and now i want frosted flakes...

file this under: things i wish were mine

so damn awesome. released a few years ago, but no less fresh today.

tiger baby by sam flores.

from pata

don't fuck with the man in the tiger suit.

from pata

especially if he's been watching the ring.

...as long as his head doesn't swivel 360, we'll be cool.

from pata

emo tiger is listening to depeche mode.

from espritmenthe

anybody up for a round of bloody knuckles? no? anybody?

from fuuuuuunk

for a tiger, those are some bitch-ass teeth.

...hope you like pudding, tiger.

from fuuuuuunk

lining up for a birdie putt.

from fuuuuuunk

no teeth AND no claws?

do you work for siegfried or roy?

from pstarr

now THAT is a fucking tiger.

despite his lack of deadly weapons and the fact that the boy inside the tiger is possessed by at least three kinds of demons... i still really want one. tiger baby, one day you will be a man.

billy bronze

from hello-d

working the floor at the mime convention.

i couldn't talk about sam without also tossing out some of the amazing customs that have been made from his main lady. fatima.

from betso

long dresses are great for hiding extreme cankle cases.

from betso

is she on his head? or is he in her butt?

what say you mr. betso?

from the motor

motorbot brings the pain with the iron maiden.

from kathie

kathie olivas can always make the creepy, creepier.

from kathie

this white rabbit would've eaten alice.

and last but not least on this illogical journey is the newest addition to the flores family...

dragonboy.

dragon's with no eyelids always win staring contests.

love the double knuckle action.

dboy pics from montreal vinyl

dragonboy was already up for preorder, but has yet to see the light of day. there is also a purple colorway, with plenty more to follow i'm sure. keep checking upper playground for any updates.

now back to the tiger hunt.

artist spotlight: [ brent nolasco ]

brent nolasco is a madman. mad with color, mad with skill, mad with awesomeness. to enter his world you must first put on the x-ray specs, dump a packet of sweet tarts in your mouth, walk through the looking glass and then stumble down through hell. it's a crazy ride,

but worth every second. no piece of vinyl is safe near him.

they all eventually turn to the dark side.

brent also paints flat things, but that's not why we're here today.

we're here because i love his realistic bone color and texture contrasted with the nuclear fallout of the rest of the spectrum. we're here because of his ability to take a strong character and make it completely and undoubtedly his.

erick scarecrow created liberty, and then brent lit it on fire.

when a scavenger grows up...

...and raise hellfinch as pets.

a dear companion is carved for dinner.

meat wings are tastier than riblets.

twin sisters of fatima.

one with a seal meat helmet.

and one who works for exxon drinking oil.

depp+burton+nolasco=madL recluse

snip snip. he's available for your next bris...

brothers in insanity, and two of the best bennys ever.

the warrior with a hungry brain.

and the voodoo priest with the magic molar.

oral fixations run in the family.

hazel used to be such a sweet girl.

until she started listening to manson and experimenting with extreme body gnawing.

sancho grins his way into your hallucinations.

all ostrich should come with chest teeth.

the troop who carried the battle on his helmet.

complete with purple mushroom monocle. sounds like a bad innuendo.

cap'n rot'n claw to the rescue.

he'd like to rescue you into the safety of his scrote mouth.

kaniza were the first to domesticate labbits

wasabi-dipped batwings are going on the menu.

if you aren't already neck-deep in this new world. swallow the red pill and hop on the boat. you don't want to miss where it goes next. but don't forget to pay the reaper, mr. nolasco is clearly not afraid of taking limbs as payment.

thanks brent for shining a little dark light on your imagination. it's inspiring stuff.

all the pics are courtesy of brent and spankystokes.