Everyone knows Bill Wray from his work on Ren and Stimpy, his monthly comic strip - Monroe - that runs in Mad Magazine, and his comics (including Big Blown Baby and Hellboy Jr.)
Now, Bill is concentrating on fine art oil painting. His work is focusing on the urban landscape of California, and he is looking to capture "what's left of a bygone era" in his paintings...before these structures are replaced by strip malls.
Check out his new site at WilliamWray.com.
Rotofugi is proud to present "Behind Blythe", an exhibition
detailing the revival of Blythe dolls by Japan's Cross World
Connections (CWC).
Exhibit Dates:
September 17 through October 16, 2005
Location:
Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery
1953 W. Chicago Ave. — Chicago, IL
Opening Reception:
September 17, 2005 - 6pm-10pm
Wheaty Wheat Studios newly revamped website is now up and running. It's something that I have been looking forward to as they really are putting out some of the hottest new toys in the designer genre. They have a lot of info there, but they should be adding more as the weeks go on and they begin releasing more cool figures. Check out the 360 degree views....very cool.
And for those of you just dying to get your hands on some of the new Joe Ledbetter figures. The Kidrobot exclusive Mr. Bunny is set to drop on September 22nd. Good luck getting one....only 50 were made.
The Nest Art Factory presents:
The Other Side of the Tracks
Featuring Works By:
Sket One
Opening Reception:
Friday Sep 23, 2005
at 6:30 PM
Where:
The Nest Art Factory
512 Hancock Ave.
Bridgeport, CT 06611
Tonight began the month long exhibition of art from Andrew Bell - the creator of The Creatures In My Head at Carrboro, North Carolina's Wootini.
On display were a load of amazing artwork and prints...customized toys...zliks...circus punks (even though my photos of those are horrible - they are very cool).
For a list of available pieces or custom toys, you should contact the fine folks at Wootini.
Now...take a look at some photos!!
This weekend brings events to New York City and North Carolina.
Gary Baseman in NYC
Friday Sept 9th 6-9pm
Signing at Yoyamart
Saturday Sept 10th 6-9pm
Solo Show at Jonathan LeVine Gallery
mimoco - mimobots Launch
Friday Sept 9th 6-10pm
Giant Robot NYC
Andrew Bell's "Take That Back"
Friday Sept 9th 7-12pm
Wootini - Carrboro, NC
Necessaries Toy Foundation is set to launch their latest figures Lulu and Cherry Girl - by Camille Rose Garcia. As we all know about NTF - their products are top notch! So this one will most definitely be worth the wait.
If you're in the Santa Ana, CA area on October 1st...you'll want to check out the show opening. You'll be able to pick up these two figures, as well as get a glimpse of Camille's amazing artwork. Don't miss out!
Kidrobot has released a sneak peek of the new set of mini Dunnys from Uglydoll creator David Horvath. Unlike the first set, these will be sold individually (and not as a packaged set). Much like the last set of Horvath Dunnys...the mini set and the large Dunny will be released with an interrelated story. The large 8-inch Dunny will be the Eggdrop Dunny (pictured below). So look for the whole story to be released in October.
Also, be on the lookout for the Dunny designed by Sun-Min - it's in the 2-Faced Dunny Set 2.
I.W.G. minis!! We've been waiting for these figures for a long time (or maybe it just feels like a long time). And it appears that our wait is almost over. In time for Halloween, we should all be able to get our hands on the new line of Insurgents Wilderness Gruppo mini figures.
All of Series 1 will be represented. Every 3-inch figure includes the same weapon as their larger counterpart - as well as a skull and crossbones that is damaged according to the type of weapon the figure has. Be on the lookout for this very cool set from Rocket World.
This post has absolutely nothing to do with toys...but since it is a blog...I thought you might enjoy hearing about what YOU can pick up at your local Target store. So, I was shopping with my wife this past weekend and came across the big Halloween display in Target - a little early, but still great for the kid in all of us. I happened upon the Jones Soda Halloween section - Jones Soda and Target have some sort of exclusive agreement.
