New mimushi mini store on Facebook

 

 

 we’ve added a new store front on Facebook • check it out at https://apps.facebook.com/ecwid-shop/store/157931350918235

 

Visit to MyPlasticHeart

just some pics of my visit to MyPlasticHeart, an amazing NY designer toy store with incredible energy • here with owners Vincent & Bikkei

bikkei * vincent * blattke

they now offer exclusive mimushi figurines at their store and online at www.myplasticheart.com • here’s me by the exhibited mimushi

Help mimushi achieve great things for those in need in this terrible crisis in Japan

Help mimushi achieve great things for those in need in this terrible crisis in Japan! Visit www.mimushi.com, browse and find your favorite mimushi, when prompted punch in code HELPJAPAN and 25% of your purchase will go to the Red Cross relief initiative for those in Japan.

"It wasn't me", so says, Tsunamushi

(if  you are not in the U.S., please contact us through our webpage contact form if you wish to purchase a mimushi, and we will manually help you out)

Translation into Japanese offered by Google Translate:

mimushi日本では、この恐ろしい危機で困っている人々のためにすばらしいことを達成するためのヘルプ！ 、www.mimushi.com閲覧およびコードHELPJAPANのパンチをプロンプトが表示されたら、購入の25％が日本では人のための赤十字救援イニシアチブに行くお好みのmimushiを見つけるご覧ください。

（あなたはアメリカでされていない場合は、mimushiを購入する場合はウェブページ問い合わせフォームからお問い合わせください、私たちは手動を助けてくれるだろう

mimushi rendering in 3D

a very generous 3D artist -not affiliated to me or mimushi in any way- did a 3D rendering of mimushi, which came out spectacular • it was a real surprise to me, since she wasn’t commisioned by me; she just did it out of inspiration i guess, and i can only say i feel flattered • please check some of her other renderings at her blog

dancing mimushis by 3D artist TrangSanu

mimushi silent match

ficticious samurai swords on mimushi

mimushi show on Dec. 4 for Art Basel in Wynwood Art District

mimushi recently got invited to hold an exhibit during Art Basel on December 4, 2009 from 7 – 11 pm in the Wynwood Art District @ 2722 NW 2^nd Ave., Miami, FL 33127 • the show will be hosted in talented Claudia Calle’s Studio with live music from Fábrika‘s own DJ Mr. Pauer and will also show art curated by Iniciativa Colectiva‘s Nicole Andujar • we will be featuring a nice 13.5″ exclusive mimushi piece as well as some other nice surprises • Artist Rony5 shall also be showing a piece of his mind • come by and celebrate! (I think there’s free drinks too!)

come by Claudia Calle's studio from Dec. 2 - 4; see the mimushi exhibit on Dec. 4

Illustrator Pac23 & concept artist blattke finding inspiration for a new mimushi series!

all-time collaborator and illustrator, Pac23, and concept artist blattke finding inspiration for the new mimushi series • there’s talks of mixing wood, vinyl, accesories and kaiju! we’ll see • visit the site for updates •

mimushi now at YoyaMart in NY

spent the weekend in NY, checking out the most fascinating vinyl art toy shop i’ve ever been to (no offense to Kidrobot of course). spent some time with owner Stephane Gerbier, whose encouragement and passion for this urban art industry is simply inspiring. came out of there with a renewed perspective and very excited about how things are going. for those of you traveling to NY, you can check the mimushis and other vinyl toy figurines at the store on 15 Gansevoort St., New York, NY 10014. i even left a 13.5″ high special edition mimushi! enjoy!

concept artist blattke & yoyamart store owner Stephane Gerbier celebrating mimushi @ yoya

VinylAbuse gives mimushi a great review!

Read up on what VinylAbuse has to say about mimushi’s wooden figurines!

http://www.vinylabuse.com/

VinylAbuse likes the way we think!

Mimushi Wooden Figurines: The Process! (Part I)

we actually had to go deep into the Amazon jungle to discover native partners that would materialize our vision · then the fruits of our labor began, and here is how it all boils down ·

we use renewable resources!

first we acquire wood from government regulated plantations, where the resources we use are immediately replaced · then we bring them to the shop and allow the to dry for about 2 weeks · After that we start cutting them into a squared block and then the fun begins ·

we begin the cutting process

after we symmetrically draw a “3D shadow” of our figurine onto the block of wood, we begin “moulding” the block of wood and cutting it into a rectangular shape that we can later carve and sand into the shape we want · this is obviously done at a very metioculous rate ·

ain't he cute?!? well, maybe for now, cause he's soon to become a fierce warrior

after this cutting process is taken care of, we have a nice squared shape figurine · soon he shall be morphed into our warrior of the psyche ·

and now we begin to carve · careful, we don't want an old chip off his shoulder

so slowly but surely we begin carving our ways into this marvel of nature and bending it our way ···

hey, you guys just carved a belly on me I didn't have before! you shall soon submit to my will!

after meticulously carving this piece now we have to sand it a bit··· a couple of hours/days later·

ok, now look into my eyes · i shall hipnotize you and turn you into my weapon ·

so, here’s the initial result, but were still not there···

hey, who are these guys? oh, ok, i see, so now boys, let's re-group and stand ground ·

after this we begin the wheat straw inlaying process · more on that on our next entry ·

painted matte vinyl

for all of you out there, expectant observers, we now have the final matte copy… unfortunately, due to concepting and a new creative output, we have decided that this is not what we want, namely a toy that looks like something else, so we decided to start all over, with a new sculptor, new manufacturer, and the whole nine yards · check with us soon to see the new design and advancements, and wish us luck! (i suggest you subscribe to the blog, as the next post might take a little while…)

sorry dudes, i won't be hitting the shelves, but i have an evil semi-twin brother who will