2011 November | Plastic and Plush

A Tale of Two Toy Companies…

Take two toy companies. The first company produces a figure. They ship it out to collectors. The artist decides he doesn't like the way the final piece turned out. They ship out a replacement figure (all free of charge) that's more along the lines of the artist's vision. The second company produces a figure. They [...]

3DRetro, Toy Reviews

REVIEW: Bellicose Bunny

Background Merriam-Webster defines bellicose as “favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars”. They define bunny as a “rabbit; especially : a young rabbit”. Over the last few years, retailer 3DRetro has not only been selling designer toys...they have also been producing art collectibles. One of their recent releases was a collaboration with artist Nathan [...]

October Toys

Toy Break Episode 193: Let Them Eat Toys!

Sarah Jo joins George and Ayleen on the newly cleaned Toy Break couch for Episode 193: Let Them Eat Toys! This week, they take a gander at the Go Gopher, Zombie Chibithulhu, Swiftwind, and plenty of other toys.

Handmade

Rich Page’s Kermit

There's some Muppets movie out there...right? I didn't hear anything about Kermit killing someone (or some puppet) in the film. Back at NYCC, Rich Page (UME Toys) drew his version of Kermit for George of Toy Break. As a follow up, he decided to create this sculpt to send over to Toy Break. He even [...]

Handmade

Nathan Hamill’s The Winged One

Nathan Hamill will be one of the artists taking part in the Feed South Africa Online (Ebay) Art Auction. "The Winged One" is a mixed media piece measuring 8.5" tall and 6.25" wide. This piece will be auctioned off to raise money for Feed South Africa (December 1st to December 10th).

Hey Cavey

Santa Cavey and the Reindeer Coneys

Holly has introduced the 2011 Christmas Cavey lineup. You can celebrate the holidays with Santa Cavey and his friends - the Reindeer Coneys. Santa Cavey is limited to 100 numbered pieces and will sell for £16.00 (about $25). The Reindeer Coneys are limited to 9 pieces (blind-bagged and named after Santa's reindeer) and will sell [...]

Shows

Show Openings: November 29th to December 7th

Cupco Is Dead - The Final Cupco Show Opening reception on Tuesday November 29th 2011 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM The show runs from November 29th to December 29th 2011 Damien Minton Gallery 61-63 Great Buckingham St. Redfern 02 9699 7551 “Inner Space, the Secrets of the Unknown!” Artwork by FriendsWithYou Opening reception on Thursday, December [...]

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