Photo By Gail
I don’t even know what to say about this Hello Kitty / Tomato-hybrid plush toy spotted in the Hello Kitty Sanrio store, on 42nd Street, in Times Square. If there was a Hello Banana, I would want to own it.
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My Little Pony Toy Designer Gayle Middleton Creates new Line of Undead Monster Babies
I Am Such a Sucker for a Skull with a Bow
I can’t tell you how many recovering Goths I know that also have an insane obsession Hello Kitty or Uglydolls. It’s weird how those two things sort of end up going together: Goths with a Cuteness Fixation. If you can relate to that, I’ve got your cuteness fix right here.
Gayle Middleton, the designer who did the revamp of My Little Pony (and other popular toys) a while back has a dark side of her own which has led her to create a series of plush toys she calls Vamplets. They are pretty sweet.
Gayle is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to fund a second run of all of these crazy cute little vampire and monster baby plushies, which sold out of their first runs almost immediately. I think you can see why.
The Cuteness
There’s way more to the story that we don’t have time to go into right now, so please check out the Kickstarter page, which features a super fun video staring Gayle, at This Link and make a pledge! There are some very cool and wildly collectable plush gifts available for pledges as low at $35. This campaign expires on April 11th so please help her reach her goal and get some bitchen swag in exchange. Good luck with the campaign, Gayle!
Citizen Brick’s Chemistry Enthusiast
Art Toy Enthusiasts Citizen Brick take the LEGO platform and put out small-run figures that you’ll probably never see LEGO release. They’ve recently released a new figure that looks an awful like the main character from one of my favorite shows. Just read the description:
“This minifig knows that science is serious business best left to professionals. In his stylish hazmat suit, Citizen Brick’s new Chemistry Enthusiast always puts safety first while cooking up the purest product on the market.”
So adorable!
Thanks to Plastic & Plush For The Tip!
Citizen Brick's Chemistry Enthusiast
Art Toy Enthusiasts Citizen Brick take the LEGO platform and put out small-run figures that you’ll probably never see LEGO release. They’ve recently released a new figure that looks an awful like the main character from one of my favorite shows. Just read the description:
“This minifig knows that science is serious business best left to professionals. In his stylish hazmat suit, Citizen Brick’s new Chemistry Enthusiast always puts safety first while cooking up the purest product on the market.”
So adorable!
Thanks to Plastic & Plush For The Tip!
Shark Attack Plush Toy Display!
Shark Attack Plush Toys! Photographed by me at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California!
Batmobile Kiddie Ride
Photographed by me at Tom’s Toy store on Honolulu Street in Montrose, California.
Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley Jack in the Boxes
Photographed at David Burke in the Box Restaurant, Bloomingdale’s, NYC.
Yes, It Exists: The Crazy Cat Lady Game
“Go Cat Crazy!”
Pictured above we see my lovely friend Ivy posing with a board game called The Crazy Cat Lady Game. Said game is yet another genius item we found at Greystone Gardens during Berkshires Adventure Weekend 2012. We do not know the exact rules of the game, but we are pretty sure that possession of at least a dozen cats is a prerequisite.
Photo of The Day: A Jar of Candy Buttons
I love this photo I took of a jar of Candy Buttons found at Greystone Gardens, a really cool shop in the Berkshires that sells old fashioned candies, antique-y things, toys and other fun stuff.
Secret Universe by Aelita Andre at NYC’s Agora Gallery
Aelita Andre Admires her Work at the Agora Gallery On Saturday June 16th (All Photos By Gail, Click on Any Image to Enlarge)
It was almost exactly one year ago that The Worley Gig was first introduced to the engaging painting style of art prodigy Aelita Andre via her 2011 solo exhibit, Prodigy of Color. Aelita, now five years old, has a new show at Agora Gallery and we were on hand last night for the opening reception of the current Andre collection called Secret Universe.
“Island of Fairies”
It sounds hilarious to observe that the artwork of a five year old has “visibly matured” since last year, but that is definitely the case with Secret Universe. Andre has maintained her signature abstract style, which involves dripping and pouring paint of various colors onto a canvas and then embellishing it with the adhesion of random found objects including toys, dolls, odd bits of plastic and metal, and lots of glitter! While these pieces are instantly recognizable as Andre’s work (and for those skeptics, a video of Aelita in the process of creating many paintings 100%-on-her-own plays on a continuous loop in the gallery) this collection includes several multi-panel works that further demonstrate Andre’s ability to extend her vision. Overall, her new work also has a more dynamic feel, for lack of a better way to describe it, and the individual works have sharper points of contrast within them.
“Floating Rainbow Man”
“Paleontologist’s Footprint Dinosaurs Nesting Grounds”
Photos don’t fully capture the brightness of the colors on these canvases, which is another reason that your enjoyment of Aelita Andre’s work will be so fully heightened by experiencing this show in person, if you are intrigued at all. It will be interesting to see how her painting style develops as she gets older and to see whether she will become less abstract in her representation while maintaining her surrealist style. There is no doubt that Aelita Andre is an authentic and exciting talent to keep an eye on. She’s also a really cute kid who was running around the gallery at Saturday’s opening like, well, a typical happy 5 year old. Her sprit is definitley captured in her work.
“String City”
It’s also worth noting that while we fully expected to see Andre’s work selling for the tens of thousands of dollars, pieces are mostly in the $4800 – $6,000 range, with only two very large multi-panel works selling for close to $13,000. Certainly an affordable price range, though your mileage may vary. See more photos from the show at According2g.com. Read Agora Gallery’s Blog Post about Aelita at This Link.
“Dinosaur Planet” (Detail)
Secret Universe By Aelita Andre is on Exhibit through July 3rd, 2012 only, so don’t waste any time planning your visit. The Agora Gallery is Located at 530 West 25th Street (West of 10th Avenue), 2nd Floor, NYC. Gallery Hours are Tuesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM.
