Only 3 Days Away!

I'm just about finished crafting for this weekends Craftstravaganza event. This is one of the funnest craft shows around! Lots of creative young people participating. Not at all stuffy and pretentious like some art shows can be. Don't you love the promo poster? It couldn't match my blog any better. I swear I didn't have anything to do with the design. :)

Above is a pic of some new strawberry sweeties. This year I will have more items than ever so please drop by and check them out. Its only one day, Saturday, May 1 at the State Fair Grounds from 9am - 5pm. If you can't make it to this event I just secured my booth for the Powder Horn Art Fair held in August. More details about that show later.

Day 162: Garfield

Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield (named after Davis's grandfather); his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie. As of 2007, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals, and held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.

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Busy, Busy - Upcoming Show

I've been busy working on some inventory for the upcoming Craftstravaganza show on May 1. As with every show I like to have new items and this time I have a bunch. This year I'm introducing mermaids and mermaid friends including turtles and octopus. Check out the show if your in the area it should be an exciting year with some new talented artists.

Day 161: Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice is a 1988 American comedy horror fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. The plot revolves around a recently dead young couple who become ghosts haunting their former home, a quaint and quiet house on a hill overlooking the fictional town of Winter River, located in Connecticut.

Beetlejuice was both a financial and critical success, grossing $73.33 million from a budget of $13 million. The film spawned an animated television series that Burton produced.

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Prints and Trades

Greetings!!! - after a period of silence...

Hope all are well out in the internets there ;-) RAMPAGE TOYS is plotting away on many new and exciting things - including NEW toys, new ART and new languages! IN anticipation of an upcoming release, I'm trying my very bestest to acquire a bit of Japanese language skill - with hopes of getting some stuff in the Japanese market! They do have the best toys EVER after-all!

So, that covers the new languages bit. Now to the new ART bit (and some pictures - since that's what everyone wants to see anyway!). I finished making a whole bundle of monotypes and stencil prints recently, and here are a couple for your viewing pleasure. The two robots are BIG (2.5 x 3 feet) monotypes. The set-up for these things took over an hour each - and that's AFTER cutting out the stencils. It can all be messed up with one bad pass through the printing press, but these two 'made it out alive.' YAY! This in 'On-Off-Bot in Silver and Black':

Also, in recent news, the awesome and prolific designer and toy maker UAMOU (Ayako Takagi) and I did a little toy trade - 1 for 1. She got a RAMPAGE TOYS Jelly-O resin toy, and sent a fluorescent orange Uamou vinyl toy (one of her MANY sold-out Uamou designs) my way! Here's a pic of the little guy (left) - along with a couple of his friends:

And last but not least- new TOYS - a sneak peak of something new that I'm working on right now (literally!). A new RAMPAGE TOY for release early this summer - and to be sold at the 'Indie Banditas Bazaar' - June 26th 2010 in Port Townsend, Washington - be there!