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My Doraemon wooden nesting doll custom for "Memories are Made of This" show at Munky King. (The name "Tottemo Daisuki" came from the Doraemon cartoon theme song, which means "I really like it / you!") These were burned with soldering iron and then painted with acrylics. They're coated with a satin seal. Oh, and there's a special surprise inside the smallest one, just as you would expect from Doraemon's magic pocket! Show flyer: This will be the last show at Munky King, Melrose, so be sure to check it out if you can! Proceeds will benefit the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital 4W Supportive Care Committee and the CHIME Preschool Inclusion Program. Opening night: August 18, 2102, 4pm-8pm. Artist list: 100% Soft, 9-Kei, Adrienne Gates, Alice Koswara, Amanda Milteer, Angela Oriol, Annie Rivera, Ayleen Gaspar, babyvtec, BeeFy, Bella Berella, Bert S. Gatchalian, Blake Barry, Brian Castleforte, Brian McCarty, Cameron Edison, Cheech, Chikuwaemi...

What have I been working on lately? My Art Hustle cards. Yea, seriously. I can't believe it myself. I am super humbled to be part of series 3 with my partner-in-crime, J*RYU . Here are some of my sketch cards: Artists involved in Series 3: TATSUHIKO AKASHI | ANGRYWOEBOTS | APAK! | AREK | GLENN BARR | GARY BASEMAN | BIG KEV'S GEEK STUFF | DAN BINA | BRANDON BIRD | BLObPUS | JEREMY BRAUTMAN | CHRISTIAN BREITKREUTZ | JON BURGERMAN | BONNIE BURTON | MORI CHACK | CHINO | DREW CHRISTIE | TIM CONLON | COOKIES -N- CREAM | DAVE COOPER | cope2 | MOLLY CRABAPPLE | CYCLE | DEFER | MICHAEL DELAHAUT | JESSE DeSTASIO | ERIC NOCELLA DIAZ | DIRTY DONNY | CHRIS DYER | TRISTAN EATON | eBoy | EINE | MICHAEL FLEMING | JASON FREENY | EMILIO GARCIA | ROGER GASTMAN | NICHOLAS GAZIN | TODD GOLDMAN | DAVE GONZALES | ROCKY GRIMES | GRIS GRIMLY | JOE HAHN | HARIKEN | HAZE XXL | DAVID HEALEY | OLIVER HIBERT | J✭RYU + babyvtec | MATT JONES | ERIC JOYNER | jonpaulkaiser | KEITHING | KET | JERE...

My custom PlaySam 500 for a charity show at Super 7 , San Francisco. Proceeds from the show will benefit the World Childhood Foundation . Materials used: soldering iron, colored pencils, satin varnish. Original platform: (Image grabbed from toysrevil .) Show start date: April 28, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Artists include: Andrew Bell, Arbito, Clayton Bailey, Dacosta!, Super Cooper Berella, Beast Brothers, Betso, Kat Brunegraff, 64 Colors, Carson Catlin, DrilOne, Tristan Eaton, Brian Flynn, George Gaspar, Paul Greenwood, Gary Ham, Nathan Hamill, Jay222, Walter "Chauskoskis" Jacott, Jryu, Jeremiah Ketner, Paul Kaiju, Aya Kakeda, Frank Kozik, Josh Herbolsheimer, Travis Lampe, Matthew Langille, Josh Mayhem, Sarah "Lunabee" Miskelly, Frank Mysterio, Motorbot, Ritzy Periwinkle, Plaseebo, Patricio Oliver, Task One, Dave Pressler, Reactor 88, Jason "Aka Big Money" Rodan, Jermaine Rogers, Cris Rose, Scribe, Rsin Art, Ardabus Rubber, Skinner, Bwana Spoons, John "Spank...

My custom Gumpy for the Gumpy Show at Gunnzo . Blank Gumpys: (Photo grabbed from Google search.) Info about the show: Food by Tabe BBQ Music by D.J Joemama Free limited edition print by Skinner for first 20 guests!! Gumpy figures customized by the following artists (in addition to 50 Gomis): *Frank Kozik *Task One *Beast Brothers *Andrew Bell *Skinner *Paul Kaiju *J*Ryu *Sketchbot *Nebulon 5 *J.E.C *Marka27 *Shane Jessup *NST *Ryan the Wheelbarrow *Saner *SisterRez *Pon *2bithack *Ritzy Periwinkle *BabyVtec *Dodgrr *Gatchabert *Spanky Stokes *J222 *Rhoby *Scribe *Gary Ham *Gumpy *DrilOne *Plastic Booty *Leecifer *Uncle *Teodoru...And MORE! Check out Kollectible Kulture for show pieces.

Custom mini munny (bub) for the Stop It! show at Munky King. Original toy used: Info about the show: Cooper Berella (aka SuperCooper), a 12 year old artist, art collector, and supportive member of the art community, is curating his second art show at Munky King Gallery in Los Angeles. "Stop It!" opens on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 from 6pm-10pm. The theme of the show is meant to draw awareness to bullying and cyberbullying. Cooper has confirmed over 70 artists from around the world to participate in the show. Paintings, drawings, custom toys, and prints expressing the artists' view of bullying will be on display. Part of the proceeds from the show will be donated to GLIDE (Gays and Lesbians Initiating a Dialog for Equality) and CHIME Institute (an organization dedicated to inclusive education where kids of all abilities learn together).
 Artwork will be displayed at Munky King Gallery in Los Angeles.
 7308 Melrose Ave, 
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This piece is titled, "Feed Me!" and is currently on its way to the Art Whino Gallery in Maryland. Don't leave this one hungry, or it'll go after you. Nom. More photos: Flickr . Original toy used: Here's more information about G40: 4 Week Multiexperimental Event . Exhibit runs May 19, 2011 through June 17, 2011.

The Hidden Parlour sybmiote custom (seen in the previous post) is on its way to Houston, Texas, for the Cast in Plastic show at Domy Books . Houston Press will be covering this event so make sure to stop by if you're near. To keep The Hidden Parlour company, this custom Pocket Killer will make its debut at the show. For more photos, visit my Flickr set . Cast In Plastic: Art from the Designer Toy Revolution will be the very first Custom Toy Show in Houston, Texas. The show will encompass 30+ different artists from around the globe. Each artists will display their work on a variety of vinyl platforms. They have been hand selected because of diverse concepts, background and skills. The introduction of this scene will allow viewers of different age, groups and demographics to participate in this movement; whether it would be from buying, selling, collecting, creating customs or educating others about it. Houston has a very large art community and the Custom Toy scene would be a gr...