Sugar Mag Dolly World

I have to admit that since Bella came home, my Blythe girls have been a bit neglected. I thought it was about time to get some new fall items for them, so I have been looking at my favorite Blythe clothing website, Sugar Mag. I bought some Sugar Mag items off of Ebay last year, and they are SO adorable. Seriously, if these clothes came in my size, we would be in trouble.
They are really well made and pretty affordable, so go stock up on clothes for your dollies, here.

Crafty Owls Wallet

This Crafty Owls Wallet is new at Gama Go, and super cute!

Studio FloShip

Some of the most intricate, beautiful design work I have ever seen from Hong Kong based design company, Studio Floship, headed up by Gerry Wong. Gerry also illustrates children's books, with a focus on teaching kids about protecting the environment.


Studio Floship Website
Studio Floship Webstore
Studio Floship Flickr

Etsy : Emedemarta

I love these pretty little coin purses in the emedemarta etsy shop!

Ayumi Uyama Desktop Backgrounds

Ayumi Uyama makes some of the cutest handmade toys, dolls, and patterns! There are some really adorable wallpaper backgrounds available for download here.

No Brow @ Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles

There's a new show opening this weekend called "No Brow" at the Black Maria Gallery in Los Angeles. It's an intersting group of artists- including Junko Mizuno! Maybe I'll make a day of it and see this show and then go check out the new Junko Mizuno collection at Fornarina!


Show Details:
Black Maria Gallery
3137 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039


September 27th through October 18th, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, 27th of September, 7:00 - 10:30pm

Bwana Spoons "Hunt & Gather" @ Artoyz Paris

Bwana Spoons is exhibiting for the first time in Europe at Artoyz Paris. The exhibition runs from today through November 2nd.


There's some great preview pics of the work for this show on Bwana's Flickr.

My Little Pony Project Auction

Tado Pony




Okay folks, this is one of the best lineups for a charity auction EVER. I was lucky enough to see both the Junko Mizuno and the Catalina Estrada ponies at Comic Con this year, and they are gorgeous. Not normal pony size either- these are huge! This is such a cool way to purchase an original piece of art from some of the best artists in the world. I don't know how high the bids will go, but as of right now, the opening prices are very tempting.


Proceeds for the Little Pony Project acution will go to Give Kids the World Village, a resort in Orlando that hosts children with life-threatening illnesses and their families for a cost-free stay and visit to the Central Florida theme parks and attractions.


See all the ponies on the Charity Folks website. You'll be amazed at the lineup of artists and celebrities- including Junko Mizuno, TADO, Catalina Estrada, TokiDoki, Jon Burgerman and... are you ready... John Stamos! Hahahahahaha!





TokiDoki Pony







Junko Mizuno Pony







Junie Moon Gallery Pony (w/ Blythe!)







Jon Burgerman Pony







Catalina Estrada Pony

Kathie Olivas - New toys & Event

There's a cute new set of toys by Kathie Olivas out, produced by MindStyle.


Also, if you are in NY, Kathie is doing a live dunny painting today. It's at Kid Robot though, so you might as well go line up now.

Elsita

You know when you are going through Flickr, or Etsy, and you find someone and then you look through their blog, and items for sale, and you just can't believe how amazingly talented this person is? Well, I have one for you right here... go check out Elsita. Seriously - amazing.


Elsita Etsy Shop
Elsita Blog
Elsita Flickr

Takashi Murakami & Levi's

According to Josh Spear's post, Takashi Murakami is doing a collaboration with Levi's! A super limited line of jeans, tees, and jackets will be released.


Hmmm- I'm not sure how I feel about this collaboration. I love Murakami, but I feel like pretty soon I'm going to be able to get KaiKai and Kiki figurines at Burger King.

Fuco Ueda

I saw an exhibition with Fuco Ueda at Gallery Nucleus awhile back (they still have some prints available, here).


These new pieces in the "Aquarium Dreamy" series are really stunning! I love the household scenes and objects mixed in with this underwater fantasy world.

The Glass House Swapmeet sucked.

So, if you went to the Glass House swap meet this weekend, you probably agree- it was NOT worth the drive. It opened at 10, so I left Hollywood at 9, got to Pomona about 9:45 and waited (and waited and waited and waited) in the hot sun until I finally got in around 10:50. The line was super long, but I figured that it would be worth the wait once I got inside. WRONG!
Not only did they not even turn on the lights all the way (?) but the vendors were not great and the stuff they brought was pretty much all the leftover crap they couldn't sell in their stores. The so-called "Paul Frank" booth was really just a card table with some past season sunglasses. The Japan LA booth was probably the truest to an actual store experience, but it was mostly all TokiDoki and I wasn't looking for any of that.





Now let's talk about the Kid Robot booth. Excuse me, the Kid Robot small little dirty room with clothing strewn all over the floor. As I said, I waited about an hour to get into the venue- and then once inside there was a second line to get into the Kid Robot area. I should have known- it's their shtick to make you wait in lines to even get close to buying anything from them. Then they had a rude sign posted that listed their prices, and said "Cash Only, No Bitching". What a nice way to talk to the people who had to stand in 2 lines to give you their money! The hoodies and tees they brought were cheap- but they were so ugly, and they only had about 3 styles left once I got in there. Everyone was rude and yelling directions at the customers, so I left without even buying anything. Screw you Kid Robot- you make some cute stuff, but you treat your customers like crap!


The trip was not entirely in vain- I got a Bwana Spoons "Edward the Alligator" for only $10.





All in all, this is NOT an event I would ever go to again. This probably goes for most any event headed up by Kid Robot from now on...

DGPH : Berenjena

This new DGPH toy, Berenjena, is produced by Adfunture and available now!

Nagi Noda...

I am so sad to learn that one of my favorite artists from Japan, Nagi Noda, passed away a few weeks ago. Nagi Noda is the creator of the half-panda character Han Panda, and had a vast portfolio of extremely innovative and creative work including music videos, photography, and a clothing collaboration with the painter Mark Ryden.
Reports say she died from complications involving a car accident she had last year which left her with chronic pain. She was dressed in her Mark Ryden Dress, Chanel boots, perfect make up, and Viktor and Rolf black lace eyelashes. Nagi was only 35.


Please spend some time checking out her portfolio and watching her work on You Tube. She truly was an amazing artist and she will be missed.

Giant Robot Openings this weekend- LA & SF

Both GR2 in Los Angeles and GRSF in San Francisco have good shows opening this weekend!


In Los Angeles:





Masakatsu Sashie Show Opening
Under Fluorescent Light at GR2
September 20 - October 15
Reception: Saturday, September 20, 6:30 - 10:00


Giant Robot is proud to present Under Fluorescent Light, an art show featuring newwork by Masakatsu Sashie.
Masakatsu Sashie's works are often called "orb paintings" since he paints details from his youth as very detailed, compact spheres. Hailing from Kanazawa, Japan, his art captures the scope of his youthful activities and the orbs often represent memories that fade away from the world. His previous works were full of dark imagery, but his more recent pieces include vibrant, often colorful details such as vending machines, fast food signage, and videogames. He cites Mobile Suit Gundam as an influence, and enjoys art by Yukio Oscar Oiwa and Antonio Lopez Garcia. Currently, he teaches at his alma mater, Kanazawa College of Art.


Sashie got his start at Takashi Murakami's GEISAI shows in Japan. In America, he has shown at GEISAI USA at GR2 and the Giant Robot Biennale at the Japanese American National Museum. Under Fluorescent Light will be his first solo show in the United States, and will feature 2 gigantic paintings accompanied by 10 smaller pieces.




In San Francisco:




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Group Art Show Opening

mixtART at GRSF, September 20, 2008 - October 8, 2008

Giant Robot is proud to present mixtART â„¢, a group art show held in conjunction with Hands-On Mobile, Inc's release of mixtART, an application that allows independent artists to sell their original works of art as wallpapers to mobile subscribers.
Contributing Artists:
Astro
Blinky
Buff Monster
Jon Burgerman
Aden Catalani
Dave Correia
Ekundayo
Martin Hsu
Noferin
Patrick Ma
Brent McHugh
Patricio Oliver
Alex Pardee
Josh Powell
Clee Sobieski

The Glass House Swap Meet

Attention all Angelinos! Tomorrow from 10am - 3pm is the Glas House Swap Meet in Pomona.


There will be booths by: Kid Robot, Obey, Paul Frank, To Die For, MUNKY KING, Japan LA, Dim Mak Collection, Alphacult, Hooligan Skate, Kung Fu Records, London Calling, The Militia Group, Rockett, Soulful Commandoe, Viper Black Clothing, SP Radio 1, Trey Q, Anenberg, The Meltdown Toy Store, Poseur Ink, Krypta Kustoms, Artillary Clothing, Notion Clothing, Loud and Obnoxious, The Illionaires, Gallery Onelove Deluxe!


Plus! The Handmade District presented by Lucky Find Designs with the following ETSY artists: Abyssal Gems, Amanda K Lockrow Jewelry, Annie Rexic, Armas, Brisil, Cutthroat Designs, Every Little Counts, Freshly Baked, Jane Clothing, LA Art Glass, Lean Dog Pottery, Lucky Find Designs, MJPartetc, My Friend Roze, New Socks, Skull Flower, Spitting Image, Spun By Ver, Susuten, Voz Clothing, Windchime, Zombie Factory


Sounds pretty cool, even if Pomona is a bit of a trek for a Saturday morning...

Ninjatown for DS Preview @ Double Punch

Ninjatown for DS doesn't get released until October, but Shawn is touring around offering special sneak peeks at the game, special limited merch, and of course, the chance to meet him!


Catch the fun this weekend at Double Punch in San Francisco.


Double Punch
1821 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
Friday, September 19, 7pm-9pm
Saturday, September 20, 1pm-5pm


Ninjatown creator, Shawn Smith, alongside Jen Brody will be on hand to personally talk about their plush creations and how they’ve made the transition to the virtual world. Shawn will be bringing along exclusive one-of-a-kind Ninjatown merchandise, and Double Punch will be showcasing a gallery of Ninjatown concept art as well as original Shawnimals paintings and drawings.

Etsy : Xenos Designs

Ummm... these could possibly be the cutest clothes ever...


Xenos Designs Etsy Shop