the swinging seesaw's glo-kock figure

my jaw hit the floor when i first saw The Swinging SeeSaw's Glo-Kock figure on the KR forums - even more so when t'was mentioned that he was carved from hardwoods, adorned with brass detailing... the sleekness of the completed paintwork belies it's true original material, whilst the attention to quirky details give life to the lil tyke, IMHO ... i had an opportunity to have a chat with Alexis

mike burnett's neighbourwood

everyone say a big "howdy" to both Olon Birch and Celtis Elm:= gorgeously wood-crafted and painted figures from the hands of Mike Burnett for the NeighbourWOOD show@Compund Gallery (happening now in Portland til Dec 30th) [via] sees a host of customizers and artists interpreting the deceptively simple wooden-form into characters that puts a new spin on the age-old wooden-boy lore: Pinocchio ;p[

itokin park's kawadoji

the thing about Itokin Park's toys/figures are that they are actually individually handmade, by the dude himself (!) and this new lil critter is no different: Kawadoji stands at 4" tall and is ever blissfully ready for a huggie *aaawwww ~ altho apparently t'was made in respect to Park's departed father [via]now FuturePlastik has an exceptional opportunity to bring y'all 3 different colorways,

itokin park + vinylpulse's robo

"making-of"-goodness by way of Itokin Park and Vinyl Pulse, with the step-by-step report on the making of Vp's first ever exclusive toy; ROBO.from early sculpts to painting to packaging to finished toy, the "evolution" of this 3-inch tall VP-exclusive green colorway ROBO can be seen here in these exclusive VP-reports: Part One - The SculptPart Two - The PaintPart Three - Dressing UpPart Four -