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Metal Spirit : Work in Progress
i've been quietly working on this new toy, it's my first go on making toys myself, so after some trial and errors, im comfortable to announce this new project i'm doing! it all began when i see some great artists like itokin park, jared deal....etc making their own resin toy, so i start searching for materials and how tos, it's actually not that difficult, lot of steps, but its all straight forward, so anyone out there want to become a toy artist, it's a perfect time to do so! this resin wave...
Marc Ellis with Maori Tee!
it's been a year since my maori tee is out, good to see people still wearing it, these images was taken from last week's Top Town (episode 3), its a kiwi outdoor game show, kinda like those asian game show from 10+ years ago, remind me of the show i used to watch every weekend when i was a kid... p.s. thx geoff for telling me the shirt is on tv :)
Illazilla tour dates
Friday, March 06 2009 @ APW Gallery in New York from 6pm - 9pm. 48-18 Van Dam Street, Queens, NY 11101 Official after party @ t.b.d. Lounge in Greenpoint, Brooklyn from 11pm - 4am. 224 Franklin St. Brooklyn, NY 11222 Friday, March 20 2009 @ Laced LV in Las Vegas from 6pm - 11pm. 3990 Schiff Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89103 Saturday, April 4 2009 @ Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles from 3pm - 10pm (closing festivites starting at 7pm). 7522 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90046 Saturday, April 18 2009 @...
Attack of Illazilla
Illazilla (formerly known as T-Wrecks) is a hand made wooden toy by TNES, he has invited over 20 artists to customize this little beast, and i painted my straight edge illazilla a month ago, soon i'll put it up on my portfolio :-) illazillas are going on road for a mini tour, starting from NYC, to Vegas, LA and ends at Hawaii!! be sure to check them out at one of the shows, there are so many exciting customs!! i had a peek at some illazilla today, and i really love what Phu & Artdenka did,...
new website?!
into the fifth year now, i've upgrade the site bit by bit through out the years, and now i'm saying good bye to flash, and hello to blog! with new flash version come out every year, it's annoying to keep my design & coding up to date, so i have to sort of give up on it, and switch to blogs, its just so much easier to update and all.... i tried to keep the UI / experience similar to old flash site, kept the old lions on top, and colour schemes(slack slack), oh ya, i even copy paste some old...
Toy Land!
i've customized GROOPH's capkid awhile back, now my capkid along with other amazing toys are on this new book called 「TOY LAND」published by monsa. here's some intro from monsa: Creators of designer toys come from the world of graphic design, illustration or street art, and they use all kind of materials to create these collecting articles. Although the most common raw materials are vinyl and plastic, we can also find pieces made of metal, wood, resin, fabrics, and plush. In the pages of...
BIG UP NZ!
i've just moved back to nz aka aotearoa! lots clean ups to do, cant't wait to get back to painting... :-] big up to california based art + music magazine 「big up」, i'm honored to be part of the vol. 2 art section, you can pick up this magazine locally in US or UK, and worldwide throguh their online shop: http://thebigupmagazine.com/
Happy Holidays
many projects going on and nothing to show... yup check back next year for new updates! for now, you can do something to help our planet, forget global warming, economic crisis needs you! go out and spend all your money (don't forget to visit my online store). merry christmas & happy new year :-)
Cap Kids!
recently collab with a spanish designer 'GROOPH', the paper toy is for an upcoming book, more info to come.... see it first on my portfolio! :-) also a design running for threadless.com at the moment, i need your vote! http://www.werd.threadless.com/submission/185740/Soulless_Capsule
mmmm….donuts…
yes! im sellings donuts! freshly stolen! my new tee is finally out, head over shop to see it! lots iceing and sugar :-)