Posted in Art, Design, Events, Toys on 02/15/2010 11:14 pm by Patrick Carter
No Punshment Too Severe // No Salvation Too Sincere
I’m Board IV presented by Chad Landenberger has proven again to be a shredding success. With record submission levels and a packed out house this show is quite the force to be reckoned with. I love that we are seeing the development of more themed shows and learning that the demand is certainly there within the art community. This show gave me the chance to finally complete the second deck the two part Revenge series. The first completed last year for the I’m Board III show featured a severed demon head and read “No Punishment Too Severe.” This year’s piece was a bit more subdued to juxtapose the prior violent rendition. It features a mother tiger with her cub tightly in mouth and blood on her paw symbolizing a valiant battle to protect her young from harm. It reads “No Salvation Too Sincere.” You can view a final pic of the pieces here on my Behance page. Photo by Spencer Miller.
Posted in AIGA, Art, Events, Press, Toys on 02/15/2010 10:50 pm by Patrick Carter
Bobby the Robot - May you rest in peace (2009-2009)
I couldn’t possibly have been more excited than I was in anticipation of the AIGA Jacksonville Designers in Toyland show this past December. I love to collect designer vinyl toys and customize them as well so I spent about 50 hours painting a Monster Hunter from Tyler Coey. I was really excited to work on it and even more so to show it as I really enjoyed how it came out. So I put the LAST coat of clear on it, left it on the back porch to dry over night and went to bed. What’s the worst that could happen? My 10 month old boxer, Dexter got a hold of it and chewed it to shreds. Needless to say I was S.O.L on having anything for the big show that night. Luckily I was able to take a good picture of it the day before, and I printed and mounted it bearing the phrase “My dog ate my homework.” I was pretty upset about it, but ultimately it made for a great conversation piece. Greenhouse Studio was even nice enough to blog about it! In addition to that, Tyler alerted John a.k.a Spanky Stokes at spankystokes.com and he wrote up a story on it too. Check out his blog, he’s got the one-and-only pic of it eaten up.
Thanks everyone for the support. Made the death in the family much easier!
Posted in Art, Toys on 04/13/2009 11:59 am by Patrick Carter
KRONK 8" Dunny Release
South African designer and illustrator KRONK released his 8″ Dunny debut last week, and it appears to have been a smashing success. Kidrobot’s hype machine does it again, with secret releases and super-hot chase and AWOL edition, making for frantic online store refreshing, and quick sell outs across Kidrobot.com and independent retailers alike. KRONK released a 3″ Gingerman Dunny back in December of 2007, and it remains one of my favorite designs of all time. After reviewing some of KRONK’s work on flickr I expect to see great things from this 27 year old illustrator in the future.
Here’s what Kidrobot says about the release: Discover nature’s sinister side with South African illustrator Kronk’s Tree Huggr Dunny. Only 1000 made; 1 in 12 are super light, ultra-rare and answer to the name Snowflake. Includes an ice cream cone accessory. Kidrobot loves Kronk: Check out his online artist profile!
