11-13-09 will be a Friday the 13th to remember:
The piece in the picture is called the “Astral Codexian” and he comes on a clear acrylic stand so he can “float/meditate” he also has wings made of real crystal and his robe shifts from purple to green depending on the angle you look at it. Seriously, pics do not do it justice. this piece looks insane in person.
The entire show is focused on this world of mythos and Majik I’ve created. There will be many new custom vinyls, paintings, and a very exciting print release (if all goes according to plan). I’ll also be doing an online preview, if anyone wants to be added to the email list, just email Josh@fplusnever.com with “Preview” in the subject line.
Here’s a little background on this particular piece (every piece will have a little story with them):
“The astrals are the least seen and understood of the houses of Majik. The Astrals are believed to be the closest of the majiks to the enlightened, with abilities to bend and fold time and space itself. They are particularly wise and well tempered as “Transcended Codexians”. Due to their elusive nature, and ability to shift planes, Astrals are considered to be more of a wives’ tale than an actual entity.”
And some more pics:
If you’re in the Phoenix area and can make it out, I’d definitely like to see ya!
A little while back I was asked to join the TOY2R QEE world tour as a special guest artist to celebrate their 15 year anniversary! It’s pretty wild to think there’s a vinyl toy company that’s already hitting the big 15, I guess that reinforces that TOY2R and the vinyl world are here to stay.
This was the first Qee I’ve ever done actually, and it was pretty fun to finally mess around with, it’s got more articulation than I expected. It’s very well thought out so the peices have motion without rubbing against each other and removing your paint. It goes together solidly, but comes apart easily enough without needing to heat the vinyl or anything, goes back together easily as well. Also, it has some sort of matte paint finish that makes acrylic stick to it very easily as well. Basically, it’s a very solid and pleasant DIY platform that will give you very little headaches when working with it.
Now that the endorsement’s over, here’s some info on the show:
This will probably be the biggest thing in Nebraska. Ever.
And here’s my piece for the show:
“Lesser Reanimated Rogue”
Custom Toyr QEE
I decided to stay faithful to the basic design on this one, and just add some select elements to bring out the initial shape of the platform. The concept for this figure is that he is a corpse, reanimated by the magic spell on his back, the spell only lasts for as long as the candle burns on his head. When the candle goes out, he goes back to his eternal slumber. Lesser reanimated rogues, make great assassins that self destruct.
And yes, I snuck a little “Army of Darkness/Day the earth stood still” Nod in there as well!
Stay classy interwebs!
Another recently commissioned 8″ Dunny. It was super fun to do one these w/ the mask and one without. Still not sure which one I like more:
