Sent a few goodies off to San Francisco this week to our friends at Woot Bear! Woot Bear is celebrating their 5th Anniversary with a month of fun events, and they are kicking off the good times with a custom show celebrating friendship! Thank you to Scott Wilkowski & Woot Bear for inviting me to take part in this show! Be sure to stop by this Saturday, September 28th from 6 to 9pm! I've got a one - off Aleister there (shown below) as well as a few other customs reppin' Lulubell. 

Laguna Diablo is a new micro run of Aleister, which I am offering up for purchase via an Instagram only lottery this time! Micro run of just 9 pieces, Laguna Diablo is a demon dog that lurks in the swamp. $50usd + shipping. 

The deets: Lottery is open now through Sunday, September 8th at 4pm Pacific Time! Winners will be selected using a random generator Sunday evening and announced here & via my Instagram. 


How to enter:
1. Post an original photo of any Aleister you own & use hashtag #AleisterLotto as well as @thedevilskaiju to enter!   

2. If you do not yet own an elusive Aleister, post a photo of where you'd take your Aleister for a walk if you score one! Use the same hashtags as above & let me know a little bit about where you selected. Have fun, get creative, basically post something to the hashtag to get an entry. Enter as many times as you'd like for more entries into the lottery!

We will draw winners at random Sunday night & notify you via Instagram if you are selected with instructions on how to send payment. Winners will have 48 hours to send payment or another winner will be selected! Have fun, I can't wait to see all your creative posts!!

I'm so proud of how this little dude came out! This is my fourth painted release of Aleister in a new Devilman inspired colorway! Aleister is a little demonic doggy which includes a jingle bell charm and leash. Aleister was the first full figure I hand sculpted after many random heads and other weirdos.  Aleister made his debut briefly in resin in 2017, and then came to life in sofubi in 2019! 

Devilman Aleister is a limited micro run of just 20 pieces. Drops exclusively via lulubelltoys.com on Thursday, August 8th at 6pm Pacific Time (1:00am August 9th GMT). $50usd+ shipping. Check out the slideshow below where the homie Robert Howell/Manic Images captures my little dude so perfectly! 

We're heading to LA to join the fun at Kaiju Con this year in Los Angeles in June & I bred a new version of my beast to bring along!! This Kaiju Con exclusive Aleister features a bright orange base vinyl with red & yellow candy fades over bone & a black rub! Includes metal gold chain & bell charm to keep dastardly doggy at bay. $50usd at Kaiju Con, sold at opening! (any unsold will go up for sale via lulubelltoys.com on Sunday, June 16th, time TBA). 

I'm stoked to announce that my little demon doggy will be coming to life in sofubi this year, thanks in huge part to Luke & Yuki (Lulubell Japan)! I sculpted this guy just as one of many practice runs making a thing while I was teaching myself how to sculpt (which is a funny story in itself that I'll have to share another time!) I have a sizable collection of sculpts now, but like most artists breaking into sofubi, I've been hesitant to choose one and make the leap! As fate would have it, Aleister has become the chosen one for my first sofubi, and I'm really grateful at the overwhelming support, comments and love I've received! To help fund this project's start up costs, I'm doing a open run pre-order for unpainted red vinyl (mock up above, color may differ slightly) at an amazing "thank you for helping me fund this price" of just $25 each! No order maximums, made to order. Available exclusively via lulubelltoys.com now through February 14th, 2019! 

Photo wizardry thanks to Robert Howell/Manic Images. 

I kept this cat in the bag until the install was complete, but I am so honored to have been selected at the Valley Metro ARTSLINE featured artist for 2018!!! This GIGANTIC mural is located at the Roosevelt & Central Avenue station in Phoenix and will be up for a year until it rotates to the next installment. It's been fun seeing people posting pictures on IG already! The official kickoff is during ART DETOUR PHX this year, and you can also see two more pieces inside the Light Rail cars this year, so be sure to look up when you ride! This was a huge undertaking, and consisted of many, many layers, and I am so happy with the end result! Most of the murals I've done recently are commissions with a real specific goal in mind, and for this project I was given the ultimate in creative freedom, so I really had fun trying out a bunch of different layers and elements to get to the finished design. I had a great time going all out and cramming a ton of fun elements into this one, and tried to honor both my roots in aerosol painting and my more recent canvas style. I really enjoy getting the overall composition realistic and then blowing out some of the elements in a loose or drippy way. Two of our family pets, Hanzo & Winston, joined the party, with Winston the pug entering a portal in one area and popping out in another! My wife was my photo reference for the yogi, and if you look close, you can find the Phoenix Lights & a few other fun hidden elements. Go check it out next time you ride the train & let me know what you find!