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AW177 New York Comic Con 2011 Day 1!
On 14, Oct 2011 | No Comments | In NYCC, Shows, Thoughts, Updates | By aw177
What a day today was and it was all very exciting and so much fun! Here’s a recap of how my day went down for those that are interested!
I received an email from Benny from Tenacious Toys saying that I needed to get my Qee down to the con as soon as I can, since there was someone interested in buying my 16″ Qee around 4:30pm! I called Benny back and told him I was on my way down and should arrive around 6pm. He emailed the potential buyer and told him to come back around 6ish if he’s still interested in buying the Qee. I took the bus/train down and rushed over to the con and made it there around 6:15, but the guy didn’t show up yet. But it was really great to see Benny & Steph from Tenacious Toys again and nice to meet Kevin Winnik from Toy2R! Also props to Keithing from ToyQube, Mr. Munk, Nemo, and a whole bunch of other people!
L-R: Kevin, Steph, Benny, me (click on pic to make it bigger)
There are a lot of great customs in the Tenacious Toys/Toy2R booth; I think that makes it stand out from the rest, they were promoting more of the artists and their art rather than to just sell production toys. I am really honored and appreciative of Tenacious Toys always supporting my work!
My 5″ Qees on display
My 16″ Qee on display
The potential buyer came back later and bought the 16″ Qee!
This is the fine French gentleman who graciously purchased my custom 16″ Qee on the first preview day of NYCC 2011! I am truly humbled that he liked my work that much to buy it right away! Thank you so much!
And on top of that, someone came and bought one of my limited edition “Circuit Death” t-shirts!
This is the fine gentleman who was kind enough to buy one of my limited edition “Circuit Death” t-shirts and had me sign the shirt + some stickers! Thank you so much!
By the time this was all done, it was 7pm and the con was closed! I am happy that my custom 16″ Qee sold so quickly, but wished it couldn’t have been displayed longer for others to view, but it’s all good, as long as the buyer(s) enjoy my work, it makes me truly happy to continue to create art. Thank you to all for your support and I’ll make another update of the con tomorrow!
AW177 “Dragon vs Tiger” Custom 16″ Toy2R Qee & “Circuit Death” T-Shirts for NYCC 2011
On 13, Oct 2011 | No Comments | In Artwork, NYCC, Shows, Toy2R | By aw177
Benny of Tenacious Toys (http://www.tenacioustoys.com) was kind enough to give me a 16″ Toy2R Bear Qee to customize. This is my first time working on any platform larger than 8″, so this took a very long time and many many hours were put into it. I’m exhausted!!!
I wanted to combine into one toy the dragon vs. tiger theme, so I created the elements in radiant gold outlines and tried to keep it very simple. The Chinese characters say dragon vs. tiger and the ones by the leg says good luck. Also dragon vs. tiger can be represented by the yin and yang.
“Power of the Tiger” & “Dragon vs. Tiger” Custom Mini Qees at NYCC Toy2R/Tenacious Toys Booth #876!
On 04, Oct 2011 | No Comments | In Artwork, NYCC, Shows, Toy2R | By aw177
Benny of Tenacious Toys (http://www.tenacioustoys.com) was kind enough to give me 3 Toy2R mini Qees to customize. Taking the Toy2R Monkey Qee to work on, I created a new Chinese tiger on the front and the words Power/Strength on the back. It has a monotone paint scheme of black, white and grey, but with a touch of bright red in it. I also coated it in a matte varnish, when I usually do all my custom toys in a gloss varnish.
“Dragon vs. Tiger” forms when you combine the “Rise of the Dragon” and “Power of the Tiger” mini Qees together!
Both will be on display/sale at New York Comic Con at the Toy2R/Tenacious Toys booth #876!
Some more larger pics can be viewed at my Flickr site: AW177 Flickr
New York Comic Con 2011!
On 24, Sep 2011 | No Comments | In NYCC, Shows | By aw177
I just got my Professional pass for New York Comic Con 2011! Who’s going??? I’ll be wearing my “Circuit Death” t-shirt, so if you see me, say what up!
AW177 on NYCC Video + Birthday + Custom Sale!
On 12, Oct 2010 | No Comments | In NYCC, Shows, Updates | By aw177
More news today – yesterday at the last day of NYCC, I was interviewed by a blogger named Lynette Chiang from Fast Company.com regarding executive toys and NYCC at the Tenacious Toys booth. She is a friend of Benny’s, and we spoke and she filmed a small clip of me talking (and way too close to my face!). Nemo is in it w/ me as well, so it was fun and you can view the clip here:
NYCC: A Glimpse at the Industry of Delight – Full Story
I’m featured somewhere around the 4:30 to 4:31 mark!
Also, today October 12 is my birthday! Yes I am old and yes I won’t tell you how old! And to coincide w/ that, I will be releasing my NYCC “Lucky” Miao & Mousubi custom on my store; it was made w/ spray paint, paint markers and blood, sweat and tears! I’m really happy w/ how this one came out, and w/ the size and effort placed on it, I don’t think the price is too high! So if you like it, please support me and bring it home to cherish and enjoy! Thanks!
AW177 Store
NYCC 2010 – Aftermath!
On 11, Oct 2010 | No Comments | In NYCC, Shows | By aw177
I had a blast for my first time at New York Comic Con 2010 – I went all three days (October 8-10)! Big props to Benny & Steph from Tenacious Toys for giving me my first artist signing (October 9, 2010 from 1-2pm) – they believed in me enough to let me have an artist signing at their booth in the second largest convention in the US! I am deeply indebted to them and gave them one of my customs as a small token of my appreciation – so anyone wanting my Mr. Power “Circuitz” custom, it now belongs to Benny!
Great to meet so many people – props to Osiris Orion, Jason Freeny, NEMO, Keithing (ToyQube), Steve Talkowski (Sketchbot), Mr. Munk, Stephen Donaldson, Moedahoe, Floyd 44, Dril One, Bluegreenkey, etc! If I forgot you, I’m sorry!
Pics and info of my adventure at NYCC are up on my Flickr – easier than to redo them all on my blog!
NYCC 2010 Adventure!
AW177 Artist Signing!
Unfortunately, my customs did not sell at the convention – that’s fine w/ me, it was more about bringing my art for people to see and to enjoy more than making some money. I had a great time even though they didn’t sell! I will be posting up the “Lucky” Miao & Mousubi custom up on my store sometime tomorrow in case anyone’s interested in buying it! Thanks!!!
“Circuit Harmony” AW177 Art Postcards – Limited!
On 08, Oct 2010 | No Comments | In NYCC, Shows | By aw177
For my signing on Saturday, 1-2pm at the Tenacious Toys booth, I only have about 15 of my art postcards, “Circuit Harmony” to give away. So if you want one, please stop by during the signing and ask for one! I’d be glad to sign it for you! Thanks!
See You at NYCC @ Tenacious Toys Booth!
On 08, Oct 2010 | No Comments | In NYCC, Shows | By aw177
Night before Comic Con! My first one, very exciting! I’m heading down tomorrow, October 9 to bring my customs to Benny at the Tenacious Toys booth and then chillin’ there for a bit before walking around the con! Hope to meet some of you there! As a reminder, here’s what I have going on at the con:
Customs up for sale are:
– 3 collaboration Mad*L customs
– “Circuitz” Mr. Power custom
– “Lucky” Miao & Mousubi customs
Items to be given away are:
– AW177 MiniCards: stop by on my signing day/time and ask for one of my minicards! One per customer please!
– AW177 “Circuit Harmony” art postcard: there will only be a limited amound of postcards to be given away during my signing time/date; come by, ask for one, and I’ll sign it for you!
I’m not really a sketch artist, so if you come by and ask for a sketch, I may do something funky, but I’ll try to come up w/ something!
I’ll be wearing this shirt tomorrow, so you’ll know how I look like! If you see me, say what up!
Thanks all!
NYCC 2010 – Done? Sketches? Hmm…
On 05, Oct 2010 | No Comments | In NYCC, Shows | By aw177
I think I’ve busted my ass enough for NYCC at this point. I had a few little things here and there that I was thinking of making, like some small picture frames to put some pics in or price cards, etc. but think I won’t do it. Too beat and too tired and too much going on personally w/ me at this point.
So, whatever you see in my last post is what I’m bringing w/ me to the con. As for signings, that I can do, but sketches, I’m not really a sketch artist, so if you want a sketch I can try to do something but I warn you it may not be pretty! But I hope to meet some of you peeps up at the con! Thanks!
AW177 NYCC 2010 items @ Tenacious Toys Booth!
On 05, Oct 2010 | No Comments | In NYCC, Shows | By aw177
These are the items I will be bringing with me to NYCC 2010 and displaying/selling at the Tenacious Toys booth,with a signing/sketch session by me on Saturday, October 9 at 1pm EST.
Customs up for sale are:
– 3 collaboration Mad*L customs
– “Circuitz” Mr. Power custom
– “Lucky” Miao & Mousubi customs
Items to be given away are:
– AW177 MiniCards: stop by on my signing day/time and ask for one of my minicards! One per customer please!
– AW177 “Circuit Harmony” art postcard: there will only be a limited amound of postcards to be given away during my signing time/date; come by, ask for one, and I’ll sign it for you!
I’m not really a sketch artist, so if you come by and ask for a sketch, I may do something funky, but I’ll try to come up w/ something!
