Seems like Marisa's Pizza in Hoboken was a happy camper with the first round of staff tshirts we made for them so they went and ordered another batch with a few extra colors. Marisa's is located at 100 Hudson Street Hoboken NJ - 201 710 5094. The chicken roll they make there is delicious!


Got some news on the GoldMane toy division Argonaut Resins - is moving to a new location. Hopefully I'll get to post more updates about that as I settle in. More soon...

GoldMane's Promotional division went another round with The World's Best Bowlers Corp. and knocked out a couple of banners (a 4 footer by 10 footer and a 2 footer by 4 footer) for their second big (Father's Day Classic) bowling tournament this past weekend. Go WBB!!!

Dookie-Poo in his own commercial...awesome!!!


(* Thanks to Andy Heng on ToysRevil (http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/) for hipping me to this*)
Great job Manny Galan and crew!
Almost forgot to add this - here's a shot of the Dookie-Poo prototype wax sculpt I did for Manny Galan...

Carnival Cartoons is releasing Pierce and Nathan in... BLUE!!! This time around They teamed up with Monkeyhouse Toys (www.monkeyhousetoys.com) to bring you a very limited edition of 50 blue Pierce/Nathan vinyl toys. Pierce sports a monkey on his chest & Nathan is rockin' a monkey on his back and each set will come complete w/ a signed miniprint.

More projects coming in from the GoldMane Ent. promotional division for Marisa's Pizzeria. We knocked out some sweet staff shirts for them...If you're in town stop by for some delicious pizza, pasta and subs. Marisa's is located at 100 Hudson Street Hoboken NJ - 201 710 5094.

Plasticandplush reviews the green variant Pierce and Dogboy vinyl toys from Carnival Cartoons here:
http://www.plasticandplush.com/plasticandplush/2009/05/review-pierce-and-dogboy-pp-exclusive.html#more
Image borrowed from the Plasticand plush website - http://www.plasticandplush.com/plasticandplush/ There are only 50 of these available and you can order them directly from their site.

The promotional arm of GoldMane Ent. Inc. is on the move with a project for the "World's Best Bowlers" tournament this weekend at Jersey Brunswick Zone bowling alley. Our promotional section produced these hot looking patches from concept art to finished embroidered product.

Our logo art design was also used on the registration table banner and the show ceiling banner.

Galtow goes to Itunes!!!
Updating news for Xmoor Studios, Rob G. and I have been keeping it under wraps for a minute…but now that the project is near completion we felt that it’s time to let the cat out of the bag. Xmoor Studios will be soliciting our properties on iTunes! Issue #1 is currently being developed into the proper format and we’ve added a few modifications to the book, captions and dialogue, as well as it being in full color. We are calling the book GALTOW#1- Director’s Cut. So everyone be on the look out as we will be announcing the release date for this new direction for our studio. I thought I'd drop the promo image and I will be updating this info up very soon.

Been meaning to post this for a while now.
This is why ToysRevil is one of my favorite blogsites...Thanks again Andy Heng.

The toy arm of GoldMane is on the move with several designer resin toy releases. Andy Heng of ToysRevevil (THANK YOU ANDY!!!) fame was gracious enough to make this slick movie of the Jared Deal Kanji Kaiju resin toy production complete with behind the scenes images and kick ass soundtrack. Check it out:

Plasticandplush Carney Exclusive!!!

Limited to only 50 pieces!!!
The set includes both figures AND a print signed by artist Jared Deal -
$75 plus S/H

Order yours here on Plasticandplush:
http://www.plasticandplush.com/plasticandplush/2009/03/exclusive-pierce-and-nathan-set-now-available.html
Pierce and Nathan are part of Jared Deal and Garnet Syberg Olsen's Carnival Cartoons Carney's family (all 4 sculpts are by me).

One of the latest graphic gigs at GoldMane was for a close friend who is releasing a new product called the Seed Prayer Mat. We put this flyer together for Obed:

For more info on Obed and their products go here:
http://www.obed2sam.blogspot.com/
http://www.obed2sam.com/

Space Monkey Al is a go!!!
I just got word from Charlie Mewshaw that his Space Monkey Al figure got enough votes to be added into the PatchTogether order on demand store! If he get's 50 pre-orders they will produce his figure. If you'd like to order one - here's the link to all the info at the online store:
http://www.patchtogether.com/?Product&pId=85
Congratulations Charlie! (Color image below from Plasticandplush's website - http://www.plasticandplush.com/plasticandplush/2009/03/space-monkey-al-on-demand.html

I also got the green light from Charlie to drop a few images of the Al figure after I sculpted and cast it up in resin for him.

The Argonaut Resins toy crew will be in this upcoming Resin Collective art show starting April 11 - May 9 featuring work from resin toy artists from around the globe hosted by Red Hot Robot.
http://www.redhotrobot.net/

Just wanted to say congrats to Jared Deal who landed a interview and picture session with Cookies and Cream. Check out out some of it here with lot's more photos: (http://www.bakedinny.com/2009/02/stay-true-jared-deal/) Nice to see all the Carnival Cartoons vinyl toys I worked with Jared and Garnet in some of the shots - sweet!!! Picture below borrowed from the Cookies and Cream site...Way to go JD...

Xmoor Studios news.
Here's the Galtow animated CG teaser trailer we debuted at the big NYC con produced by Shimmer Concepts Media (http://www.shimmermedia.com/)

Check it full size:


http://www.xmoorstudios.com/GaltowTrailers.html

Step right up!!!
Get your Pierce and Nathan the DogBoy vinyl toys from Carnival Cartoons available to own right now - right here:
http://www.jareddeal.com/
Jared Deal has some Harriet Carney's left too for sale and if you twist his arm you may even get a uber limited Buzz Carney from him...you didn't hear that from me...wink wink...

See you at the New York Comic Con -
Booth # 948...

The latest Xmoor Studio news:

2009!!!!
Welcome everyone to our first Xmoor News update of the year.
Xmoor Studios has been low key on the information sites as Eric and I have been working tirelessly to develop our Intellectual Properties and take the next steps towards getting a bigger audience to embrace our books. Xmoor Studios will be at this February’s New York Comic Con (Feb. 6 - 8), at BOOTH # 948, sharing a space with our traveling partner the fantastic illustrator Steven Harris creator of the BrotherHood of the Fringe, and artist for countless fan fave books for Marvel, DC, Image and other publishers. We will also be there with our new partners in crime Shimmer Media who are developing a sensational teaser trailer for GALTOW using 3d CGI effects. Here’s a taste of what will be seen at the show:

We will also debut The GALTOW trade edition at the show… Issues #1 & #2 have been colored and given a whole new attitude. We have also included issues #3 and the unreleased GALTOW #4, along with some under goodies and pinups:


There is so much more going on and Eric and I will be updating everyone very soon on those news fronts but for now look, enjoy and hope to see some of you at the show!
Thanks
Robert Garrett
Eric Nocella Diaz

New York Comic Con is only weeks away. With that in mind Carnival Cartoons will be releasing the next colorway for their Pierce & Nathan set of Carney curiosities. The Carnival Cartoons PURPLE exclusive will be limited to just 100 PCS!!! Notice the logo on Pierces shirt... a combination of skulls, elephants, & flames! In case you haven't noticed each colorway will have a unique logo on the front of Pierce's shirt & the back of Nathan's. Pierce comes complete with actual piercings! Carnival Cartoons will also be offering quite an array of other items you'll want to get your hands on including... skate decks, prints, plush, & resin.
Not only that, but they will also be having a few friends stopping through to do signings!!! So be sure to stop through Booth #964, you're not gonna want to miss this.
Purple Pierce & Nathan is the second color release of the figure & will be available at Comic Con. If you are interested in the other Carney characters to complete your set (Buzz and Harriet) please contact DKE Toys (www.dketoys.com) to place your order.
"Pierce and Dogboy are the Carney family mischief makers! Pierce is the quintessential bratty younger brother, and Dogboy is Pierce's pal, a loving pet, and... a fur covered wingman! Pierce relishes his gross-out gig as "The Human Pincushion" in the family sideshow act. (He's got more holes than a boardwalk putt-putt course). When Dogboy isn't doing double duty as the family's household hound, and Pierce's partner in crime, he wows the crowds at Barker's sideshow with his furry face and outrageous animal antics!"
Pierce stands aprox. 5.5" tall while Nathan stands at 4"
Set will come complete w/ signed mini print!


Just want to say a big thanks to Jared Deal and Garnet Syberg Olsen for letting me sculpt up their exciting toy line. I hope we do a few more of these awesome figures!!!

As promised!!! Charlie sent over some new paint master images of Al the Space Monkey toy proto I did for him. Nice to see Charlie throwing down with the paints - hey all keep voting for Charlie, he's over 50 votes so far to get Al made into a toy. Go Charlie!!!

Vote for Charlie Mewshaw's Space Monkey toy design to go into production on Patch Together!!! Vote here:
http://www.patchtogether.com/?Designs_Details&Id=848

I did this sculpt a while back for Charlie and was wondering what he had in mind for it. So now we know. So come on folks let's help Charlie get his toy made!!! When Charlie gives me the green light I'll post more images of the Space Monkey (and yeah that banana accessory can be removed from the curled tail...heh...) Can't wait to get a few more shots of that paint master myself - great job Charlie!

The coolest toy commercial ever made - by Rotofugi - the FLCL Canti designer vinyl toy I did for Ka-ching Brands gets a wicked cameo in this bad boy -

http://videolog.uol.com.br/video.php?id=366488

Now go buy some designer toys -
http://rotofugi.com/toyscart/pc/home.asp

Wrapping up 2008!
Andy Heng over at the infamous ToysRevil blog (http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/) was gracious enough to grant me a year end interview. It talks about what I've been up to and trying to accomplish in detail for this past year. He even sheds a little light on my new little designer resin toy company Argonaut Resins (http://argonautsresin.blogspot.com/) with a few never before seen images. Thank you Andy and Happy Holidays everybody!! Stay safe and warm and may Santa bring you everything you asked for!
The full ToysRevil interview can be read here:
http://toysrevil.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-wrap-up-with-tre-end-argonaut.html

Pierce and Nathan at Vinyl Toy Network!!!
Jeremy Brautman over at Toycyte (http://www.toycyte.com/) dropped this image of the latest Carnival Cartoons duo making their debut at the Pasadena Convention Center on the West Coast this past weekend. This is Jared Deal's and Garnet Syberg Olson's first colorway for these guys. More goodies from that show can be seen here:
http://www.toycyte.com/exclusive-toys-at-vtn-winter-08
Thanks JB!!!

For those that missed out on the VTN show you can order a set of the Dynamic Duo directly from the 3Dretro website at this link:
http://www.3dretro.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=1569

My main GoldMane website is being renovated / updated and won't be operational for a bit so bear with me. For the meantime all info and news can be seen here for GoldMane.net - if you have any questions I can reached at eric(at)goldmane.net or arthammer1(at)gmail.com...

Thanks for your patience.

END

Sleepy Poo!!!
The Dookie Poo colorways just keep on coming. This one is cute as heck (love those footed pajamas) -


Image courtesy of TomoPop (http://tomopop.com/) and their review - http://tomopop.com/post.phtml?pk=6146&un=Colette+Bennett

Carnival Cartoons Pierce and Nathan exclusive colorway for the Vinyl Toy Network (http://www.vinyltoynetwork.com/) revealed!!! This first colorway of the dynamic duo will be limited to 50 pieces and is exclusive to 3D Retro.

The VTN show will be on Dec. 6th and 7th (Sat and Sun.) at the Pasadena Convention Center out in California. More colorways coming soon...I totally enjoyed sculpting these guys up for Jared and Garnet.

The Carnival Cartoons vinyl toy family just got a little bigger!!! From the exclusive Proto - Monday post up on Vinyl Pulse:

"Pierce and Dogboy are the Carney family mischief makers! Pierce is the quintessential bratty younger brother, and Dogboy is Pierce's pal, a loving pet, and... a fur covered wingman! Pierce relishes his gross-out gig as "The Human Pincushion" in the family sideshow act. (He's got more holes than a boardwalk put-put course). When Dogboy isn't doing double duty as the family's household hound, and Pierce's partner in crime, he wows the crowds at Barker's sideshow with his furry face and outrageous animal antics!"

I really enjoy translating Jared Deal's 2D art to 3D sculptural form - the guy's got his own style and it's a nice challenge to bring them to life. I've seen his colorways for these new guys and they're quite stunning.