#Bwana Spoons

[ghostattack]

Archiving my artistic influences thread from twitter. I liked this exercise, for all the usual narcissistic reasons, but also bc by juxtaposing all these artists that have affected me, I see where they connect to each other as well as myself. - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 -

Harold Gray Takashi Murakami Paul Pope Henry Darger Gary Panter Robert Rauschenberg Lynn Varley Frank Miller Shigenobu Ohashi aka Butanohana Bwana Spoons Aya Takano George Grosz Julie Doucet Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel Ernie Colon Rumiko Takahashi Guy Davis Rick Veitch Ryan Cecil Smith Hellen Jo David Mazzucchelli Michaelene Walsh Keith Giffen Christophe Blain

#artistic influences #Harold Gray #Takashi Murakami #Paul Pope #Henry Darger #Gary Panter #Robert Rauschenberg #Lynn Varley #Frank Miller #Shigenobu Ohashi #Bwana Spoons #Aya Takano #George Grosz #Julie Doucet #Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel #Ernie Colon #Rumiko Takahashi #Guy Davis #Rick Veitch #Ryan Cecil Smith #hellen Jo #David Mazzucchelli #Michaelene Walsh #Keith Giffen #Christophe Blain #Butanohana #comic books

[queennicoleinboots]

Hatari 2024

(sequel to "Patches' Nightmare")

Garfield, Kissy, Nugget, Patches, and Peter greeted me as Kurt ushered me away from Queen Megen Ace, King Bruce Ace's wife, not the Queen Megen that was going to appear in the future and take over the catering operation. Garfield, Patches, and Kissy meowed a few times. Nugget barked several times.

"What the fuck do these cats want?!" King Dark Chocolate Blueberry Gummy Bear screamed. "What does that dog want?!"

"God only knows-" Lindsay started to say.

Someone called King Dark Chocolate Blueberry Gummy Bear's number. He picked up the phone. "Hello?!"

"Is this King Simmons?" some goofy man asked slowly. He sounded like a country version of Scooby Doo.

"No. You have the wrong number," King Dark Chocolate Blueberry Gummy Bear said flatly as he stared straight ahead.

"Are you sure? I'm looking for KING SIMMONS," the country Scooby Doo repeated.

"Yes I'm sure! Get yo country ass off my fuckin' phone!" King Dark Chocolate Blueberry Gummy Bear shouted before he turned his phone into a chocolate bar. He ate that chocolate bar.

Garfield and Kissy meowed a few times. Nugget barked several times. Patches meowed a long meow.

"I fed them! I gave them water! I hosed their shit and piss off in a landfill! What the fuck do they want?! Vanille! Pet Garfield, please! He's meowing near me!" King Napoleon-covered Cherry Gummy Bear screamed.

I rubbed up against Garfield and said, "Quit! I'm busy!"

Peter bleated loudly. Nugget barked again.

"Happy Relationship Day, and Happy Fucking Birthday, Uncle Evan!" I screamed before I growled at him.

My Uncle Evan, a short man with a bald head, a gray goatie, gray eyes, and a pointy nose appeared with a huge pot of spaghetti and meatballs. "Thank you. I brought spaghetti and meatballs," he said in a pleasant voice.

"Oh sure! This gentleman gets a birthday on the same day as Relationship Day. Fuck it. I'm eating rice," Cody said as he walked toward us before he walked away from us backwards. He added turkey and gravy to his rice and ate again. Hot damn that dog was hungry.

"Did you bring chicken nuggets?" Nugget asked Uncle Evan.

"Yes, I brought chicken nuggets. I remembered to do that after I yelled at the yellow spoon that refused to go in the goddamn drawer for 20 fucking minutes," Uncle Evan said in a flat tone. "Fuck that shit. It can stay on the floor."

A clone of Uncle Evan walked like a robot and brought a 20"x12" pan of chicken nuggets to us.

Peter bleated before he trotted away and started eating many leaves from the trees. He was bleating between bites.

Elephants were making their own holiday commotion. They were arguing, stomping, drinking water, and eating.

John Wayne shot at them.

The elephants bellowed in unison one more time before they traveled together to another watering hole to continue to bitch.

"Ugh. The holidays are dramatic enough. We don't need the elephants to add to the drama that is Relationship Day and family gatherings," John Wayne commented. He reloaded his shotgun. "This shit is a fucking joke, bro."

A rhino ran at us and wanted more drama.

Nugget and Lindsay took the pan from the clone of Uncle Evan and ate the nuggets.

The rhino ran past Nugget and Lindsay.

"Sis, I'm sorry for causing you issues earlier. There was too much bullshit going on during the Christmas holidays," Nugget said.

"I forgive you," Lindsay said as she fed him a chicken nugget.

Patches meowed with joy.

"Hot dammit," John Wayne said as he shot at the rhino. "I can't get away from it. He's a big one. Take your time with him, Pockets!"

"Yes, Bwana. I'll be careful, Bwana," Pockets said as he chased the rhino around while doing a monkey walk. Pockets was a literal circus clown without the outfit, hair, and make-up.

The rhino chased Kurt around.

"You're supposed to chase HIM around," John Wayne said.

"Tell him that!" Kurt screamed as he climbed the same tree Peter was eating off of.

"Casa Camba!" Pockets screamed at the rhino.

"Casa Camba!"John Wayne also screamed at the rhino.

"RILEY!" I sang. "The Ace of Riddling," I added.

Riley the Ace of Riddling scarfed the remainder of the turkey and rice from the table before barking 28 times. Then, he went out of his way to exist elsewhere and eat chicken nuggets. Duke the Ace of Dodging barked 28 times and followed him before eating a huge turkey leg. Nugget continued to eat chicken nuggets.

"Crazy ass dogs," Peter said as he shook his head and bleated. "I wish Tug were here. He was normal."

Then we heard a familiar howl as a familiar basenji charged up near the tree where Kurt and Peter were located.

"TUG! You have returned!" Peter said with an excited bleat.

"Hello, Dad," Tug said as he wrapped his body around Peter's leg. "Happy Birthday, Uncle Evan!"

"Thanks, Tug! Would you like some spaghetti and meatballs and chicken nuggets?!" Uncle Evan asked.

"YEAH I WOULD!" Tug shouted as he raced over to my uncle.

Uncle Evan then poured the spaghetti and meatballs onto a plate, and the mountain of spaghetti and meatballs grew so high that it consumed all of us.

Nugget floated above the spaghetti and meatball mountain and spun in a circle in the sky. An angel played with Nugget's black curly tail, and Nugget spun around and chased the angel and his own tail. He barked repeatedly in the process of spinning. He spun so fast that the spaghetti and meatball mountain unraveled and opened a portal to the sixth dimension.

#family #fiction #food #animals #hatari #john wayne

[spankystokes]

Wonderbot, Bwana Spoons, Paint, Soft Vinyl, New Instagram... yeah, this post has it all! ( @vinylwonderpaint @wondergoblin ) More info over on SpankyStokes.com - (Link in our bio) —> SWIPE for more pics!!! ••• Don’t miss anything I post... turn on your push notifications for @SpankyStokes. Go to our main page, scroll up to the top, and hit that BELL icon in the top right corner, then click on all that apply. Thanks so much ••• #vinyltoys #softvinyl #spankystokes #toyblog #toyblogger #designertoys #artistsoninstagram #artist #hype #hypebeast #limitededition #vinyltoy — #vinylwonder #vinylpaint #softvinyltoy #sofubi #vinylwonderpaint #vinyltoys #wonderbot #bwanaspoons http://dlvr.it/SxQY5l

[myplasticheart]

We’re so excited to announce our next art show event with @jmrampage Join us on SAT August 27th from 6 to 9pm for the opening of *Rampage & Friends* Hope to see you all there! ••• Rampage Toys & myplasticheart present Rampage & Friends, a custom Japanese vinyl toy show featuring an exhibition of custom painted items and sofubi releases as well as exclusive products. For this special event Rampage Toys has assembled an army of his friends and fellow collaborators from home and abroad - 30 incredibly talented artists renowned and well regarded in their genre, and their amazing work. Each artist will give their own take on original RAMPAGE Sofubi. We’re honored and excited to showcase them at our gallery in Greenpoint Brooklyn! ••• Featuring the work of… Art Junkie @artjunkie_galleria Blitzkriegtoys @blitzkriegtoys Blobpus @blobpus Bwana Spoons @bananapoons Bug @bug0061 Chokehzrd @chokehazrd Comet Debris @cometdebris Cosmo Knight Alpha Creature Bazaar @creature_bazaar Devil Robots @dvrb_sis Draculazer @draculazer Figlab/Datadub @datadub Galaxy People @thegalaxypeople Goto-San Grumble Toy @grumbletoy Guumon @guumon Kiyoka Ikeda @koji_gol_gargamel_mitari Klav9 @klav9 Konatsu @konatsu_tunacan Lord of Graphix @lordofgraphix Naoya Ikeda Ogre Ceramics @ogre_ceramics Paul Kaiju @paulkaiju Punk Drunkers @punkdrunkers89 Rampage Toys @rampage.toys Science Patrols @science_patrols Skullheadbutt Splurrt @splurrt Sqdblstr @sqdblstr W.H.L.T. @w.h.l.t Wondergoblin @wondergoblin ••• Rampage & Friends Exhibition opens Saturday Aug 27th 2022 6-9PM EST myplasticheart 40 Greenpoint Ave. Brooklyn NY 11222 646.290.6866 ••• Promo images designed by @lordofgraphix 🙏🙏 (at myplasticheart) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChK2uUxuvci/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thebristolboard]

Original cover painting by Bwana Spoons from Welcome to Forest Island, published by Top Shelf Comix, July 2009. 

#Bwana Spoons #Welcome to Forest Island #original art #painting #Top Shelf Comix #classic cover

[plastickaiju]

Name: Platform: Marty the Magician Artist: Bwana Spoons Manufacturer: Toy Art Gallery Material: Sofubi

#Marty the Magician #Bwana Spoons #Toy Art Gallery #Sofubi #Kaiju #Kaiju Toy

[my-monster-island]

Garak - Bwana Spoons x Cometdebris

#sofubi #toy #frog #glitter #clear #toycore

[thetoychronicle-blog]

Last night over at Clutter Gallery they let the monsters out! The Monster Mash, volume 1 of the Sofubi & Kaiju Showcase, contained the work of Rampage Toys, Bwana Spoons, Secret Demon Services & Dethchops. If you’re interested in picking up the available art, you can check them all out HERE. Our favourite East Coast Correspondent,…

Let’s do the Monster Mash with Clutter Gallery was originally published on The Toy Chronicle

#Bloom #Bwana Spoons #clutter gallery #dethchops #Exhibition #monster mash #new york #plushplay #rampage toys #Secret Demon Services

[hifructosemag]

Hi-Fructose Presents: The Art of The Mushroom

https://www.facebook.com/events/285183495542950/ Opening Reception: Saturday, October 20th 6-9pm This special show is an exploration into artists’ interpretations of the friendly, deadly, tasty, hallucinogenic, phallic, alien, and legendary mushroom. Opening Reception featuring an interactive photo booth by Attaboy. So be Red Carpet Ready! Many artists will be in attendance at the opening. More information coming soon. To receive a collector's preview of works made specifically for this show contact: [email protected] Featuring work by: Andrew Schoultz, Naoto Hattori, Chuck Sperry, Annie Owens, Steven Cerio, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden, Travis Louie, Travis Lampe, Attaboy, Isabel Samaras, Michael Campbell, Martin Ontiveros, Gary Taxali, Michael Reedy, Nicomi Nix Turner, Mark Dean Veca, Ferris Plock, Jennybird Alcantara , Yoko d’holbachie, Skinner, Ellen Jewett, Brandi Milne, Marco Mazzoni, Kii Arens, Graham Yarrington, Erika Sanada, Junko Mizuno, Renee French, Crystal Morey, Smithe, Scott Musgrove, Charlie Immer, Horrible Adorables, Laura Berger, Christophe Gilland, Casey Weldon, Wayshak, KRK Ryden, John Casey, Dave cooper, Rob Sato, Joe Vaux, Dave Correa, Robert Bowen, Tripper, Bwana Spoons, Gosia, Miles Johnston, Christina Mrozik, Matt Gordon, Alex Pardee, Tristan Eaton, Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez Show Dates: October 20-December 9, 2018

[dona-fridge]

何回やってもうまくアップできない。けど、明日から。 14人ものグループ展示ってさっき搬入手伝い行ってきたけど、かなりいい意味でカオスでテンション上がった。おれも、さあ何買おうって感じです。明日18時ワグギャラリー、来てね！ 。 。 。 【告知！】 ６月１５日（金）午後６時から９時までWag Gallery Tokyoにて『BONKERS』という日米７名ずつの超豪華なアーティストラインナップによるグループアートショーが開催されます！キュレーション担当は @yoshi_47 & @ferrisplock。当日はスポンサーによる限定グッズなど盛りだくさん！そしてアメリカからは @ferrisplock & @kellytunstallがやってきます！１７日までの３日間限定アートショーなのでお見逃しなく！！！そしてオープニングでは個性爆発のDJ陣、DJ Alexander Lee Chang, DJ マキシマム・ザ・ハラミ、DJ TIGER.Gでお送りいたします！ 期間： 6/15(fri)Opening 6pm-9pm 6/16(sat) 12pm-7pm 6/17(sun) 12pm-7pm 場所： Wag Gallery Tokyo 東京都渋谷区神宮前4-26-28 JUNKYARD 3F アーティスト： from USA Don Pendleton @pendledon Bwana Spoons @bananapoons Todd Francis @toddfrancisart David Cook @bonethrower Porous Walker @porouswalker Kelly Tunstall @kellytunstall Ferris Plock @ferrisplock from JAPAN Aimi Odawara @aimiodawara Ryuji Kamiyama @ryuji_kamiyama Yu Suda @uyudas Keeenue @keeenue_ Naoki”SAND”Yamamoto @sandnaoki Hideyuki Katsumata @hanautah yoshi47 @yoshi_47 スポンサー： WAG GALLERY #waggallery HIDDEN CHAMPION @hidden_champion fridge SETAGAYA @fridge.setagaya MASH transit @mashsf Singha @singhabeer @u_u0607 @donajapan @fridge.setagaya @ryuji_kamiyama (Tokyo, Japan)

#waggallery

[houseofvans]

ART SCHOOL | Q&A with RYAN BUBNIS 

We have been following the good vibes art of Portland based multidisciplinary artist Ryan Bubnis whose fun work focuses on the simplification of color, shape and form. We caught up with Ryan as he is preparing for his solo show, From The Ground Up, which opens at the Stephanie Chefas Projects on Friday, April 6th. Find out more about Ryan, his early artistic influences, and his Art School art tip below! 

Photographs courtesy of the artist. 

Introduce yourself? I’m Ryan Bubnis and I’m an artist, illustrator, and educator based in Portland, Oregon.

When did you first get into drawing?  Was it a hobby turned career or something you knew from the start? I always knew I wanted to make art from the very beginning. I’ve pretty much done whatever I could to make it a career. It was basically all or nothing. Still is.

Who were some of your early artistic influences? Cartoons, comics, kid’s books, and skateboarding were all major influences. Scooby-Doo, Cartoon Network, Garfield, The Simpsons, Richard Scarry, Golden Books and Jim Philipps. I think that’s why I split my practice between fine art and commercial illustration. I’ve always loved work that was accessible and imagery that made me want to make things myself.

What mediums do you love to work with? What are your essential art tools? Working with traditional mediums such as drawing and painting will always be my favorites. That being said, I definitely include my computers, scanner, and tablet as essential art tools. It’s a balanced mix of traditional and digital tools.

Do you keep a sketchbook or work your ideas as you go along?  What type of sketchbook do you keep – disorganized chaos or neat and clean? I keep a bunch of different sketchbooks for the home studio and bring along smaller versions when I travel. Some pages are cleaner finished drawings while other pages are filled with chicken scratch, notes, and project ideation. I recently got an IPad and have been drawing with Procreate as well. I try to draw and doodle every chance I get.

What was the first show you ever exhibited in? What was your last show? My first exhibition was a group show at Gallery Bink here in Portland way back in 2001. It was with Bwana Spoons, Ren Sakurai and a few other people. 

From The Ground Up is a solo show that is about to open at Stephanie Chefas Projects on Friday, April 6th. The title is from an ongoing zine I’ve made on and off since 2009. I’m really excited about all the work I made for it and can’t wait to share it. I’ll be releasing a new issue of the zine at the opening.

Where did you learn your knowledge of art or making art? It was a little bit of both. I still consider myself mostly self-taught even though I went through a BFA program for illustration. It’s weird but I feel like I’m learning so much more now that I’m a teacher than I ever did as a student.

Art School or Self taught. What’s something you can pass along art tip wise? Always allow more time than you think. Use matte medium to seal your masking edges and your shapes will come out crispy.

Describe your artistic process for us. The order sometimes varies but I start by reading, drawing, and doodling. Once I’ve done that I’ll start executing a painting or a piece. I always leave room for improvisation otherwise the work can feel too rigid. I like the unexpected possibilities of using traditional materials. You can’t always tell what paint is going to do until you actually try it. It’s a similar process for digital work but I can always Command Z if I screw something up or if I need to adjust a composition.

What makes you smile when viewing art? What is it you’re looking at – composition, color, line? Humor. David Shrigley’s work consistently makes me laugh. I’ll always smile when seeing a well-executed piece. Color, line, shape, and form. I love it all.

What’s a common misconception about artists? That art making is all fun and games and that artists should be thankful to work for free or for exposure. We have to value our work and fight for it.

How do you overcome drawer’s block? Either keep drawing or take a break. Go for a walk, run, skate and come back with a different perspective. Experimenting with different mediums or changing up the scale of my work has always been helpful.

What type of music do you listen to when creating? Do you find it helps motivate you or just allows for background noise? Music is usually always on no matter what I’m doing. It definitely motivates me. I like so many different artists it would be tough to list them all. Lately, I’ve been listening to Ray Barbee, Tommy Guerrero, Amenta Abiota, Earthgang, J.I.D, Chances With Wolves, Tiffany Gouche, Old Rolling Stones, Depeche Mode, and The Beatles.

What would be your ideal collaboration?  Doing something with Vans! 

Do you have a favorite artist(s) that does a completely different medium than yourself? My friend Meredith Dittmar creates these amazing, detailed sculptures and installations using paper and polymer clay. Her work is consistently progressing and it always blows my mind. http://neverborn.org

What do you think you’d be doing if you weren’t an artist? I would probably do something involving food. I do most of the cooking in the household and I’m always searching out new recipes to try out. I’ve always thought it would be fun to make some sort of illustrated cookbook. We’ll see.

What are your favorite Vans? My old stand by’s are the Authentics, Old Skools, and Half Cabs. Lately, I’ve been really digging the Kyle Walkers and I’ve got a few pairs of the MTE’s that have treated me really well during the cold winter months.

What advice would you give someone thinking about art as a career? Be patient. Cherish the small successes. Don’t consume yourself with get rich quick schemes or the allure of going viral. You always appreciate things more if you have to work for them.

What’s on the horizon for 2018?  Finish up work for the show with Stephanie Chefas Projects, work on some new client collaborations and hopefully do some more murals.

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[fedhai]

Fancy Haircut Hedoran by Gargamel x Bwana Spoons #fancyhaircut #gargamel #bwanaspoons #kaiju #sofubi #sofvi #softvinyl #softvinyltoy #sofvitokyo #japanesevinyl #japanesetoys #arttoy #toyphotography #toy #toys #toystagram #toys4life #designertoy #instagood #picoftheday #monster #tokusatsu #manga #anime #otaku #japan https://www.instagram.com/p/BU_cQTmjhuV/?igshid=17oa2hn0g2oy

#fancyhaircut #gargamel #bwanaspoons #kaiju #sofubi #sofvi #softvinyl #softvinyltoy #sofvitokyo #japanesevinyl #japanesetoys #arttoy #toyphotography #toy #toys #toystagram #toys4life #designertoy #instagood #picoftheday #monster #tokusatsu #manga #anime #otaku #japan

[spankystokes]

Wonderbot, Bwana Spoons, Paint, Soft Vinyl, New Instagram... yeah, this post has it all! http://dlvr.it/SxQY1p

#BwanaSpoons #DoItYourselfDIY #Instagram #Robot #SoftVinyl

[myplasticheart]

We’re super excited to announce our next event opening on FRI December 10th 6-9PM EST ••• Grape Brain & myplasticheart present GVX & POPUPSHOP NYC a popup event featuring an exhibition of custom painted items and special release of exclusive products. Curated by @grumpybert , GVX (Grape Brain vs X) exhibition brings together over 20 talented artists to create their own one of a kind interpretations of Grape Brain's popular Onigiri & Macaroni characters. ••• Artist list ••• Andrea Kang @harlow_bear Brent Nolasco @blessedblessedoblivion Bwana Spoons @bananapoons Candie Bolton @candiebolton ChrisRWK @ChrisRWK Grumble Toy @grumbletoy JCORP @jcorptm Jeremiah Ketner @smallandround KaijuSteven @kaijusteven Klav @klav9 MechaVirus @mechavirus Mumbot @mumbot Rampage Toys @jmrampage Sad Salesman @sad_salesman Scott Wilkowski @scottwilkowski Splurrt @splurrt Thad Wilkes @teeewizzle Wonder Goblin @wondergoblin Xybot @xybot_tnt @tntplastic ZROPRO @Zeroproductivity Barely Human @Barelyhumanart Martin Ontiveros @martinheadrocks DeathCat Toys @johantattoos ••• GVX & POPUPSHOP NYC myplasticheart 40 Greenpoint Ave. Brooklyn NY 11222 646.290.6866 ••• #gvxandpopupshopnyc #gvx #grapebrain @grapebrain_rage #myplasticheart #onigiri #macaroni (at myplasticheart) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWbvuVuITfi/?utm_medium=tumblr

#gvxandpopupshopnyc #gvx #grapebrain #myplasticheart #onigiri #macaroni

[mumbot]

⚡️Bwana Spoons x MUMBOT Shumi Mushrumi 1-off Sofubi custom for #theShumiShow available online now (Link in my bio) ✨ - I 💗 @bananapoons work so much! 🌈 Bwana has a show “Moonjammer” coming up @uamou shop in Japan on April 27th plus a few more dates as part of a Japan tour. Check it out if you are out there! #bwanaspoons #mumbot #ShumiMushrumi #sofubi (at Bangkok, Thailand) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwBffzUHUaN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8rmpo5w8l86s

#theshumishow #bwanaspoons #mumbot #shumimushrumi #sofubi

[liftdetroit]

The Kaiju Dunny Battle series releases TONIGHT at 6pm! Curated by Clutter and featuring designs by Jeff Lamm, Rampage Toys, Candie Bolton, James Groman, Bwana Spoons and Chauskoskis (at LIFT) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt6z712AxRL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xro3ji2plj1d