Nerd (Un)Culture
Miss Peal has begun making her own plush line. Called octoplush, we have photos of the first three characters. These are not for sale, but other models will be available very soon. It’s an interesting combination of music, graffiti and…
Dr. Bao and Spive have produced a custom Megaman diorama (named Man vs. Machine) for the i am 8-bit group show. They decided to honor Megaman on his 20th birthday. Not only did the duo customize two 3″ Dunnys, but…
Well, this is one Do-It-Yourself custom show that I’m looking forward to. Erick Scarecrow is curating the first ever Shiitakes Parade. Since the guest list has been filled, you’ll be able to purchase a 4″ tall DIY Shiitake plush straight…
“Bear in Mind 3″ is a group show of custom urban toys with bears and other creatures, all of which have been creatively modified. The opening party takes place at Studio H2O in Milan, beginning at 8:00 PM on May…
Gallery 1988 puts on one of my favorite art shows of the year…i am 8-bit. This group show pays homage to video game characters of the past (that’s the 8-bit part). This is the art show for the children of…
The Systema Naturae exhibition will display four remarkable artists (Frieda Gossett, Michael Brown, Jamie Zollars, and Andrea Offermann),creating work visually and thematically to the ideas of Nature. Using “systems of nature” as a creative platform, they compose a body of…
Dreamland Toyworks will be having launch parties at Rarebreed in Philadelphia (April 28th) and at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles (May 12th) to celebrate the dropping of their first toy line – Carl Jones’ Hoodiez. Each character will be limited…
Siggi Eggertsson’s Athletes show opens at the Vallery in Barcelona on Thursday April 19th (8:00 PM). Siggi describes the show as: This exhibition is a tribute to my favorite athletes of all time. Some of them I used to like…
Sarah Miskelly has sent word of a new line of handmade plush dolls from her Crumps line. The new range are called Jungle Crumps and feature a tiger, crocodile, giraffe, leopard and zebra. They are available at MeetTheCrumps.com and are…
Dalek will be at Toy Tokyo – on April 19th – to sign his Gosho figure…produced by Super Rad Toys. Get there early because limited quantities are available. Thursday, April 19th 6:00 – 8:00 PM Toy Tokyo 121 2nd Avenue,…
Brian Castleforte is selling 4 handmade plush toys (each somewhere around a half a foot in height). Read what he has to say about them below (from his blog): So I thought I would try my hand at making plush…
Glenn Barr will be having a signing for his new Hell’s Proprietor toy and Haunted Paradise Book at Toy Tokyo this coming Friday (April 14th). The 5″ tall wood and bendy-armed bug is available from California based Ningyoushi. Saturday, April…
Aaron Burtch’s first solo show – entitled “Don’t Ever Tell Anyone About This…” – will be showing through April at popKiller Second…located in the Little Tokyo section of LA. The date of the closing reception has yet to be announced….
The Immature Miniatures show is a collaborative exhibition of works by UK artist Jon Burgerman and UK design duo Tado. Taking the starting point of small, irreverent characters, Burgerman and Tado have together created six large canvases pieces along with…
Delve into the waist deep muckity waters with artists Attaboy and Annie Owens at the Gallery at Screen Arts located in one of America’s oldest and humid cities, St. Augustine, Florida. Children float on by, their houses overcome by the…