mini King Ken series

I am certain everybody knows that I am a big fan of the line of King Kens released years ago by James Jarvis. I reckon it will become on of those hall of famer toys and definite classics.

A sequel to the classics, came these.

I have no idea why they re-release this sculpt. Personally, I think these are a let down. Although they do come relatively cheap, apparently.

Gray 1:4
Orange 1:4
Purple 1:6
Blue 1:6
Green 1:8
Chase Figure 1:24

Scavengers: Exclusive Beaumont

It's about time we move onwards to another exclusive, after the many previous exclusives of the Aubrie sculpt from Kathie Olivas' Scavengers Series 1. Without much notice, this piece will be released by MINDStyle Hong Kong, located at Delay No More today.

Gotta convince myself to not turn into a completist, but since I have missed out on quite a few, losing out on one won't hurt much.

new Noferin mini prints

If you recall two Noferin pieces that I absolutely adored in my previous post here. These two are now available via. Noferin's store for only $30 each.

"In which friends recite their morning calls"

"In which summer scents fill the sky"

Limited Edition of 50.
Signed and Numbered.
Actual Size is 5.8 x 7 inches.
Acid free cotton rag.
Archival slightly textured.
Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 308gsm.
Comes with Certificate of Authenticity.

Greg Simkins at Gallery 1988 Los Angeles

Wow, just plain WOW seeing Greg Simkins' "It Wanders East" at Joshua Liner Gallery, opening today 6th November 2008. I have not been following much but read on for more details through Arrested Motion.

"Guess Who"

"The Duel"

"Knight Watch"

Lainey & Fernando

And here they are, out for a stroll and a long breath of fresh air.

My series 2 Scavengers

- minus the chase here

Got my first case. As per usual, awesome quality. I have yet to find the right spot and shelf to display these.

Bless the Scavengers.

home again

After a month of travelling and random blog entries, I have finally returned home again. Before I knew it, it is already coming into the month of November. And just when I thought I could rest, I might have to tag along to Manila in The Phillipines. I don't mind, really.

Buff Monster Exhibition, Delay No More, Hong Kong

Look what I found in Kuala Lumpur for a mere $7

almost there - another custom Mellow

Here's a teaser of what's forth-coming in my line of custom Mellows. This is from the fantastic works of Kelly Vivanco. Brilliant! Progress shots can be seen via. Kelly's flickr.

Phu!'s Rebel Pilots

A month or so ago, I jumped onto the bandwagon for Phu!'s pre-order for his upcoming handmade Rebel Pilots (previously blogged here). And right on time, he had finished them and showed us shots of the finished pieces.

Images by Phu!

I did not expect there to be four colourways, let's see which I will be receiving.

Noir - General

Crimson - Colonel

Violet - Captain

Silver - Lieutenant

astro lapin revealed - almost

Mr. Clement finally released concrete info that the upcoming Lapin is a shrunk version of his previous Astro Lapin. Just when I thought there would not be bigger surprises, he pulled it off with this release.

Candy Coloured Clown

I hate it when I had to stop and think whether to use 'coloured' or 'colored'. News has it that prominent artist Nathan Ota will have one of his characters in his paintings made into a toy piece. I have come across his works and seen them, but the best thing I came across was an original drawing, in fact; it was the painting "Candy Coloured Clown", belonging to a fellow collector.

Scavengers Series 2

So all over the designer vinyl scene is news on the eagerly anticipated Scavengers Series 2 with confirmed information on the release date being today (my time) Friday, 24th October. Vinylpulse has just posted a fantastic photo of the complete set. Can't wait to get my hands on them, I have ordered 'a few'. ;)

Spangle Call Lilli Line - Isolation

Eight new songs in this year's first release out of an anticipated two, with the next one entitled "Purple" soon to be released. I managed to listen to a few, courtesy of Story of a Charmless Man. Read it up on Japan Live too.

Spangle Call Lilli Line continue on with their success with a different approach and it is absolutely fascinating. I have yet to listen to all the tracks but I'm already loving what I have come across.

It Remains To Be Seen - Spangle Call Lilli line

Dan May series of studies

Dan May has released three 6" x 6" acrylic of wood paintings at an affordable price of $100 each. These paintings featured very different elements which he mentioned would make their way to larger paintings in the future.

I might really hop on one of these but they get sold too quickly before I manage to spot one.

"Time stood still"

"The Good"

"The Bad"

Dan May Gelaskins

Dan May has picked a real nice painting entitled "When Fear Gave Way to Frolic" for a range of gelaskins available in a range of different gadgets.

Check them out here.

onwards to a new Lapin

Mr. Clement released a teaser on a new upcoming Lapin. I personally think it resembles his previously released 12" Astro Lapin. Keep on the lookout for more news via. his blog.

Few MadL customs

Since the release of the 10" Mad'L, the sculpt has gotten even more popular. Recently, we see Kathie Olivas doing this piece up for her upcoming show "Uninvited Guest" with MyPlasticHeart. This piece is based on one of her piece from the Scavengers Series 1, Masao.

And Jeremiah Ketner who previously did up the custom Mellow for me (here) has taken on a commission for a set of 10" and 5" Mad'L which he executed marvelously.

Kelly Vivanco's Miao

Finally got a little more settled and finding time to see what I've missed over the past two weeks. Does prove to you how quickly and vast information on the internet travels. Hong Kong was awesome and I haven't got my notebook with me to get the photos downloaded. The only decent vinyl scene I came across was MINDStyle's exhibition of Buff Monster's works at Delay No More, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Manage to get upclose to a 4 foot KAWS Companion.

Heaps of things I missed out but nothing absolutely major. Things that I am still in the loop are like Scavengers Series 2 and couple of upcoming shows. I am actually glad I did not spend any money at all on toys in HK. Maybe a couple of pooh bears that make excellent gifts for my female companions.

Quite a few lovely surprises, mainly excellent custom vinyls by my beloved artists. One of them, Kelly Vivanco, created this beautiful custom Miao for an upcoming show at Subtext on the 14th November.

Dan May Custom Mellow 'Celestial Marmalade"

I have been patiently waiting for these shots of my newest commissioned custom Mellow from Dan May and I can now finally post them up to share.

Thanks Dan. It is an amazing piece. I shall write a little more the next time to accompany my amateur shots of it.

On my way to Hong Kong for a brief stop, can't seem to find time to blog. White geisha's with me.

"Celestial Marmalade"

Kathie Olivas' new paintings

Kathie Olivas will have a solo show entitled "Uninvited Guests" with MyPlasticHeart coming 17th November. But the pieces I came across at her flickr do not seem to be for this show as this show features smaller paintings.

Onwards to the pieces that capture my attention:

"Rivals" 30" x 40"

"Uncertain" 18" x 24"

The new pieces seem to have a darker tone and the characters blend into their background marvelously, particular the above piece "Uncertain". Love the green.

Andy Kehoe new prints

It has been a long while since I last checked on Andy Kehoe and recently I found out he has put up (possibly) three new prints up for sale. I find that he has exceptionally quirky ideas for his artworks' titles.

I have always thought about purchasing a print or two of his but somehow it often occurs at the wrong time.

And here they are, available via his Etsy store:

"After the Flood, Trust Waivers"

"Protector Print"

"Carrier of Secrets & Mysteries Print"

At the same time, he recently posted up one of his latest paintings for his show "The Wonder" with Black Maria Gallery on 17th October. It looks fantastic!

"The Flood Brings Curious Encounters"

"Infinity Square" at Distinction Gallery

Just found out about this nicely compiled group of artists show curated by Kelly Vivanco at Distinction Gallery, opening on 13th December. Jeremiah posted a real sweet looking painting entitled "Serene Moment" up at his flickr. I am beginning to look at picking up some mini paintings from my list of favourite artists.

"Serene Moment" 8" x 8"

mixtART at Giant Robot

If you recall my post about Noferin's newest mini paintings, they are being exhibited at Giant Robot's gallery in San Francisco. They are up and available for purchase, with my preffered pieces has already sold. Oh well, no fret, I've got something even better coming up.

Check out all artworks exhibited here.

Doktor A's Ignacious Longbottom

This is absolutely amazingly beautiful! It's just a finely sculpted piece. And yes, elegant is probably my best word to describe it. So it turns out one of the sneak peak shots I recently posted wasn't a custom and in fact a Doktor A original sculpture for Rivet Gallery's October 4th show entitled "Noxious Fumes"

This piece just... stands out so so much more above (I would say) all customs. Well, that is expected of him when it comes to original pieces. Stupendous idea.

Someone has got to show me some actual photos from the show!

Heroes of Burgertown

How can I not promote a fellow Nottingham artist, particularly if it's Jon Burgerman. Only met him the first time at his 'warehouse sale' two months ago. Then again, when he was kind enough to exchange a T-shirt that had a hole in it. Cheers mate.

His minis, going by the name (not surprisingly and loving it), "The Heroes of Burgertown" will be released TODAY by Kidrobot. I wouldn't have minded picking up a few minis from the man himself if he ever organizes another sale.

Halcali

It is unusually warm after noon, infested with mosquitos, annoying flies, heavy moistured air at night, amazingly stale after 6pm; it's hard to get used to where I grew up. I need something to cheer me up.

There is this very nice blog I follow closely where the writer frequents gigs and writes about the music scene in Tokyo. Japan Live recently featured a video of this hip hop duo Halcali entitled Strawberry Chips.

Check it out:

I find it absolutely entertaining just cause it is so expressive. We are slowly forgetting how to have fun. Gotta keep that youthful approach.

Doktor A upcoming show pieces

Custom 9" BUD

It is no wonder that Doktor A had seized accepting commission works when he is taking a massive leap this year on show pieces and of course, on his Mechtorians. He recently posted an update with sneak peaks on upcoming customs for various shows for October.

Custom 10" MadL for LIFT

For Monster Art Rally

For Noxious Fumes

More info via. Dok's blog.