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Shows Recap…
here's a little recap of recent shows, above the new painting "Guilt" for myplasticheart, features two new characters from Hollow Threat family, Bevil(green devil), and Saint Wiener(pink angel), you'll see more of them this year...(!) and this is another new piece with brand new character design, meet Chibi, a friendly sushi puppy, also Sushi Kaiju's best pal! :-P Save&Destroy exhibition is still running, for those who can't be there(like me), this is a nice coverage of the show, enjoy!...
Sushi Kaiju in Spain
Sushi Kaiju get to do some traveling before doing his work(posing) at the SAVE&DESTROY, he enjoyed the sightseeing in the winter Spain(*sushi are best served cold), thank you Javier for taking him around, and Mapachillo for the awesome photos! :-) ...more painting & photos to come!
Save & Destroy
Hola! spanish friends! my Sushi Kaiju is flying over to Spain this march for the SAVE & DESTROY exhibition, featuring vinyl toys, illustrations and everything kaiju/tokusatsu! be the first to meet Sushi Kaiju and his new buddy(unseen new character) at the show, dont miss it! SAVE & DESTROY art show starting march 5th, 6pm. (runs for a month) Artist Lineup: Creaturekebab, Hanzo, Javier Jiménez, Jorge Jiménez, Kepalakardus, Mapachillo, Matt Frank, Mias "The Rock" Johnson, Pakoto, Paul...
Rabid, Wild & Docile Exhibition
myplasticheart presents Rabid, Wild & Docile: A collection of bear inspired artwork. curated by Jessica George, look what she put together this time, such a diverse lineup plus some nice surprises, and i'm stoked to be part of this! its a strictly all bear show, my PANDARA granted a pass to the show, and he is bringing a bear buddy along! you can expect a new PANDARA colorway at the show, a special colorway for 3rd anniversary edition releasing later this year, be the first to see it(and...
Paint, Paint, Paint!
i've gone from click click drag drag to paint paint paint, enough vector drawings for the past 1~2 months, its great to switch things around! thankfully for the opportunity to participate in a few upcoming exhibitions(new york, washington & spain), i get to messing with brushes again, start fresh, experiment, re-learn and most important, just enjoy the painting process.... i probably sounded like a noob here, honestly, i've just discovered theres such thing as STAY-WET PALETTE! they are...
hands on clutter magazine
yay! finally got my hands on clutter 16!! to be honest, this is my first clutter magazine, sadly NZ magazine shops don't carry them(and many other great art zines), they could have one less women's weekly on shelf? issue 16 covers all aspect of today's designer toy, vinyl, 3d printing, japanese soft vinyl and i shared some resin toy process/tips in my interview! my thanks to the very talented nick for the interview and making my pages all pretty & colorful...hehe, clutter sure is one of...
OVERDUE!
here is an overdue announcement(released december 2k11) of OVERDUE and OVERSTAYER, projects by NZ hip hop artist King Kapisi! OVERDUE is a quarterly hip hop, culture magazine slash overstayer look book available in print format as well as digital, you can read it online here! ....and the above is my contribution to OVERSTAYER's latest collection, the idea came from an afternoon of chitchat with Kaps, about toys, art and his projects, most of you may not know that he is a HUGE toy collector! so...
Clutter Issue 16
latest Clutter magazine is out now(issue 16), toy collectors should be no stranger to this magazine, it's the only dedicated art toy zine out there! and its my honor to featured in this awesome DTA issue, i'll have more info & pics up when i received my copy :-) Contents include: :: Pete Fowler :: The DTA's 2011 :: Sucklord :: 3D Printing :: Blamo Toys :: 64 colors :: FriendsWithYou :: Paul Shih :: Josh Herbolsheimer :: The Fort Details: 72 pages, full color. 8.125 x 10.875 inches. Cover...
New Year, New Card!
hello 2012 & happy new year! i'm glad you made it, and hoping this won't be the last like mayan predicted! i personally don't believe in that, plus i have so much planned ahead, my calender for 2013 do exist! let's get this going.... first thing for me this year is a new business card, old card just ran out late last year, good time for a brand new start! so whats new? first time i'm including the word ART TOY & logo of HOLLOW THREAT on my card, obviously this is the new direction i'm...
Happy Holidays 2K11
time to say good-bye to 2011, it has been a pretty good year for me, thanks to friends, blogs, publishers & you who has supported me through out the year! wishing you all have a happy/safe holiday! i'll be taking a little break as well, when i say taking a break, i mean working hard on new projects thats not ready to blog about.... :P i'll be back on blogging duty in early 2012, at the mean time, check out my LINKS page, for my picks of art & toy sites! ❤