June 7, 2008 at 2:54 by clamity karen | Toys, Art + Design
Irina Troitskaya is a Russian journalist-come-illustrator.
I love how culturally true her work is, in style and in medium. A great example of this is her Matreshkas, or Babuskha dolls.
You can see more of her stuff at her folio site.
June 7, 2008 at 2:35 by clamity karen | Art + Design
Jon Paton used to make potato prints as a kid, but has since become a real boy and now makes crazy detailed woodblock prints inspired by Japanese tattoo art and brooding landscapes.
His work transforms blockprinting traditions while subverting them at the same time, bringing the artform into a completely new area. Based in Melbourne, his works can be viewed at the National Gallery of Victoria’s Ian Potter Centre.
May 19, 2008 at 12:00 by loungekat | Links, Art + Design
The New Bucket’O'Thought store has arrived and is overflowing with juicy goodness.
Get your hands on some stuff… now!
Bucket’O'Thought Store
Bucket’O'Thought Blog
May 14, 2008 at 12:54 by loungekat | Art + Design
Kat and Sean take eachother on at Ruban Rat with sexy consequences…
Their “mini” show will be held in Newtown/Sydney (little Melbourne?!) with prints, custom vinyl, skateboards and a few other goodies on show.
“We hope to see some familiar faces there so if you can make it- come have a drink with us!”
Please pass this on to many lovely Sydney peeps
xox
Kat & Sean
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ruban rat designer toy store + gallery
423 king st newtown 2042
Opening Night 7pm, 6th June
Running to 27th June
Store Hours…
wed-fri 11-6
sat 10-6
sun 11-5
April 30, 2008 at 11:48 by jimbo | Uncategorized
awesome video of chad pugh’s work process.you can also buy the print at his online store.
March 13, 2008 at 11:39 by jaesern | Toys
kaiju for grown ups by wonderwall of japan is a series of kaiju monster vinyl toys.
several top international artists were invited to help create the series.
artists include tim biskup of gama-go, frank kozik, tokidoki, joe ledbetter, and david horvath & sun-min kim of uglydolls.
gwarrrrr!
March 13, 2008 at 11:08 by jaesern | Art + Design
fell in love with the fiery lion poster when I first saw it a while back.
david habben sure has some sweet brushstrokes.
March 13, 2008 at 10:42 by jimbo | Toys, Art + Design
Michael Fleming / Tweedlebop’s cute comic is now a toy!
the site says - “Available now! Four fun colorway versions of the Putrid Pal! He stands at around 5″ tall and is limited to 300 pieces for each colorway.”
get them at the crazy label store
February 25, 2008 at 10:18 by clamity karen | Art + Design
Welcome to the Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre. Here, Wilhelm Staehle (who could very well be the head creative for Harper Collins design) uses a contrast of Victorian illustration with comically dark lines and pop culture references to satirise traditional English life and culture.
I especially love the small details used in the design - note the irregular type face and slight staining on the silhouettes themselves.
See more at silhouettemasterpiecetheatre.com
February 19, 2008 at 3:27 by jaesern | Art + Design
megan whitemarsh : delightful embroidered artwork featuring yetis, moonboots, magic mushrooms and all sorts of nyummy goodness
