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BEFORE / AFTER shots of my Blamo Toys HUG custom for the group show at Toy Art Gallery:


Flyer:


The Blamo Toys HUG Custom Show features the following artists:
Aleph Geddis (Blamo), Ardi Hermawan, Ayleen Gaspar (October Toys), Angry Woebots, Angie BabyVtec, Betso, Brent Nolasco, Brad Isdrab, Cliff Kirschner (Monstrehero), Chauskoskis, Cortlan Robertson (Blamo), Cody (Forgotten Saints), Chrystie Cappelli, Daniel Goffin, Dean Golez, Dave Correia, Dril One, Eric Frank (AFT), F+, Gary Ham, George Gaspar (October Toys), Fuller, Heather Hansen, Hints and Spices, Hugh Rose, Itokin Park, Jan Calleja, Jason Limon, Jay 222, Jan Hilmer, Johnathan Wayshack, Josh Mayhem, Joycelyn Marsh, Jryu, LASH, Leighton Kelly, Leecifer, Leslie Rainwatter, Lucien Shapiro, Luke Chueh, Marco Mejia, Monica Wallway, Mikie Graham (Blamo), Nathan Hamill, Noel Labelle, Ricardo Felix, Robert Bowen, Scott Tolleson, Sean Blay (Monstrehero), Scott Wilkowski, Spanky Stokes, Super Cooper, Shayne Maratea (Blamo), Spencer Hansen (Blamo), Triclops Studios, Task, Valley Dweller, We Kill You, Yosiell Lorenzo, and more!

Here's my 8"x8" canvas piece for the "Two-Faced" show at Gunnzo in San Diego.



Opening night: Saturday, October 13, 2012. I will be at New York Comic Con, so please share photos with me if you go! :)

Show flyer:


Artist roster: Ardabus Rubber / Baby Vtec / BeeFy / Brian Ahlbeck / deeten / Dennis Anderson / Eckotyper / EOS / Gumpy / Haus of Boz / Igor Ventura / Jason Limon / Jay222 / JC Rivera / Jerimiah Ketner / Jerome Lu / JFury / Jon Walsh / Josh (f+) Pearce / Josh Marlar / Julie West / Kat Brunnegraff / Lap Ngo / Leecifer / Luihz Unreal / MAp-MAp / Mike Die / Mostly Harmless / Nebulon 5 / NikeJerk / PAUSE / Rachel Brown / Reactor 88 / Rsin / RunDMB / Sergio Mancini / Super Cooper Berella / Spanky Stokes / Squink! / Task One / Tim Munz / UNCLE / valleyDweller + more!

My Doraemon wooden nesting doll custom for "Memories are Made of This" show at Munky King.

(The name "Tottemo Daisuki" came from the Doraemon cartoon theme song, which means "I really like it / you!")



These were burned with soldering iron and then painted with acrylics. They're coated with a satin seal. Oh, and there's a special surprise inside the smallest one, just as you would expect from Doraemon's magic pocket!

Show flyer:


This will be the last show at Munky King, Melrose, so be sure to check it out if you can! Proceeds will benefit the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital 4W Supportive Care Committee and the CHIME Preschool Inclusion Program.

Opening night: August 18, 2102, 4pm-8pm.

Artist list: 100% Soft, 9-Kei, Adrienne Gates, Alice Koswara, Amanda Milteer, Angela Oriol, Annie Rivera, Ayleen Gaspar, babyvtec, BeeFy, Bella Berella, Bert S. Gatchalian, Blake Barry, Brian Castleforte, Brian McCarty, Cameron Edison, Cheech, Chikuwaemil, Chris Granillo, Christina Cannarella, Christopher Bonnette, Cole Griffiths, Corin Cruikshank, Dani Bowman, David Biederman, David Zajdman, ECKOTYPER, eimi, Emily Borchardt, EOS, Eric Scarecrow, FrankenFactory, Frank Schaefer, George Gaspar, Germs, Giselle Knight, Greg Berella, Isaac Flores, J. Shea, Jarrett "m0e" Nadrowski, Jay222, Jeremiah Ketner, Jerome Lu, Josh Mayhem, Josh Taylor, Joshua Herbolsheimer, Juan Muniz, KaNo, Kat Brunnegraff, Kat Muniz, Kat Rivera, Kevin Dickson, Kim Chueh, Lap Ngo, Leecifer, Lindsay Walczak, Lou Pimentel, Luke Chueh, Mari Inukai, Martin Hsu, Matt Hawkins, Mike Die, Misha, Mylene (I GOT SOLE), Nao Shimojo (Danke Schoen), Nathan Hamill, nati513, Nebulon5, Pepe Hiller, Phoneticontrol, Plasticgod, Podgypanda, Rustedhalo, Ryan the Wheelbarrow, Satoshi Yoshioka, Scott Tolleson, Sebastien Pablo, Shane Jessup, Shawn Wigs, Shelby Barrett-Whitmore TAG, Shin Tanaka, Shojono Tomo, Skylar Grey, Spencer Wilson, Steven Slomkowski, Super Cooper Berella, Taskone, Tiernan Wilson, Tom Morello, Touma, UNCLE, Yoskay Yamamoto, Yuu Tihara, Zombiemonkey, Zoso, and MORE!

What have I been working on lately? My Art Hustle cards.


Yea, seriously. I can't believe it myself. I am super humbled to be part of series 3 with my partner-in-crime, J*RYU.

Here are some of my sketch cards:


Artists involved in Series 3:
TATSUHIKO AKASHI | ANGRYWOEBOTS | APAK! | AREK | GLENN BARR | GARY BASEMAN | BIG KEV'S GEEK STUFF | DAN BINA | BRANDON BIRD | BLObPUS | JEREMY BRAUTMAN | CHRISTIAN BREITKREUTZ | JON BURGERMAN | BONNIE BURTON | MORI CHACK | CHINO | DREW CHRISTIE | TIM CONLON | COOKIES -N- CREAM | DAVE COOPER | cope2 | MOLLY CRABAPPLE | CYCLE | DEFER | MICHAEL DELAHAUT | JESSE DeSTASIO | ERIC NOCELLA DIAZ | DIRTY DONNY | CHRIS DYER | TRISTAN EATON | eBoy | EINE | MICHAEL FLEMING | JASON FREENY | EMILIO GARCIA | ROGER GASTMAN | NICHOLAS GAZIN | TODD GOLDMAN | DAVE GONZALES | ROCKY GRIMES | GRIS GRIMLY | JOE HAHN | HARIKEN | HAZE XXL | DAVID HEALEY | OLIVER HIBERT | J✭RYU + babyvtec | MATT JONES | ERIC JOYNER | jonpaulkaiser | KEITHING | KET | JEREMIAH KETNER | CHIP KIDD | KiLL! | KING157 | KMNDZ | LINDSEY KUHN | PETER KUPER | PATRICK LAM * MUNKY KING | JEFF LAMM | SIMONE LEGNO | LEV * TOY TOKYO | JONATHAN LeVINE | ANTHONY LISTER | lola | JIM MAHFOOD | RANDY MARTINEZ | MCA (EVIL DESIGN) | ELIZABETH McGRATH | METAL MAN ED | BRANDI MILNE | Мишка | JUNKO MIZUNO | BRENDAN MONROE | motorbot | MR. DEN | MARK NAGATA | KYMIA NAWABI | CALEB NEELON | NIAGARA | JARED NICKERSON | MACKIE OSBORNE | OsiRisORion | MATT PANUSKA | RITZY PERIWINKLE | LOU PIMENTEL | ROB REGER | RISK | JOHNNY RYAN | SERGEY SAFONOV | DAVE SAVAGE | SCREAMING SKY GALLERY | JASON SIU | SKWAK | WINSTON SMITH | SMK | STEVE TALKOWSKI | KEN TANAKA | GARY TAXALI | TENACIOUS TOYS | THINKSPACE GALLERY | VAN ARNO | DENISE VASQUEZ | VISEone | VOLTAIRE | SCOTT WILKOWSKI | THE WITNES AWR | CHET ZAR

My custom PlaySam 500 for a charity show at Super 7, San Francisco. Proceeds from the show will benefit the World Childhood Foundation.







Materials used: soldering iron, colored pencils, satin varnish.

Original platform:

(Image grabbed from toysrevil.)

Show start date: April 28, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Artists include: Andrew Bell, Arbito, Clayton Bailey, Dacosta!, Super Cooper Berella, Beast Brothers, Betso, Kat Brunegraff, 64 Colors, Carson Catlin, DrilOne, Tristan Eaton, Brian Flynn, George Gaspar, Paul Greenwood, Gary Ham, Nathan Hamill, Jay222, Walter "Chauskoskis" Jacott, Jryu, Jeremiah Ketner, Paul Kaiju, Aya Kakeda, Frank Kozik, Josh Herbolsheimer, Travis Lampe, Matthew Langille, Josh Mayhem, Sarah "Lunabee" Miskelly, Frank Mysterio, Motorbot, Ritzy Periwinkle, Plaseebo, Patricio Oliver, Task One, Dave Pressler, Reactor 88, Jason "Aka Big Money" Rodan, Jermaine Rogers, Cris Rose, Scribe, Rsin Art, Ardabus Rubber, Skinner, Bwana Spoons, John "Spanky" Stokes, Steve Talkowski, Cameron Tiede, Scott Tolleson, Vise One, Angie Vtec, Ben Walker, Adam Washburn, The Air Rat, Julie West, Kevin Winnik, Nicholas Woodworth

My custom Gumpy for the Gumpy Show at Gunnzo.

Blank Gumpys:

(Photo grabbed from Google search.)

Info about the show:



Food by Tabe BBQ
Music by D.J Joemama
Free limited edition print by Skinner for first 20 guests!!

Gumpy figures customized by the following artists (in addition to 50 Gomis):
*Frank Kozik *Task One *Beast Brothers *Andrew Bell *Skinner *Paul Kaiju *J*Ryu *Sketchbot *Nebulon 5 *J.E.C *Marka27 *Shane Jessup *NST *Ryan the Wheelbarrow *Saner *SisterRez *Pon *2bithack *Ritzy Periwinkle *BabyVtec *Dodgrr *Gatchabert *Spanky Stokes *J222 *Rhoby *Scribe *Gary Ham *Gumpy *DrilOne *Plastic Booty *Leecifer *Uncle *Teodoru...And MORE!

Check out Kollectible Kulture for show pieces.

Custom mini munny (bub) for the Stop It! show at Munky King.

Original toy used:


Info about the show:

Cooper Berella (aka SuperCooper), a 12 year old artist, art collector, and supportive member of the art community, is curating his second art show at Munky King Gallery in Los Angeles. "Stop It!" opens on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 from 6pm-10pm.

The theme of the show is meant to draw awareness to bullying and cyberbullying. Cooper has confirmed over 70 artists from around the world to participate in the show. Paintings, drawings, custom toys, and prints expressing the artists' view of bullying will be on display. Part of the proceeds from the show will be donated to GLIDE (Gays and Lesbians Initiating a Dialog for Equality) and CHIME Institute (an organization dedicated to inclusive education where kids of all abilities learn together).


Artwork will be displayed at Munky King Gallery in Los Angeles.
 7308 Melrose Ave, 
Los Angeles, CA 90046

This piece is titled, "Feed Me!" and is currently on its way to the Art Whino Gallery in Maryland.

Don't leave this one hungry, or it'll go after you. Nom.





More photos: Flickr.

Original toy used:


Here's more information about G40: 4 Week Multiexperimental Event. Exhibit runs May 19, 2011 through June 17, 2011.

The Hidden Parlour sybmiote custom (seen in the previous post) is on its way to Houston, Texas, for the Cast in Plastic show at Domy Books. Houston Press will be covering this event so make sure to stop by if you're near.

To keep The Hidden Parlour company, this custom Pocket Killer will make its debut at the show.



For more photos, visit my Flickr set.



Cast In Plastic: Art from the Designer Toy Revolution will be the very first Custom Toy Show in Houston, Texas. The show will encompass 30+ different artists from around the globe. Each artists will display their work on a variety of vinyl platforms. They have been hand selected because of diverse concepts, background and skills. The introduction of this scene will allow viewers of different age, groups and demographics to participate in this movement; whether it would be from buying, selling, collecting, creating customs or educating others about it. Houston has a very large art community and the Custom Toy scene would be a great addition to our diverse culture.

Cast In Plastic
Art from the Designer Toy Revolution
curated by Marie Ung

Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Domy Books, Houston
1709 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77098
7-10pm, FREE

Exhibition runs May 14–June 23, 2011

When all is dark, the blue light of tranquility welcomes lost souls to the hidden parlour of serenity and peace.


This is my custom Sybmiote for "For the Love of Vinyl" custom show at Dragatomi in Sacramento, CA. The show opens this Saturday, March, 12th and runs through April 2nd.

Here's the original figure -


Here are some photos of my finished Symbiote -






Notes:
* Light switch is located inside the head next to the LED bulb for easy access.
* Batteries can be replaced by pulling on a green tab at the bottom of the foot.
* Head can be rotated between three different frames for display.

For more photos, visit my Flickr set.

I am adding the final touches on my Sketchbot as I get him ready for the Munky King show this Friday.

Here's a sneak peek of Flockness, the Sketchbot of legend and myth, out to flock the world:


Here's the show info:




I'll see you there!

Oh, and don't forget, it's DCON this Saturday!

I finished up my Jouwe for Toy Art Gallery the day I had to leave for NYC.

This was the Jouwe I received:

(Pic taken from collect3d.com.)

Here is my "Joey" -



There are tons of great artists in the show, so make sure you go and check it out!

Don't forget to pick up a Skull Apple from Dragatomi.



My Partner-In-Crime, J*RYU and I did a run and debuted them at SDCC '10. These apples were inspired from J*RYU's "Le Jardin De Meddy" custom Celsius. Under my PIKA's guidance, I was able to sculpt and paint these little devilish fruits. If you bought one, we'd love to see photos of it in your collection!

Countdown completed.

This is my piece for Qeeology 2.5 Exhibit -

(photo courtesy of Toy2R)

I used a Toyer Qee -


There's a nice write up at Tomopop for its first show in Lincoln, NE.

For more customs, click here.