Custom Show Artist Call: The Rollie Show (Nemo x Tenacious Toys) Oct 30th in Queens
The Custom Show Artist Call: The Rollie Show is a collaboration between Tenacious Toys and NYC-based sculptor Mike Mendez aka NEMO - and is based on a slightly "less-traditional platform" ~ with little roll-on deodorant bottles ("Rollies") as custom platforms! Seriously, this is as creative as it gets in this consumeristic age, IMHO - with a subtle whiff of "recycling" methodlogy, innit? (CLICK THRU to see what NEMO has done for his!CUSTOM SHOW
Friday, October 30th, 7PM (Devils' Night!)
All the Right graff supply store
3561 Junction Blvd
Corona, Queens, NY
CLICK THRU for mondo-more details about the show and how to participate :)Benny of Tenacious Toys adds: "And why not? With a sexy little organic shape, these specific Rollies are cheap, plastic and made in China just like everything else you customize. BUT, these only cost 99 cents! (That's important, as I discovered last month sending out the Bombs!) The Rollies are as pictured below- they are all Ban brand or one of the Avon brands: Skin So Soft, etc...) so they are easy to locate.
However, if you can't find one for yourself, we have easy access to them here in NYC and we can mail one to you for a couple bucks. $3 gets an emptied-out Rollie shipped to your door if you are in the US or Canada. Shipping overseas is slightly more but still very affordable."
Folks interested in participating are to email to tenacioustoys@gmail.com. Customs are due October 29th if you are mailing them in.
WHY ROLLIES?Why not? You're going to destroy & paint over the platform anyway, who says that has to be expensive? Mike loves interesting shapes and he'd been thinking about using the Rollies as platforms for years so I just felt he should carry that idea through!
WHO'S NEMO?
Nemo is Mike Mendez, a NY-based sculptor and artist who's quickly making his mark in the toy world as the go-to guy for sculpting projects and super-detailed customs.
Nemo's blog is: http://nemossculpturestudio.blogspot.com/
Nemo's email is: nemoink@hotmail.com
HOW WILL MY PIECE BE PROMOTED?
In addition to the show at All the Right in Queens, Tenacious Toys already has a section dedicated to the Rollies customs here.
Nemo and Tenacious will be posting up about the show on our blogs, facebook, myspace, twitter.. you get the idea. We'll be feeding info to the toy blogs and my dad's getting Nemo's logo tattooed on his back!
WHAT ABOUT MONEY?
Custom Rollies will be for sale! The proceeds from any sale will be split 50/50 between the artist and the curators. For potential buyers not in the NYC area, the Rollies will also be for sale on TenaciousToys.com for 4-6 weeks. Customs may be returned to artist at any time after that at your request.
