Nerd (Un)Culture
Rivet Gallery presents Annie Owens’ first solo art show, showcasing her most recent set of dark and beautiful water color paintings. The opening will take place on January 5th (from 7-10PM), with the show running through January 31st. Rivet Gallery…
Lydia Dekker is the creator of a line of handmade stuffed creatures called the Nylon Beings. On the first of January, her web store opened at www.horriblesweet.com. Are these cute? Are the creepy? Kids…don’t go stealing grandma’s knee highs to…
A new Spök-spök character is in the making. His name is Kusin Gastkram, and he is Spök-spök’s know-it-all cousin from the country. Kusin Gastkram is very pale, since all his life he’s been eating nothing but potatoes. His favorite thing…
Albert Art sent this photo of his latest custom Munny, and his last videogame-themed custom of 2007. Here’s how he describes the piece: It’s Bomberman. I’m a huge fan of the Bomberman series, excluding the horrendous Bomberman Zero. I did…
Riot68 sent us some photos of the custom figures he’s been working on for a few weeks. Apart from the protective topcoat, they’re all done and will soon be for sale (except for the Mate which is off back to…
Kid Kustoms, working in conjunction with Wheaty Wheat Studios, has hand picked some of the world’s best hot rod stripers, street artists, illustrators, air brushers, graphic designers and cartoonists to compete for a higher purpose. The intention is to generate…
The NVC Crew has sent us some photos of the prototype for their first toy. Bao and Spive came up with the idea of Ishikawa: The Roller Warrior. They’ve melded their love samurai films, music and art into a 6″…
The Brian Marki Fine Art Gallery in Portland, OR recently had an opening reception for their Urban Smile Group Show. The show runs through December 31st and includes affordable artwork from some talented minds. The artist list includes: Angel 179,…
ZOSO brought a ton of artwork to Cardboard Spaceship’s gallery in Santa Cruz, CA. Among the pieces that were displayed are the pictured custom Munny and custom Gosho. There’s also a ton of artwork which can be seen online at…
M.Heisler is responsible for making some of the coolest custom robots out there. And he went ahead and sent us our very own Plastic and Plush Slobot…or as I call him…SloPlasticandPlushBot. It’s a customized Noupa done in Heisler’s Slobot style….
The brainchildren of Minneapolis artist Erin Currie, cursters are endearingly disturbing little monsters with big personalities. Part whimsy, part madness, these creatures find their way into people’s dreams and start making mischief. Each one is meticulously handcrafted from high-quality materials,…
This December, Wootini will be bringing together some local artists for a super special holiday show. David Rose, Casey Porn, Paul Friedrich, Bloo Empire and Casey Robertson will all be showing new work together on December 14th. Get there anytime…
The opening reception for the premier Uglydoll event – Ugly Con – takes place tomorrow – Saturday, December 8th from 6PM until 10PM at Giant Robot San Francisco. GRSF 618 Shrader Street San Francisco, CA 94117 415-876-4773
Okay…I realize that the Bax Bear platform toy might just look like a slimmed down Qee. But the above custom, by Dave Barnes, might be one of my favorite customs out there. If they turned this one into a limited…
Forbidden Planet will be home to a very special signing by Pete Fowler. He’ll be celebrating the launch of his new Monsterisms Volume 4, Pets and Owners line. The event will take place on Friday December 7th from 6PM through…