Nerd (Un)Culture
A new branch has been added to the Oneye family tree. Marianne Roosa of 12PUNT3 has designed the line of plushies. They are all handmade and distributed straight from the Netherlands. The new line – called the Monk’eyes – are…
Moody Idols, featuring customs by local and international artists, opened on November 9 and runs until January 11, 2008 at the University of Lethbridge’s Helen Christou Gallery. The show was organized by guest curator/artist Ted Stilson and Bovinyl. Moody Idols…
Mike of Slobots fame sent us news of a few new customs he has created. The first started life as an 8” Cat Qee. “SloQee7b” has four arms, the head swivels about 35 degrees, and he has a bright LED…
If you’re around the Royal Oak area, you’ll want to head to LiFT Designer Toys on November 16th for the Hell’s Proprietor Release Party. Designed by Glenn Barr, the figure has been produced by Dark Horse Comics. Glenn will be…
TNES recently had a solo art show (two Fridays ago, to be exact) in the arts district in Las Vegas. The show was called “Say hello to my little friends” and consisted of wooden toys of TNES’ T-Wrecks character. He…
Jared Deal (from Carnival Cartoons) sent some photos of his handmade Catfish plush. This piece was made for the Stuffed Plush Food Show taking place at Munky King on November 15th.
Join the folks from OSO Design House on November 10th (from 9PM to midnight) at El Kartel in Vancouver, BC for the official launch of Bax Bear Series 1. There will be giveaways, over 200 hand painted 8″ DIY bears…
Touma will be at Mixi-Bang in Pasadena, CA on Saturday November 3rd for an artist signing and limited edition exclusive release. You want to get there early for the opening reception (which begins at 7PM) as the first 50 people…
The STUFFED exhibition will open at Munky King Melrose on November 15th from 7PM through 11PM and be on display through December 2nd. The show will feature plush food by a number of well-known designers. The show will be comprised…
Hi-Fructose & Gallery 1988 Present: BITTERS AND SWEETS, which opens on November 6th. The show begins at 7PM and runs until 10PM. The run of thw show will through November 30th. This show, curated by Annie Owens and Attaboy, will…
Kung Fu Toys has the new rotocast vinyl figure from Gargamel. The Mini Zagoran is a clear blue vinyl with paper craft guts. You can see his innards! Pick one up today.
The Zombo Gallery, in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville section, has announced it’s newest exhibition – Never Forget To Get Drunk, the art of Mitch O’Connell. In addition to showing off his artwork, Mitch will be signing copies of his new book from…
New York’s Gallery Hanahou is thrilled to announce their upcoming holiday gift show, Luv-able and Hug-able. It will run from November 8 through December 21 and feature original plush toys by 29 of the hippest artists around the world. The…
Direct from “Boogilyworld” comes a distinct line of toys called Boogily Heads. Produced by Rocket USA, these contagious little creatures feature bobble head action and a randomly inserted collectible mini comix and poster. Each one-of-a-kind character has a name and…
Carnival Cartoons will be participating in The Coney Island USA Art Auction this Thursday, November 1st. They will be auctioning off a couple of their toys to help out a great cause. All proceeds will go towards the Coney Island…