Nerd (Un)Culture
The I Heart Guts group of plushies have grown by four internal organs. Brain Power (brain), Gimme Some Sugar (pancreas), Womb Service (uterus) and You’ve Got Gall (gallbladder) are the newest in the plush toy line. So when does this…
The opening of the Daisy, Blossom and Grettl (the practical one) and Postcard Diaries 2008 show was on March 8th. Did you make it? If not, the show will continue to run through April 5th. On display is artwork from…
Heart Snatchers is a group art show at Pink Ghost dealing with being in love, heart broken, heart throbs, and other matters involving that fickle muscle. The show will be opening Saturday, March 15, 2008 from 7PM until 9PM and…
The Year of the Rat Art Show is a group show at GR2. The show will run from March 15th through April 16th, with an opening reception on Saturday, March 15 from 6:30PM until 10:00PM. Giant Robot is proud to…
The newest handcrafted figure from Porlzilla is named Rocket Sloth. The above photo is of an early sculpt. It will have arms and a backpack sculpted separately…which means it’ll have some articulation.
Cameron Tiede sent us news of the a show he’ll be participating in. The annual “Kitschen Sync” group show, which takes place at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, opened this past Friday night. If you’re in the Los Angeles area,…
The opening of the My World Is Flat show took place at Gallery Hanahou in New York City on February 28th. The show displayed work from French designer Superdeux. Envisionboy sent in some photos taken by Chris Kline at the…
The NVC Crew is at it again. Bao and Spive have customized a MADL – named Mekakawa: The Roller Terminator – for a private collector. Being fans of Transformers, they combined the futuristic, alien robots with a samurai warrior. The…
The folks from atomic POP have asked artists to take blank, vinyl toys, and use them as a sort of 3D template to create their own artwork on. The results will be unveiled on March 7th, as over 50 artists…
The Go Go Speakerdog exhibition in Birmingham is currently on display. So, the folks from Speakerdog sent photos of some of the pieces that are on display at Go Go Plastic. On display is new artwork, custom vinyl toys, paper…
Ainsley Sturko and Grumble Toy started to make their own line of plush creatures – the Bonhomme of Winnipeg. He is a limited edition plush (only 10 made) that is available in our shop. Each one is unique and has…
This March 2008, Metropolis Gallery presents a solo art exhibit of new paintings, drawings and installations by San Francisco artist Ako/Akayo. This exhibition will fill the gallery complex with a large number of paintings on wood panels ranging in size…
The folks from blackpeach debuted their gini-gini plush series at Toy Fair 2008. The gini-gini were designed by Ru Sun, creator and illustrator of DreaminGirl and founder of blackpeach. Part of an ongoing story that takes place within DreaminWorld, gini-gini…
If you’re in the Lehigh Valley area, you’ll want to go check out Doug Boehm’s Stereo Friends in Tandem with the Central Nervous System show taking place in Easton, PA. The show takes place from March 1st through the 30th….
Chocolate Log Industries has released a new range of flavored Chocolate Logs based on the original plush toy. And they make me hungry! Top left: Mouldy Chocolate Log – Mouldy Log has been around for while now so eat him…