hey everyone.... just a little update. Im in a sick toy show in LA at Terminal 22 gallery. the toys are all up now and for sale. heres mine :) http://www.terminal22.com/artist/michael_shantz/22-MSHANTZ088.html <img src="http://www.terminal22.com/artist/michael_shantz/22-MSHANTZ088_A.jpg" /> 2009-10-16T12:47:04-04:00 21 2009-10-15T22:46:30-04:00 true 0 89011 false false 5709 1249 1 2009-11-21T01:40:50-05:00 449 <img src="http://www.terminal22.com/artist/michael_shantz/22-MSHANTZ088_E.jpg" /> 89011 Post 2009-10-15T22:57:57-04:00 2874111 1249 2009-10-15T22:57:57-04:00 That's creepy cool. 89011 Post 2009-10-15T22:58:32-04:00 2874121 8948 2009-10-15T22:58:32-04:00 nice! 89011 Post 2009-10-15T22:58:49-04:00 2874131 7957 2009-10-15T22:58:49-04:00 creepy AWESOME. 89011 Post 2009-10-15T23:00:00-04:00 2874151 1107 2009-10-15T23:00:00-04:00 it almost looks like a sweet ancient artifact, if ancient civilizations were into creepy little zombie characters. good stuff 89011 Post 2009-10-16T01:26:14-04:00 2875101 13631 2009-10-16T01:26:14-04:00 rad, is that latex on top.? 89011 Post 2009-10-16T01:38:37-04:00 2875221 10969 2009-10-16T01:38:37-04:00 500 bones, damn I need to be in the custom toy business :) 89011 Post 2009-10-16T01:54:00-04:00 2875281 7515 2009-10-16T01:54:00-04:00 shit btw it looks awesome man 89011 Post 2009-10-16T01:54:24-04:00 2875291 7515 2009-10-16T01:54:24-04:00 <blockquote><cite>dustinnance said:</cite> 500 bones, damn I need to be in the custom toy business :)</blockquote> just think of it as a small piece of art. if i was to do a small painting it would be priced around the same. i always laugh at the fact that people question how much designers charge for a tee design, but if they got a painting from me that size it would be like 4 times the price !!! bizzare what people consider to be art and not art. @brainsodomy , yeah, its a rubber glove that i stretched over his entire head, electriction taped it and then took a spraycan and lighter and melted the shit out of it. let it dry sprayed him and lit him on fire. the process of this guy was mental... i wish i had videotaped it all. anyone interested in a video of how i go about cutomizing toys? 89011 Post 2009-10-16T10:49:24-04:00 2878061 1249 2009-10-16T10:49:24-04:00 Looks cool! Make some moreeeee. Also your shirts printed yesterday...Siccckkk. 89011 Post 2009-10-16T10:51:16-04:00 2878121 8285 2009-10-16T10:51:16-04:00 <blockquote><cite>ibzombieliquorice said:</cite> Looks cool! Make some moreeeee. Also your shirts printed yesterday...Siccckkk.</blockquote> we should do some sort of contest and do a ZL toy or sumthing.... 89011 Post 2009-10-16T10:54:09-04:00 2878161 1249 2009-10-16T10:54:09-04:00 ah thats killer, the way those drips in front turned out are perfect.! very cool. reminds me of my painting process abusing/ruining the canvas/art to get that dirty look... experimenting is half the fun.! 89011 Post 2009-10-16T10:59:37-04:00 2878251 10969 2009-10-16T10:59:37-04:00 the photo dosnt really do justice to the piece... the drips are hot glue and paint, and theres teeth in behind them that look creepy as balls when you look at the actual piece. 89011 Post 2009-10-16T11:02:57-04:00 2878291 1249 2009-10-16T11:02:57-04:00 <blockquote><cite>MICHAEL SHANTZ said:</cite> anyone interested in a video of how i go about customizing toys?</blockquote> Yes, do a video. I would watch it. 89011 Post 2009-10-16T11:12:35-04:00 2878361 2961 2009-10-16T11:12:35-04:00 <blockquote><cite>molasses4masses said:</cite> <blockquote><cite>MICHAEL SHANTZ said:</cite> anyone interested in a video of how i go about customizing toys?</blockquote> Yes, do a video. I would watch it.</blockquote> 89011 Post 2009-10-16T11:14:46-04:00 2878391 10969 2009-10-16T11:14:46-04:00 <img src="http://www.terminal22.com/artist/geoff_trapp/22-GTRAPP088_A.jpg" /> So good on the wood grain. 89011 Post 2009-10-16T11:19:10-04:00 2878451 2961 2009-10-16T11:19:10-04:00 So rad! how long are you in LA for ? 89011 Post 2009-10-16T11:19:22-04:00 2878461 5709 2009-10-16T11:19:42-04:00 im not actually in LA. lol i just sent the piece to the gallery but i may be in LA soon for a photoshoot with a secret magazine i cant mention yet ;) 89011 Post 2009-10-16T11:25:09-04:00 2878531 1249 2009-10-16T11:25:09-04:00 <blockquote><cite>MICHAEL SHANTZ said:</cite> but i may be in LA soon for a photoshoot with a secret magazine i cant mention yet ;)</blockquote> Playgirl 89011 Post 2009-10-16T11:27:33-04:00 2878551 2961 2009-10-16T11:27:33-04:00 thats so incredibly cool ! 89011 Post 2009-10-16T11:53:09-04:00 2878961 9211 2009-10-16T11:53:09-04:00 <blockquote><cite>MICHAEL SHANTZ said:</cite> im not actually in LA. lol i just sent the piece to the gallery but i may be in LA soon for a photoshoot with a secret magazine i cant mention yet ;)</blockquote> Nice , Let me know if you do come out im about 30 min south 89011 Post 2009-10-16T12:47:04-04:00 2879451 5709 2009-10-16T12:47:04-04:00