Tokyoplastic King of the Monsters

Vinyl Pulse has some pics of the Tokyoplastic King of the Monsters Show in New York City, where there are lots of photos of all the artwork. All the pieces in the show were a take on Toy Tokyo's Geisha vinyl toy.

Here's my take entitled, "Om My Geisha, OMG!" You have been warned.

Before

After

Tongues tickling on the head.

Good Geisha / Bad Geisha
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View the entire show here:
http://www.vinylpulse.com/2008/04/seen-tokyoplast.html

Opening @ Varnish Fine Art

Fyi, this Saturday I have some work in a group show at San Francisco's Varnish Fine Art. It's their 5th year anniversary. Opening reception is Saturday, 7pm - 10pm. I'll be there. If you're interested, come on out.

• What: Group show opening reception
• Where: Varnish Fine Art
• When: This Saturday -> April 19
• Time: From 7pm to 10pm
• Details & Directions: 5 Year Anniversary Show Opening

The Mr. Sisson Interview

For those interested to hear my artistic ravings, as such they are, there's a new interview online.

Excerpt:
"As an artist if I can create ambiguity, perhaps with a creature where it’s unclear whether it will eat you or follow you home, then it creates an interesting tension ..."

The curious are referred to The Mr. Sisson Interview at yorkrules.com.

The New York Toy Fair

Here's a photo of the Toy Toyko booth at the 2008 New York Toy Fair. If you look closely you can see a preview of the "Idle Hands" prototype, just below the Mazinga warriors . . .

"Idle Hands" Vinyl Toy - It's Coming

It's official. This weekend Toy Tokyo announced at the gargantuan Toy Fair 2008 plans to produce "Idle Hands," my first limited edition vinyl toy. While the final release date is a secret, we expect him later this year. In the meantime, so you can see what I'm talking about here's the (snazzy) poster from the show . . .

This is still in development . . . the colorways haven't been settled on yet, but it's coming. Or he's coming. And here's a sneak peak at some of the concept art . . . sketches, sculpts, and pigments.

Vinyl Pulse Poll

Somehow I ended up in a poll for vinyl toys at Vinyl Pulse. So if you'd like to see a Mr. Sisson vinyl toy based on a character (hypothetically like the one above) then you can vote here — Vote for Vinyl

"My Monster" Gallery Show

This month Windup Gallery sponsored a charity show, called "My Monster," for a local children's museum. Each artist got a child's drawing and then had to interpret it. I was given a drawing of "Jack" by Amanda Burns, age 10. A frightening beast! I did my best to capture his ferocious belly.

Both pieces of art were auctioned off as a pair. Here they are together: