Shawnimals Plushform Customs @ Rotofugi!!!

ITs JUNE 27th! UPDATE:
The show at Rotofugi Chicago is TONIGHT! I've posted pics of my piece on Flickr HERE!
A few images are posted below also - woot!

(Previous Post June 11)

On June 27th at Rotofugi in Chicago is hosting the opening of Shawnimals Plushform Custom Show. I'll be contributing a piece along with a slew of talented individuals - see the flyer below for a full list of names. And if you are in Chicago - stop by!

3 FEET HIGH SHOW!!! June 23

UPDATE!

Well folks, the 3 Feet High opening was last night and it was a great time! My PARENTS showed up - crazy. I wish I had a chance to talk to some more of the artists that showed up but it was SO hectic in there- which is a good thing really. So a belated "Great job everyone!". Good times. Here's a pic of the deck I did and some from the opening below. For more pics of the deck go HERE and for more pics from the opening go HERE - enjoy!




(mom&dad!)

Previous Post:
A show of customized skate decks from some terrific artists - Opening June 23rd 7-10 @ MAXWELLS - 1039 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ (201)653-1703. A flyer and a teaser image below! See you there ;) (The show is organized by Andrea of http://www.kneehigh.net)

MONEYGRIP!

I never posted the completed MoneyGrip from the KaNO MyPlasticHeart Show way back when so here's a couple images of the completed custom and of the opening below! (For more visit the flickr albums - toy or opening)





(detail)

(me and danny! - thanks again for having me :) )

Fun with Funji

Finished up this little custom for ShinYoung Park - creator of Funji a little while ago and haven't had a chance to post it so..... here it is :) Also be sure to check back soon - I'm working on a custom Plushform for Shawnimals Rotogfugi show in Chicago this June and also a custom skatedeck show with Andrea at KneeHigh.Net at Maxwell's in Hoboken NJ this summer as well!

another view here:


for more images go HERE (my flickr page)
Oh and the original is below so you can know how much I brutalized it :)


Thanks for including me ShinYoung

Detention Doodles

Ok, so it's a little sad to even complain about something like this, but I'm going out of my MIND with boredom here at my day job. During this calm before the inevitable storm I've decided to be a little productive. With so little else to do during the 9-5, I'm on my third lined notebook, my 5th set of bic pens (red blue and black) and my 4th highlighter. Weee! How I love office supplies. Anyway I'm gonna start posting some of these, as I like to call them, "Detention Doodles". When you see them I think you'll know what I mean. They are just one step below a pocket knife in the desktop or sharpies on your denim jacket... ooooooh yeeeeahhh - 'cept they pay me for this....... xo

For MyEnemy

Get a Grip! - kaNo Moneygrip custom show 1.25.2008

Here it is! The Moneygrip customs show update!

Info:
Get a Grip!
A Custom Show Featuring Moneygrip
Opening Friday January 25th 2008
6 - 9pm
Exhibition runs through February 20th 2008

At My Plastic Heart - 210 Forsyth St.
North Storefront
New York, NY 10002
646.290.6866

I'm posting a preview/sneakpeek thumbnail of my piece and the flyers for the show! All pics will be live on flickr AFTER the opening. So if you want to see it sooner you'll just have to show up on the 25th ;)

Custom Qees for Charity

Update 01.07.08

OK! So this Custom Qee is SOLD now. And since the show is coming to a close I've made the photo flickr album public and I'm posting a couple pics here to see also.









Sorry it's so last minute! It was for me too, I had to do a real rush job on my little 7" Baby Devil Qee, but I couldnt be happier about participating or about how the it turned out. It's called "She did it!". I'm posting a little preview here for you. After the opening, I will make the flickr album public so be sure to check back there - www.flickr.com/photos/kdenato


ArtWhino Gallery - The Mason Jar and Kickballers Present: “Say Whaaat!” - Qee 4 All Show!

Opening December 13
Exhibit December 18-25
Located on 717 N. Saint Asaph St. in Alexandria VA.

The Mason Jar and Kickballers present Washington D.C.’s first exhibit/charity auction to feature artwork on toys. The exhibit is called “Say Whaaat!” and will be on display from December 18th – January 25.

All of the customized toys by participating artists will be auctioned on eBay in order to generate proceeds for charity and to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. The artist lineup for the “Say Whaaat!” exhibit now exceeds 100 artists & there will be more than 150 customized toys; all contributing positively to a charity, which focuses on feeding the needy.

Here's the flyer for you -








Info link - http://www.qee4all.com/2007/12/say-whaaat-art-exhibit-featuring-qees.html

kaNO - MyPlasticHeart - MoneyGrip custom!!!

Ok so I'm going to have the honor of trying my hand at another custom this year! It's of kaNO's MoneyGrip 5" vinyl toy yay! I think the show will hit sometime in January at the awesome My Plastic Heart on Forsyth in NY (same place that hosted the ATTACK of the ZLIK show) . I'll be posting sketches and materials but once again the final pics will have to wait til after the show - nobody likes a spoiler!!!



this is an image of the blank toy that I get to play with - isn't it fun?

oh and in case you forgot - this is a pic of the Zlik :)

Plushies

Well it's been TOO long....(again!!)

I've been busy these days sewing more than painting as of late and I'm gonna share here some of what I've been working on . I've got a bird, a funny bean, a jumping bean, and a fish (all from the Nanni Nanni and Boo Boo - No Punch Backs comics), a yummy-ghostie-bunny doll, and of course the old favs-voodoo plushies. So...here goes it!

for those of you unfamiliar with the comics this is BooBoo and his soon-to-be-lost-love, the little mexican jumping bean beauty to remain nameless....


and once again from the comic - this is Nanni Nanni the burd and his lovely unrequited fishy lovin goodness, too sad of a tale to tell now, but they look happy here dont they?!


this is the Yummy Ghostie Bunny - I made some badges of him back in 2002ish and then decided to sew him a bit later. He was tough to make so for now he's a lonely one of a kind.





Voodoos to go! I think most of these have a buyer right now so this might be the last we see of them :(

Too Art 4 TV Too - Pics from the show

Hey! The show was a great time and (i think) a complete success! I met a couple of great artists there and got to see some old friends. The work was terrific and so was the turn out. Here's a taste of the show pics, if you'd like to see more go to my flickr photo set HERE


Full house - pretty awesome

Chris George - who helped me sand spackle a few days before the show - awesome work. I LOVE the Danger Club girls painting. Great sense of humour.



Jared Deal's work. A crowd pleaser. I'm loving the plush!


Hey - CORRECTION! I originally thought this piece was one of Dagan Moriarty's but turns out it is by a one Tim Shankweilers. Kano sent me that correction. Thanks so much for the heads up! It's a great piece.

:( - not sure who's these were but I really liked them.


Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who showed up and showed support - xo