TOOFLY NYC

Comic Con 2011 is in NYC this week! Oct 12-16th at the Javits Center. I was invited by The Art Hustle team to do a signing for my very own collector trading card from Series 1. This is the first time I have ever been to Comic Con and I must say it ROCKS!!! I need to be up in here next year. The amount of character driver art, merchandise, and collector pieces is unbelievable. I’ve been to the licensing show before but this is definately the place to be, especially for illustrators, and animators. Shout out to my hommie, artist/toy designer/animator KANO who stopped by to support. Great seeing ya! To all the folks I got a chance to build with, and familiar faces that took it back to junior high, Thank you!

New York Comic Con is the East Coast’s biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. Host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. Panels and autograph sessions give fans a chance to interact with their favorite creators. Screening rooms feature sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they hit either big or small screens. With dedicated professional hours, New York Comic Con is a market place, bringing together the major players in the entertainment industry. New York Comic Con is the second largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world — Gotham City.

Hello NYC Comic Con!

collector Art Hustle Toofly cards signed by artist 2011.

What makes illustrators AWESOME:)

I love Instagram! Mini photoshoots for fun…

Toofly Trinity Eco-Ring Collection available at the new Fresthetic shop. 552 Grand St.Brooklyn NY.

(((Drumroll please ))) Toofly’s “HEY LADIES” limited edition art prints are officially SOLD OUT! That’s right, let the collector frenzy begin. It took a minute but 150 prints are now in the hands of the very few people who made the investment to own my very first print series:) THANK YOU ALL for your support. I enjoyed creating these silk screen illustrations because it gave my a chance to create a collectors set that can easily travel. The series showcased at various galleries and spaces around the world. They also gave me the opportunity to help others when it came to donating art for fundraisers, and charities. Making art prints of my work is a great way to spread the love, and now it’s time to work on a new series! Super excited….can you guess what’s coming? I can’t wait to share…

Until then, if your looking for the last chance to own your set make your way to the Yours Truly shop in Brooklyn NY!!! ( 1007 Broadway ) Shout out to Jenny for reaching out through Twitter to get the last set to showcase at the opening of her new shop. Thanks girl! Zoooooom…..

Girl Mark
18″X24″ silkscreen print on archival paper
created: 2006 /// Edition of 50

The first of many events in December is taking place at a beauuuuuuuutiful artist space in Tribeca called SPACE ON WHITE. This time around TOOFLY & JUNKPRINTS are teaming up for SHOP CREATIVE to re-create the 2nd floor space into an oasis of fly goodies! For one day only our duo steelo will set up shop, art,  fashion accessories, vintage goods, jewelry, t-shirts and much more. We have plenty of seating space for our guests. Stop by to chillax and enjoy a 3 floor vendor market, music, and treats. Don’t miss it! December madness kicks off here;)

TOOFLY X JUNKPRINTS TEAM UP FOR SHOP CREATIVE!
Saturday December 4,2010.
3:30PM-8:30PM
Space on White
81 White Street//Tribeca NYC (Btw. Broadway & Lafayette) Trains to Canal St.

Space on White is a socially conscious space for artists located in Tribeca, New York City. Artists or organizations can rent out studios that cater to acting, music, and dance rehearsal. Our great energy and environment encourages collaboration and growth for artists and their audiences. The open, spacious designs of the spaces act as blank canvases that are committed to the artist first and foremost. Artists we discovered early that we had an innate desire to create and share. And we communicated our most sensitive feelings and ideas through our art and sought to inspire others by it. Along the way we found that in order to make money off the art we loved to create we had to submit it to the dishearteningly arbitrary scrutiny of directors, agents, and curators. It was from this place in our hearts that we created Space on White – that place where your creativity and talent is nurtured and protected. – Chasten Harmon – Artist/Founder/Executive Director

yeah baby! Big thank you to all our peeps that stopped by to show us some love and get some special handmade goodies for their loved ones this holiday season. We had a great time kicking it at this space, meeting new folks and sipping on wine. Something about drinks that makes everyone happy to shop? We def like that combo, lol! This is just the beginning of the holiday joy peeps see ya soon!!! Lot’s more artist & designer pop-up shopping to come…

Toofly & Junkprints setting it off!

Good times kicking it and building with the peeps at this beautiful space for the Shop Creative event. We’re def gonna throw our own event here in the future. Look out! Ideas are already brewing…

My little set up steelo with the crowd faves…Love hearts going like hot cakes!

I was pretty happy with my new pink table:)

Junkprints!

Gotta love it! Get your holiday on…

Chanel is making these beautiful prints on brown paper I’m really digg’n them.Can’t wait to see the series exhibit!

These were so cute I forgot to get one for my collection!

Shout out to these young women on the come up with their Teen&Jonesy goodies. It was great to meet ya’ll, see ya soon!

Dope pins…

Speaking of dope. Big thank you to Tina G from PaperSoul for coming thru to help me set up shop, and hang with us silly gals!

Got her own customized mini graffiti “DOPE” canvas. A sales hit!!! gotta make more for the Ladies Love Project Holiday Pop Up Shop next Saturday. You most definitely don’t want to miss it…

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The September 2010 issue of Latina Magazine has dropped! Woohoo nice way to kick in the fall season:) Shout out to journalist Lynda Lopez, and Photographer Roxana Marroquin for attending the Afro Punk Festival to take this this dope shot and have a nice little sit down for the interview. Happy to be part of the “Making us Proud” section. I love it. Thanks ladies!!!

SooOOoooooo EXCITED!!! The TOOFLY X UPPER PLAYGROUND Capsule Collection has finally been released.  The t-shirts look great! I can’t wait to rock em’. Check out the close ups of the illustrations below. I was on some new zone when I created these pieces a year ago. Time did not exist. All I wanted to do was express a energy flow that was coming from some amazing place you can’t even see but just feel.  Yeah…it’s some energy quantum physics shit. Consciousness and Pink Floyd are a great mix for an afternoon of art & design:) ENJOY!

BRAVE SOULS ILLUMINATE by Toofly. An Upper Playground X Toofly Collaboration.

Shout out to Gabriella Davi-Khorasanee from Mama Clothing and M.I.S.S Crew for hooking up the project:)

Channeling…

Time…

Star…

Brave Souls Illuminate

oh snap! Talib Kweli rock’n TOOFLY X METHODS NYC T’ in his new video ” In This World” from the REFLECTION ETERNAL Album with Hi-Tek check it…

What’s LOVE got to do with it? EVERYTHING! back by popular demand, and inspired by one of the most powerful messages of our lives. I decided to bring back this slick and sharp LOVE HEART necklace in a fire engine red, and classic black. Originally released on Valentine’s Day last year in both sterling silver, and 14K gold. They sold out! Now you can rock this classic piece at a fraction of the price. Laser cut acrylic with an 18″ sterling silver chain. Are you ready to spread the LOVE? Each of us can help, and with every love heart sold $1 will be donated to www.yele.org to help Haiti families rebuild;)

Toofly Love Heart Necklace $30.00 sold exclusively on www.tooflynyc/shop

Toofly Dunny Fatale has arrived!!! Today is the official release of the 1st Kidrobot female Dunny series entitled Dunny Fatale.

The “signed” Toofly Dunny Fatale is now available exclusively on the shop in limited qty’s. The little cute 3-inch figure comes with a trading card and mini crown accessory. GET YOURS!

Oh yeah baby here we gooooooOOO time to get this year started off right. The Juxtapoz FEB 2010 issue just came out!  TOOFLY Interview and Portrait by RICKY POWELL. WOW. We got a dope 12 page spread. So siked!!! it came out fresh. Some names are misspelled though;( don’t they triple check that stuff? I didn’t get the memo. Anyway, it’s dope and funky and the images they chose look lovely considering I lost most of my archived work on a defected WD drive:( I need to back that shit up X3 next time if I’m ever gonna release a book. Special shout out to Ricky who’s been nothing but supportive of my steelo, and hella cool to kick it with. The piece took a few missions to complete but it gave us time to build which I really enjoyed. Summer and fall o9′ was crazy! if you roll with Ricky you know…you just gotta go with the flow. No planning allowed! I had to leave my virgo tendencies at home hah haha…Sending a special thanks to my hommie Meres for letting me rock one last piece at 5Pointz for the photoshoot. Nothing like closing out a decade in style…blues or no blues;) Gracias Evan Pricco! for making it happen on the pages of one of my favorite arts and culture magazines. See ya in NY or SF next time? Last but not least…much love to all my peeps, and tweepz out there especially my familia querida. I can’t do half this shit without your support and belief in my she-ra powers;)  Nah…but for real. I live to see you crack a smile, It’s really that simple;)

There’s something so lovely about art & life on printed matter. More Images Below >>>

The Kidrobot Female Dunny Fatal images have finally been released!!! Shout out to the toy lovers who e-mailed me about it, it’s funny how I find out about it from you guys first. Thank you! I’m waiting on my batch as soon as I have them I’ll put them up on the shop. This is officially MY LAST DUNNY design ya’ll…hope you’ve been a good collector! You know I keep it extra special for ya, quality over quantity;)

Toofly 3″ Dunny part of the FIRST EVER >>>Female Kidrobot Dunny Series! Move over boys some of us ladies who got the goods are making moves…

Be entranced by the newest Dunny series, Dunny Fatale, featuring designs from 18 prominent and talented female artists. Some are cute and sweet, others are bold and cruel, but all are irresistible. Each blind boxed 3-inch figure retails for $7.95, comes with a trading card and some include accessories. Dunny starts seducing in late Janurary at select retailers, Kidrobot stores and on kidrobot.com.

Artists in this innovative series include Alex Anderson, Catalina Estrada, Klor, CW, Aiko, Kathie Olivas, Wendi Koontz, Koralie, The Baroness, Anna Chambers, Amanda Visell, Amy Ruppel, Julie West, TOOFLY, Junko Mizuno, Aya Kakeda, Tara McPherson, and Sara Varon.

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They’re here!!! My very own pocket sketchbooks;) I love stationary, lately I’ve been geekn’ it out on paper goods. The feel of printer matter especially when it’s small is hard to resist. This year I decided to get to the heart of my work, and make something that means a lot, but does not cost a lot. With so much of the day distracted from our  thoughts and feelings it’s important to get back to basics and pour it all out on a blank page. Sketch, write, or catch a tag for someone you love. It’s a lot more special when you “personalize” it + it’s 100% eco-friendly baby! just in time for the holidays. ENJOY!!!

Toofly pocket size sketchbooks. 32 pages of high quality, eco-friendly 100% recycled paper with one of her favorite girl mark illustrations. Printed with black soy ink on chipboard, this 3.5″ W X 5″ H sketchbook has saddle-stitch binding, and rounded corners. Easy to slip in and out of your pocket when you feel the urge to sketch, write, or catch a tag! Limited Edition of 50. Signed and numbered by Toofly

$12.00 available exclusively at: www.tooflynyc.com/shop

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My new FREESTYLE Eco-Block rings are ready! Sorry it took me so long to get these up on the shop. Figured I better post them soon so ya’ll have something new and colorful to give that special sistah for the holidays. I was going to wait until spring 2010 to release them but I get too excited when they’re laying around my studio. Shout out to my sister Joanne for helping me paint them while listening to our favorite tunes. Handcrafted in Ecuador baby! Keeping it in the fam…

Toofly’s Freestyle Eco-Block ring designs are inspired by her favorite tunes, and graphic ethnic shapes found in her native land. Handcrafted in Ecuador, and hand painted with her younger sister Joanne Marie. These colorful rings are that funky dash of color your looking to rock on them five’s. The line is an addition to her TRINITY collection made up of 2 finger wood rings in collaboration with GOOD WOOD NYC. Staying true, and original to a community of artists and designers who make handmade goods, and eco-friendly works of art!

Joanne Marie after a long day at TOOFLY’s studio painting rings…

Left to Right; Freestyle, Electronica, Classic…GET YOURS >>> available only at the TOOFLY SHOP

The Methods NYC, World Traveler line is up…

My Favorite!

Here’s the link to view the rest of the LOOKBOOK
www.methodsnyc.com

Cookies & Cream team just released their STAY TRUE video Vol1 yesterday. Scrills and Dj Jon Black are down to earth hommies. We met a few years back, when they opened up shop in the LES. They were down from jump to support my steelo and carry some Toofly T’ and Inks Totes. Thanks fellas! I’m happy to see ya grow, and continue to find outlets/media forms to rep peeps…

Clothing & designer toy brand Cookies -n- Cream presents the first volume of a video magazine titled Stay true. Stay True is a video magazine about art, designer toys, music, fashion, culture and more. The DVD features video interviews with people who are staying true to themselves and doing what they love. Regardless of popular opinion or what’s “hot” at the moment, enjoying what you do is one of the most important things in life. Welcome to a world of people who are doing just that. If they can do it, so can you. Stay True.

Volume 1 features interviews with Sket-One, Dave Cortes, Tara McPherson, KaNo, Ali Vegas, Emilio Rojas, Shinobi Ninja, Vincent Yu (My Plastic Heart), Byron Velasquez, Pesu, TOOFLY, Kerri (Goodwood), Jared Deal, Teddy King (King Stampede/Boundless) and Peter Kato (Art Curator).

PURCHASE HERE