HVD 2014!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!  I can't believe it's been an entire year since I've written anything... I hope to do better with that in 2014.  Hope you all have a wonderful day filled with lots of chocolate and love!

Rain- grrrrr!

 The First Saturday Art Market was rained out this past weekend, but we're going to give it another try this coming Saturday, 12 January 2013.  The critters and I were extremely disappointed, since we were looking forward to catching up with our friends, customers, and of course, devouring some of those yummy truffle fries from H-town StrEATS!

It's on days like that one must be uber-prepared in order to avoid any serious mishaps... I'd packed tarps, blankets (yes, it was 45 degrees out), clear shower curtain liners, garbage bags, paper towels, snacks, and water, in addition to all of the display items and critters.  Soon I am going to need an 18-wheeler  to carry it all.  Mother Nature better not mess with the Yetimonsters this time- she'll be sorry if she does...

 

Toy Invaderz

Tonight is the opening of Toy Invaderz in Chicago, IL.  This custom vinyl toy show, curated by artist Emmanuel White Eagle of Cyberphunkk, is being hosted by Quennect4 Gallery at  RGB Lounge. The online sales and gallery for this event will be hosted by our friend Benny, at Tenacious Toys. 

Gotta love these awesome posters created by Emmanuel:

I've seen several previews of the customs online, and this show is going to be awesome- I wish I could be there!

Meet The Monsterhunter, my submission for the show.  Clearly, the monsters of the world deserve some high-quality protection and a nice home.  The Monsterhunter seeks them out to come live at his monster sanctuary, thus improving as many monsters' lives as he can.  

If you are in the Chicago area during the next month, check it out!

Opening: Saturday, 30 June 2012

6:00-11:00 pm


RGB Lounge
1420 N. Milwaukee AveChicago, IL 60622 (Wicker Park)


This show runs through 30 July 2012.


The online gallery at Tenacious Toys will be posted here soon:  http://www.tenacioustoys.com/Toy_Invaderz_s/189.htm

Grills Just Want to Have Fun!

It's Friday- woohoo!  What a week it's been...

Earlier this past May, we were asked to be part of the local artist market at the Whole Foods Montrose store.  Wage and I had a fun time, met lots of nice peeps, and of course, enjoyed some yummy food and beverages.  They plan to have this event quarterly, so we'll make sure to post when we will be there next.

Wage found the store right away:

We then went to set up...

Not sure if we should bring this back for the gang, although it does mention "critters" and "munchies"...

Wage did a great job of keeping the monsters organized as per usual...

Have a great weekend everyone!  :)

Time to Vote!

Hey there peeps!  It's the last couple of days of the Kidrobot Munnyworld Custom Contest, and we can really use your votes!

We were thrilled that our submission from last year, Yetibub, was selected for third place in his category by the judges.   We've submitted two entries this year, Roozmonster and Urban Munny.  I'd be eternally grateful if the next time you are logged into Facebook, you could click on the links provided below and vote for our new critters!  You can vote for as many pieces as you like (and once a day) until the end of 31 May 2012.  Thank you so much in advance for doing this!  :) 

I hope to post our photos from Comicpalooza within the next few days...

Urban Munny
Please vote for me here: http://bit.ly/Kjofk7

Roozmonster
Please vote for me here: http://bit.ly/KOz1BU

Monsters on Main Street

Howdy! Just thought I'd post a few photos of my custom critters for the Monsters on Main Street show that opened last Friday night at The Rusted Nail Gallery in Mesa, Arizona. I so wish that I could have been there to have seen everyone's work, but I'm sure my little guys had a fun time...

Monsters on Main Street was an open platform show, thus we were able to submit whatever customs we chose to work on, as long as they ended up being monsters. I decided to use two SDCC special vinyl toys from Super7- Steven the Bat, which became Graffiti Bat, and Big Sal, which eventually changed into Forgotten Sal.

Hope you like them!

Graffiti Bat

Forgotten Sal

Monsters on Main Street runs through 5 May 2012.

The Rusted Nail Gallery
158 W. Main St.
Mesa, AZ 85201

Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Thursday: 11 am - 7 pm
Friday: 11 am - 10 pm (2nd Friday of each month)
Friday: 6-10 pm
Saturday: 11 am - 10 pm
Sunday: Closed

Friday Finds: 17 Feb 2012

For this Friday, I've decided to showcase some of the awesome plush available from my colleagues on Etsy. I've adopted many cute critters through the years from these artisans, and have gotten to know them from our EUC Team- how could you say no to such adorableness?


Blueberry the Cute Monster
PinkSprinklesPlush

Tweedle the Prehensile Tailed Monster
squirrelmomma

Sibigiri
SUSUTEN

Rokuro
plushplex

Chauncey the Bunny
yoborobo

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Sneak Peek for Saturday...

This is a more detailed sneak peek of what I will have at the First Saturday Arts Market this weekend... hand-sculpted, Valentine's Monster Necklaces!

Here they are going into the toaster oven:

These are a few of the finished ones- they have just been listed in the NEW Cultured Critter Collective Storenvy Shop:

See ya'll on Saturday!

First Saturday Arts Market
4 February 2012: 11 am-6 pm
548 West 19th Street
Houston, TX 77008

Valentine's Day Sneak Peek

It's finally Friday-yay!

Just thought I'd give you a sneak peek of some of the Valentine's Day goodies I'll have at the February 4th First Saturday Arts Market...

Polymer Clay Valentine's Monster Necklaces

Custom Vinyl Sugar Skull Cupids

Have a great weekend everyone!

Scheduling and Shopping

Guess what? A few of the monsters are at the Grand Canyon this week with one of our friends for a photoshoot! We'll post plenty of photos upon their return, but I thought you might want to see them before they left:

Here is a sneak peek of the critters' 2012 schedule, so you can start planning when/where to stop by and visit us this year:


Cultured Critter Collective 2012 Schedule

28 January-6 February 2012
Mummy Mania! Customs from the Crypt
Super 7: San Francisco, CA
http://blog.super7store.com/super7-presents-a-mummy-boy-paint-contest


4 February 2012
First Saturday Arts Market
548 West 19th Street: Houston, TX
http://www.firstsaturdayartsmarket.com/


4-26 February 2012
Blow Up LA!
Aerosol Warfare/Crewest: Los Angeles, CA
http://www.aerosolwarfare.com/
http://crewest.com/

7 April 2012
First Saturday Arts Market
548 West 19th Street: Houston, TX
http://www.firstsaturdayartsmarket.com/


5 May 2012
First Saturday Arts Market
548 West 19th Street: Houston, TX
http://www.firstsaturdayartsmarket.com/


25-27 May 2012
Comicpalooza
George R. Brown Convention Center: Houston, TX
http://www.comicpalooza.com/


September 2012 (dates:tba)
Valerie G Solo Show
Glitter Karaoke: Houston, TX
http://www.glitterkaraoke.com/


Btw...we know you all like to shop, and we'd love it if you'd check out these awesome toy stores, galleries and local businesses, who are currently hosting a variety of the critters as well as lots of cool goodies from other artists:


Tenacious Toys
http://www.tenacioustoys.com/default.asp

Bean Pot Toiz
http://www.beanpottoiz.com/

The Fridge
http://www.thefridgedc.com/

Sculptures By Design
http://sculpturesbydesign.com/

Homespun Houston
http://www.homespunhouston.com/

Critter Hanukkah Antics...

Happy Last Day/Night of Hanukkah, everyone! :)

Merry Monster Christmas!

The monsters and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season! :)