High and Dry by Taskone
"High & Dry" isn't just the name of a Radiohead song, but it is the name of this awesome custom Coarse Jaws Loser figure, by Task One..
High and Dry by Taskone
high and dry
1. Lit. [for water] to recede and leave someone untouched. The waters receded and left us high and dry.
2. Fig. to leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave someone helpless.
“High & Dry” isn’t just the name of a Radiohead song, but it is the name of this awesome custom Coarse Jaws Loser figure, by Task One for a KR Boardie. Love the attention to detail, especially on the back tattoo, and the conversion from figure to sculpture is outstanding.
photos courtesy of Brad Topolewski
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Jason Tharp’s NYCC Custom Painted Munny Time Lapse
At New York Comic Con this year Ohiya gave away a custom munny painted by Ohio-based illustrator Jason Tharp. This time lapse is span across 3 days with over 10 hours of work!
“Ohiya encourages us to go beyond personal boundaries – to simply say, ‘Hi.’ A chance encounter can suddenly turn into something magical, all with the help of a simple two letter word.” – Tharp
IF YOU BLINK, YOU’LL MISS IT @ Toy Art Gallery
Quim Tarrida | “IF YOU BLINK, YOU’LL MISS IT”
Opening: Friday December 9th, 7-11 pm
Dec. 9th – Dec. 30th, 2011
TAG | Toy Art Gallery
“If You Blink, You’ll Miss It” is the artist Quim Tarrida’s first exhibition in the United States. This project is part of the Subheroes Project, which includes a large part of the artist’s multi-disciplinary production from the past few years. The title is derived from a film industry jargon term, which is used to refer to subliminal images inserted in some sequences, and which are imperceptible to the naked eye.
The exhibition consists of an approach to the personal universe of Quim Tarrida, which he himself calls the Subcutanian World, a microcosm inhabited by strange, metamorphic and viral beings, true antiheroes on the verge of the uncanny. Projections of the self or of Neo-pop alter egos, ultra-world characters, compose a unique and prodigious imaginary, and attain form through a series of sculptural pieces, limited ceramic editions, and drawings, notable among which are classical pieces from his iconography, such as Subsub Family, The Soldier, Subcutanian Ninja, Oh Gaar, or his latest productions, Relaxing in Blue and The Monkey Knows.
The Sucklord presents OCCUPY CYBERTRON
In his first official event since being voted off a popular reality TV show, The Sucklord will offer for sale selections from a new body of work paying homage to the Occupy Wall Street movement.
What: The Sucklord presents OCCUPY CYBERTRON
Where: END OF CENTURY, 237 Eldridge Street, NY, NY 10002
When: December 7th, 2011: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
OCCUPY CYBERTRON will serve as the launch event for a new line of collectible “art toys” inspired by the Occupy Wallstreet Movement. On December 7th, the Sucklord, acting as the leader of the Decepticons, will defend his vast fortunes against a solidarity protest of Autobots, which represent the 99%, in a conceptual performance art piece that will “occupy” the End of Century retail space and gallery in New York City’s Lower East Side.
Longtime Sucklord co-conspirator The Crystal Pharoah will appear for a DJ set, and Beerlao has joined the cause as a drink sponsor.
According to The Sucklord,
“In the spirit of the 1% that an evil supervillain such as myself represents, I thought the timing was ripe for Suckadelic to appropriate the Occupy Wall Street movement for my own material gain… so I made action figures of the protesters and the masters of the universe who financially control them. They make great Christmas gifts.”
A small batch of limited edition OCCUPY CYBERTRON trading cards have been produced for the event by a collaboration between Suckadelic, Appro Nation (Creators of “The Art Hustle” contemporary art and artist trading cards) and Sidekick Media (manufacturer of the Suckadelic Suckpax trading card series).
A free pack of cards will be given to anyone who attends the event in a costume relevant to the theme. The Sucklord will also be offering a limited quantity of custom art toy action figures in 8”, 3 ¾” and 3” scales for sale.
Storenvy’s Vinyl Marketplace
Storenvy have just opened up a new Marketplace for Vinyl/Designer toys. Anyone selling vinyl/designer toys can setup a completely free storefront on Storenvy.
There are way too many sites out there trying to take a cut out of everyone’s sales,and we truly believe selling products online should be free.
Storenvy offers:
- Over 8,500 Stores
- Over 100,000 products
- Over 1 million unique visitors the site.
- We already have stores such as Lift, Synthetic Compound, Vinyl Zoo and more
- And yes it’s free to setup a store, list and sell items
Sneaky Raccoon presents Tales From The Sneaky Crypt
Sneaky Raccoon is turning 5 and to commemorate the occasion will be holding a group show that celebrates the friends made along the way. Tales From The Sneaky Crypt will feature the immense talents of artist friends: TADO, Jamfactory, A Little Stranger, Cavey, Lunartik, Emily Bee, Felt Mistress, Waste, Map Map, Loulou & Tummie, Lunabee, Cris Rose, Triclops Studio, Jon Paul Kaiser, MEGAMUNDEN, Phil Corbett, Okkle, Anabelle Nielsen, Mimic, Tesselate, Steve Fable, Poked Studio, Clark Rotharmel, Podgy Panda, Creature Kebab, Rhys Brown, Jenn & Tony Bot, Dolly Oblong, Planet Domu, Fadeworks and Sneaky Raccoon.
The spooky show will run for four days (Fri 28th -Mon 31st) at Kidrobot London, & Sneaky Raccoon would love to see you and Say hello. The evening will be filled with live screen printing and drawing, homemade treats, a fundraising raffle and a crypt full of eerie art and creepy customs.
Toys from the show will be available for sale online from Saturday 29th at 10am GMT for fans worldwide at the Toys in the Sneaky Crypt Store
10% – 100% of toy sales and money raised will be donated to McMillian Cancer Support, so pop along and help raise money for a wonderful cause.
The Hang Gang present’s Icons – Custom Toy Show
Exhibition runs through till Thursday 3rd November
Fullcircle Gallery, Kirkstall Rd, Leeds, LS3 1JL, UK
NO ENTRY CHARGE
Starring: Pete Fowler, Jon Paul Kaiser, Sourbones, Okkle, Matt Lunartik JOnes, Guy McKinley, Mimic, Robotboy, Drew Millward, Hugh Rose, Mr Gauky, Squink!, Matthew Bromley, Map Map, A Little Stranger, Stuart Witter, Tom J Newell, The Tarantulas, Godmachine, Drilone, Run DMB & Bruno Orbit.
‘Icons’ is the debut show from The Hang Gang – The Visual Culture Outlet. They have gathered together the best of british toy customisers, from legends such as Pete Fowler and Matt Lunartik JOnes to nu-school stars Jon Paul Kaiser, Squink and Map Map, for a group event of immense proportions. Also by special invitation we have US super talent Drilone and from Germany, the awesome Bruno Orbit. The Anchoring theme of the show is simply ‘Icons’ and we have left how that’s interpreted firmly in the hands and minds of the artists.
This will be one hell of a party, besides the art exhibition there will be live painting from the likes of Guy McKinley, Hugh Rose and Tom J Newell. Music will be provided by upcoming, Leeds indie pop band, Escort Knights and brining his eclectic mix of party grooves is J.Cub, head honcho of E.A.R Recordings. There will be tons of giveaways, a fully licensed bar, pop up store and much more…
Momji – Limited Edition: Pumpkin by Candy Bird!
I like candle light and caramel cake
The night sky twinkles with treats for Pumpkin’s starry eyes.
Limited Edition. We have scattered just 500 of these for our fans around the world. Each doll is hand numbered.
Momiji are handpainted resin message dolls. Turn them upside down…inside every one there’s a tiny folded card for your own secret message.
Get yours HERE.
Zombie Art Project – Week 2 lineup
Week One of the Zombie Art Project (ZAP) is drawing to a close and series creator, Mikie Graham is excited to show off whats coming up.
The second week of ZAP holds tons of gory surprises including removable weapons, zombie animals, and one very famous Cuban dictator! Figure pairs range from $30-$60 and come housed in their own 6″ wooden coffin- seen here for the first time! As you will notice from the weekly ZAP chart, week one has nearly sold out.
So if you see a Zombie pair in week 2 that you must own, I suggest hitting up http://zombiemonkie.com/ as early in the morning as humanly possible!
Review – TIMEBANDITS’ Frankie The Timebandit
Frankie “The Timebandit” is a gangster superhero. He can travel through time, stop time, and is the supreme bandit of time. His powerful “time travel” watches allow him to break the space-time continuum in order to fight evil and tyranny. He seeks out others who have potential for “time travel” who also possess gangster superpowers of their own. He slings watches to these select few. They become the chosen ones who will join to form a legue of time traveling, gangster superheroes known as “TimeBandits”.
In addition to Frankie “The TIMEBANDIT”, we are currently in production on the TIMEBANDITS Comic (release, Fall of 2011). Pre-production has also started on a range of TIMEBANDITS Toys based on the characters from our comic book.
REVIEW
Stats:
Artist: Jonathan Stephens
Sculpted by: David Arshawsky
Height: 9” tall
Accessories: Fedora hat & briefcase
Packaging:
Frankie comes packaged in a window-front box that features background information on the character. The back face of the box, features a large illustration of Frankie. Frankie is neatly packed in form fitting plastic and is easily viewable from within.
Vinyl:
Quite an awesome sculpt, with alot of detail and an interesting pose. Frankie is a great character; created from the TimeBandits logo, and modelled on a 1930′s mobster. He bears
Downsides:
The only downside to this piece is that the paint could’ve been just that little bit sharper. There are areas which are great and have fine detail such as the face but then other others are a little fuzzy or uneven. It’s a shame that there are paint faults as other than that the figure is great.
Definitely worth adding to your collection if you’re a fan of mobster characters or are familiar with the TimeBandits brand. Especially worth picking up if you’re into TimeBandits watches as there’s currently a deal which allows you to pickup a watch and Frankie “The TimeBandit” for $54.95 (approx £35).
You can get yours at TimeBandits Watches
Toy Break – Episode 180: 80′s Flash Back
Show Notes - Jen and Michael from Gateway Plush join us with Highdy, Swamp Thing, Aleppin Sane, and much more! Pick up a pazookie and join us for a Toy Break!
Tenacious Toys Exclusive Fire & Ice Greads by LYS0L
After the last very successful exclusive Gread release, Tenacious Toys asked NY artist LYS0L (Dead Hand Toys) to cast more of his Gread sculpt in a new colorway. At the time, LYS0L was experimenting with mixing colors of tinted resin, so for this new Tenacious Toys Exclusive, he created two colorways: Fire & Ice.
Each colorway is a mixture of two tinted resin colors, which gives the figures added depth. Only the black eyes are painted on these figures; the different colors visible are not paint but rather the two colors of resin mixing together. To finish, LYS0L simply applied an overspray of matte clearcoat.
The 2-inch-wide Fire & Ice Greads come individually bagged and tagged for $15 each. There are 10 pieces of each colorway available.
Release date/time will be Wednesday August 24th at 6PM EST in the LYS0L section of Tenacious Toys.
