Have you ever wanted to make your own plush toys? Learn secrets of plushmaking from some of the biggest geeks in the collectible toy world at New York Comic Con! I Heart Guts will be moderating a panel entitled: “Indie Toymaker Roundtable: Turning Characters Into Toys” featuring the director of merchandising from Kidrobot, the world’s most fabulous collectible art toy maker and shop; Shawn Smith of Shawnimals, creator of over 400 characters including the Ninjatown series; the monster mind behind Longoland; Brooklyn’s finest plush robot and severed-leg outfitter Life With Tigers; and plushmaker Phil Barbato. All will spill their guts on how they make their stuffed creatures and offer tips on how to make your own. A representative from Happy Worker, a company that makes custom toys, will be on hand to help you realize your dream if you dare. The panel is October 14th at the wretched hour of 8:45-9:45 PM Friday night , but if you come, we will reward you with giveaways, tips, tricks and maybe a trip to a Hell’s Kitchen dive bar afterwards, who knows? A peek at why I am personally obsessed with these artists, hope to see you there!
Posts Tagged ‘collectible toys’
The Doctor Is In
Posted: Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Love this clear vinyl Be@rbrick from the genius Dr. Romanelli. via Neon Monster.
Guts at WonderCon
Posted: Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
If you like characters, comics, weirdos or dressing up, then you’ll love WonderCon, slated to invade San Francisco’s Moscone Center April 2-4. Come and see some of our fave indie designers, publishers and brands such as Gama-Go, Suicide Girls, Conduct Happiness, Baby Tattoo Books, Sweet Meats‘ Lauren Venell, Mr. Toast, Spicy Brown and Giant Microbes! Marvel at grown men dressed like Pokemon and tiny kids dressed like wizened Obi Wans. We will be there next week at booth #1242 with all our gutsy wares available for gawking and fondling. We’d love to see a friendly face or two, so please drop by or tell a friend! Details on exhibitors and entry fees at the ComicCon website.
Insider Vinyl
Posted: Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
Kaws has created a new anatomy-inspired friend, but this time the Dissected Companion Original is giant — standing at four feet tall. For a vinyl toy, that’s pretty darn huge. Same candy-colored guts, including bright yellow lungs, pink and blue intestines, orange stomach and happy pink brains all encased in a black vinyl body. Amazing and available Dec. 19. The last Original Fake grey edition was made in an edition of 100 and sold out despite the high price tag — $4,000 bucks. Uh…maybe I’ll just get the keychain? {via High Snobiety}
Invisible Bear
Posted: Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Meet our new friend Invisible Bear, who we painted as part of adFunture/DKE Toys Custom Yoka art show at the upcoming Designer Con (formerly Vinyl Toy Network). Don’t let his gruff looks fool you — this guy is all heart. He’s also about as tall as a Smurf collectible, so don’t be afraid (see photo below right to see him next to a quarter). His teeny tiny size made him pretty tough to paint, so I did my best to make his tiny little vertebrae in line and his little tiny bones sorta straight. If you feel like it, go visit him and hundreds of other custom yokas in person at Designer Con, which runs in Pasadena Saturday, Nov. 21. There will be loads of amazing people there, including Mr. Toast, Bored Inc., Spicy Brown, plus some of our favorite Los Angeles-area stores like Munky King, Japan LA. and Black Maria Gallery.
