Pics From Toy2R's 15th Anniversary DIY QEE Celebration at Dragatomi

Dia De Los Muertos Art Show (First Show at Lulubell's New Location!)

Make sure to come out this Saturday, Ocotber 16th, to Dia De Los Muertos Art Show taking place at Lulubell Gallery and Toy Bodega. Opening reception starts at 6pm! My painting "My Neighbor" will be on display along with many other artists works!

Also note that this is taking place at Lulubell's new location! 35 E. Toole St. #1 in Tucson AZ!

Tonight!

From Toy2R via Facebook: 15th Anniversary Qee DIY Exhibit at Dragatomi, 2317 J Street, Sacramento, CA - TONIGHT! 8" Qees customized by a slew of great artists!

"Lovely Little Meltdown"

Here it is! The full reveal of my new custom piece done for the Toy2R 15th Anniversary DIY Qee Celebration being held at Dragatomi, October 9th to November 6th! Its priced at $200 and will be available through Dragatomi during the show. Hope you guys dig it!

Just Another Little Teaser!

Toy2R's 15th Anniversary DIY Qee Celebration

Check the awesome artist line up for this show, I'm thrilled to be showing with so much amazing talent! The show will be epic, so make sure you make it to Dragatomi and check it out!

October 9th - November 6th: 15th Anniversary DIY Qee Celebration at DRAGATOMI

featuring custom Qees by: Katt Brunnegraff - Motorbot - PodgyPanda - Gatchabert - Chauskoskis - Jeremiah Ketner - Abe Lincoln Jr - Skinner - Grimsheep - Aaron Boy - KingQuan - Lunabee - J*RYU - Brain Colin - Marka27 - Jay222 - Ritzy Periwinkle - Troy Stith - Jenny Wolf - TaskOne - SpankyStokes - Mandark - Leecifer - Dlux - Betso - George Gaspar - Dynomight NYC - Rsin - Nathen Hamill - 64 Colors - Ardabus Rubber - DrilOne - Nemo - Julie West - Nreazon - Frank Mysterio - Scribe - Zombie Monkie - Kevin Gosselin - Phu

2317 J Street - Sacramento, CA 95816

More Awesome "Dante" Features

Big thanks to Plastic and Plush, albotas, and Kollectible Kulture for the features! These are awesome sites about toys, art, and more that I highly recommend you guys follow!!

"Dante the Devourer" features

Just wanted to make a quick post saying thanks to Spanky Stokes and TOYSREVIL who featured "Dante" recently! These are super great Bloggers and I definitely recommend that anybody reading this should follow these guys, they are the best in news about anything art, and or designer vinyl toys! Thanks again :)

"Dante the Devourer" Custom 18" Knuckle Bear

Dante the Devourer roams the galaxy searching for anything he can consume. Like a black hole he consumes planets, stars, and anything he lays eyes upon. He must constantly devour energy to keep his heart powered so it does not consume itself and inevitably him in its yucky, sticky, blackness.

I spent a good amount of time on this piece making sure every detail had been gone over and over and it has become my favorite piece so far. This custom 18" Knuckle Bear by toy designer, Touma was done for the "Toy (Re)Collections" show that starts June 5th at the Lulubell Toy Bodega, and runs to the end of the month. The piece will be available for purchase through the gallery so if your interested you better let us know! The exhibition will be beyond epic, featuring work by Frank Kozik, Coarse, Lunabee, Paul Kaiju, and many more including myself of course :) Stop by the gallery for the opening reception and say hi, I will be in attendance and I always love to meet fans!

Toy (Re)Collections at the Lulubell Toy Bodega

Come see my newest custom toy work along with work by Frank Kozik, Coarse, Bwana Spoons, Cris Rose, Lunabee, Suckadelic, and many many more! Come mingle with me and the awesome people of Tucson!!

From Lulubell Toy Bodega: Everyone has some sort of history with toys. Whether they only played with them as a child, collect licensed product tie-ins, or create custom vinyl themselves, everyone has a personal story connected to a favorite piece of plastic.

Opening Saturday, June 5th, Lulubell Toy Bodega in Tucson, AZ, is going to celebrate everything mold injected with their month-long gallery exhibition titled “Toy (Re)Collections". Join Lulubell from 6 to 9 PM as they exhibit over 25 of the most exciting and cutting edge voices in the custom toy world. The exhibit will cover the entire spectrum from completely one-of-a-kind toys and customized vinyl to photographs and paintings. Music will be provided by DJ's jcat and Sync from azsessions.com. The show will run the duration of the month and end on June 29th.

Exhibiting artists include:

Frank Kozik

Le Merde

Coarse

UAMOU

Lunabee

Spencer Hibert

Dehara

Bwanna Spoons

Aaron Boy

Bert S. Gatchalian

Cris Rose

Tone Tank & Scumlife

jcat

Layron DeJarnette

Suckadelic

toybot studios

Mad Barbarians

MONSTREHERO

Nerderella

Paul Kaiju

Antikillers

VELOCITRON

Mark Nagata

Julie B

Futureman 未来男

and many more!

For additional info head to Lulubell's facebook page for all the evenings details!

Aaron Boy Tattoo

Aaron Boy tattoos?! Super sick!! This piece belongs to Ashley Baker, shes one rad girl, and I'm most flattered.

"My Neighbor"

Framed acrylic painting on 16x20 panel. Tribute to "My Neighbor, Totoro"

Package from Play Imaginative

I received an amazing package from Play Imaginative today and I just wanna say a HUGE thank you to Daphne and Jacky over at P.I. for helping get this awesome toy, I cant wait to get started on it!!

Stay posted on my progress of the piece by following me on Twitter and see it in person at a very special group exhibition being held at the Lulubell Toy Bodega gallery in June. More info coming about that show soon!

Voting Begins Today on Delicious Drips for the PVC Show

Thats right!! Voting opened today and runs till March 22nd. Vote for my piece HERE please!!!

Cool Story Written on alibi.com About "Cool Kids Never Die"

Thanks to Samara Aplern for the cool write up on the show!! Link

My custom Skully for PVC Show hosted by Delicious Drips

Here's the pics of my custom SkullyBoom for the PVC Show titled "SpookyBoom". Voting begins on March 15th to the 22nd so be sure to head over to Delicious Drips and vote for my piece!! For more pics head to my Flickr

New Series for the APW Galleries World of Imagination V.3

"This Never Ends"

"Spooky"

"The Collector of Strays"

Well my new paintings are done for the APW Galleries World of Imagination V.3 group exhibition. All of the pieces are acrylic paint on 12x12 panels and will be available for purchase at the APW Gallery starting on the night of the opening reception held on 3/5/10. If your interested in purchasing any of the paintings contact APW for pricing and more information. The show will be freaking great so make sure to stop by the exhibition and take a look at all the fantastic artwork!! I unfortunately will not be able to attend the reception of the show, but I will be attending a group exhibition show I'm contributing to in June. More info coming on that soon! Stay tuned!!

PVC Show Hosted by Delicious Drips

Letting you guys know now that I'm a sponsored artist for SkullyBoom in the PVC (Poly Vinyl Cranium) Show hosted by Delicious Drips!! Get ready to vote for my custom SkullyBoom piece on Delicious Drips!! Voting will take place for seven days from March 15^th to the 22^nd.

And heres the video promo for the event!!

Cool Kids Never Die

Hey guys!! Im participating in the Cool Kids Never Die Art, Plush, and Custom Toy Show held at Studio Broadway in Albuquerque NM!! Its a one night only show held on 2/20/10 at 6pm to midnight featuring of tribute work to late 80's early 90's pop culture. Fun times!! Any way get there and check it out!

Baxter the Lonely Dead Bear Featured on Custom Toy Lab

Sorry for the late update on this, but "Baxter the Lonely Dead Bear" has been featured on Custom Toy Lab!! Go check out the piece on CTL's awesome custom toy website!! A special thanks Custom Toy Lab for the feature!! And more news coming about the new gallery work for the APW Gallery very soon!! Stay tuned!

World of Imagination V3 at the APW Gallery in New York

Hey everyone!! Hope your all having a great new year so far!! Just an early heads up that I will be showing once again in New Yorks APW Gallery for its "World of Imagination Vol. 3" group exhibition, this time their looking to surpass the previous exhibits numbers and present the largest group exhibition in New York, with two hundred artists including myself showing!! Currently I'm working on the new pieces for the show and am looking forward to presenting all new work this time around which I will be posting up soon. The opening reception will be held 3/5/10. Make it there!!

TOMOPOP Featuring "Baxter"

An awesome feature of "Baxter the Lonely Dead Bear" on TOMOPOP today! The article is amazing and full of kind words that would make anyones day. Thanks to TOMOPOP for the rad feature, its much appreciated!!! See it here http://tomopop.com/aaron-boy-s-baxter-the-lonely-dead-bear-arrives-on-the-vinyl-scene-9777.phtml

"Baxter" Featured on TOYSREVIL

One of my favorite designer toy sites TOYSREVIL has featured "Baxter The Lonely Dead Bear" in the blog today! This is awesome considering I check this site daily for news on the raddest designer art toys, so to see the piece up there is a treat! Check it out, and many, many thanks to TOYSREVIL for the feature! http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/2009/11/baxter-lonely-dead-bear-custom-teddy.html

Great "Baxter" Feature on A Little Bit On The Awesome Side

Another great feature of "Baxter the Lonely Dead Bear" from A Little Bit On The Awesome Side, so go see the post here http://albotas.com/2009/11/baxter-the-lonely-dead-bear-10-diy-teddy-troop-custom-by-aaron-boy/. Thanks to you guys at ALBOTAS for all the kind words too, it is a great article, much respect!

"Baxter" Featured on Teddy Troops Official Web Page

Yup, there he is! Really awesome to see him on the front page there and in the gallery as well! Go to http://www.teddytroops.net/ or see him and become a fan of Flying Fortresses Teddy Troops on Facebook here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Teddy-Troops/65798786552. Thanks again to Flying Fortress for the post, it really means so much to me since I have been a fan of the toy for so long!

Baxter the Lonely Dead Bear

So it took me well over a month before I could even stop working on this piece, I obsessed and lost a lot of sleep over this guy but I'm in love with it and its one of my favorite pieces yet. Its all acrylic paint on a 10" DIY Teddy Troop with removable helmet. it is for sale in the Shop! right now so if you fancy it as much as I do head over there. The countless hours and days I refused to put the paint brush down paid off and I hope you all love it as much as I do!

Setting Up Shop

So my brand new online store is up and running! It still could use some major making over and beautifying but if your interested in my work you can head over there and purchase a piece whenever you like (it being open 24 hours after all). If there are any suggestions on how to make it better please let me know, I always love hearing from you! Keep a look out for a new piece that will be available on the store too! So take a look http://aaronboysartshop.bigcartel.com/ or go to the link titled Shop! under the My Links section of this blog. Enjoy! Oh and by the way, HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Sacrilege; They May Drink Your Blood

"Don't tell them you can walk on water or they may drink your blood". This is my interpretation of the lyric from the song Sacrilege from AFI's new album Crash Love that came out today. By the way, the album is amazing, go buy it! I really enjoyed the way this turned out and had fun working on it, and Ive always pulled so much inspiration from their music which is so dear to me and has been for years. Acrylic on 11x14 canvas.