Haunted Mansion....

 Does it say Miss Mindy enough on the pictures? ha ha ha...

So Here it is! ( finally)
My special, one of a kind Vinylmation for the 'Room for one more' event this Friday
at The Disney Contemporary Resort in Florida...
-Celebrating the Haunted Mansion-
Check it out here!

The process of creating these little suckers is a doozy,
and I've gone into it in past blog posts if you wanna see step by steps.,
but my eyes are falling out- so this will have to do!

I honestly never really liked customizing too many plastic toys,
Only a few here and there that struck my fancy...
but have found that I adore making these.


Maybe it's the old Disney ears that get me-
or the fact my grandmother worked on snow white in the 1930's  and inked with 'the girls' in the old animation buildings - nostalgia. I don't know, but it's fun. 

I'd like to say a humongous thank you to my sweet Ricky-dee
('Ahabs Shipyard' from now on- link coming soon! :) for building the base.
He is so amazing.
---I'd also keep an eye out for some original miss mindy toys, one of a kinds, sculptures,
whatever you want to call them- they'll be around the bend too.


I've gotten so many orders, I don't know what to do... Merci!
So please be patient with this lil' gal- as I don't have  an elf to help me with the sanding yet.... ;) Each art /toy/sculpture I make, gets a 'whole lotta love' - and time from Mindy pie in the sky.
:) Thank you!

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Here's some fun photos I took of my 'glow in the dark babies' during the process...



Ahhh -- painting the brides beating heart...wooooo...
I've never painted in black light before.
Headaches happen. teeth look weird, & My white dog looked fantastic.



gees. It always looks terrible in the beginning.



spray paint always gives me some hope.



and a shmancy box always helps...
this one is an old hat box, painted with flat black, gloss web...oooooo fancy pants!



...and in the end, I always end up with messy hands...

-MM 

  

   

  

Munky King- No Bullies allowed...

"When it Pours"
mixed media on stained watercolor paper
artwork: 6x8.5" framed: 9x12"

9.10.11
Munky King Melrose
"Stop It!" opens on Saturday, September 10th, 2011 from 6pm-10pm.
The theme of the show is meant to draw awareness
to bullying and cyberbullying.

Curated by 12 year old ‘Super Cooper Berella’ -
artist, art collector, and supporter of the arts!

Anthony Ausgang
Attaboy
Brian McCarty
Bwana Spoons
Dave Pressler
Joe Ledbetter
Luke Chueh
Mari Inukai
Misha
Miss Mindy
Rick O'Brien
Ritzy Periwinkle
Ron English
Scott Saw
Scott Tolleson
Sket One
Spanky Stokes
Van Arno
Yoskay Yamamoto
and many more...
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C'mon out and support my new little art friend, Cooper!
We met at Baby Tattooville, drew silly ladies on the stairs, and I think he's the bees knees...
Thanks Cooper for putting this show together, and Happy almost Birthday!
-mm

Red Queen & White Rabbit - Final pics & process...

The Red Queen: 1500$ sold

The White Rabbit: 2,000$ sold

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Ok! Now that my migraine is over...
Here's my Final toy turns!
I'm really happy with how they came out, and all the hard work I put into them really paid off...
Thank you to everyone for saying such great things about the pieces!

Here's a fun article from Tomopop I came across about them.

-Thank you for the love!-

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Here's a tad about the process of making these lil' suckers...

The Vinylmation toys they sent me...

Chop chop! -magic sculpt to the rescue....

Cut brass for her staff & sculpting the crown....
(Most of the pieces on both the rabbit & the Queen were sculpted by hand)

Time to spray 'er down...why hello Radio!

-n' paintin' bonanza...

Placing the cards is like building a pirate ship in a bottle!

Yes...! The light works...

The Queen gives her wink of approval...

A Huge Thank you to Jo, her new mom.
(you out there Jo? drop me a line! I need to sign the bottom for you when I visit-I was so tired from my all-nighter my mooshy brain forgot! info@missmindy.com)

MR. RABBIT.
wish I had more process pics, but here's a few-

ready to Flock.

Thanks to Stephen Chiodo who taught me to "flock" ;)

and to my husband- and crazy good artist/miniature & mad scientist extrodinaire who engineered the bunny's insides!

I sculpted Alice the size of the tip of my pinky...geees.

And here we have a headless bunny. Yep! Rick put his lighting switch in his head.
(!! To whom bought him.. we have extra batteries for you, email me so I can send them to you! :)

detail.work work work...

4am Sat. morning... Finito!

-mm

Wonderland -Miss Mindy-Vinylmation Customs....

Here's a couple shots of the completed toys...
more pics to come!

Miss Mindy's Wonderland at Disney's D23....

I'm excited to be apart of the
D23 Event -at The Anaheim Convention Center
this Weekend!!
My latest Disney Vinylmation custom will be on Display at the Vinylmation booth.

I'll be there from 11am on. . . .Saturday the 20th

I'll tweet more info.. Join MM on twitter

I'll be doing a big post about the process to make these two next week...
They are the most complex art toys I've ever made!
A Huge thank you to my husband Rick O'Brien for engineering the gears on the White Rabbit,
The amount of miniature gear work- and tiny painted pieces, sculpting, & experimentation- was such an incredible challenge.. but I learned tons!

Keep an eye out for more Miss Mindy Vinlymation 'One of a Kinds'...
Room for one More - Haunted Florida.

-mm

Strychnin, Berlin... Keep a Breast

Strychnin - Keep a Breast - C.O.P Magazine
present...

"Strawberry Rodeo"
acrylic on plaster

The Chest cast of the awesome Jane Wiedlin
-mm

Oh July.....filled to the gills!

First Things first!
Comic-con Signing: Come and play with me n' the gang at
'The Color Ink Book' ... BOOTH # 5569
Saturday

12pm – 1pm: Miss Mindy
1pm – 2pm: Luke Chueh
2pm – 3pm: Brandi Milne

I'll bring my red pencil.

Next Up!
Here's a new show my sister and I are in- A bunch of super artists have painted wooden custom toys inspired by the shape of The Washburn Brothers "Rayola" character... very fun! I hope you'll join us at the opening: WWA gallery- July 29th!

Next Next Up!

Strychnin Gallery
Germany
group show
'Etiquette' & Keep a Breast foundation benefit "bust"
Opens August 12th

Fun Up!
HERE.

My latest Sketch Theatre: inspired by my newest art piece for Europe...
"Mild Mannered"
"Young Ladies should always preserve a modest demeanor in dancing, for it throws around them a halo of light & purity..."
excerpt from : Daisy Eyebrights Manual of Etiquette & good breeding-1884

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Book In!
Wow, This volume 1 of sketch theatre is amazing!
I was just blown away by the talent these folks have...
and chock full of 'em too!

Both My husband Rick O'Brien & I are in it! awww...

So stop on by the BabyTattoo Books/Sketch Theatre booth--
new location: booth # 4712

*Who knows, maybe my sweet Ricky-dee and I will be sketchin' away!
(I'll 'tweet' le times---oooh-so modern!)

-MM

Whisked Away....

Sorry for the non-blog updates-- My Facebook & Twitter seem to be getting more of the love lately.

Surprise! My lil' gal sold in 30 seconds!
Yeehaw!
Keep an eye out for more customs this year.... same bat place, same bat channel.. hmmm what'll they be?

A Special Thanks to my pal Brandy Trigueros for her excellent Photography skills!
Visit her brand-new site to see what she's up to! CottonCandyCatWalk.com


Finished up an amazing new 'Saddlemate-Spring Rider' for the Super Awesome Couple of Duirwaigh Studios
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Angi Sullins & Silas Toball... Wonderful creators of Inspiration!

Here's their Mousey, Zeus-- readying to board Southwest.. bring your Air mask!


Home at Last--- in Lovely Taos... "The Fun House" of Duirwaigh.
I don't think I've ever had art pieces this happy in their new home--- seeing them get there safely was a big load off, and the look on Angi & Silas' faces when the boxes were opened--- was insanely electric.
I needed a cigarette after...

So off to paint a Jalopy and name her Moxie...

-Till my next visit -
:)
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AND NEXT UP!
drum roll.......

I was chosen to teach a wonderful Artist retreat up in Washington Next April!



What is this cool art thing?

Artfest takes Place at Fort Worden, WA
March 28th - April 1st 2011
It's Workshops, It's a retreat, It awesome artsy-ness- all weekend long!


The workshop I will teach on Sat & Sunday is a full day, 6 hour sessions (with a 90 minute lunch break.) They're designed to provide not only several techniques learned throughout the day but time enough to actually work on what has been learned so that it can sink in and a nice chunk in the middle of the day to renew yourself.

The teachers come from all over the United States, Canada & Australia and represent some of the best in their fields.


See these links for sign up & more information:


INFO
SIGN UP


I've heard it sells out quite quickly-- so be on yer toes!

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And Last but CERTAINLY not least...

My Mom's Huge art show this Saturday!
Please Join us..

June 4 - July 3, 2011
Opening Reception:
June 11, 2011 from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm



Linda Johnstone Allen & Toros Tngrian will demonstrating various ceramic techniques using a potter's wheel and incorporating slab work, press blocks, mixed media, handbuilding and mask making.

Artist Demonstration
June 26, 2011 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Love to you..
MM