is pretty much an [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 21, 2009
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...Thursday, April 30, 2009
San Francisco’s Infectious continues to bring in a killer collection of artists for your aesthetic adhesive endeavors. The latest recruit is Sket One. While not every artist’s portfolio makes sense rendered on a gadget skin, Sket’s works for me. I find myself blogging in public places a lot more lately, and I really wish people [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Our friends at Wizard Sleeve Toys are putting on the first of many art showcases and toy signings in Florida on June 20th. Mark your calendar for live art featuring Sket-One, Pon and Shane Jessup and local artists Duane Hosein and Spen-One. Sket and Mr. Shane will be signing [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 17, 2009
It’s nice to have talented friends, and it’s even nicer to use artistic output as a medium to raise money for people who need it. Kidrobot’s Toy Baroness, Nichole, tasked 30 friends with transforming Munnys into clothes, books and bikes for the children of Cambodia. No, not literally (although Sket One did turn vinyl into [...]
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, March 26, 2009
On Monday, we began a conversation about blind box toys, and we started at the source: the toy companies. Kidrobot and MINDstyle both said that their fans enjoy the blind box experience. On Tuesday, we talked to the fans and reaction was split: with casual fans liking the fun experience and serious collectors experiencing the blind frustration. Wednesday’s topic was toy stores--largely in favor of blind boxes, but also presenting alternatives. That got me wondering: Do toy artists enjoy the blind box experience? Here are Doktor A, Joe Ledbetter, David Horvath, Jon Burgerman, MCA, Huck Gee, Sket One and Buff Monster (who have over 20 blind box series between them) on the topic.
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Another one bites the dust…First there was Cabin Fever in January and now there is Liquidation. I guess the end of Wheaty Wheat wasn’t shocking. The angst of artists and retailers unfolded on Twitter all morning. I called up Sket-One to talk about it. Sket confirmed the closure of the 8-year old company saying he [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 27, 2009
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For a man who has built his own unique empire on the unwitting back of George Lucas, The Sucklord’s finally getting some much-deserved respect from the scary Skywalker Empire themselves. Buy a pack of Star Wars Galaxy : Series 4 trading cards (without blushing) and you just might snag one of 3000 cards featuring original art [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 13, 2009
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SKET-ONE’s Ripple gets a major makeover…neapolitan style. This 8-inch custom figure is hand-painted with delicious drips of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla by SKET-ONE himself. Due to the fact that these are made by hand, there may be slight variations, which only serve to enhance your appreciation of a non-production piece. Only ten of these were [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 4, 2009
We are just days away from New York Comic Con 2009. For everybody trying to keep track of the exclusives and events, here's some help. You can also get up-to-the-minute info by clicking on ToyCyte's NYCC 09 Exclusive tag. There are some really great toys in this convention. Check out figures by Doktor A, MAD, Bob Conge, Kathie Olivas, Brandt Peters, Brent Nolasco, KaNO, Julie West, Jure Gavran, Pushead, Mike Sutfin, Secret Base, Monstrehero, Sket One, Erick Scarecrow, Jared Deal, Keith Poon and not to mention appearances by Huck Gee, Clutter and Mr. Shane Jessup, among others. Our east coast correspondent, Collin David, will be on the scene, so flag him down if you see him. Stay tuned for more coverage of NYCC on ToyCyte as it unfolds. Have fun, and don't spend all your rent money!
Continue reading...Friday, January 30, 2009
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Like most sane people, I hate going to the grocery store. I’ve found the trick to surviving many unpleasant (yet innocuous) situations is bringing a toy along. Toys can transform almost any orange alert into a yellow. Plus, if you’ve been roped into going somewhere with a partner or spouse, it’s kind of a good [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 23, 2009
Tomatoes : the violent malcontents of the produce world. All this time I was suspecting the plantains. Wheaty Wheat seeks to expose the true nature of these dangerous creatures with this third colorway of Buckeye Rot that really demonstrates his true nature : black and radioactive. The 6″ vinyl figure follows up on the original red [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 2, 2008
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Sket One is serving up customs (for the first time) in his eBay shop, and for the right price, you could take home some exceptional pieces. Say you happen to have an extra $700, you’d be stoked to see two customized Kaws companions–one bloody and one clean. Sket did the one-of-a-kind pieces for the “You [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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Wheaty Wheat Studios has just posted an update: Space Crab and Buckeye are on the ocean steamer to a store near you! Space Crab by Pixelfillu comes in 4 limited color variants: Green: Limited to 160 pieces Black: Limited to 80 pieces White: Limited to 560 pieces Red: Limited to 304 pieces Each figure comes numbered with [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
Sometimes things seem to take forever in designer toy land, and other times they come in at seemingly warp speed. We’re keenly watching the path of this Celsius figure from RotoBox and Bay Area-based Kuso Designer Toys, and so has been Mike Franco of Wizard Sleeve Toys–which scored an exclusive colorway of Celsius. Mike said [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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We're just a few days away from one of the most anticipated group shows (and quests for world domination in the galaxy): Sucklord's Super Group Suck-Off and Toy Release. Click here for all the info and links to participating artists. Sneak previews of 17 customs, including Amanda Visell, Gargamel, Urban Medium, Devilrobots and more follow.
Continue reading...Monday, October 27, 2008
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This weekend saw the opening of the MAD*L Citizens Show at Lift in Detroit. With 10-inch MAD*L customs by Doktor A, Huck Gee, Sket One, kaNO, Brandt Peters, Kathie Olivas, Cris Rose, Slobot, Cameron Tiede, Phetus, Brent Nolasco, Andrew Bell, Angry Woebots, Phu!, Tristan Eaton, Julie West, Reactor 88, Leecifer and more, I’m waiting on [...]
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...Monday, October 13, 2008
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Halloween is for amateurs. The really party will be on Thursday October 30th at Munky King with the opening of the Suckadelic’s custom art show – Super Group Suck-Off and Toy Release. To promote Suckadelic’s “quest for world domination”, he got together such A list artists as Gargamel, Huck Gee, Frank Kozik, Sket One, Mishka [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 6, 2008
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Sket One sends us this slice of street art x Americana as a preview of what’s to come at his artist-in-residence gig later this month at the ATP Festival. This is one of six customs that will be accompanied by matching canvases. During the events (October 30-31st in London and November 1st in Birmingham), Sket [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 22, 2008
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Sket One is heading across the pond to do up a solo show in conjunction with the ATP Festival events October 30-31st in London and November 1st in Birmingham. The shows consist of customs and pieces of artwork along with prints. During each event, Sket will be doing live paintings on 5 x 5 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Hey gearheads and muscle car maniacs, Sket One has made a totally mad custom for you to want, lust and droll all over. As part of the Lift MADL Citizens 10” DIY MAD*L show, Sket One created this totally amazing Hemi Cuda Mad*L custom. Sket One took the HEMI logo and made it fit the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
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Sket One just dropped a couple new items bearing his signature style unto his eBay shop. Go there to score a Sket One x Kidrobot New Era 59Fifty cap (couple sizes available), a Ripple Tinbot iPod case (heavy duty protection, not just a skin) and an ultra-limited one-off skate deck (mixed media measuring 7 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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If you read my previous post, you would know a little bit about me. I love a sale. Online superstore Vinyl Fallout is having a doozy of clearance discount event. Here’s a sampling of some of the goodies you can get: Michael Lau x MINDstyle DJ Panda (limited to 200) for $59.95 (regularly $95.95) Buffmonster Series 2 Minis [...]
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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