Last Gasp show at grass hut

In 2005 (I think) I started Grass Hut as a way to show all my personal work. I’d always take my new goodies over to shops to sell, and they would choose… hmmm I want this one and this one. But not that one, or those. I just wanted a place to have everything I made available to the public in one spot.

An intern I had at the time really wanted his own gallery… but he was struggling to keep it up on his own, so I stepped in and got my own wall and a little studio in the back room of his space. It really wasn’t much longer before he completely bowed out and then It was all mine. I was left with a choice to try and run this space on my own. I could see I might have some of the same struggles running it by myself as well… I don’t remember how. But i asked scrappers to join me, and that’s when Grass Hut really took off. The two of us kinda cemented our bond, and scrappers was just as into this thing as me. We had a shitload of shows, some pretty magical installations, and made a buttload of radical friends. Eventually Scrappers needed to make some hard choices and opted to give up Grass Hut. I was able to run it another year on my own. Trying to be a full time artist and run a legitimate gallery on my own though… It was too much, so I found a new partner… but this was a totally different kind. This partner was a shop, that would be the host for all my shinanigans. Floating World. We have now moved around together multiple times, and my shop inside their shop has gone from really substantial, to a tiny rack to a mini row, to a tiny corner shop, and now this wierd spread out thing wit ha gallery wall and a window over the course of 15 (?) years. It’s a long time.

Well now our recent stint at Lloyd is coming to an end. We’ll be moving to Pioneer Place mid August. So come join us one last time here at Lloyd before they officially close the whole dang mall.

Last Gasp will feature a fancy bevy of artists on the wall, and a few radical artists doing their own tables. Come see some bitchin’ art and hang with old friends and maybe meet a few new ones. Thursday July 9th from 4-7pm.

Karinto Kaiju part one

First named “Sticky Kaiju”

Finding toys in Japan, not even for a good price… just finding them can be a bit tricky these days. Most stuff has been totally fished out. When visiting Mandarake I often find myself happy to see anything interesting, rather than ooogling over all the vintage choices and trying to decide. There was once a time in the not too distant past when the cases were just crammed with all types of standards, finger puppets, pendants, and minis. Many at pretty decent prices. Back in 2019 or 18??? I was a vendor at one of the early Mandarake Sofubi rally, and I remember taking a break to head over to the junk section to pick up about a dozen cheapo vintage vinyls all with a warped leg or kids name permenantly scrawled on it’s back. Now even some of those kinds of figures with writing or broken horns will go to special auctions.

So…. when I was riding my bike last week to a friend’s place in Tokyo and spotted a house with a bit of old sun faded character vinyls, mixed in with piles of boxes with old dusty glass and magazines, I stopped to take a closer look. There was a an old cat curled up on an old box of electronic equiptment, and through some very dirty windows I could see rows of old mascot vinyls…. maybe an old shop? just a collection? It had a bit of a horder vibe. I took some photos and moved on, already feelign a bit invasive peeking around tooo much.

But when I showed photos of the front… my friend said. Oh we know that person. Do you want to go knock on his door? Yes. We did, but no answer. Oh well. But when we got back to my friend’s place. Oh… I have his number. I can call him. Hello, oh yes I’m home. You can come over… Stoked!

It was an old shop, but the ower was hit by an uber some years ago, and had some serious mobility issues, and just couldn’t manage the shop. Inside was wall to wall antiques and some toys, but mostly cute mascot vinyls. No prices on anything, and stuff stacked so high, there was no space to walk or get in front of any of the cases without avalanche action. So I asked about a few mascots I like. An NHK bear that I dig, and an old Q Chan … that ghosty sperm guy that some of us love so much. Prices were pretty high. Which seems like toe case with most any place with interesting things on the shelf.

I didn’t even notice this glossy wet looking King Godras right in front of me, until the owner asked what I thought of it. He asked me what it was worth. I touched it and it was totally sticky… sitting on a few layers of paper towels. Brown goo was on my fingers. Want to buy it? No not really. It’s totally sticky…. Well, what’s it worth to you? we went back and forth… until finally, We both agreed I’d pay a “sticky price” which would also include my favorite NHK bear ( I should really remember his name by now). So I bought what was maaaybe a vintage Giant size Marusan guy coated in Karinto goop, which my friends have shipped to me.

You never know what will happen if you look through some dusty windows.

For Skulls and Maybe Sailosaibin

One offs up there.

Trashcan and Baby Anzen runs below

Stoked with this batch of fun. Skulls get firstsies on these. The rest all head to Sailosaibin for an end of April show.

Coloring contest

Let’s have some fun. download and print off a copy or few of this image from above and color however you like. You can color digitally too if that’s your Jam, so long as you do the work. After you post using the tag #ohbanorah wherever on your favorite platform and then email your entries by march 31st to pelicanmist at gmail dot com with the title “oh banorah” Within a week or so I’ll announce a winner or maybe even two or three.

Rules- No biting, pinching, or chokeholds. Chortling smiling, feelings of mild glee are all allowed. Up to three entries per human.

If you need a higher res image just email me at the above address with “I need Oh banorah” and I’ll send yo ua proper digi file.

Ok have fun.

Gravy Lucky Bags

Friday January 23rd I’ll release the annual Gravy lucky Bags.

Totally awesome Bag $120 Includes 2x buddies, 1x two part figure, 1x Fingy, + 1x tiny mighty surprise.

Jumbo Bag $350 includes 1x Jumbo Morel, 1x buddy, 1x two part figure, 1x Fingy, +1x tiny mighty surprise.

The bags will include painted runs, blanks, a few one offs here and there.

Buddies are figures like Big mike, Randall, Hairball Steven, Morel Snacks, Trashcan, Gilly, Gilda and friends.

Two part figures could be anything from Little Chonks, to cars, tanks, baby Trashcans, Safety Gooch or anythign like that.

Fingies are finger puppets like TJ the snail, Banorar, Baby Michael or anything along those lines.

Tiny mighty Surprise, I’m not even going to hint.

Within each catagory there are a lot of options not listed. Fun Mystery, lucky, and priced to give you good vibes.

Bags will ship 1-2 weeks after release. Working hard on them already now, and will just keep going till these are all done.

Happy Wicked Janufeb.

Skulls Club 2026

Good morning awesome humans. Skulls Club is coming. I should have memberships available up in the webshop later today. If you are new to Skulls And Rain Bones Society, this is how it works. I do yearly memberships. And when you join, you’ll get a toy (in this year’s case, a clump of toys), a print, and sometimes a sticker, but this year I’m doing membership cards again. The value of the toy + print is usually a pretty solid deal. Then throughout the year you’ll get club emails. it probably averages about 12-14 a year, but it’s not monthly, just sorta if I have a lot to say or not and based on my schedule. Emails say what I’m up to, and sometimes contain first peaks at new projects, personal musings, and once in a while an exclusive or two.

This year, for the first time in quite a while. The toy is alreay done. We just need to give the factory a count, and put in the order for our skulls club exclusive color. It will probably still be end of feb before member kits ship, but that’s a solid month or two earlier than normal.

The member kits will work a little different this year than usual as the toy is toys plural. There are four beautifully sculpted new Little Chonks- Toby, Fozzee, Steven, and new guy Barigas (or Barry if you like).

I didn’t want people to have to pay $80 to rejoin so I’ll have two options. A full set of 4 with one full size print for around $80, or a set of two blind pack style that would come with a mini prints of the two characters… around $45.

Price is lower for returing members and a little higher for new members.

I think that’s it. Hope to see you in Skulls Club 2026.

Barigas

Friday 10am Pacific

This Friday I’ll have a super batch of WTF. Teeny, Trashcan, Clamjammer, Safety Gooch and a small clutch of Jumbo Morel One offs.

Trashcan image coming. Colors are bonkers good :)

Gamjam shipping into the states shinanigans

Let’s talk about toys and tariffs and the wackadoodleness that is shipping to the states from other lands for a moment.

Right now it’s become a bit more tricky to get stuff into the states because of some gridlock and bonus tariffs. It’s totally possible to ship stuff here now, it’s just a bit wonky. Some stuff gets slapped with a tariff. For example I just paid $17 on a small box coming from Shanghai for Gamjam. Some stuff takes longer or gets rejected, Maruhachi got his box sent back to him, and has already reshipped thru a different carrier, and labeled differently. And some stuff just gets delayed a bit.

How we’ll handle this. We already have sold more RSVP tickets 3 and a half weeks out than we sold in any other previous years. RSVP ticket holders will get first dibs on anything that arrives late. We’ll just send an email when goodies arrive (this is for stuff that arrives after oct 4th) and you’ll have an option to pick up late magic before it goers public.

Anything that we need to pay tariffs on will get passed on when we price the toys.

Three and a half weeks out we already have a nice hunk of goodies already here. Rampage, Unplugworks, Monstock, Headlock, and 1,2,3 are already here. with more expected daily. I’ll keep updating here as more vinyl and art arrive. and don’t forget. Draculazer will be here with a bunch of toys and original art, and there are some baller artists also vending in person this year. Barely Human, Kachina, Secret Handshake, and The Beast is Back are just a few toy specific vendors this year at Gamjam. FUN!

Big Mike

Big mike, Baby Michael, and PC Tugger testshot

A wave in the forest by the sea is how I would describe Big mike… You can just call him Biggy.

Biggy was born out of my love for Gargamel’s version of the old smashface Hedo… with a serious nod to their Odoron character designed by Toshikazu Nozaka. What I really wanted though was for Morel Snacks to have a buddy to go explore with… and this is how we come to know Big mike.

Gamjam 4 is coming

6and a half weeks away now to the most jam packed fun all year in Portland. At least when it comes to what I do. I’ll have RSVP packages up in the webshoppe Friday August 22nd. Anyone can come to Gamjam. It’s only $2 to get in. The RSVP package just gives you first dibs at the curated toy zone, and helps support all the work I am doing in the background here to make this all happen. So… whether you are going or not you can order an RSVP pack.

I’m excited to announce a few new artists in this year’s curated line up. Candie Bolton, The Fun Corner, Don’t Cry In The Morning, Amanoya, Chubby Family, Mosquito Toyworks, Camote, Luke Smells Good, and Shirahama are all new to Gamjam this year… probably a few more I am forgetting too.

Somehow I took exactly one picture of the event while it was actually happening last year. I’ll do better documenting this time around.

Summer Slime is nearly here

Last year I took zero pics at the actual event…. but I think this pic above catches the general sentiment. So much fun hanging with friends and talkin’ toys and making art. Looking forward to this year’s fun. Just a few weeks away here. August 2nd in Sunny Santa Ana.

And if you don’t know what Summer Slime is. It’s a backyard event, where we feed you tacos, and hawk some beautiful toys and art, loads of one offs, runs, blind bags, and more. It’s very inclusive, all are welcome, and it’s a good chance to meet and hang with a nice batch of likeminded toyfreaks. You do need an RSVP ticket though and you can get that via Creature Bazaar’s webshop. Not mine. Hope to see you there.

Found a nice pic from a couple years back.

Fozzee & Friends This Friday

Fozzee and Toby in the back. Guts in the Loggerhead car and Drizz in the Nightwatch tank in front.

Friday June 13th 10am pacific in the webshoppe. Fozzee and the gang is all here.

Fozzee is marbled choco vinyl and trans avocado green vinyl. Toby is neon pink with red sparkles vinyl. Painted eyes… and rattly insides.

Drizz comes in trans smoke and trans smoke with sprakle. They will be shipped blind… and most are trans smoke (no sparkle).

Look at that magic marble.

Gamjam 4 is on.

Just sorta getting the ball rolling here. Save the date folks! One day of fun stuffs will be here before you know it. For Vendors I’ll try to get a new 2025 vendor app up here soon.

BIG Friday webshoppe fun

I’m back home from Japan as of yesterday afternoon. Friday there will be a big load of goodies. Brand new hats, prints, and tenugui made in collaboration with my friends at Sailosaibin. 10am pacific, right here.

Sorry for the radio silence for those of you with your eyes peeled to the blogger here. Back home now, and will be posting regularly again.

If you are trying to figure out what is what. A lot of what will be available- A few Jumbo Morels, and assorted toy buddies from the Madboxxx event. a nice load of Little Chonks Blind Bags, and some other babies ready for their forever homes.

It's a mad mad mad boxxx

Let’s hang in Nagoya May 3rd

A couple a gems in the ruff

fozzee panda prancakes with a gilly hat

Above and below I selected a few weeners from this big beautiful batch of one offs for Sailosaibin, Sufes, and Madboxxx. Which goes to where I’m not sure yet.

Papa marfa gets a new body

Fozzee

Gilly

Safety gooch

Morel Snacks

Fishstache (the head is Andrew Maclean design)

Trashcan Meaty mixed parts

Hey it’s Lonny

Toby

Edo

That’s a sweet horn Gilly

various friends

Thanks so much for checking this out.

Safety Gooch's Little house

Welcome hone Safety gooch

Safety first

Check your rear view. Safety Gooch is comin’ in hot. New stickers and hats on their way. SG is making it’s way through time and space on a cosmic trip.

Rampage & Gravy Funzone

When your sailin’. When your Sailosaibin.

Rampage and I are craming for fun this spring in Japan. three stops. Sailosaibin on April 25th with Shipman, Gumtaro, and Monstock. These goofy goobers above, plus one offs, new Tenugui, prints, hats and tee will all be on display.

This looks prety Superfestivally

Then later in the weekend we head over to Superfestival for more fun with Galaxy People and Datadub.

And our final stop will be hanging with friends in Nagoya. Come hang with us and some bitchin’ arts.

See you soon.

Friday Fungi Funs

Friday will be a pretty fungy day. The quantities won’t be too crazy, but the offerings mighty. Both of the above will be apinted, the marbled Morel Snacks pretty minimally so hopefully this choco marble can shine through. If i have time, a little run of Terry, and Safety gooch as well. We’ll see.

And note about shipping, workign on a bunch of stuff now, so anythign ordered friday will probably ship together with any other magic you’ve picked up recently, and you just get a little shipping combo discount before stuff goes out. Have a super day.