Custom Mini-Tea Previews (for Pictoplasma 2011)
So we've posted some event display snaps of some customs for Lunartik's Custom Mini-Tea Tour currently on-show in Berlin, Germany for PICTOPLASMA - now we present some select studio snaps of customs from Triclops Studio, A Little Stranger, Steve Talkowski, and two figures with stories specifically from Troy Stith and Jimmy Foo (thanks for sharing guys!)
JIMMY FOO SAID: "It's title is 'tea leaf' - in the UK tea leaf can also be slang for 'thief'. I'm not doing a backstory for this guy........for some pieces I would do more of a story but for this, the title and piece (for me at least) is all that's necessary.
The Mini Tea character is sitting in a barrel of tea leaves. Also....the head has been completely re-sculpted approximately 1/3rd it's original mini tea size. It stands a total of 13cm tall and 7cm at it's widest point and is made from - Aves, Super Sculpey, Fimo and acrylic paint." [More images on Jimmy's blog]
[More images of "Sketchbotik" on Steve Talkowski's Flickr]
ABOUT "MONSTER BREW": "Matt gave me a blank Mini Tea vinyl last year, and after a long time pondering what to do with the adorable little fella i found a little scrap of this gorgeous vintage brown fur in my fabric stash and Monster Brew was born! I took all the Mini Tea components apart, and he really is mini – Monster Brew is only 13cm tall including his arm in the air!" [Read more on A Little Stranger's blog]
["Alien AbducTEA" by Triclops Studio]
The backstory of SENCHA by Troy Stith:
"The great King Alzamar enjoyed his daily spot of tea in the forests surrounding his kingdom. His advisers always protested this decision, but who were they to defy the King. Upon one of these daily trips, the King spotted a small mushroom he had never seen before. Rising from his down stuffed throne, Alzamar, tea in hand, strolled toward the red mushroom. It's rosy glow drew him in and before he knew what he was doing, he plucked it from the ground.
To Alzamar's surprise, he wasn't holding a mushroom in between his fingers. Instead he was holding the nose of a small troll-like creature, covered in dirt and moss from it's subterranean slumber. The troll suddenly awoke and let out a deafening scream, prompting Alzamar to drop the troll and reel back in horror.
"Wha-What are you?" Alzamar gasped.
"Gumfer!" The troll shouted."
STORY-CONTINUES: Before Alzamar could respond, Gumfer snatched a small stick from it's pocket and pointed it at Alzamar. A small plume of smoke came from the end of the stick, drifting toward the King. Thinking that all was well and the small creature was just as terrified as Alzamar, the King began to kneel before the creature. At first by choice, but soon his dainty tea cup began to expand and grow.
Peering over the side of the cup, Alzamar watched as Gumfer ran into the brush and his guards looked on in horror. Raising a hand in protest, Alzamar realized not only was something wrong with his cup but he had begun to change as well. Rough brown scales began to develop all over his skin, stiffening joints enlarging and reaching towards the tiny drops of moisture in the bottom of the cup which had turned to stone.
Alzamar felt his legs split and grow in all directions, cresting the top of the cup in the search for more moisture. Never enough moisture, the great thirst began to consume the King's mind. By this time his guards had run off in shock to warn the King's advisers of his demise. None of which were surprised about the turn of events, for they had warned the King for many years of the dangers residing in the forest.
To this day, Alzamar stands inside his giant tea cup. Slowly reaching out to his lost kingdom."
["Heeby" custom from papertoy-maestro Matt Hawkins]
