My First Etsy Treasury

Today I put together my first Etsy treasury. I've been lucky enough to have been featured in many treasuries since starting my new account: I've even been on the Etsy frontpage several times in one day. I figured it's time for me to come up with my own treasury to show the Etsy community that I'm on the lookout too. Below is a screenshot of what I came up with:























I never realized how much time and effort it takes to assemble twelve items into one group. I focused on photographs that I liked. That was it. I didn't have any special requirements. If I like your pic you're in. It took me about an hour and 35 pages of scrolling. Maybe I'm just really picky and don't know it.
One thing I did keep in mind is that Etsy seems to favor gray and white items for treasuries, so I used a lot of color. But I just like colorful things so it worked out perfect.

I have a new respect for the people who put these things together on a regular basis and for fun. I'm sure there's a more efficient way to do it than just choosing a single broad category and randomly scrolling, but the hunt is part of the fun.

Greasebat • SDCC

Greasebat did arrive on time for San Diego Comic Con, this is a blank version in black vinyl, it was a big success, art toy artists, designers, Kaiju artists, bloggers and fans love it so bad! the black version was SOLD OUT during the Con.

after this one, Jeff Lamm will have another blank version in green blue vinyl for his solo show. First painted version will make his debut on NYCC on october 8.

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1: Picture of Greasebat by Spanky Stokes arriving at SDCC info 2: Mark Nagata bought a Greasebat He is superhappy with it 3: Jeff Lamm Private collection, Red first pull and the SDCC black version. 4: Spanky Stokes impersonating the Greasebat. 5: Steve Sketchguy Talkoswski showing us the Greasebat.

Greasebat • First vinyl pull

I know many of you already see this guy, and even the black version, but never is too late.

few weeks a go the very first pull of the Greasebat was made in Tokyo, was this bright red vinyl, and it looks awesome! this color version is not for sale, i know, it sux, but neither I have one. anyways im veery excited to see my sculpt com to life, congrats Jeff!

Skelanimals artist series SDCC

Well, the skelanimals x Toy2R made their debut at SDCC, they were on display for all the fans.. im pretty happy about how mine looks, if you are thinking he is mickey mOuse your wrong! his name is "Miqee Rat" LOL

Los Skelanimals de Toy2R se mostraron por primera vez en la pasada SDCC, es increible como cobran vida al pasar del 2D al 3D. Yo estoy muy contento con mi Qee, es una version un poco bizarra de Mickey Mouse (obviamente) su nombre es "Miqee Rat"

Photos courtesy of Vinylpulse, check the original post on their site.

Skelanimals artist series collection 1

Press Start! Show

A few pics of the show at Headquarters Gallery in Montreal, i specially dig what KOA did on that Mario Bros poster, by the way, my Sculpt was bought almost right away by some person back at China! txs so much dear Buyer! if you want to check and buy some of the pieces on the show go here: pressstartbigcartel

Txs for all Frenchie!

Unas cuantas fotos del montaje del Press Start show en Headquarters Gallery de Montreal, a mi me gusto en particular el poster de Mario Bros hecho por KOA, mi pieza se vendio casi de inmediato, y se ira a China con su feliz nuevo dueño. Muchas Gracias.

Para ver el resto de las piezas y si se animan a comprar algo: pressstartbigcartel

Ganmetall Celsius Custom Show/ July 10th 2010/ Toy Art Gallery/ Los Angeles

Show was awesome, lots of artists attend to the gallery, Rotobox himself travel all the way from the other side of the world to be present, Luke Chueh, Reactor 88, Kevin Gosselin, George Gaspar, Spanky Stokes, J Ryu, King Quan, Kano and more, i have a bunch of favorite pieces this time which are yours?

check them all here: Celsius Gallery Preview theres still a few up for grabs

El show fue un éxito, y fue además el primer Show de Rotobox en America, por lo que hizo el viaje desde el otro lado del mundo, muchos artistas mas asistieron evento, como: Luke Chueh, Reactor 88, Kevin Gosselin, George Gaspar, Spanky Stokes, J Ryu, King Quan, Kano y mas! Hubo muchas piezas que me "llenaron el ojo" cuales son tus favoritos?

Checalos todos por aquí: Celsius Gallery Preview

the old wall becomes the perfect backdrop

I always try to take nice pictures of the stuff I make. Lately I've been posting lots of vintage items on Etsy. Just because I'm not making it doesn't mean I don't take pride in my photos. So many people seem to not care about how they photograph their vintage items. They simply toss them on the old plastic dummy and fire away. Take a look below to see how I use what's available at the time to shoot my vintage items.I'm working in a small office upstairs from a cute antique shop. My room is full, and quite small. There is a second room that's in pretty rough shape and off limits to customers. The shop owner was kind enough to let me shoot in this room. As you can see from the picture above, it's rustic, rundown, and full of unique beauty. It's the kind of beauty that escapes most people, but I saw it right away. This full garment shot give you a pretty good idea of what the room looks like. What you can't see are the stacks of chairs, buckets of silverware, large dusty wooden furniture, glass table tops and 100 degree heat.

Close cropped shots are the best way to class things up. Here you see the name brand dress form and just a touch of rusticity with the exposed boards. Had the boards not been there this would have been a very bland shot that could have been taken against a paper backdrop. The focus is still on the garment - just a much smaller area. This allows the viewer to see the buttons, ruffles and fabric texture. It's so much warmer that a sterile white catalog shot.

This black Oscar De La Renta blouse was a real pain to shoot. The sheer fabric, intense afternoon light and high contrast between black and white really toyed with my camera settings and photography skills. I tried everything I could think of to get a nice pic to show the tie and gathers, but nothing worked. Finally I stepped outside the box and used the objects in the room to beautify the piece I was shooting. In the back you will see (blurred out) a vibrant 70's couch, an old table, a bed frame, a gold framed picture and a ton of dust. But your eye concentrates on the garment.

I can't tell you how to take your pics. And I can't make you take your time and take pride in your work. I can't even tell you how to find beauty in what you have at your disposal, I can only tell you that it's there if you look.

Toybreak episode 127

I feel the need to post this episode of Toybreak cos my name come up on the show in such a funny way that i like to share it with you, this appear right after the clip of the Celsius Show When Ben says which one was his favorite :) check it out minute 23 to see the clip of the show and my name pop out at minute 26. txs Ben, George and Ayleen.

Sentí la necesidad de compartir con ustedes este episodio de Toy Break porque mi nombre es mencionado de una manera muy casual y chistosa, después del clip que hicieron del Celsius Show Ben menciona su pieza favorita :) el clip completo del show empieza en el minuto 23 y mi nombre sale por ahí del minuto 26. Gracias Ben, George y Ayleen.

Greasebat • Wax stage

Greasebat is doing great, now is being worked by the japanese masters, this is a sneak of the wax copy they made, after this, they will clean it up, and make the final mold.

Be alert ! Greasebat is getting ready to kick some ass!

Greasebat va por buen camino, aca les dejo una imagen de la copia en cera que hicieron los maestros japoneses, RFG ya fue dividido en las diferentes partes de las que seran articuladas, pronto espero tenerles mas noticias..

GREASEBAT sketches by Jeff Lamm

I want to share with you the original sketch Jeff did for me to work on his Greasebat, of course i use some of his art as reference too. Good thing that i was already a fan of Greasebat, so i was very familiar with Jeff Style Greasebat feel.

enjoy!

Quiero compartir con ustedes los bocetos originales que Jeff hizo para que yo empezara a trabajar en Greasebat, el cuerpo en los dibujos varian un poco del Greasebat original que veran en la obra de Jeff, pero se debió a que se Jeff deseaba darle un estilo más al estilo "bullmark". Para ese entonces yo era fan del trabajo de Jeff y particularmente de Greasebat, así que cuando empezamos con el proyecto, yo ya estaba bastante familiarizado con el estilo de Jeff.

Ojalá les guste ver como empezo todo.

SAI YU GOU MA ROKU mini boss

Escultura original basada en el video juego de los 80's "China Gate" este es un mini boss. para ver el proceso: FLICKR

Original sculpt for the Press Start! show, inspired on the 80's arcade game "China Gate" or "Sai Yu Gou Ma Roku" created by Taito Corp back in 1988, yeah the same guys who create Space invaders, double dragon and more. process pics here: FLICKR

Gracias!

Como siempre trato de hacer es dedicar un post para las paginas que encuentro por ahí en la red sobre mis monos, si alguna no la vi, una disculpa y muchas gracias.

TOYSREVIL publicó una nota y entrevista sobre mi Birdman Celsius, esta en ingles pero pues si pueden échenle un ojo, para ver cuál fue el proceso de esta pieza....

SPANKY STOKES Gracias John por todo, VINYL PULSE, CUSTOM TOY UNION, TOMOPOP, TOYCUTTER, por su buenos comentarios como siempre. Algunos blogs que recién conocí: KOLLECTIVE KULTURE, THE BLOT SAYS, dos blogs que hicieron un recopiladito de algunas piezas, gracias banda INKULT MAGAZINE y SANTUARIO CREATIVO, el buen amigo y artista GAWEIN que publicó una nota sobre su nuevo logotipo. (que tuve el gusto de hacerle) y por supuesto a la Banda de VINYLES CHILES como siempre y sin falta apoyando mi chamba.

The Advantages of Working From an Office Instead of Home

I've been working from home for about five years and it's been great. Those of you who do it know all the advantages: no commute, comfy, convenient, handy fridge, etc. I've always used the master bedroom as my sewing room and usually take one more room for misc cutting and designing tasks. But I had to move into an office, and after the initial shock I've found there are some advantages to working OUT OF THE HOUSE.

The advantages can be summed up easily: it all boils down to productivity. Away from home I've become far more productive. So much so, that the time spent commuting and cost of rent and gas are offset by the amount of work I've gotten done.
Above is a corner shot of my workspace. The main thing to notice is the lack of distractions. It's very spartan and all business. I've wasted so many good working hours watching TV. But here it's not happening. I've always been a very disciplined person, but I am human so time wasting is in my DNA. I'm so much more focused now that time wasting is not an option..

Another advantage I've found is that once you set up a workspace you kinda become part of the community. While working from home I was very isolated and even a bit out of touch. Now I get out each day and see what people are wearing, I hear what they're taking about. It helps me break out of the myopia and makes me more creative as a designer. It also helps to get my name out locally.

Working in sweats or pajama bottoms is no problem around the house, but it's a huge no - no out in public so I've taken to dressing up for work and that has also been helpful. Over the next few weeks I'll be mapping out new routes to and from work so that I can check out so local thrift shops. I'll put together some outfits like the one in my previous post, wear the ensemble, clean it and post it on Etsy.

I guess it doesn't matter where you work from as long as you're doing something. I'm very lucky to have found a cute place to work. I'm going to stick it out for a little while, but I don't know if it's a permanent thing.