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Deck the Walls With Posters and Toys on Sale Now
Here’s a chance to get some of those Frank Kozik exclusives (Black Stalin, Purple Ludwig and Silver Ho Chi Minh) and unique art prints from the likes of Tara McPherson and Drew Millward at 15% off. PostersAndToys.net is having a sale through midnight on Monday. Until December 1st, you can get 15% off every item [...]
Continue reading...Infectious Art to Rule Your Local Starbucks
Friday, October 31, 2008
ToyCyte’s local adhesive heroes, Infectious, are no longer catering to just cars. If you’re so green you don’t travel on four wheels, Infectious has you hooked up with their new line of sticky stuff for your laptops and walls. The Infectious line–which includes Dalek, Nico Berry, Junko Mizuno, Si Scott, Buff Monster, Emil Kozak, Jon [...]
Continue reading...The Grind Underground Artists Skatedeck Auction
Monday, October 6, 2008
You can view all the decks here. A few of the ToyCyte familiars and favorites who are contributing decks include: Amy Sol, D*Face, Mear One, Chris Ryniak, Tara McPherson, Buff Monster, N8 Van Dyke, Morning Breath, Paper Monster, David Flores, Indie/Cope2 and Mike Hyp.
Continue reading...Win the Toys Are Us: Director’s Cut DVD!
Monday, September 29, 2008
Beyond seeing toys on your television and being able to call out, "I have that," Toys Are Us is interesting on a number of levels. For instance, the interviews with Frank Kozik and Brian Flynn are particularly educational, from their perspectives on who gets "O.G." credit for the designer vinyl movement (hint: it's not Michael Lau) to some choice words for and against extended colorways.
Continue reading...Hi-Fructose No. 9 Coming in October
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
For those who like to get some of their reading down offline and not just online, Hi-Fructose Volume nine will soon be delivered to your door, stores and cool newsstands everywhere, for you to actually hold and read. The new issue of this stellar full color art magazine Hi-Fructose: Under the Counter Culture quarterly magazine, [...]
Continue reading...Baby Tattooville 2007 Art Jam Print on eBay
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
I like a good art jam as much as the next guy, but when the players include such luminaries as Luke Chueh, Amanda Visell, Jeff Soto, Tara McPherson, Ragnar, Lolo, Frank Kozik, Jeffrey Scott, Gris Gimely, James Jean and Gary Baseman my level of like graduates to love. Up for sale on the mighty eBay is [...]
Continue reading...Tara McPherson x Kidrobot Series In Development
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
A little birdy told me, okay it wasn’t actually a little birdy but rather Tara McPherson (via a interview by Neil Kendrick of the San Diego State’s KPBS) that she’ll be doing a Kidrobot series coming up soon. There will be twelve pieces (do you smell a mini-series?) and the only character she mentioned was [...]
Continue reading...Toys Are Us: A Revolution in Plastic Director’s Cut
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
You have toys on your shelves, you’re reading about toys right this second, and knowing you, you probably dream about toys. So why not let toys take over your TV too. You can have plastic, vinyl and their makers invade your living room with the documentary Toys Are Us: A Revolution in Plastic (the Director’s [...]
Continue reading...Tara McPherson Coloring Contest
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Tara McPherson’s Somewhere Under the Rainbow Coloring Kit will soon be available at TFAW.com. To celebrate the upcoming release, TFAW is holding a coloring contest. Enter the contest by coloring and sending in a one-page entry form. Read the complete details and fine print are available here. Tara McPherson will choose the first place winner. ONE [...]
Continue reading...Poster Pop Clearance
Monday, August 11, 2008
Poster Pop is currently having a 20% sale on all items. The sale takes place from now until Monday, August 18th 11:59:59 pm PST. You’ll see the discount once you add the item(s) to your cart. Poster Pop carries prints, stickers, and apparel designed by artists like Frank Kozik, Tara McPherson, Pizz, and more. If you [...]
Continue reading...Tara McPherson Joins Infectious Car Art
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Infectious ups the ante once again with the addition of woman-about-town and [heavily blogged lately] Tara McPherson to their hot-rod roster. She’s got two designs: Space Adventure and Love Blows. Designer toy fans familiar with Tara’s work are bound to recognize Ace and Ion. I got the figure set from Kidrobot as a gift for [...]
Continue reading...Bamboo Shirts by Dalek, Doktor A, Jon Burgerman and Tara McPherson Launch Tomorrow
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Lately, every time I come across an environmentally friendly, earth-conscious designer t-shirt, it’s from the UK. What gives US? We’re finally saying “no thanks” to paper or plastic and bringing our own tote bags. Hybrids are officially hipper than Hummers*. BK has replaced its overtly obnoxious TV commercial for chicken fries with an only slightly [...]
Continue reading...SDCC - Dark Horse
Saturday, July 26, 2008
By noon, my hunt for exclusives is pretty much over. I’m overwhelmed with sensory overload, and there is too much to see in too little time. You could spend an afternoon just people-watching. One of my favorite costumes of the day was a home-made Domo. It wasn’t as cool as these colorways by Dark Horse, [...]
Continue reading...Tara McPherson @ SDCC
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tara McPherson is one of my favorite artists, and she will have her own booth at San Diego Comic-Con. Here is her signing schedule at Comic-Con. Wednesday July 23rd - 5:30-9pm: booth #4922 Thursday July 24th -12-2pm and 4-6pm: booth #4922 Friday July 25th - 12-2pm and 5-7pm: booth #4922 3:30-4:30pm, Illustrators as Entertainment Entrepreneurs PanelROOM 32AB Saturday July 26th [...]
Continue reading...Dark Horse @ SDCC
Friday, July 18, 2008
Dark Horse just released their signing schedule for San Diego Comic-Con. Booth #2615 is going to be packed with comic book stars and some of your favorite artists. I highlighted some of the signings that might interest ToyCyte fans. To see the entire schedule, click here. WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 (Preview Night) Domo raffle! Come to our booth [...]
Continue reading...Project Colorize Video with Ron English and Tara McPherson
Friday, July 4, 2008
The first of the 5 billboards for Ray-Ban x Project Colorize went live in NYC with the unveiling of Ron English’s piece. The launch included the presence of actors dressed in black wearing the signature sunglasses in the middle of Manhattan. The public art show literally stopped traffic, which echoes Ron English’s philosophy in the [...]
Continue reading...Tara McPherson Coloring Kit
Monday, June 23, 2008
Tara McPherson rocks my world, and I’m looking forward to this upcoming release by Dark Horse Deluxe. Tara McPherson’s Somewhere Under The Rainbow Coloring Kit is the perfect gift for anyone who appreciates cool artwork. Let’s take a look at what the kit contains: A clear vinyl bag with zipper enclosure A 96 page coloring book featuring [...]
Continue reading...Ray-Bans by Ron English & Tara McPherson
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Ray-Ban Wayfarers have become one of the most iconic sunglasses in the world, so a collab with iconic pop artists only makes sense. This spring Ray-Ban and Marie Claire partnered to launch Project Colorize, a new line of colored Wayfarers in collaboration with five NYC artists. The collection is “inspired by the season’s fashion trends: [...]
Continue reading...MoCCA Art Festival 2008
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Andrew Bell and the Dumbrella crew will be at the MoCCA Art Festival that takes place this weekend June 6-7. The two-day festival is a fundraiser for the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. If you love cartoons and comic books, this is the event for you. There will be four ballrooms filled with [...]
Continue reading...Tara McPherson’s Weight of Water
Friday, May 9, 2008
Tara McPherson’s Weight of Water paintings will soon be available as 5 color serigraphs (screenprints). Tara was on hand to oversee the color mixing and printing by Diesel Fuel Prints in Portland, Oregon. Weight of Water 1, 2 (pictured), and 3 will be sold as a set of 3 in a limited edition of 100. The [...]
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