Art of Bruce Whistlecraft

The online sales pages for the works in the Monsters & Misfits III show in Takayama Japan are now open.

http://www.tomenosuke.com/MandM_III/index.html

Please do visit them if you are interested in purchasing works from the 150 some that were created by the 9 artists involved in this amazing show. My own works are on page six.

For some lovely photos of the venue with the show installed click HERE and HERE

There are also a set of three short films covering the set up and opening of the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVHEnqWk060

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C3ds7xZulw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTUIY50LOG0

I have stacks of photos I took myself but have not had time to edit any just yet. I will blog about the trip when I get the chance.
Thank you to the Circus Posterus team, the Kusakabe Folk museum and above all Mr. Shinji Nekako for organising and running such a lavish and exciting show. I am honoured to be a part of it.

The show is open to the public until September the 26th at the Kusakabe Folk Museum Takayama, Japan.

I am sorry to have to announce that I will not be able to attend Designer Con in L.A this year as previously advertised. Sorry about that..

I will be at Dragon Con in Atlanta USA again this year. (Aug 30th – Sept 2nd)
As well as having my booth on the “Comic & Pop Artist’s Alley” in the Hyatt I will be sitting on a couple of panels :

Title: Automatons & Octopi: The Work of Doktor A & Brian Kesinger
Description: From robot toys to pet octopi, steampunk artists are doing some incredible work. Meet and talk with the creators of mechtorians and the tea girls.
Time: Sun 11:30 am Location: Augusta 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
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Title: Doktor A’s Toybox
Description: Doktor A makes a rare stateside appearance, bringing his unique brand of Steampunk toy design back to Dragon*Con!
Time: Mon 01:00 pm Location: Hanover F – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)

Please do come along and join in..

Introducing Mr. Pumfrey and his Astounding Mechanised Perambulator.
A new vinyl Mechtorian art multiple from the mind of Doktor A and the production expertise of Munky King.
Sculpted by the infamous Dave Pressler and Julie B of Pretty In Plastic, this mechanised behemoth is the most complex Mechtorian toy to date.
Levers, gears and dials cram the cockpit of the perambulator into which the removable Mr. Pumfrey sits.
Transparent red eye lenses reveal the inner mechanism of the betentecled 8″ tall Perambulator.

This is the “Autumn Amble” edition of 100 pieces. Black, gold and red.
To be released at San Diego Comic Con this July, direct from the Munky King booth.

A new Stephan LePodd enamelled badge will be available at the Cardiff Tattoo & Toy Convention on the 20th & 21st of July.
Strictly limited to 100 engraved numbered pieces. The summer inspired “Strawberries & Cream” edition comes in white, red and silver.
The badges are polished metal with partial enamel fills. Each comes carded and bagged and is 1″ tall.
Any left after the event will be available through my online store.

Stuck in the UK this July when you would rather be at San Diego Comic Con Geeking out?
Wish you could go somewhere and enjoy meeting Art toy designers, Makers and other exciting artists in a convention environment (all be it on a ‘slightly’ smaller scale than SDCC).

WELL YOU CAN!

Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July herald the first Art Toy and Tattoo convention in (Sunny) Wales!
Pop on down to lovely Cardiff for the weekend and discover the delights of a multitude of creative minds.

Toy artists Doktor A, A Little Stranger, Ume Toys, The Hang Gang, Unbox Industries and Twisted Toys among others. Hang out with tattoo artists Oddboy, Cecil Porter, Amanda West, Paul Talbot and Tasha Pollendeen to name but a few…

Mercure Holland House Hotel, 24-26 Newport Road, Cardiff, CF240DD
11 am till LATE. With evening events on the Saturday.

http://www.cardifftattooandtoycon.co.uk/

Bradley plays with emotions.
He manipulates them to his own ends, mixing pleasure with regret, Inspiration with fear and joy with disappointment.
He mixes and blends emotional cocktails looking for something unexpected and interesting. he sometimes gets the blues, but only in bottled form.

Vinyl, Epoxy, Brass, Lead, Wood,  Vintage glass lab flasks.
Mounted on a wooden shelf display.
Figure 7.5″ tall.
Display 16″ wide by 14″ tall

Part of the “Oddfellows” show at Stranger Factory.

Where there’s muck there’s Brass.. Or so the saying goes. It proved true for Erasmus. Mistaken for dead and ejected to a scrap heap, he slowly recovered and began to rebuild his broken body from that lay around him. Exchanging his steam drive for a clockwork one allowed him to go without fuel and cut another tie to his dependence on society. He dropped out for a while, scavenging the heaps, organising and cataloguing. Then he returned with a new and successful venture. Forging an innovative line in reclaimation yards which became a new trend among the middle classes.

ABS, Vinyl, Epoxy, Steel, Lead, Rubber, Found Objects, Vintage Brass Winding Key. On a vintage gilded wood and velvet base.10″ tall.

Part of the “Oddfellows” Show at Stranger Factory.

The crowning glory of the current “Oddfellows” show at Stranger Factory is the collaborative sculpture between myself and the astonishingly talented Chet Zar. A tower of robot and monster goodness. Who controls who in this mash up of metal, bone and flesh. The piece took many months to complete with parts going back and forth across continents. The final result is a probably never to be repeated, surreal bio-mechanical wonder. The whole thing stands some 21″ tall in case you were wondering just how big it was.

It was a real pleasure and privilege to be able to work with Chet on this project. The results are even better than I could have hoped for.

The new science of Photography heralds a fresh artistic era.
One in which the everyman can create images as beautiful as any trained painter.
Why hire a professional when with the simple application of basic equipment anyone can take their own pictures.
A popular idea not shared by Tiberius.
Anyone may be able to click off a few snap shots. But it takes great skill to make truly great images.
Just dont get him started on the advantages of photographs over paintings.

Vinyl, ABS, Epoxy, Lead, Brass, Copper, Rubber, Paper, Aluminium, Found objects and Vintage Draughtsman’s instruments. On a vintage wooden base. (Comes with 33 small faux vintage photographs).
13″ tall.

In the “Oddfellows” show at Stranger Factory.