eight crazy nights.

let a labbit into your dreams and this is what you get... peter pan hanging out with hitchcock, zombies and the swamp thing on a bar crawl, and gepetto transforming into dr. frankenstein. classy enough for your wheat side,and fantastical enough for your frosted side.

children's stories are supposed to be twisted.

the other eight amanda visell custom labbits...

yar, my toes be wet.

anybody lose a skull? anyone?

their lumberjackpiratetreehouse was definitely no girls allowed.

nothing like the smell of moldy green labbit in the morning.

cadbury labbit has a creamy center.

a sweet moonlit forest of cuddly creatures... and one hungry hunter.

just enough blackbirds. not enough pie.

free at last and already taking revenge whacks.

once again i'm blown away by the production level quality and the variety of concepts. it's a lot of labbit to love. there are 10 lucky homes that are now significantly cooler because of amanda.

bunny fire burning on the forest floor.

thunk. thunk.

the sound of the axe sinking deeply into the fibrous wood echoes through the forest air. sharp clean curls of spiraling woodgrain decorate the leafy ground. the woodland creatures are cleansing themselves of their weaker limbs.

thunk. thunk.

amanda visell is the storyteller of the vinyl world. filling our shelves with fairy tales and soft spoken heroes: the sweet-faced animals with slightly darker secrets. below, her most recent pair. the wood donkey dunny and the wood labbit, both released by kidrobot.

brilliant pics by p!ng

i'm a lumberjack and i'm ok.

don't let that hidden face on the butt fool you.

terrible things happen in there.

because amanda couldn't leave awesome enough alone, she decided to do 10 customs of the wood labbit. the first two of which are below. they are being released two at a time at dailydujour. they will set you back $600.

even the smiling axe gets a toasty glow. flame on.

charred lumberjack is all the rage this season.

a venti iced labbit has only 7 calories!

and in the back... a frozen yogurt dispenser...

as usual, her style and precision are so tight they looks screen printed by a robot. keep your trigger fingers ready because i'm sure the next ones out the gate will go fast.

maybe if we ask really nicely, she'll share a photo of all of the customs together as one big happy orphanage.

stay up to date at her twitter. or blog.

or dive into the public pool at flickr.

artist spotlight: [ southerndrawl ]

the man has animal instincts. and a tool chest full of skills.

southerndrawl has a distinct ability to capture believable emotion in the unbelievable characters he creates. intensity and seriousness in caricature creatures is incredibly difficult and he does it so damn well.

i think i'm drawn to his work because this is the kind of shit i have in my sketchbook, just not nearly as good. maybe some day. he's been gathering fans wherever he goes, but his latest creation is what really brought him to a new level.

muttpop tequila minotaur

free of the labyrinth, on a path of destruction.

some tats from prison, some from hell.

the last guy who took a picture of his back is now in three pieces.

lifeless eyes. watching you bleed yourself dry.

badger munny.

angry because he's stuck with a little ween nubbin.

sabertooth madl.

chipped his tooth opening a can of tuna.

don't laugh or he'll chip the other one on your skull.

ram panda teddy troop.

a bear with horns? k-i-l-l-e-r.

he's like the voltron of animals.

triceradunny.

could use a hand sharpening the other two horns.

rabbit qee.

tatooed by elmer fudd.

qee-munny wolverine.

built to actual size.

you gotta problem with 16" canadians bub? didn't think so.

it be ahab munny and moby labbick.

we'll be eating blubber sandwiches for months.

i can't wait to see what sick puppy he's gonna toss out next.

better get in line, because he's gonna be busy.

keep on rockin it.

keep tabs on him here.

all pics from the man himself.

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.