Giant Robot Biennale 3: Part I

I'm finally back- hope you haven't been missing the critters too much!

The last couple of months have been crazy busy, but exciting.  Critters have been traveling all over the U.S.A., and even now to Switzerland- woohoo!  I've applied for some juried shows, and will have a couple of pieces in an upcoming show at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), in Los Angeles, CA.  Sleep is for the weak, right?

Today is a day of mixed emotions.  I'm really excited to have finished my two pieces for the Giant Robot Biennale 3 at the JANM.  I mailed them to Giant Robot earlier today, but as I dropped them off, I couldn't help feeling a bit sad (and of course nervous until they arrive safely).  I've spent around a month with Mothman and Big Boss Robot, and have grown quite attached to these guys...

Here they are the day of their arrival:

I love how the light passes through Mothman's GID (glow-in-the-dark) pink vinyl.  Big Boss Robot is just adorable, and as you can see, they'd already become friends during their trip to Houston!

I am beyond excited and honored to be part of this show, alongside many of my vinyl toy heroes.  I began collecting Uglydolls by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim a long time ago and now I am one of 80 artists customizing one of their critters along with Giant Robot's Big Boss Robot for this show. The artist list is quite impressive:

I can't wait to see everyone else's work!

Here are the guys after several coats of paint:

Finally finished!

 

 

 

 

 

If you are planning to be in Los Angeles, CA between 22 September 2012 and 20 January 2013, please stop by and see the show.

JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM
100 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90012
phone: 213.625.0414
fax: 213.625.1770

30 Artists at Watson Galleries

Watson Galleries is hosting a show with 30 artists both on Friday night (1/21) and Saturday night (1/22) this week, from 6-10 pm! I switched out the critters this past Sunday, so there will be a new bunch for this show. I was very impressed last time with the huge crowd that attended, even in the freezing weather! Hopefully they will return...

This will be Count Frankenbunnyskullyrollie's Watson Gallery debut. The Count was created with the concept in mind of what would happen when a vampire, Frankenstein, bunny and skeleton all become fused into one critter. He was originally created for the Rollie Show at Tenacious Toys in New York, where the artists all created pieces built upon the body of a plastic roll-on deodorant! Yesiree, that would be correct- inside his body, the Count has a pink, plastic Ban roll-on base! The other materials that were used for the Count include a vinyl Skully, vinyl Munny accessories, acrylic paint and ink, varnish, modeling clay, Fimo, Sculpey, and genuine hematite and onyx. He even comes with his own rubber rat comrades to keep him company. The Count would love it if you'd stop by and say hi tomorrow night...

Watson Gallery
716 W. Alabama St.
Houston, TX 77006

Watson Gallery 2011 Opening Show

The critters will be making an appearance tomorrow night (6-10 pm) at the Watson Gallery 2011 Opening Show. This will be General Rusty Bunny's Houston premiere, as he had been residing in Richmond, Virginia until last December. I know it's freezing right now, but if you are in the Houston area come by and say hi!

Other artists participating in the show include: Magda Bowen, Bryan Cope, Howie Doyle, Susan Freeman, Amelia Goff, Paris Holt, Michelle Huff, Kym K., Abby Lee, Chrystal Murley, Christopher Perez, James Phillips, and Brian Sterling. There will be jewelry by Mina Agah and Michelle Hoting.

Watson Gallery
716 W. Alabama St.
Houston, TX 77006

For more information call 585-737-9524 or email watsongallery@yahoo.com

Badtz Maru: Five Oranges

Not to be outdone by his newly arriving vinyl cousin, is my custom vinyl interpretation of Badtz Maru. He was originally created for the PolyVinylCranium (PVC) online custom toy competition @ Delicious Drips last year. Here is a little background info. from my Etsy description:

"Badtz was a bit jealous of the whole Hello Kitty: Three Apples Exhibition in Los Angeles this year, so he decided to organize his own event, Badtz Maru: Five Oranges. Hello Kitty has had her day in the sun, NOW it was his turn...

Badtz is not normally so jealous, he's just wanting to be noticed for a change... Adopt him and he'll organize numerous fruit festivals for you too!"

This slightly crabby (but loveable) critter was crafted using a black vinyl Skully, modeling clay, Sculpey, acrylic paint and ink, and varnish. Badtz has made several appearances around town and has been featured in a few blogs as well. He has become one of my favorite pieces so far! I have one more Trikky figure- do I make Hello Kitty or Chococat? Any requests?