There are now limited places available for Squink membership, which gives a choice of rewards for various monthly payment tiers, this works the same as my Patreon but without the need to sign up to the website, this is easy for anyone with a Paypal account. All tiers get you access to exclusive newsletters, with higher tiers giving you quarterly mystery hand painted customs!
The studio has been super busy over here the past few months, which has meant very few store releases, however I am working on a number of festive and wintery themed custom Dunnys which I hope to have ready for the end of this month. This means they will be with you in time for Christmas! Look out for more info and product shots towards the end of November..
I recently produced an upscaled version of Kono the Yeti for Kidrobot, which is now available to purchase via www.kidrobot.com in the form of an 8" Dunny. There are three colourways, Ice, Bubblegum & 1930 Sighting vintage edition. The ice is limited to 700pc, and the other two versions made up of 200 of each. The Bubblegum edition is exclusively available at the Kidrobot website.
I am also working on releasing a small number of artist proofs of each alternate colourway, with the ice version already sold out via Patreon preorder. These will be available on my store page next week.
As many of you may have seen already, the upcoming Wild Ones Dunny series from Kidrobot features 3 of my designs. These were created some months ago, so it's great to finally see them in production. I have some sample pieces which I will be adding small features to, and releasing on my own store, just after the official release.
There will also be an 8" production release of the Kono the yeti design from this series, scheduled for April but I will update you with more on that as soon as I have the details.
You can read an excellent feature post about my designs over on CoArt magazine HERE. The Wild Ones are released worldwide on Feb 9th. See more on the Kidrobot Website.
Apologies for the lack of updates while I go through the incredibly stressful process of attempting to move house/studio & arrange a mortgage, There has been lots going on behind the scenes, including a brand new iteration of 'When it rains, It pours' which is now ready, and will be release as a very limited series at the end of this month! As usual, each piece in series one, will be an original one off colour variant of this new sculpt. Sign up to the mailing list, or keep an eye on this page for updates and pictures very soon!
After a super busy ToyconUK, it's time to get back to work in the studio. Lots of Patreon rewards are underway, and I'm going to be working on a new custom Kidrobot Dunny head sculpt for this year, now that 'When It Rains, It Pours' has been retired. Martian Toys, and Creamlab both helped me out with getting some original enamel pin badges produced, which were launched in London on Saturday but have now been added to my online store HERE.
It's been a very busy start to 2017, so apologies for the lack of recent updates. I've been hard at work on some designs for a future production release (more details as I have them) along with rewards for Patreon supporters. I opened my commission list towards the end of March to allow it to fill up again, if you would like a place, please drop me an email as soon as possible, as it will be closing again very soon.
The next few weeks i'll be working on pieces for ToyconUK, which as usual is taking place at York Hall in London, it's a 2 day event this year, but I will only be exhibiting on the Saturday, if you're dropping by, I look forward to seeing you there! If not, the process for orders will work the same as last year, there will be a full list of pieces with prices added here before the event, which I will update as pieces sell throughout the day. You will be able to order remaining artworks by emailing after 3pm on the day. More details soon!
In preparation for the third part of the 'My Final Breath' series, i've remastered the original sculpt to bring you some more variations in this first series of MFB v 1.2. There will be just 5 painted versions in this original release, with a special cold cast real bronze AP hitting the store later too.
Available later today, this piece uses the Huck Gee Evolved Dunny series chase as a base, with the spirit of impending cold nights. Winter is coming.
The sculpt form Dunny edition of 'The Dreamer' is now complete, the first series/edition will be hitting the store in the next couple of weeks.. keep an eye on my Instagram (@squink) for teasers and full reveals ahead of the full announcement early July.
Started adding completed pieces to the ToyconUK 2016 section, keep checking back as more are uploaded in the run up to the date..
There will be a small release of When It Rains, It Pours Dunnys in the next week, these will be offered first to Patreon supporters, but remaining pieces later to the general public. This is not series 2, but a smaller, colourway specific release. They will be priced the same as series one at £65 each, product pictures will be posted here and in all the usual places as the release approaches over the next few days.
The new refined sculpt i've been working on for 'When it rains, It pours' is now complete and casting has begun. There will be a release of colourways available mid November on the store page.
New sculpt 'Surfacing' launches tomorrow with a special 1st day colourway. It'll be available for 24 hours or until allocated number is sold out (whichever comes first) Hope you like this one!
I have now set up a Patreon account, this is a great way to fund future projects, and also for you guys to benefit from in depth info on latest progress, and also get first dibs on releases. There is now also an option for a monthly pledge which will get you a custom piece every quarter, a great way to spread the cost and guarantee yourself a piece without trying for store releases.
The release for tomorrow is this custom Marshall, complete with a hand sculpted friend.. Check the store at 8pm GMT+1 on the 11th of June to give this one a home.
The end is finally in sight, I'm just putting the finishing touches to my last ToyconUK pieces, and have started uploading shots of all the available work on Trampt (link is to the Toycon folder, you'll find all of my work in there along with other exhibitors) I've had a few people asking me about the possibility of me muling for them i.e. taking pieces off sale as soon as the doors open, and reserving them. I don't see any way to make this fair practice since I have to give priority to those that have bought tickets and traveled to the event however I have decided to open up to requests from 4pm on the day. If you see anything you'd like to purchase, can't make the event or find a mule then you'll be able to drop me an email after 4pm (GMT+1) on the 25th and request pieces that way, you'll find an email link on the contact page. Those of you who are heading to London in a couple of weeks, i'll see you there!
As you may know, the commission list was closed for the most part during the second half of 2014, i've decided to open it briefly from midnight tonight (GMT) if you'd like to commission a piece please get in touch starting then with some information about what you'd like, the list will close as soon as it's full. Hope you all had a fantastic holiday season, wishing you all the best for 2015! The list is now full, i'll update when I can take on more commissions.
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