Art of Bruce Whistlecraft

Something new in the works.
Something destined to debut ToyconUK if all goes smoothly.

“Marcus Warren Entwhistle”
Bringer of synthetic Lanolin to the unclean masses.
He was the first to present soap in an affordable form to the unwashed proletariat of Retropolis and subsequently cleaned up..
Now he spends his days surrounded in eccentric artistic luxury focusing on perfecting his pipe bubbles.

Acrylic, A.B.S, Rubber, Lead, Epoxy, Found Objects, Vintage draughtsman instruments, Vintage bath-chair toy.
25″ tall X 23″ X 14″

Currently on display and available to purchase from the astonishingly magical store:
The Imaginarium
6 Blake Street, YO1 8QG York, United Kingdom

Visit their Facebook page too : The Imaginarium

The annual sculptural show curated by Chet Zar opens this Friday at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica California.
I have a new piece in the show ( see previous post) and the collaborative piece I did with Chet earlier in the year will also be on display again. There is lots of top notch talent in this show so give yourself a treat and visit if you possibly can.

Horace Mooch was teased through school for his moustache which had unfortunately been installed upside down.  Unable to afford a replacement he taught himself basic metalworking skills and fashioned himself a new one.
The replacement never reached his face. So exquisite was it that the Dean of his collage purchased it for himself and started a trend for handmade Tashes. So taken was he with his new found talent and popularity that he set up in business and soon became the go-to place for high end facial adornments. The little workshop was passed from father to son and is now in the fourth generation. Each Horace in turn waring their own Tash upside down in memorium of the founder.

ABS, PVC, Epoxy, MDF, Rubber, Lead, Glass, Polyurethane resin, Leather, Paper, Found Objects. Mounted on a wooden shelf.
16″ x 16″ approx.

My piece for the Conjoined IV sculpture show curated by Chet Zar. Opening at the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica on the 18th of January.

Launching on 23rd of December is a whole new screen printed adventure with Mechtorians.
Pobber ( the makers of the popular Humphrey Mooncalf vinyl toy) are launching a series of collectable cards with my artwork on them :

There is a total of 4 cards in the first set. Each Mechtorian card is limited to 250 original plus 50 GID variants. All cards are screen-printed on double thick French Construction off-white 100lb card stock in Florida USA. They are crisply printed, high quality heavy duty cards and we call them Collectible Art Cards.

All Mechtorian card orders will be shipped in custom packaging. For added protection, each card will be inside individual plastic sleeves before placed into a top loader so no scratches or dents will happen in transit to your collection. On top of that, i will be supplying some Pobber sticker goodies for every order.

The Mechtorian cards will be sold in packs of 4 for $16. You are guaranteed a full set of 4 Mechtorian character cards when you purchase a pack but not every pack will contain the GID chase variant. So exactly how many packs are there? If you have been counting, that means there are only a total of 300 packs or 1200 cards across 4 characters for this series.

Each year the awesome Blamo toy company has a custom show of its all wooden art toys. Each year to date I have been too busy to take part. This year they gave me a really early warning.. so I was able to finally do something for them. The results are Mr. Edward Woodhead.

Standing 11.5″ tall and made of Wood and brass with vintage clock gears. The base is a vintage gear from a mill weaving machine.
You can view Edward and all the other works at the TAG (Toy Art Gallery) in L.A. from the 14th of December.

The ever popular Sir Shilling Copperpenny gets immortalised in the form of a tiny metal badge…
Yes that capitalist bank manager from Retropolis is soon to be available as a 1″ vintage style metal bade. Part enamel filled and antiqued for an old timey look.

On Monday the 25th of November, at 6pm UK time the edition of only 100 pieces will be made available online through the Spookypopshop. £6 ($10 approx) each.
Each piece is engraved on the reverse with its unique number. They each come carded and bagged.

This is the first in a series of four different colourways of Sir Shilling which will be made available at intervals over the coming months as part of the continuing Mechtorian badge series..

Mr. Pumfrey and his Astounding Mechanised Perabulator – “Winter Wanderland” edition is due for release at Designer Con in Pasadena this coming November 9th & 10th.

Only 100 of this second colourway of the retrobotic conveyancer will be produced by the sterling Munkyking company.
Eight inches tall with a removable pilot the, the original “Autumn Amble” version is now sold out.

Acrylic, Epoxy, Polymer Clay, Wood, Steel, Lead, Rubber, Found Objects.
10″ tall, by 4.5″ by 4.5″
Created as part of the “parade of one thousand demons” theme of Monsters & Misfits III Circus Posterus group show in Japan.

Resin Lifesized Human Skeleton, Acrylic, Steel,  Epoxy, Vintage draughtsman’s instruments, Rubber, Lead, Vintage clock key, Vintage wooden base. 23″ tall by 24″ by 14″

The Necromancer uses for arcane artistry to animate the dead…
Created for the Monsters & Misfits III group show in Japan.

The original inspiration. A scroll painting by Utagawa Kuniyoshi from the 1800’s.