the teens in spring fall mainly for the fling.

here's something for ya. grab a duffle bag, fill it with tanktops and head to chicago to meet hello, brute in two weeks. jon has got a solo show starting up at rotofugi on the 9th of april. it's called teen dream, and you should be there because it will be awesome. he's promised paintings and drawings in addition to his wicked resin residents.

bonus points for anyone that draws an anchor on their chest with sharpie.

and because you can't have a proper solo show without some crazy new shit... jon is collaborating with felt mistress on some killer new plush of his characters. i must say, these look pretty incredible. they're like hip muppets... ummm, hippets?

just hanging out behind the 7-11, shooting up yarn.

aaaannd apparently yarn possession carries a 5 year sentence.

the latest released toy: pepper. he's 9"

and maybe it's just a weird shadow...

but pepper looks like he's packing some heat in those day glos

he's gonna need a meat cleaver to shave hairs that thick.

another 9 incher in the works...

prep-school love has some huge potential.

mind explosion.

BLAMO!

on sunday, blamo toys had their first custom show at million fishes gallery in san fran. billy was the dissectee. cut up, burned and painted in over 25 attempts to bring him to life. the collective of talent was top notch and the results speak for themselves. if you live in the wonderful city you have one more chance to see the show: friday the 13th. but bring cash as protection, they might actually spring to life and strip your bones trying to escape.

seven billys and two humans, all in the hold-in-a-fart pose.

brad isdrab

giant hands too clumsy to remove helmet.

work ok on feet though.

bazil

wind him up and watch the ass-kicking extravaganza.

hello brute

sears keeps about a 1000 pajama rabbits on hand

to harvest for the holiday season.

leighton kelly

this is what college party looks like in the movies.

much more fun and colorful than real life.

aleph

bear claw shoes are hardcore.

she might want to work on shaving her legs though...

brent nolasco

distended stomach, dilated eyes.

classic case of demonitis.

buzz parker

the forebear of the iron maiden was the splintery rabbit.

true story.

squidnik

evil trumps polka dots. always.

all of these fantastic shots are courtesy of drilone. he's got a full set of all the madness on flickr. which you have to go check out because i can't cover them all.

blamo custom show

the show goes on the road [ just like a real circus ] to designer con in pasadena on the 21st. all remaining billys will be sold on blamo toys. but if you have your eye on one, i would send them an email now so he doesn't escape.

artist spotlight: [ hello, brute ]

jon knox makes guys. the guys you see on the street. the guys in your math class. quiet guys. the quiet guys are hello, brute. just regular, quiet guys with dog noses. mr. knox is the creator. he designs, sculpts, molds, casts and paints each guy by hand. he's brought an entire little world to life in portland. a low-key neighborhood with big trees, cool sneakers and a bitchin deli.

sweet pic by s2ok

"words like violence, break the silence"

jon must eat a lot of tropical skittles.

sweet pic by rakka.

you guys want to go to a post-punk-proto-grindcore show?

customized by makkinoso.

all your base are belong to 3D.

sweet pic by schmancy toys.

nah, i'm more into nerdcore and beardcore.

sweet pic by bflv

i found waldo. he was a dick.

the resin wave keeps growing and hello, brute is riding on top of it. but jon's got more plates in the air than that. visit his shop and check out the wares. relax, maybe have a beer. you'll see why everything he does is snatched up so quickly.

get the latest at the blog. twitter. facebook.

artist spotlight: [ we kill you ]

we kill you! resin vending machine! clothier of the stars!

torontonian justin started we kill you in 2003 and last year exploded onto the resin scene. many figures later he's built a solid following on his trademark sharp-toothed grin. you will be roped in by his sick sculpts and nonstop production. so watch out. everyone gets bit.

it's just how it goes.

king of the forest painted by addecentric

shot by zincsaucier

looks like delicious garlicky spinach.

killer dinner!

in his naked original milky moldy goodness.

justin [i'm assuming]

sadly he was born this way...

...and you thought his monster face was so creative...

the studio

this is a playground i can get down in.

william palerne

drives a kfc truck for fun... and chicken.

the giant monstre de marais

gorgeously bloody. love the slippers...

which are actually a customization for this guy

those are IIIs feet. he makes the walruses.

also, feet with faces look like zoidberg.

hello brute jeffrey x we kill you

kinda like teeth, kinda like a beard.

both of which i have, and are awesome.

this is just the tiniest sampling of the killing community. you must go here to really meet the neighbors. drop him a line. let him know how sweet his work is. collaborate. ask him how the hell he does so much. dive in. it's a deep refreshing swim. check out the latest goon.

he looks like an udder in a polo.