crazy for ROBOTS: robot #46

Danbo / in the rain

While looking through photos in the Explore page on flickr, I came across this wonderful picture by David Copeman (flickr name: djcopeman). I thought it was a picture of a person dressed as a cardboard robot, but in fact it's a toy based on a Japanese character named Danbo. According to David, Danboard (or Danbo for short) is a toy based on the character Miura Hayasaka who dresses up in a cardboard box suit and is part of the Japanese series Yotsuba&!. Danbo is part of the Revoltech line by the Japanese company Kaiyodo. The Danbo figure is plastic, has movable joints, eyes that light up and stands about 5 inches tall.

Danbo / at night

Needless to say, I'd love to have my very own Danbo toy and these wonderful photos that David has taken make me want one even more! They're really beautifully shot with interesting light and points of view. These two are a couple of my faves, but there are plenty more to peruse through. Be sure to check out the set of Danbo in the snow, to see the character Miura Hayasaka who wears the Danbo suit.

*Photos taken from David's flickr page.

new, updated, renovated studio!

studio 4337 / south wall

After months of unpacking, rearranging, reframing, installing, etc, my studio is finally complete! I'm so excited and have uploaded a bunch of pics onto my flickr page for you to see. There are still some detail-y things I'd like to do, but all in all I'm stoked. It's a dream come true for me. I have to pinch myself when I'm working! I can't believe I have a space that's mine, that I helped to design, that's right outside the house so close to home AND temperature controlled! CRAZY! Big thanks to Erich for the great spongey flooring and Julie for the great shelf brackets from Ikea. My feet and my walls are very happy!

re-fragmented 01 & 02 / march 2009

Here's a little sneak peek at some pieces I have recently been reworking. I started each of these pieces about 5 years ago. Since then, they have sat in my studio. In the process of moving stuff back into my studio, I decided to rework them. So far, I'm having fun with them and am really enjoying the process. My plan is to keep breaking them down into smaller rectangles & squares. Once that feels complete, I'll go back into them with drawings, photos, and other collaged bits. I love puzzles pieces like these, figuring them out as you go along. For more pics of these, visit my flickr page.

thanks for the LOVE!

Wow! Thanks for the love, folks! can't tell ya enough how much I appreciate it! Thanks, too, to everyone who tells me about these posts. It means a whole bunch to me! :) Check out the features, here (top to bottom, left to right):

1.) Athensboy

2.) Fandart

3.) Dakota Davis

4.) Happy Doodle Land

5.) Monoscope

6.) Lifelounge

7.) coZop

8.) idée

9.) artzari

Special thanks to my friend Flora at Happy Doodle Land for the kind words about my crazy skulls and to the folks at FFFFOUND!, who have posted quite a few pics of my never ending bottlecap collection. THANKS!!