Welcome to the latest installment of the recurring Instagram Roundup. Every friday, I bring you art, toys, cats and propaganda from the IG universe. I had to skip a week while I was traveling, but hopefully this 50-pic strong Roundup will make up for last week’s absence.
Today’s Instagram Roundup includes toy art in the form of: production toys, custom toys and upcoming toys. It’s got cats with toys, cats in boxes and TWO appearances from Bear. It’s got Bear, but also a bat, a raccoon and a KAWS dog. As for text and propaganda: Romney = bad, Keith Haring = not a vegetarian and there’s some bizarre mixed messages about drugs, noise and a woodchipper who cares for trees.
So click through, enjoy, and see you next week!
Coarse Toys running the toy shop in Mexico. Photo by @vinyleschiles.The water's too cold for Garamon says @ghostandflower.
MUCH MORE AHEAD!
Awesome photo of @frankenfactory's Wolfgirl by @ghostandflower. #nophotoshopOne more from @ghostandflower's trip to the beach. Stegoforest or Nessie?I can't get enough of these B.U.D. customs by @honkeylips!@jonknoxstudio remains big in Japan with exclusive resins for overseas only.Gertie and her cat with Stormtrooper helmets. WTF? but cool... Set up and photo by @cow___.Fact: Zombie donuts prefer coffee to blood. Donut and photo by @sumrow.Is @prettyinplastic making a John Bobbit toy???Work-in-Progress from @theodoru...oooohhhh!@bigfootone with the green edition of his upcoming vinyl Bigfoot figure by @kusovinyl.@mr_den illustrating proper safety techniques when customizing toys.Sometimes stereotypes ARE funny. Look at the teeth! Photo by @madtoydesign.Sometimes you drop your ice scream and it freaking rules! Photo by @bryanbrutherford.Muslim prayer textile skateboards spotted at The Met in NY. Photo by @jeremyriad.New recycled skateboard kicks by @haroshi. Photo by @badpedestrian.Little Moo sticker portfolio from @anabagayan.Sculptor Dave Pressler and a Doktor A toy. Photo by @munkykingtoys.@garyham signing toys at Lulubell Toy Bodega. Photo by @luluamy.Speaking of @luluamy, she sustained this injury from a Kozik Ho Chi Minh bust.
Spoiler alert: Amy is way tougher than Chris Brown (who tweeted the equivalent of a shaving nick, and as The Smoking Gun points out, “still doesn’t know how Rihanna felt.”)
My Mexican brother @chauskoskis meeting his hero, Mike Mignola!Provocative imagery by Edward Robin Coronel. Photo by @colorinkbook."Make more playful designs!" writes @benjaminrollinscaldwell preaching to the choir.Post-apocalyptic Coney Island toxic waste bin? Photo by @jeremyriad.Mixed signals spied by @juliewest.Part of a Keith Haring piece at the Brooklyn Museum. Photo by @jeremyriad."The oceans aren't yours! Lay off!" by @cometdebris.Questionable care for trees. Photo by @mynameisdelme.Illegal drug dropoff? Hmmm... Photo by @birdmanphotos."I Heart Jordan Catalano" T-shirt in the trash. #mysocalledlife Photo by @jeremyriad.A cool fortune I got in a Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. Photo by @jeremyriad."PETS AGAINST ROMNEY". Photo by @thesiteunscene.Q: How much is that @kawsstudio doggie in the window? A: Sold out.Kitty and Kaiju Negora. Photo by @debparis1.@mynameisdelme being a cat enabler.@bryanbrutherford washing the cats again...Hairless cat buddies living with @masao626_.Hairless cat cake by @icedovercakes. Photo by @miss_cakehead.CatFACE by @yearofthelabbit.CatPANTZ by @yearofthelabbit.Cat in a box 1 by @thinkspace_art.Cat in a box 2 by @godmachine.Bear doing catnip bonghits. Photo by @godmachine.The cat dragged in a BAT. An Adorable BAT. Photo by @stickerobot.A prosthetic leg and a pet raccoon? Whynot. Photo by @kat75hrine.A goth girl crawls across the stage at The Jesus & Mary Chain show. Photo by @jeremyriad.Rice Babies share a peaceful moment at Big Sur by @spencerblamo.