My latest custom toy : “Bella Luna”
I always felt Bella DeLaMere had a bit of a 50’s/60’s vibe to her, maybe its the slightly “Beehive” hair-do.
So remodelled her into a 1950’s space girl.
Reworked her “hair” to fit the bubble helmet..
Resculpted the “feet” to hug the metal dome moon base.
Sculpted a whole new hand and raygun..
Added the backpack and airline, some details and an unusually clean paintjob for me..
Colonel Rombus the “Mourning” edition will be making his debut at ToyconUK on the 25th of April in London.
The Colonel is a 5″ tall cast resin figure, with a glass eye and real Brass key.
Sculpted and hand painted by Doktor A. in satin black, tarnished steel and royal purple.
Signed on the underside and numbered on the rear in an embossed fashion.
Edition of 25.
Most will be at Toycon with the remaining few available from my online store on the same day.
£150 each.
In only a couple of weeks Toycon UK will be upon us again.
The UK’s premier designer toy convention takes place on the 25th April in sunny old London.
Tickets are still available from the convention website and there should be some on the door through the day. But if you want to get in when it opens I suggest you get one in advance. The que last year was round the block.
Below is the booth layout so you can find your way directly to me up the front by the stage and purchase your Toycon releases and other Mechtorian goodies right away.. I am afraid I dont have tech for credit/debit cards so bring cash please..
ToyConUK 2014 – 25th April 9am-5pm
York Hall, Bethnal Green
345 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PJ, London, UK
Nearest Tube Station: Bethnal Green (Central Line)
Nearby buses 8, 106 and D6
Parking is only on side street parking with Pay and Display.
Don’t forget to check for travel news on the day at: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/
There is also a great guide to Toycon over at Toy Chronicle..
Coming jolly soon, a very limited edition, hand painted version of the Pobber production figure Humphrey Mooncalf.
I painted six Mourning Mooncalfs in the black, purple and tarnished silver colours which have become an ongoing series in their own right.
In addition each has been given a neck tie to complete the outfit.
Signed on the underside and numbered in an embossed fashion on the rear of each 8″ tall piece, Humphrey comes in his usual box with FREE worldwide tracked shipping.
“Humphrey Mooncalf had a reoccurring problem with his Travithick No. 4 Nano-clockwork brain.
Repeated trips to the watch-smith proved a great success.
The pain held at bay by loosening his cranial rivets.
This however means that he can no longer look up.
Such a shame, as he does so love the moon”
Available from my online store on Friday 13th February at 6pm UK time.
It’s carnage over at my Online Store RIGHT NOW.
In order to make way for the incoming final Bella DelaMere edition, the previous versions prices have been SLASHED!
They are all ON SALE.
All prices CUT!
If you have been thinking about picking up one of these lovelies then now is the time to act.. ( And dont forget the Ello money off code too…)
To celebrate the move to it’s new permanent web address my online store has had a total makeover.
The freshly renamed “Mechtorian Emporium” is now much more mobile device friendly and offers a wider range of items with more photos and an easier to navigate interface.
Follow Doktor A on Instagram, Ello and Facebook for discount codes for the new store as well as regular tidbits, work in progress shots and updates.
This marks the first phase of the upgrades rolling out for all the Doktor A online resources. Over the next few months expect to see renovated and improved websites and blog.
This coming Saturday 24th January sees the opening of the 5th yearly “Conjoined” dimensional art show at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica California. Curated by the amazing artist Chet Zar, Conjoined showcases sculptors and makers from around the world, many of w whom do not regularly show in galleries.
I am once again honoured to be a part of this astonishing show.
Come along to the opening at 8pm and have a look at mine and all the other amazing works.
The show is then open until the 14th of February.
“Rollo O Ver”
Acrylic, Epoxy resin, Steel, Lead, Rubber,Paper, Found Objects
9″x9″x5″
I kept a runny tally of parts just out of interest on this project. Total component including fixings = 316
Contact the gallery for purchase information.
Spookypop.com is dead..
The end of an era for me.
It was the first site I set up when my gallery/store Arkham closed its doors ten years ago.
Spookypop was my experimental online world where I explored my artistic leanings. It mutated through many versions and themes from purple to teal to sepia and eventually spawned the Mechtorians who moved to their own site and have been the focus of my work for the best part of the decade.
Spookypop saw the birth of my first hand made toys, the Podlings and the Poddyville mini series as well as my first customised vinyl toys.
But the name is no longer relevant to what I do. I am neither very Spooky or very Pop… So a new site under my own name is born to house my non Mechtorian work.
This is not the end of my art.. far from it, just the closing of one now redundant online arm of it.
I thank everyone who has visited Spookypop over the years and enjoyed my musings there. I hope you will continue to follow me in my ever evolving art adventure.
For links to all my online activity please visit my About Page.
Last event of the year that I will be vending at.
I will have a full convention table of toys, art and merchandise available.
“STEAMPUNK SURGICAL SPIRIT”
a Christmas Market, at The Thackray Medical Museum, Leeds, UK.
Running time of the event is from 11am – 5pm on Sunday 7th December.
The museum itself opens at 10 so you can visit the exhibitions or go in the cafe until we are.
Please bear with us as we move everything from spookypop.com to BruceWhistlecraft.com