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. Continue reading My Little Pony Toy Designer Gayle Middleton Creates new Line of Undead Monster Babies
Being old enough to have watched the TV sitcom, I Dream of Jeannie in its first run, I certainly would have been overjoyed to have owned a Barbie Doll as cool as this one, based on the character played by the lovely Barbara Eden. Designed by Robert Best and release in November of 2010 (on Mattel’s Pink Label®!) the doll originally sold for $34.95. Not surprisingly, it is no longer available from Mattel, so good luck finding this great doll on eBay or collector’s sites.
All Photos By Gail
Dolls: they can be creepy or they can be cool, depending on your perspective. For Korean-born artist Byung-Kyu Do, dolls are his medium of choice. There is no denying that dolls do conjure varying images and experiences from my youth, so I could relate to the theme of Do’s latest exhibit, Childhood Memories, up now at Emmanuel Fremin Gallery. We accidentally stumbled upon this exhibit on last night’s art crawl and I was very smitten by Do’s large photographs of baby dolls, some of which you can see below. Continue reading Byung-Kyu Do, Childhood Memories at Emmanuel Fremin Gallery
Aelita Andre Admires her Work at the Agora Gallery (All Photos By Gail)
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. Continue reading Secret Universe by Aelita Andre at NYC’s Agora Gallery
Collector’s Edition!
This fabulous Barbie was spotted at the Toys ‘R’ Us in Times Square: a store so gargantuan it has its own Ferris Wheel!
Thanks to Mary Mo Wu for the Image!
