Julie B Archive
customs
The Mark Ryden-blessed YHWH Group Custom Toy Show stands apart in a sea of similarly intended toy art shows because of a) its thoughtfully curated artist roster and b)
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conventions
Comic-Con comes but once a year, and collectors of designer toys (and other niche nerds worldwide) prepare for many months in advance. Given all the hard work that goes
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conventions
At the end of the four days, the lasting memories of Comic-Con aren’t about the comics and the toys. The memories are about the people: the artists, the
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vinyl
Cherry Vinyl sent out its big announcement smack during SDCC, so I wanted to bring it back up, and leave it at the top of my blogroll (just
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vinyl
The Designer Toy Awards were an attempt to “celebrate the creativity, innovation and artistic excellence of the Art Toy market”. Say what you will about how it actually went
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resin
Toy Art Gallery‘s first Open Call Resin Juried Toy Show goes down this Friday at 7PM in LA. Resin toy-making has really exploded in the two years since
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sculpture
One of my favorite fabrication artists, Julie B and Pretty in Plastic, posted photos of this “delicious mess” executed for Desire Obtain Cherish. As you can see, a
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conventions
The Pretty in Plastic booth was an amalgamation of several entities including Julie B, Stephanie Inagaki, Neon Monster, Brian Castleforte and Nathan Hamill. Pay special attention to this
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resin
Following quite the fever pitch, Red Hot Robot opened its doors for the Resin Collective, and the red dots started flying. Store owner Jason Kiningham was way ahead
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