Monthly archive March, 2008

Shithawk part 3

It seems like a while since we have heard the progress of the mysterious Shithawkâ„¢. but never fear for countess shirley Creamhorn has contacted us once more with the latest update, and it looks like things are slowly taking shape!

Shithawk

“Dear world wide web perusers,

It is I, Countess Shirley Creamhorn, writing this letter to you from the beautiful grounds of the Shithawk mansion. Our young and talented groundskeeper and sculptor, Dr. Apeface, has begun to put the finishing touches to the sculpt of myself and our glorious mascot, the Shithawk.

Once the final amends have been successfully completed, I hope to have this beautiful piece of art cast in Bronze for our courtyard and also developed into a childs plaything, using a medium called ‘vinyl’.

I hope you find this information charming and the glorious image of the mighty Shithawk fills your heart with joy,

Yours sincerely,
Shirley Creamhorn
Shithawk, inc.

Love To Post

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I’m sure most of you will have heard of or seen pieces from Martin Rimmer’s “Love To Post” project, in which artists were sent out blank postcards to decorate as they see fit. Well here’s what it’s all been leading up to so far, the exhibition and book release!
The exhibition will showcase all the postcards received towards the project during its first year ( March07-March08 ).
It will also be the release of “LOVEtoPOST VOL1″, a book containing over 30 postcards. From which all profit after costs will be given to the NSPCC charity. The book will be available to order from the shop and online shortly after from various retailers to be confirmed.

Hard Sell Juke-Bot

Bigshottoyworks have given us a sneak peek at their latest figure ‘HARD SELL Juke-Bot’ created for the one and only DJ Shadow!
Based on the Poster art By Paul Insect and sculpted by Scott Wettershneider.
This 7′ vinyl Retro bot is slayin’ them all over the world on the Hard-Sell tour

HARD SELL Juke Bot

Read on to see more pis of the original artwork and prototype!

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ToyBreak Episode 31 – Flavors!

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Show Notes – “This week we take a look at Night Gamer from Plaseebo, zPix 200 from Carson Optical, Gorilla Grodd from DC Direct, and more news, events, and toy tidbits! Thanks for being the best Toy Breakers ever!

* We like the Totally Rad Show so much we “borrowed” their title for episode 31!”CLICK HERE to WATCH ONLINE now

Bax Bears in the city!

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Dates: March 28th to April 6th

Friday March 28th
Press reception 4-6pm,
public reception 6-10pm
DJ Nic Carlino

Sunday April 6th, Talking Series
4-5pm
Anne Koyama, publisher
Steve Wilson, Clayton Hanmer
5-6pm
Magic Pony, retail and publication
Derrick Hodgson
7pm
Film screening, “Toys are Us”
Executive Director, Brian Stillman
8-10pm
Closing reception

This gallery show features almost 200 8″ Custom painted vinyl DIY Bax Bears including works by the following Toronto artists:
Fiona Smyth, Erin Zimmerman, Steve Wilson, Aaron Leighton, Clayton Hanmer, Chris Hutsul, Joey & Leo, Tomo, Jon Todd, Dennis Chow, Matthew Daley, Reyo (Rey Ortega), Luke Gustafson, Leon Vymenets, Dalton Sharp, Robert Farmer, Harvey Chan, Yumi Onose, Allan Ryan, Yukiko Otsu, Steve Manale, Matt & Andrew – Doublenaut.

Shawnimals – Plushform

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Plushform

“It’s a totally customizable plush platform toy – ready to go out of the box since it’s already sewn and stuffed, and even has a primed surface making it perfect for practically any 2D or 3D medium. We’re having a special pre-release event at our booth #1057 next month at New York Comic Con, with Plushform pieces on display by Jeremiah Ketner, Heidi Kenney, Brian Morris, and Joey Potts, just to name a few.”

Limited Edition – Pictures!

Limited Edition

Well last Friday was the opening of VA and Okkle’s ‘Limited Edition’ group wildlife exhibition!

Thanks to the many who turned up and queued outside whilst waiting for us to finish the last few pieces, it really made the show worthwhile to recieve such an outstanding turnout for the opening and all of your kind words and positive feedback has spurred us into plans for a second already! I was incredibly proud to be able to organise such an event showcasing talent from some big names as well as a few compeltely new to the scene!

Also a huge thanks to all the artists and sponsors who contributed to the show, Go Go Plastic of course for being such fantastic hosts and a special thanks to Triclops, Shakey and the Clutter crew for helping to hang all the amazing work!

Anyway, I’m sure you’re all thinking “enough typing let’s see some pictures!”, so here you are:

Limited Edition Limited Edition Limited Edition
Clicky for bigger pics!
All work that hasn’t yet sold will shortly be available through the Go Go Plastic website and gallery. The show will continue to run until the 30th March, so plenty of time to pop down and have a look!
And if you can’t afford some of the more expensive peices why not pick up a limited Edition t-shirt, produced by Funkrush in a limited run of 100 for a mere £15…you can’t really go wrong can you? Or are t-shirts not your thing? Then Kenn Munk produced a fantastic paper-model kit entitled ‘Global Warming’ for jsut £10, also limited only to 100!
What? You want close ups too…very well, read on for a lot more pictures! And I mean a lot! :D
-Okkle

ToyBreak – Episode 29 : Paper Cuts

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Join George, Ayleen and Matt again for a new episode of ToyBreak, also check out the brand new ToyBrief short segments now up on youtube!
Show Notes – We explore the world of paper toys and the variety of artists and designs available for download. You rock for taking a paper Toy Break with us!

*Also, your chance to win a special Kenn Munk paper toy from a limited number of 100 to be available at Vinyl Abuse: Limited edition show
** Paper toys + wind = no more paper toys :(
CLICK HERE to WATCH ONLINE now

The Bamboozle Left Awareness Project

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The Meltdown, LLC will provide interested and approved Bamboozle Left participating bands, companies, etc. with a blank Kidrobot Mini Munny that stands 4 inches tall…. (more…)

UniPo – Fan Series

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New from UNKL, the UniPo Fan Series

Four new UniPo characters designed by global artists: Birdie Girl, designed by Tummie (Netherlands), Picnick by Peter Creten (Belgium), Everything by Yosoh (USA), and Rahula by Rultron (Spain).

Oh No Doom! – FluffyYukYuk

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The new FluffyYukYuk, diabolically adorable plush toys with real chomping teeth,
have been officially released!

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These cute, yet functional toys are the latest incarnation of chomping plush toys
from designer Jordan Owen. Jordan released the first toy of the series, FluffyBadBad,
last December through Rotofugi. According to Owen, the concept is quite simple.
“Cute things can and will bite!”

“Most of the time a collectible toy sits on your shelf and looks nifty. This designer plush
toy lets people interact with it like no other toy, while still being a limited handmade
piece of art,” Owen says.

In addition to designer toys, OhNo!Doom creates art and character compositions with
different media including acrylic paint, spray paint and computer illustration.

Featured Custom – DemBOT vs The World

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Artist Name: Cragmire
Artist Website: www.myspace.com/cragmirepeace
Artist location: Orlando, FL (Orange County)
Custom Name: DemBOT vs. the World
Toy Platform: 8in Munny & Mini-Munny
Description:   This piece was created exclusively for an upcoming Robot-Themed Munny show at Off the Hook in Montreal, Canada. It showcases a little thing I like to call HEAVY SYMBOLISM and personal angst towards my government. As always, I welcome feedback…..
Available for commission? YES
Artist Contact: interludefilms -AT- aol.com