Peter Kato x My Plastic Heart "Bedtime Stories" A Custom Bedtime Bunnies Exhibition

So excited about this awesome group show centered around Peter Kato's adorable Bedtime Bunnies! An amazing lineup of artists have customized their own bunnies for "Bedtime Stories" opening this weekend at My Plastic Heart. Show details & press release info below:

myplasticheart and Peter Kato are proud to present Bedtime Stories, the first custom exhibition of Bedtime Bunnies, an original character created and designed by Peter Kato. This exhibition will debut a 4.5 inch version of the character made specifically for the exhibition. Showcasing the work of over 30 artists exploring the theme of bedtime stories, we invite them to revisit some of their favorite classic fairytales.

Bedtime stories come in many varieties, whether it’s a fairytale or fable or nursery rhyme, they bring us back to our childhood and our memories of stories and storytelling. Each custom Bedtime Bunny will tell it’s own story and give us a glimpse into each artist’s childhood inspiration.

Featured Artists: 64 Colors, Alyce Benevides, Andrea Kang, Bjornik, Boykong, Candie Bolton, Doktor A, Doubleparlour, Haus of Boz, Jellykoe, Jenn and Tony Bot, Jeremiah Ketner, Joanne Hsieh, Jon Paul Kaiser, Justin Alan Volpe, Kelly Denato, Kyle Kirwan, Lou Pimentel, Map-Map, Mariangela Tan, Nange Magro, Nathan Jurevicius, OddFauna, Onell Design, Rich Page, SKULL TOYS, Sneaky Raccoon, Stickymonger, Sugar Fueled, TADO, Teru Fujita

About Bedtime Bunnies Peter’s Bedtime Bunnies are original resin figures hand made and produced by Peter himself in his Brooklyn studio. They have garnered much popularity and a huge following through this past year. This will be the first time the figures will be presented in an exhibition of custom works.

“Bedtime Bunnies Imagined on a late night inspired by fairy tales and children’s books the image of bunnies wearing bunnie-slippers came to mind and so became these sleepwalking companions to those long magical nights. It’s been one full year since the bunnies debuted last Spring with many colors, variations and form. We continue to bring you new things from their world. Stay up with them. Peter Kato is an artist who explores the subjects of imagination & sleep through toy sculpting, illustration & painting. He spends his time in his Brooklyn studio dreaming up curious bunnies, robots and clever animals.”

Bedtime Stories – A Custom Bedtime Bunnies Exhibition

Opening Reception Saturday, July 11th, 2015 7 – 10pm

Exhibition runs through August 2nd, 2015

Andrea Kang's Custom Bear Buns for NYCC

Check out these ADORABLE custom pocket porks by Andrea Kang for My Plastic Heart's NYCC booth! Here's the details from their site:

Dubbed Bear Buns, Andrea takes the popular Pocket Pork Dumpling platform by Shawnimals and give it her personal touch, creating a group of delectable looking bears full of personality… they are almost good enough to eat! Each Bear Bun is a unique one-of-a-kind design hand painted by Andrea. Come by the myplasticheart booth #113 throughout New York Comic Con and pick one up for $65 each before they’re all gone!

Andrea Kang x Peter Kato "Bedtime Bunnies"

I am a huge fan of Andrea Kang's adorable work, and I am super excited about her upcoming collaboration with Peter Kato, The Bedtime Bunnies, which will go up for sale on August 14th!

Release Info: Andrea Kang x Peter Kato Bedtime Bunnies available Thursday August 14th 9pm eastern at peterkatoshop.com . There will be 10 individually hand painted designs by Andrea Kang on the blank bunnies. Each figure will be $50 and will come packaged in a screen printed box.

BEDTIME BUNNIES ARTIST SERIES

Bedtime Bunnies: were inspired by the works of artists who had these dreamlike qualities with their magical animals and color palettes. Artists like Apak and Andrea Kang (especially) have been instrumental in this inspiration.

Bedtime Bunnies Blank Artist Series: Were specifically created to be able to approach those artists for collaborations. I thought instead of having these artists just paint over an existing bunnie sculpt why not provide them with a canvas that their art can really bring to life. So to make a more appropriate canvas figure, I kept the basic form of the original and made a few adjustments. I lowered the arms on its body to eliminate the sleepwalking behavior and left the faces blank so that the artists could truly make an original design. I felt that these different illustrators (Andrea Kang first) would be able to interpret the figure in an interesting way.

Jordan Grace Owens

love this illustration style! hint: she also does awesome custom portraits

Jordan Grace Owens

Vive La Lolligag Art Show & Toy Release

TokyoBunnie favorite Lolligag has a vinyl toy release party and custom toy event going on this weekend in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of their beautiful new vinyl toy! They've assembled an incredible roster of artists who've been posting some pretty amazing sneak peeks (see them all on the Lolligag Flickr). Here's some info about the show, which will take place at the TAG Toy Art Gallery.

Toy Art Gallery, BIC and Bombastic Fantastic proudly present “Vive La Lolligag!”, an art show featuring the release of the first-ever Lolligag vinyl toy—fittingly titled Vive La Lolligag—PLUS over 40 custom reinterpretations of this vinyl toy from an amazing confection of contemporary pop artists. “Vive La Lolligag!” features original, one-of-a-kind works from: Aimee Kuester, Amy Sol, Ani Eos, Ayleen Gaspar, Babyvtec, Bere + Bere, Brent Nolasco, Carson Catlin, Doubleparlour, Felix Meunier, Gabbie Custom Art, Genevive Zacconi, Holly Conrad, Hyperactive Monkey, Ian Ziobrowsk,i iRoc, J.Salvador, Jason Freeny, Jeremiah Ketner, Jon-Paul Kaiser, Juan Muniz, Kat Brunnegraff, KMNDZ, Laura Mas aka Okokume, Leesasaur, Liz McGrath, MeSmithy, Miso, Nathan Hamill, Obscure, Onch Movement, Ragnar, rAsk Opticon, Sean Christopher, Tan-Ki, Tasha Zimich, Tomi Monstre, Vanessa Ramirez, and more!

Bonus sweets! In addition to the original Vive La Lolligag vinyl doll and the over 40 original customs for sale, limited-edition Lolligag prints and jewelry (produced in conjunction with Unicorn Crafts) will be available for purchase. The event will also include other surprises, exclusive to those in attendance. Please join us on Saturday, January 11th from 7-10pm at Toy Art Gallery’s showroom located at 7571 Melrose Ave. Hollywood CA 90046.

Vive La Lolligag! runs through February 1st.

RSVP on Facebook!

64 Colors Holiday Customs

Super cute holiday customs and forest yeti available in the 64 Colors shop!

Monster Factory for Gallery 1988's: “Is This Thing On #2 Too”

Love this new custom Monster Factory plush for Gallery 1988′s group show: “Is This Thing On #2 Too”, a tribute to SNL.

From the press release:

Beware of Land Shark: Monster Factory unveils a comical new plush design for Gallery 1988′s group show: “Is This Thing On #2 Too”, a tribute to SNL.

When Land Shark drops by unannounced, you should probably pretend you’re not home. He is NOT a plumber. Nor a dolphin.

Collectable toy brand, Monster Factory is excited to announce that their newest one-of-a-kind plush art piece, “A Monster Named Land Shark,” will be on display at the pop culture gallery, Gallery 1988, in their group show, “Is This Thing On #2 Too,” a tribute to SNL.

For this show, artist were asked to create work based on the memorable sketches from SNL’s long history. For Monster Factory it was a no-brainer to base their piece on the Land Shark sketch because of their big love of all things shark related and their designers’ nostalgic connection to vintage SNL.

See more photos HERE!

New Custom Munny from Tharp

Wow, check out this awesome Munny, created by Tharp for an SDCC contest winner!

Custom Mellow by Noferin

eeeep! I love this! Noferin = amazing.

Red Queen & White Rabbit by Miss Mindy for Vinylmation

Holy cow! These customs by Miss Mindy are so amazing! I loved seeing her process pics on her blog (here). These really are some of the best customs I have seen- I love the flocked detail on the bunny and the tiny Alice scene in his belly!

MAp MAp

Another amazing custom from MAp MAp, via Hello Vinyl.

Thoughtful by Jermiah Ketner

This awesome custom by Jeremiah Ketner (small and round), done for SDCC, is now available from Dragatomi!

Year of the Labbit

Opening tomorrow at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) in Downtown Los Angeles, is 'Year of the Labbit' a custom toy show based on Kozik's iconic Labbit vinyl. There's a great lineup of artists, and Vinyl Pulse has some awesome preview images.

Show details:
Year of the Labbit
Opening: Thursday, July 14th 2011 (6:30 – 9 PM)

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angeles California 90012

Exhibiting Artists:
Alexandra Gjurasic • Aline Yamada • Ambre Aki Gonzales • Amy Inouye • Bendow • Betty Wan Hamada • Bevl • Camilla d’Errico • Catherine Brooks • Christina Conway • Dacosta! • David Kawano • Donna Ikkanda • Edwin Ushiro • egg scissors • Emi Motokawa • Frank Kozik • Harmony Gong • higashi glaser • James Watts • Jerome Lu • Jimmy Mirikitani • Joel Nakamura • Julie Bagish • Kathy Yoshihara • Kip Fulbeck • Koji Harmon • Konatsu • Kunio Ohashi • Liane Shih • Lou Pimentel • Margaret Kasahara • Marilyn Frandsen • Mark Nagata • Mark Pilon • Martin Ontiveros • Melissa Kojima • Mike Shinoda • Namiko Sonabe • Nicole DeLeon • Qris Yamashita • Shiho Nakaza • Stan Sakai • Stuart Rapeport • Tim Kummerow • Tulip • Warner K. Varno • Yoskay Yamamoto • Zakka

The Beast Brothers 'Bandoleras of the 7 Seas'

Via Hello Vinyl

Custom Amanda Visell 'Seahorse & Rider' figures by The Beast Brothers for the Taipei Toy Festival.

I really love their take on these!

The Beast Brothers explain:
The characters are supposed to be Amanda Visell, Michelle Valigura and Nichole East. They are a group of Bandidas that ride their sugar skull sea horses across the 7 seas in search of hidden treasures and the magic red pearl which some folks say came from Zeus crown when he battled against a creature that came from the place we all know as the Bermuda triangle…

Artist Edition "Olivia" at Maqet

These "Olivia" figures in the jadefrolic artist editions from Maqet are super duper cute!

Lunabee's Robobees Series 2

These Robobees customs by Lunabee are absolutely adorable. I love the panda and the walrus!

Custom Munny by Tharp

Very cool new custom by THARP for "They Came from the Streets" opening this weekend in Cincinnati presented by Urban Vinyl Daily.