Sunday, March 30, 2008

Vinylmore: Nausea by Nolen Strals


nausea, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

NOLEN STRALS
Nolen Strals (as Post Typography with Bruce Willen) once gave a lecture to the Society of Publication Designers in NYC. Nolen and Bruce passed on going to the dinner afterwards (where they could have 'networked' with lots big name NYC designers) to go play a show at a dive bar with their punk band Double Dagger. That sorta sums it all up.

Alternate View.

Template: Mini Munny
Size: 4 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Motorbike by Ryan Cecil Smith


motorbike, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

RYAN CECIL SMITH
Ryan Cecil Smith is a Printmaking and Book Arts student at the Maryland Institute College of Art. He collates, measures, marks, cuts, folds, staples, and stamps xeroxed books on his kitchen floor.

Template: Baby Qee
Size: 3.5 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Salt n Pepper by Bruce Willen


saltnpepper, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

BRUCE WILLEN
Bruce Willen is a graphic designer and artist based in Baltimore. He is co-founder of local polycephalic design junta, Post Typography, whose design and art work has been featured in numerous national and international books, publications, and exhibitions. In his spare time Willen tours and records with the very loud post-punk band Double Dagger.

Template: Mini Munny
Size: 4 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Vinylmore: untitled by Dave Sobel


sobel, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

DAVE SOBEL
"I'm a tattooer by trade, nearly eighteen years in the business. I currently work at the Baltimore Tattoo Museum. I've produced art in many mediums since I was kid. Currently I have been making surfboards. The latest is a solid wood recreation of an ancient Hawaiian surfboard called an Alaia. I also recently had a show at Lo-Fi social club consisting of a series of drawings done left handed nineteen years ago after breaking my right arm (I'm right handed)."

Alternate View.

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: untitled by Scott Sugiuchi


Gooch, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

SCOTT SUGIUCHI
Scott Sugiuchi has been a graphic designer for over 20 years and still finds Fine Art daunting and is prone to confusion when faced with any form of artistic freedom. Originally from Orlando, Florida, Sugiuchi has created commercial art for the House of Blues, the National Basketball Association, several low-to-no-paying record labels (for indie cred!), Artisan Pictures, the American Film Institute, and by golly, Atomic Books amongst others. Sugiuchi is currently design director and partner at Exit10, a full blown advertising and design agency. That makes him The Man.

Alternate View.

Template: Qee
Size: 8 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Zombie Self-Portrait by Stuart Spengler


zombieselfportrait, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

STUART SPENGLER
Stuart was the type of kid who always handed in his homework with doodles along the margins. Despite the best efforts of teachers and baffled onlookers, he still manages to fill any available empty space with some sort of monster or robot.

Template: Qee
Size: 2.5 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Cute Attack by Stuart Spengler


cuteattack, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

STUART SPENGLER
Stuart was the type of kid who always handed in his homework with doodles along the margins. Despite the best efforts of teachers and baffled onlookers, he still manages to fill any available empty space with some sort of monster or robot.

Template: Baby Qee
Size: 3.5 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Live Dunny Painting


TARA DUNNY PAINTING!!! LIVE!!!, originally uploaded by Kidrobot!.

Tara McPherson painting right before your very eyes!

Rock Band Competition FAQ


rockbandcompetition, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

We've been asked many questions about how this competition will go. So here are some clarifications:

1. It's $5 for your band to play per song. It's all for our charity - Moveable Feast.

2. One person bands are allowed. But you must play at least 2 instruments. I mean, come on.

3. Sign up will only take place that night. So the earlier you get there the better. It starts at 7pm.

4. You can play in more than one band.

5. You can play the songs on any level you choose.

6. DLC songs will be available for play as well as the standards.

7. Songs will be chosen AT RANDOM for your band to play. But don't worry, songs that are too short or too long have been taken out of the pool in order to keep the score potential fairly even.

8. The winning band is determined by the highest band score.


Any more questions?



ETA: Yes, you can bring your own guitar.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Vinylmore: Raku by Zareen Shaukat


raku, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

ZAREEN SHAUKAT
"I grew up painting and drawing, which was my passion. I took those skills and became a graphic designer. In my spare time I still paint, draw and I am a make-up artist and henna tattoo artist as well."

Alternate View.

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Bugging Out by Joey Potts


buggingout, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JOEY POTTS
Joey Potts is an artist living and working in Chicago. Potts started hand-painting DIY vinyl toys four years ago, and has had his customs shown in stores, galleries, books, and magazines worldwide. Potts was recently interviewed for the upcoming vinyl toy documentary, The Vinyl Frontier which is to be released in 2008. Visit his site.

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Size: 3 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Vinylmore: Pyschomotor Something Too by Carl Nielson


pyschomotorsomethingtoo, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

CARL NIELSON
North Carolina native. He works for Exit10 as an assistant creative director. Painter/designer/photographer/enthusiast/packrat.

Template: Baby Qee
Size: 3.5 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Motopsycho Nightmare by Carl Nielson


motopsychonightmare, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

CARL NIELSON
North Carolina native. He works for Exit10 as an assistant creative director. Painter/designer/photographer/enthusiast/packrat.

Alternate View.

Template: Baby Qee
Size: 3.5 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Decoupage Tears by Shi Monsta


decoupagetears, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

SHI MONSTA
Shi Monsta, an amalgam of American Woman and ancient Japanese Soul Spirit forged as one in the sulfurous stone crater of Osarizen, was twice born for twin purposes. By night, strapped to her four wheeled prosthetics, she is a techno-spirit death knell to her Derby opponents. By day, she lurks in her subterranean Hampden lair flocking the hell out of toys.

Template: Qee
Size: 8 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Blue Monkey by Shi Monsta


bluemonkey, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

SHI MONSTA
Shi Monsta, an amalgam of American Woman and ancient Japanese Soul Spirit forged as one in the sulfurous stone crater of Osarizen, was twice born for twin purposes. By night, strapped to her four wheeled prosthetics, she is a techno-spirit death knell to her Derby opponents. By day, she lurks in her subterranean Hampden lair flocking the hell out of toys.

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Oodles of Stuff


usagi-gon, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

We've got a bunch of new stuff and restocks in this week!

Bird God & Chumps go on sale tomorrow! Come on down and check 'em out!

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Vinylmore: SOC Munny Blue by Joe Meyer


SOCmunnyblue, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JOE MEYER
Joe Meyer graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is now a freelance artist/musician living in Baltimore.

Alternate view.

Template: Mini Munny
Size: 4 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: SOC Munny Silver by Joe Meyer


SOCmunnysilver, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JOE MEYER
Joe Meyer graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is now a freelance artist/musician living in Baltimore.

Alternate view.

Template: Mini Munny
Size: 4 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: SOC Munny Green by Joe Meyer


SOCmunnygreen, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JOE MEYER
Joe Meyer graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art and is now a freelance artist/musician living in Baltimore.

Alternate view.

Template: Mini Munny
Size: 4 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Exo by The Lotus Assassin AKA The Dunny Assassin


Exo, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

THE LOTUS ASSASSIN AKA THE DUNNY ASSASSIN
Little is know as about this vinyl assassin. The Lotus Assassin drifts in and out of the shadows and dwells in the darkness. Friend to none, except for those that reside in his clan, this sword for hire will eliminate whoever he is commissioned to kill, whether it be subtle and precise or savage and relentless, whatever the client wishes of him. This efficient killer, or freelance Shinigami, spends his time designing, drawing, and customizing vinyl pieces, when not on the hunt to take down his mark, to help keep his mind sharp, centered, focused, and in his on Zen-like state. So beware, fore who seems like your friend one moment might be, for the right price, the one who takes you to the crossroads.

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Clown by The Lotus Assassin AKA The Dunny Assassin


Clown, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

THE LOTUS ASSASSIN AKA THE DUNNY ASSASSIN
Little is know as about this vinyl assassin. The Lotus Assassin drifts in and out of the shadows and dwells in the darkness. Friend to none, except for those that reside in his clan, this sword for hire will eliminate whoever he is commissioned to kill, whether it be subtle and precise or savage and relentless, whatever the client wishes of him. This efficient killer, or freelance Shinigami, spends his time designing, drawing, and customizing vinyl pieces, when not on the hunt to take down his mark, to help keep his mind sharp, centered, focused, and in his on Zen-like state. So beware, fore who seems like your friend one moment might be, for the right price, the one who takes you to the crossroads.

Template: Mini Munny
Size: 4 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Vinylmore: Itsutsugo (5 Elements) by Jim Lasher & Ayumi Yasuda


itsutsugo5elements, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JIM LASHER
Jim Lasher is a Baltimore based artist who's oil paintings primarily focus on the human form. He's shown his work for several years in the eastern United States and in international exhibitions. Jim holds an MFA from Towson University and a BFA from Tyler School of Art.

AYUMI YASUDA
Ayumi Yasuda is a graphic designer. Originally from Tokyo, she now works as a senior designer with Goucher College and does freelance work for Baltimore and New York based clients.

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Size: 3.5 inches tall ea.
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Regret by Daniel Krall


regret, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

DANIEL KRALL
Daniel Krall is a freelance illustrator, writer, and comic artist from Baltimore, MD. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Details Magazine, Mean, YM, Baltimore Magazine, The Baltimore City Paper, and others. He also teaches illustration classes at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Check out his work on his blog.

Alternate View.

Template: Qee
Size: 7 inches tall

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

Vinylmore: Sir Declin Frost


sirdeclinfrost, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JEREMINUS
Jereminus, Baltimore, 25. Mild-mannered mailman by day, fearsome idea factory by night. Digs spending time eating pizza, playing video games, and creating. Hopes to rock the faces of the world!

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: L-10 by Jereminus


L-10, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JEREMINUS
Jereminus, Baltimore, 25. Mild-mannered mailman by day, fearsome idea factory by night. Digs spending time eating pizza, playing video games, and creating. Hopes to rock the faces of the world!

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinlymore: Oui Marcel by Jordan Jeffries


ouimarcel, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JORDAN JEFFRIES
Jordan Jeffries is a Philadelphia illustrator and comics artist, born in Pittsburgh and a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art. Jordan has self-published several mini-comics, including The Guide to Girls with Toilet-face and Elm, and his work appears in various anthologies. He can be found at www.jordanjeffries.com.

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Friday, March 21, 2008

Easter Sunday

This Sunday we'll be open from 11am - 3pm!

Vinylmore: Fresh by Brandon Hill


fresh, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

BRANDON HILL
Brandon is a 24 yr. old artist from Baltimore. He specializes in small furniture and illustration. As far the toy culture, he’s been doing customs for a while and loves to create hybrid toys that look as though they have a function though they have none.

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall
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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Trexoleum by Brandon Hill


trexoleum, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

BRANDON HILL
Brandon is a 24 yr. old artist from Baltimore. He specializes in small furniture and illustration. As far the toy culture, he’s been doing customs for a while and loves to create hybrid toys that look as though they have a function though they have none.

Alternate View.

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Size: 9 inches tall

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Vinylmore: Mr. Peanade by Joshua Griffin


mrpeanade, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JOSHUA GRIFFIN
Josh is a Baltimore tattooist and ex-graffiti artist. To venture out of the tattoo world he's been drawing more graffiti/pop culture work for the past 5 years. He bases his art mainly on counting sheep. You can check out his work here.

Template: Nade
Size: 7 inches tall

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Mon-key by Joshua Griffin


mony-key, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JOSHUA GRIFFIN
Josh is a Baltimore tattooist and ex-graffiti artist. To venture out of the tattoo world he's been drawing more graffiti/pop culture work for the past 5 years. He bases his art mainly on counting sheep. You can check out his work here.

Template: Qee
Size: 7 inches tall

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Rock Band Competition


rockbandcompetition, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

For the next First Friday, we're having our annual fundraiser for Team Atomic & Ride for the Feast, a bike riding event for Moveable Feast, a non profit organization that delivers meals to people living with AIDS and cancer.

This year it's a Rock Band competition! Bring your band, form a band there with other players, or sing and play an instrument by yourself! The winning band wins a $100 Atomic gift card for each member!

There will also be raffles at the event for various awesome goods:

Rock Band for the 360 Xbox, donated by the good people at Harmonix, the creators of Rock Band.

A 3 game pack for the 360 from Big Huge Games.

And more!

Feel free to contact me for more information!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Blank Plush

Mid To Upper 40s


midtoupper40s, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

Weather brought to you today by Vinylmore! Nothing delivers the weather news like toys!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Vinylmore On FOX45

Tuesday, March 18, WBFF Fox 45 here in Baltimore will be shooting from the Vinylmore Exhibit at atomic POP on their Morning News from 6 - 8:30 AM.

They'll be filming live throughout the morning. Several of the artists will be here.

Watch us on the TV!

Vinylmore: Toggler by Jimmy Foo


toggler, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JIMMY FOO
Jimmy Foo has always been a collector, anything and everything but mostly plastic toys. The collecting has had its uses as he's also a sculptor and most things he collect end up being incorporated into sculptures. Over the years his work has ranged from bronze castings to room sized installations to teeny tiny kitbashes. Vinyl toy customizing is but a fairly recent deviation, some examples of his customs can be found on the Vinyl Toy Freaks Forum where he can also be readily contacted.

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Size: 6 inches tall

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Vinylmore: Happy Cappy by Jessica Tabak


happycappy, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JESSICA TABAK
As a young girl scout, Jessica sold more cookies than anyone in her troop, earning several cookie-selling badges and the blistering envy of her fellow troop members. She is an active member of the Tim Gunn for President campaign and if she was not allergic to cats, which she very much is, she would own two.

Alternate view.

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Size: 5 inches tall

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Vinylmore: Ottantasette by Ty Finocchiaro


ottantasette, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

TY FINOCCHIARO
Ty is Italian and he can't really help it. The poor bastard can often be found staring at a much loved pile of 50 year old metal and pitted chrome parts that will one day be a functional Vespa. In the meantime, painting vinyl fills this aching void in his life.

Alternate view.

Template: Sqwert
Size: 5 inches tall

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Friday, March 14, 2008

Vinylmore: Miaomi by Ming Doyle


miaomi, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

MING DOYLE
Born in Boston in the Fall of 1984 to an Irish American sailor and a Chinese Canadian librarian, Ming's formative years were spent at the Nation's oldest co-educational institution and oldest continuously running boarding school, with a brief layover in the People's Republic of China for some noodles. In 2007 she earned a BFA from Cornell University with a dual concentration in painting and drawing and is currently working on art every day and all night.

Template: Qee
Size: 8 inches tall

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Our art toy show, Vinylmore, will run through March 31 @ atomic POP on Friday. We have nearly 50 different artists participating, working with Qees, Munnies, and various other blanks.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Vinylmore: Yamabushi by Datek


yamabushi, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

DATEK
“My work is graceful visual cynicism, my figures are the imagination's avatars. I racked my first shit at four years old (a NIB padlock), and I've been falling ever since. Now I have a daughter who writes with me. Imagination is the sixth sense.”

Template: Fat Cap/Qee
Size: 2.5 inches tall

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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:Self Portrait by Datek


selfportrait, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

DATEK
“My work is graceful visual cynicism, my figures are the imagination's avatars. I racked my first shit at four years old (a NIB padlock), and I've been falling ever since. Now I have a daughter who writes with me. Imagination is the sixth sense.”

Template: Qee
Size: 2.5 inches tall

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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.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Vinylmore: Smuggy by Ben Claassen III


smuggy, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

BEN CLAASSEN III
Ben Claassen III is a freelance designer / illustrator, and is the creator of the weekly comic strip Dirtfarm. His work appears regularly in the Washington City Paper, Baltimore City Paper, Chicago Reader, & Chattanooga Pulse, and has appeared in several other publications including actor Wil Wheaton's book of short stories Dancing Barefoot. To see a running archive of his work, please visit his website.

Alternate View

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Size: 3.5 inches tall

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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: Crybaby by Ben Claassen III


crybaby, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

BEN CLAASSEN III
Ben Claassen III is a freelance designer / illustrator, and is the creator of the weekly comic strip Dirtfarm. His work appears regularly in the Washington City Paper, Baltimore City Paper, Chicago Reader, & Chattanooga Pulse, and has appeared in several other publications including actor Wil Wheaton's book of short stories Dancing Barefoot. To see a running archive of his work, please visit his website.

Alternate View

Template: tbd
Size: 3.5 inches tall

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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, March 11, 2008

Vinylmore: Sherman by Peter Chang


sherman, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

PETER CHANG
"Hi my name is Peter and I am 24 years old and have been customizing toys for about 2 years now. I am a professional breakdancer on the weekends and toy customizer during the week. I am very single at the moment and enjoy long walks on the beach."

Alternate View

Template: Munny
Size: 8 inches tall

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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: Pershing by Peter Chang


pershing, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

PETER CHANG
"Hi my name is Peter and I am 24 years old and have been customizing toys for about 2 years now. I am a professional breakdancer on the weekends and toy customizer during the week. I am very single at the moment and enjoy long walks on the beach."

Alternate View

Template: Munny
Size: 8 inches tall

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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.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Vinylmore: Quetzl-Hunab-Coatl-Ku by Daniel "R5" Brojas


quetzlhunabcoatlku, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

DANIEL BROJAS
also known as R5-Rope5 & Burn Syndrome (Da-Flow collective).

R5 is originally form Mexico City but has been living in the US for many years now. R5's social & cultural influences clearly reflect in his work. "I have a very lighthearted approach to my work and life in general, I tend to be very care-free. I am an artist, graphic/product designer, photographer, jeweler and collector. Most all the creative endeavors I do on my own are out of a personal passion without care of success or fame. I try to benefit others through my own creativity, I want to create positive change though my artistic vision & projects; throughout the span of my lifetime."

Alternate View

Template: Fourcube
Size: 8 inches tall
Note: Artists' share of proceeds will be donated to a Maya preservation charity.

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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.

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Vinylmore: Daft Qee by Melvin Bradley


daftqee, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

MELVIN BRADLEY
Melvin Bradley, Baltimore Fine Artist and Cartoonist, is the recipient of the 2007 Senoje Consortium Award for Excellence in Painting and Printmaking. When he has free time, he blogs about art and life.

Template: Baby Qees
Size: 3.5 inches tall

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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, March 08, 2008

Vinylmore Party


vinylmorecrowd, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

Thanks to everyone for coming out last night! We had a great time, hope you did, too!

As usual, I didn't take enough photos. Anyone who took photos last night please add them to the flickr Vinylmore pool!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/vinylmore/



We'll continue to post all the exhibit entries here.

Friday, March 07, 2008

Vinylmore: Non-Repro Blue Leisure Time Custom DX by Marc Raley


bluehibiscusflower, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

MARC RALEY
Marc works as a designer for a company that makes toy soldiers, which is convenient because he really likes toy soldiers. In his free time he hangs with the wife and kid and occasionally dusts his collection of die-cast robots.

Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches tall

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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, March 06, 2008

Vinylmore: No Marc = No Munny by Steve Morris


nomarcnomunny, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

STEVE MORRIS
Originally from San Francisco, Steve now calls Baltimore home and enjoys the change of seasons, fast pace and rude drivers of the East Coast. A full time Graphic Designer and Model Builder, he's been collecting toys for over 20 years and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon.

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Template: Munny
Size: 7 inches

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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: Boogans by Justin Blemly


boogans, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

JUSTIN BLEMLY
Among Justin Moore Blemly's achievements are the invention of the "Chip Clip", the populist revolution of molecular gastronomy and a series of guest appearances on the critically acclaimed public access television program "Sex: Straight Up!"

Template: Mini Munny, Munny
Size: 4 inches / 7 inches
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.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Vinylmore: Too Much Of A Good Thing by Andrea Vitale-Lathe


toomuchofagoodthing, originally uploaded by sugarfreak.

ANDREA VITALE-LATHE
Pop artist with a thing for sugar.

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Template: Mini Mummy
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.