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?

Bad Badtz Maru!

I am beyond excited about the Kidrobot release of Bad Badtz Maru by Amanda Visell on January 13th! I'm sad that I cannot be there for her signing in LA (and the free poster!), but I'll be just as happy to order it online from one of my many favorite toy shops. Even though I do love Hello Kitty, Badtz is definitely my favorite! Who doesn't love a penguin with attitude?