Art of Bruce Whistlecraft

Just added another skate deck to my shop.
http://www.boardpusher.com/DoktorDecks
Its a zombie girl. From an old pen drawing..

More decks to come..

New canvas.24″ x 24″ Acrylic.

“A pocket Full of Posies.”
The Plague Doctor would wear a leather or wooden mask with sweet smelling flowers and herbs stuffed into it’s elongated “Nose” or “Beak”. The belief was that the Plague infection was carried by the smell and prevention of inhaling the smell would protect the doctor from the sickness…
The Nursery Ryme “Ring-a ring-a Rosies” refers to the Plague. The rose coloured rings being the wheel shaped open sores or Bubos which appeared on the skin as a first sign of illness.

SPOOKYPOP OVERHAUL
First off is the total overhaul and restyling of SPOOKYPOP.COM for an enhanced (extra spooky) experience.
It’s all live now and has been for a few weeks. If you haven’t checked it out for a while we suggest you get over there right now and have a dig around.
There is a dedicated gallery for art toys for the first time ever and there have been a lot of custom toys done since the last site so make sure you take a look. There are section for Digital art and real Paintings and Drawings as well as a Sculpture gallery. There is also a new store with up to date stuff..
And the whole site is going to be updated more often than before… Promise..

SPIKY BABY SERIES 2
Series 2 of the splendid “Spiky Baby” paper toy created by Shin Tanaka have just been released.
This is a limited edition of random downloadable “Blind boxed” paper figures.
And series 2 has (amongst other designs) a “Rupture” character from Doktor A…
So click on over to http://www.ohashi-lab.bio.kyutech.ac.jp/~shin/ and get yourself some spiky paper friends… $0.00 or £0.00 for each one… But hurry they are not available for long..

TOYS IN TAIPEI
A heads up for early next month..The Taipei Toy Festival runs from July 6th -9th and this year it has added Doktor A.
Crazy Label and Wookieweb are releasing their second toy and the Doktor has created a design which will be on show at the festival. Tamo is a 3.5″ tall female vinyl figure designed by illustrator Alfredo Mejia.
You can see a little teaser video here : http://www.alfredomejia.com/Motion/tamo_taipei.html
And check out the Crazy Label / Wookieweb site here : http://wookieweb.com/crazylabel/

That’s all for this month but July is not long off…

Series 2 of the splendid “Spiky Baby” paper toy created by Shin Tanaka have just been released.
This is a limited edition of random downloadable “Blind boxed” paper figures.
And series 2 has a “Rupture” design from Doktor A…

So click on over to Spikybaby and get yourself some spiky paper friends… $0.00 or £0.00 for each one… But hurry they are not available for long..

I just finished this…

“Tin Woodsman” Acrylic on canvas with additions 36″ x 12″ x1.5″

The rivets are real metal rivets fixed to the canvas first to give it something else..
The colours are a little flat in this photo but you get the idea..

And I am planning another Spookypop overhaul to showcase more painting and to make it all a bit more spooky… which it really isnt right now is it…

My latest Custom toy “Decaying Orbit” is up on Vinyl Pulse..
http://www.vinylpulse.com/2006/04/decaying_orbit_.html

Check it out..

http://vinylabuse.com/geewhizz/auction.html
This is the interface link for the Gee Wizz art auction.

There is a one of a kind Podling hand cast and painted by Doktor A in the auction…

More pics of the Podling are here http://www.spookypop.com/PODLING/art/3D/MightyAtom.html

Go
Go now and buy art…

A couple of Skate Deck paintings I have just finished..

For the Missing Link Toy show in Portland Oregon later this month..

The Gee Wizz (A Japanese Need For Speed) show is now up and running at “The Well”, Dray Walk, Old Truman Brewery, London E1 6QL.
(it’s opposite Gloria’s and next to Big Chill but one).

There is a late night opening tomorrow (6th April) So if you can get along after work go and check it out.

Loads of great art on view and on sale. Including a totally unique Doktor A “Astro Boy” Podling toy.
Last day its open is the 9th, next Sunday…

Photos from the opening night can be seen here.
http://www.vinylabuse.com/geewhizz/photos/index.htm

Go on….. go see/buy some art!