Friday, February 29, 2008

Vinylmore: Barack O'Munny by Kevin Sherry


baracko'munny, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

KEVIN SHERRY
Kevin Sherry is the co-founder of Squidfire.com, an online clothing store that sells t-shirts and other items adorned with Kevin's artwork. Squidfire travels around the country and beyond, selling at D.I.Y. Craft Shows, and has hosted 3 of their own in native Baltimore. Kevin also is the author of I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, a children's book published by Penguin Books. Look for his second book I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean coming in July. Kevin likes talk radio and bike rides.

Template: Mini Munny
Size: 4 inches tall
Price: TBA

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will have its opening night party @ atomic POP on Friday, March 7. We have over 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks. We've started receiving toys for the show, so we'll be posting some of what you can see here.

Vinylmore: Barack'Bunny by Kevin Sherry


baracko'bunny, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

KEVIN SHERRY
Kevin Sherry is the co-founder of Squidfire.com, an online clothing store that sells t-shirts and other items adorned with Kevin's artwork. Squidfire travels around the country and beyond, selling at D.I.Y. Craft Shows, and has hosted 3 of their own in native Baltimore. Kevin also is the author of I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean, a children's book published by Penguin Books. Look for his second book I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean coming in July. Kevin likes talk radio and bike rides.

Template: Baby Qee
Size: 3.5 inches tall
Price: TBA

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will have its opening night party @ atomic POP on Friday, March 7. We have over 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks. We've started receiving toys for the show, so we'll be posting some of what you can see here.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Vinylmore: Gem Kitty by Mariah Gillis


gemkitty, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

MARIAH GILLIS
Mariah Gillis studied painting at Towson University and is now a decorative painter in Baltimore. Besides painting, she also enjoys a variety of crafty projects such as mosaics, knitting, and quilting. She is a huge gardening fan and loves to know all of the nerdy Latin names for plants. Her ongoing work in progress is being a new mom to her eight month old daughter Olive.

Template: Qee
Size: 6 inches tall
Price: tba

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will have its opening night party @ atomic POP on Friday, March 7. We have over 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks. We've started receiving toys for the show, so we'll be posting some of what you can see here.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Vinylmore: Squishy By Stephen Blickenstaff


blickenstaff, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

STEPHEN BLICKENSTAFF
Stephen Blickenstaff was born October 15, 1961 in Frederick, Maryland. He is most notably known for drawing The Cramps ‘Bad Music for Bad People’ record album cover in 1983. Stephen has also designed record covers and t-shirts for bands such as They Might Be Giants, Thin White Rope, The Graves Brothers Deluxe and Love Tractor among others. His work has appeared in various publications such as Dark Horse Presents, Weirdo, Guitar World, Psychotronic Video, Screw and Draculina. Stephen also painted the cover for the Living Dead Dolls Tour Book. A series of Stephen’s monster illustrations were licensed for vending machine stickers, a computer screensaver program called ScreamSavers, and a Burton snowboard. Blickenstaff has been showing his art in national galleries and recently was invited to create a Bart Simpson art piece for an international traveling art show to help promote the release of the Simpsons movie in Europe and Asia. He also recently contributed to Les Barany's Carnivora book and art show.

Alternate view.

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
Price: n/a

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will have its opening night party @ atomic POP on Friday, March 7. We have over 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks. We've started receiving toys for the show, so we'll be posting some of what you can see here.

Vinylmore: Dead Clown by Stephen John Phillips


deadclown, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

STEPHEN JOHN PHILLIPS
Stephen John Phillips received a B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College Of Art and his M.F.A. from the University of Delaware. His photographs have been exhibited both nationally and internationally.

Selected Exhibitions include; The Marcuse Pfeifer Gallery (New York,N.Y.), The Barbara Fendrick Gallery (Washington,D.C) ,The Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris (Paris, France), and The Museum of Art and History (Fribourg, Switzerland).

Editorial Publications include; MacAddict, Design Graphics,Computer Graphics World, Entertainment Weekly, Print , Camera & Darkroom, High Fashion Tokyo, Playboy, Zoom, American Photographer, Popular Photography, Black & White, Photo (French) and The New York Times.

He has also created covers and comics for DC/Vertigo Comics.

Template: Qee, BUD
Size: 8 inches tall
Price: TBA

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will have its opening night party @ atomic POP on Friday, March 7. We have over 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks. We've started receiving toys for the show, so we'll be posting some of what you can see here.

FriendsWithYou


friendswithyoudecals, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

Since we were one of the first people to order Friends With You's Wish Come True blind boxes, StrangeCo sent us these wall clings. So we clung them to the walls...

Monday, February 25, 2008

Vinylmore: Aquan by Mike Bracco


bracco2, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

MIKE BRACCO
Michael Bracco is a Baltimore based artist who graduated in 01' from MICA with a BFA in Illustration. Presently he is a comic creator whose books include "Birth" and "Novo" and runs a Craft business with his wife Shawna.

Template: Mini Munny
Size: 4 inches tall
Price: TBA

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will have its opening night party @ atomic POP on Friday, March 7. We have over 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks. We've started receiving toys for the show, so we'll be posting some of what you can see here.

Vinylmore: No Swimming After Five by Mike Bracco


bracco, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

MIKE BRACCO
Michael Bracco is a Baltimore based artist who graduated in 01' from MICA with a BFA in Illustration. Presently he is a comic creator whose books include "Birth" and "Novo" and runs a Craft business with his wife Shawna.

Template: Baby Qee
Size: 3.5 inches tall
Price: TBA

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will have its opening night party @ atomic POP on Friday, March 7. We have over 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks. We've started receiving toys for the show, so we'll be posting some of what you can see here.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Wish Come True


friendswithyoublind, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

The new Friends With You blind boxed series, Wish Come True.

Heavy. Wobbly, Chimey. Adorable.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Ladies, Meet Barry The Beaver

Jeremy Fish's Barry The Beaver Vinyl Vibrating Friend will be in at Pop sometime in March. Until then...

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Bmore Hoodies


Charles Village represent!, originally uploaded by thatnolenguy.

New I Heart Bmore hoodies coming in this week!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Gothic & Lolita Bible Vol 1


gothic&lolitabibleVol1, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

Tokyopop is publishing the Gothic & Lolita Bible...in English! Finally, you can read the patterns!

Friday, February 08, 2008

French Dunny Catch & Release Trading Party


dunnylineup, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

To celebrate the arrival of KidRobot's new series of Dunnies, The French Series, on Thursday, February 21, we're hosting what we like to call a "Catch & Release Trading Party" that night at POP.

Pick up some Dunnies. Trade your blind-boxed dupes with others. Oh, and have some chocolate, provided by Ma Petite Shoe.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Vivisect Playset


vivisectledbetter, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

They're finally here!

Monday, February 04, 2008

Vinylmore: Mummy Dearest by Whitney Sherman


WHITNEY SHERMAN
Illustrator/Designer/Educator Whitney Sherman was taken back to the days of painting hotrod and Big Daddy Roth models with her brothers with this project. Known for her Breast Cancer Research Stamp which has raised over $50 million in the US and is currently issued in 5 European countries, her award- winning illustration can be found at www.rappart.com. She is also the Chair of Illustration at MICA and President of ICON5, the national Illustration Conference to be held in NYC, July 2008.

Alternate view A.
Alternate view B.

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will have its opening night party @ atomic POP on Friday, March 7. We have over 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks. We've started receiving toys for the show, so we'll be posting some of what you can see here.

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Paint!


atomicpopnails, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

I've been having an ongoing conversation about the future of retail with a friend, and we were both wondering what the purpose of real brick and mortar stores were, what the future will hold.

And then one of our youngest customers came in and showed us her nails that she had done in anticipation of coming to her favorite store today - atomic POP.

My friend said, "Ha, that's why there are stores! No one paints 'buy.com' on their nails!"

Friday, February 01, 2008

Suckershot


Suckershot, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

Say "Cheese" - Pow!