Nimbus - Hope

April 04, 2020 / Emelie Jensen

Hi everyone! It has been forever!
I’m terribly sorry for my long long absense. I never meant to be gone for such a long time, but life had different plans. Dealing with depression, anxiety and then after overcoming all of that, loosing my mother in law, completely flattened me. But I’m back now even though I still feel a bit lost. Starting to create again has helped me to heal. I forgot about the healing powers art have on me and I count myself very lucky to have it in my life. Enough of that, I want this post to be possitive. We are all going through a very hard time now, may it be that you have lost your job or have health issues that keep you worried, or just the fact that you are stuck at home. We all need something to lighten up our days and that is what I had in mind as I was painting these limited edition Nimbuses last week. I wanted them to embody HOPE. I wanted them to be bright and clear, as a bright future. This is what we all have to hope and pray for. And this is my way of brining a piece of that into your worlds.

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I wanted the subtle yet bright graidient to look like that of a raibow, since that symbolises hope to so many of us. The sprouting plants is a sign of a new beginning and the hearts resemble the love that so many people around us show to oneanother in these hard time. It is beautiful to see people coming together to help and support their communities in any way they can.

Nimbus - Hope Will be available from my WEB STORE from Monday the 6th of April @ 8.00 PM (London Time) This is a limited edition of 5, where 4 will be up for sale. So don’t forget the time and date as these will go quick!
£100 with £10 shipping World Wide - Tracked and Signed For.

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I know that this might not be the time to sell toys and don’t feel that you have to buy. I need to keep going however to take care of my family which have had to put many things aside as we lost an income when I was going through my depression. I need to make up for that and get back to work and I appreciate all of you that always support my art with your beautiful words and funds. I can’t describe in words how much I appreciate you all and your continous support! <3

Stay safe and stay at home!

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Spiritus Dea - Inari Okami

October 07, 2019 / Emelie Jensen

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Over a year in the making, and five years of hard work to get to this. She is my Goddess Inari Okami - My very first production with Kidrobot! And what a fantastic experience it turned out to be. I’m so proud to finally have achieved one of my biggest dreams by becoming a Kidrobot artist. And to be included in such a beautiful and exquisite Dunny series is a true honor. 11 Ladies, all as talented, and I got to be the 12th. How aswesome is that!

I mean come on! If this isn’t one of the best Dunny series out there then shoot me! Haha! Seriously though, WOW girls!

Creating Inari was so nervewrecking and totally out of my comfort zone. Keeping to restrictions and boundries is so hard when you’re used to doing exactly what you want. But I’ve learnt so much from the experiance and I can’t wait to get on with other productions. She came out way better then I could have imagined and holding her in my hands for the first time was truly something.

I remeber the day I had the email of Kidrobot. The flood of emtions that went through me, the hot flushes and yes there were even tears. When you work as hard as I do (I know not as much lately, but I have my reasons :) ) then something like this makes all the hard times, late nights, blood, sweat and tears, worth it.

I want to send a huge THANK YOU to Kidrobot for including me. You made a girls (hmmm? 35?) dreams come well and truly true!

Anyway, enough of all the emtiotions and cheese! You probably want to know when you can get your hands on some Inari AP’s. Well well well, I am a bit late in the game, as I wanted to create a beautiful art print to go with her. So here goes:

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I wanted to intergrate Inari into the world of Tomodachi Island and put her into a magical environment. Also I rarely get the chance to work in 2D, so I took the oportunity to do so as I wanted to give you something a little bit special with the AP’s.
All prints and AP’s will be signed and numbered. I will sign the Dunny wherever you find suitable so please make sure you have got a valid email with your orders so I can contact you about the placement of the signature.

Where and when you might ask yourselves? Wednesday the 9th of October at 8.00 PM (London Time) over at my WEBSHOP is where you can get your hands on Inari AP and the print. They will be priced at £45 (shipping fees will apply). There is only 10 of this very special release so make sure you don’t miss the time! Write it down, set reminders, put a post-it not on your forehead…. do not forget!

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“Japanese goddess Inari Okami has taken on a lot of shapes throughout history. From man to woman to kitsune (fox), snake, or dragon – her shape has morphed as many times as the mythologies surrounding her. Over the centuries she has been associated with swordsmiths and merchants, blacksmiths, and warriors, and also kitsune (foxes) and rice. Prior to money replacing rice as the measure of wealth in Japan, Inari was worshipped as a provider of life to the rice fields. And in modern day Japan, she remains a popular figure in both Shinto and Buddhist religions, with a large number of shrines dedicated to her.

On choosing to interpret Inari Okami in 3” Dunny form, artist Tomodachi Island says “I had to do a lot of research to find not only a goddess who would fit my style but also one that I could relate to. Inari is often represented as male, female, or kitsune and given that I have a very strong connection to foxes and use them frequently in my work, Inari was a goddess that immediately spoke to me. I have made my own interpretation of her and have brought the fox and female into one form.”

On the figure:

Her fur is a soft peach color, the inside of her pointed kitsune ears are an even softer pink. Her emotional, honey-colored eyes are large and stylized in a way that most associate with Japanese anime. She’s dressed in a traditional Japanese garment and though she is leaning towards the minimalist end of design, every mark and line on this 3” Dunny figure is clean and expertly placed.”

— https://blog.kidrobot.com/spiritus-dea-part-three-nature/

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tags / dunny, kidrobot, spiritus dea, spirit of the goddess, dunny mini series, kidrobot artist, Inari Okami

Yossi Yeti - 7" Custom Kidrobot Munny

January 11, 2019 / Emelie Jensen

Hey guys! It’s a New Year! And here is my very first custom of 2019! For the first time I am taking part in the annual Yeti show over at the Mothership Toy Gallery! It’s a show I’ve wanted to take part in before, but since I generally am super busy during the first months of every new year to get ready for ToyCon UK, I just haven’t had the time. Not that I’m NOT busy this year, no I’m probably busier than ever before. But after some persuasion I said yes! Hahaha! So here he is, Yossi Yeti, my contribution for the “World War Yeti” show on the 26th of January, 2019!

I don’t work on Munny’s very often. In fact I’ve only made three so far in my Toy Designer career. It was nice to go back to a DIY platform and a simple shape. I didn’t do anything like it last year and even though working on well sculpted toys is a treat. It can sometimes be very hard to imagine your own original sculpt on top of them. So this was easy peasy! I just jumped straight in there and started sculpting.

Something I’ve stopped doing recently, is sketching before sculpting. I find it very liberating to just start putting chunks of clay on the toy and see where it takes me. I obviously have an idea of what I want things to look like, in my head. But I now let my fingers and tools guide me and I let them create what they want. Planning things too thoroughly makes me unhappy, and so I have stopped. Sculpting has become such a big part of my life and it now feels like a dance more than anything else.

I’ve also started playing around with varnishes. It is hard to show on photos but I have used gloss varnish around his nose and mouth as well as the inside of the the eyelids. I think it’s a nice touch that you might not expect. A little surprise, if you at all pick it up hahaha! I guess I am working on getting more “realism” in to my pieces even if they are as far away from reality as you can get.

…..and texture! I didn’t use to like texture…. But with the increased intricacy of my sculptwork I feel that texture and colour variants are becoming more and more important. So I tried some dry-brushing on the horns. I’ve never really used it before, but I think it came out pretty nice, and I will probably continue to use it in the future.

There he is anyway, Yossi Yet! And you will be able to get your hands on him on the 26th of January by either visiting Mothership Toy Gallery at 223 W. Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19123, USA or through the online sales over at Martian Toys.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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The Elementals - Part 1

December 12, 2018 / Emelie Jensen

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These majestic beings will mark the last customs of the year from me. I wanted to go out with a bang this year. And after all the struggles I’ve had with my over loaded mind and being ill for about two months straight, I wanted to let my hands and mind do whatever they wanted. No holding back in any way or form. It’s very rare that I have time to work on something as detailed as these two.

It has truly been a blessing and a treat to my mind and soul. Now there’s still an awful lot stuck in my head, but I can breathe again. As for next year I will be working on more big projects like these.

It is my first year running as a business and the first year that Tomodachi Island has meant a great deal to our finances. That is why it has been so stressful. I have hit new highs and new lows this year, but it is all a learning curve right? Next year will be much more structured. There will be allot of small pieces in bigger batches but also room for big beauties like these.

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Most of the time I haven’t decided on the colour schemes of a custom until I actually start painting it, and I’d say that 95% of the time I end up going in a completely different direction from what I originally planned. I had so many colours in mind for the Wind Elemental. Since the sculpt is so complicated a mix of too many colours could have ruined it though. So I went with a really soft blue gradient with white and brass details to give it that almost angelic look. I’m so proud of it!

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This is where I really had to put myself out of my comfort zone… When I had finished the water and all the blue tones, it was all just too…..blue. I felt really lost to be honest. But as I have drawn, painted and tattooed a million Japanese inspired tattoos, the answer was just around the corner.

I haven’t painted a peony in so many years now though and it was quite daunting to paint something like this again. I have just gotten so used to sculpting everything these days. It was like a whiff of fresh air though and made the whole piece pop. Definitely the cherry on top of the cream.

I’m guessing you want to know where and when you can get your mits on these beasts now?! Well as per usual they will be available at my Big Cartel Store this Thursday 13th of December at 4.00 PM London Time! Preview is available now, so head on over and have a little looksie!

I also want to take the time to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I am signing out for 2018 and am looking forward to a crazy 2019 with so many awesome things happening that I just can’t wait to tell you all about!

2018 has been sooooooooooooo good! But 2019 I am convinced will be my best year yet!
Thank you all for your continuous support, without you I would be nothing!!!!
<3

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tags / omen, coars, coarselife, coarse, Tomodachi Island, cutom, custom, art toy, elemental, water, wind, god

Tomodachi Island and Mark Nagata Collaboration

December 12, 2018 / Emelie Jensen

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I love all the collaborations I’ve been able to do this year. I contacted Mark Nagata a while ago. This was after giving myself a kick in the but to stop being scared of getting turned down and start approaching the people I look up to the most and would love to work with. Now Mark is a legend to me and I was terrified to contact him. Turns out he’s one of the most approachable people out there and just a really loving person, and he said YES! Guess if I was over the moon!!!

I finished the first two a long time ago, but having other jobs to finish in between put them on a back burner and that was very frustrating. Many times I just don’t get to choose what mt jobs will be. I just have to take the jobs that generate money quickly first. Wish it didn’t have to be that way, but that is the down side of doing this as a business. I might be my own boss in many ways, and that is great, but wow it can be hard. Sometimes I wish I just had someone that could tell me what to do next rather than having to decide myself.

I got to finish them yesterday finally which obviously is a great relief and now they will be up for grabs in my Big Cartel Store on Thursday!

By now I think you would have noticed how much I love working with gradients. And when I do series (even if the don’t end up on the same shelf) I just love to see their colours almost melt in to each other.

Now to the point! Like I said, Thursday the 13th of December is the DAY at 4.00 PM London Time!!! I will release them a bit earlier than usual as I am trying to accommodate everyone all over the world (which is next to impossible). I hope this new time wont mess you about to much and that you’ll still have a chance to pop by if you want to pick one up.

And don’t rest on it! Previews are up over at the Big Cartel Store and there is only 4 available! <3

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4.5" Custom Sleepwalker Offspring (Nimbus)

September 25, 2018 / Emelie Jensen

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Oh I’m so excited to present my very first collaboration to you guys! I made it my mission this year to approach as many people, that I admire, as possible. Kurobokan was on my list but came to me before I had a chance to come to them! This gave me a massive boost and I was so excited to receive six little Sleepwalker Offspring’s in my letterbox one day! I mean come on, how darn cute are they?!?!??!??? I received them a while ago and have been so eager to get them painted, but I had many other jobs to finish first. This weekend I took two days rather than just one to work. I have allot on at the moment, and no I am not complaining! I am super happy with all the work I get, so don’t get me wrong. I couldn’t even have dreamed of some of the things I’ve got going on! But since time is short on my hands it can also be very stressful. Being creative constantly does take a toll on you weather I’d like to admit it or not….. But that is a story for another time, now I just want to show you these little bundles of joy and be very proud of what I’ve accomplished. So here goes…..

My main objective was to create a nice gradient not only on each individual piece, but I wanted them to look like a gradient standing next to each-other too. So I started with spray painting them in the scale I thought would look nice. I tend to stick to certain colours that appeal to me and pink is something that is always reoccurring in my creations. It’s just such a beautiful colour and it really works with everything! I tend to stay away from black however, but since it was the best contrasting colour to white I had to get out of my comfort-zone and go black black black…. Might do more of that in the future. Black is after all my favorite colour to wear, so I shouldn’t really be as affraid of it as I am…. maybe?

I must say that my love for Sofubi is just growing bigger and bigger, and so is my collection of them too. They are so unique and special and like nothing else out there. I don’t think you can fully appreciate them until you hold them in your hands or maybe that’s just me…

Either way, I feel very honored over the opportunity to work with Kurobokan and hope that we can do more amazing collaborations in the future!

Now to the part which I’m guessing you’re a bit more interested in! Where and when can you get hold of one. Well as per usual they will be available from my BigCartel Store on Friday the 28th of September @ 9.00 PM BST! They will be priced at £130 with Free World Wide Shipping of course! Previews are up now!

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tags / sofubi, kurobokan, tomodachi island, designer toy, custom toy, art toy, french bulldog, nimbus, sleepwalker, offspring, paulus hyu, dog, collaboration

The Toketsu Mountain Tiger

September 23, 2018 / Emelie Jensen

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First of all, I am so sorry about the lack of Blog Entries this year. Seems I’ve really fallen behind on that part. But on the other hand, I’ve been able to create some amazing customs this year, and I promise that when time presents itself I WILL sit down and write about them all.
Now, this one, this one I just had to post as I think it’s one of my best customs this year.

I struggled so much with the original platform by Jermaine Rogers. Don’t really know why, but I found it hard to envision what it could become. So I used a different approach this time. Rather than making a creature I’d thought up in my head I just started “sketching” with sculpey and slowly his character became more and more clear to me.

The Toketsu Mountain Tigers roam the snow covered mountains of Toketsu. They are very large creatures with bad vision. With the bad vision and those tall legs they often get themselves into some tricky situations. This one managed to step right trough the roof of a Galaxy Bunny Burrow. The Galaxy Bunnies burrow into the mountain and this is where they spend most of their days. Even though the inside of the Toketsu mountain is an adventure of its own, it can get a bit dull when you get used to it. So naturally when something unexpected happens, like a huge furry foot coming through the roof of your house, it needs to be inspected. Now being a huge tiger with bad eye sight, suddenly covered in little starry critters can be pretty daunting as you can see by his expression… Maybe we get to follow the story of these four a little closer in a near future….

The Toketsu Montain Tiger and his starry friends is currently on his way to NYC to participate in the show “Falling Apart” which is curated by Martian Toys. It’s a big custom show with the Jermaine Rogers platform as a base. I think it will be an amazing show and I have seen some pretty mind blowing customs so far. So if you have the chance to participate on the 4th through to the 7th of October I can highly recommend that you go and see them in person. NYCC booth 488, Martian Toys!

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tags / jermaine rogers, martian toys, custom toy, toketsu mountain tiger, tiger, bunny, galaxy bunny, vinyl toy

Custom 3.5" Omen Mini Series

July 31, 2018 / Emelie Jensen

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Hey guys and galls! It's time for my very first Custom Omen Mini Series! Wohoooo! I've had so much fun getting back in to molding and casting. Spent allot of time casting during my holiday in Wales and I can't wait till we can find a house and I can set up a proper work-shop where I can work more with casting and by doing so give you more opportunities to own one of my creations. Finding a house has proven hard though, but I am convinced our future home is out there somewhere!

Anyway, back to these little treaures! This is Blossom, and there are three of her available as well as the rest. Yeah three of each colour way, and that's it. I've had great fun creating the colour gradients and I am constantly pushing myself to try new things.

I would never had dared to use that blue on Winter Flowers face a few years back, not a chance! But taking risks also means that you can end up with something as beautiful as this. This is definitely one of my favorites as it's so different from the rest.

Same goes for Autumn Flower here... I was set on the bronze tones from an early stage but I really struggled to choose a complementary colour. In the end I went for a mint green and a pistachio highlight for his face. It's really made the bronze pop and this guy looks so much better in person. It can be so hard to capture their colours and shapes on film. You just have to see them in person to appreciate them fully!

I think Spring Flower speaks for it self. Definitely a colour palette I've used before, aside from the brass. I think it's got a very asian feel, almost like a silk kimono and I love that about it. All in all I'm just very pleased with all of them and I can't wait to make the rest.

These guys will go on sale tonight! Yes, TONIGHT 31st of July at 9.00 PM BST! In my BigCartel Store as per usual. And they will be ready to ship during September at some point.
So be there tonight and make sure you don't miss out! I don't know when I will have this many Omens for sale again! ;)

Love you all, and thank you for your continous support!

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Dawn, Dusk & Twilight - Custom Coarse Omens

March 11, 2018 / Emelie Jensen

I've finally taken the opportunity to customize one of my most favorite designer toys, and not only one, but SEVEN Omens! I could not help myself when Coarse released the "Omen - Help!" series. They were just screaming out to me to be customized! The plan was to have these finished before Christmas (!) Yeah that didn't happen did it! I am to much of an optimist, or was, that is. I have now learnt that I can not put a time limit on anything after having two kids. I have to take each day as it comes, and if I'm lucky I get to do my work one day a week. No wonder these took so long to finish.

These are the most favorite platform I've worked on and they're also the customs I am the most proud of ever. I rarely value my work very high, I guess that's just part of me being very critical when it comes to my own creations, but these I value very high. My best work to date! And I'm not afraid to say so.

As you can see I was inspired by the different stages of day and night. I don't find the day very mesmerizing at all, but when it comes to the sun rising and setting it takes my breath away many times. And even though the night terrifies me, I also find it extremely enchanting and beautiful.

So I searched the internet for colour palettes that would suit my mysterious little bird creatures and these were the ones I chose in the end. I also wanted to add a complementary precious metal to each one of them. I ended up using gold for dawn, bronze for dusk and silver for twilight.

My greatest struggle were the "Twilight's". As I am used to working with brighter colours and pastels, the dark colour scheme was very daunting. The great thing about it is, that it has opened up my mind towards darker colours and I'll make sure to use them more often in the future. They look so enchanted and that wouldn't have worked without the deep dark tones.

These darlings will be on sale from Friday the 23rd of March at 9.00 PM BST, over at my BigCartel store as per usual. I know that the release is further away than I normally then to put them. I wanted to make sure that everyone gets a chance to prepare themselves for this release as they've already received and awful lot of attention.

All of them are up for preview with prices in my S TORE. So head on over, have a look and prepare yourselves for what will probably be my biggest release of 2018! I don't really want to see them go (hahaha) but an artist and her family's got to eat too, so there we are...... I shall let them spread their wings!

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tags / coarse, coarselife, custom toy, custom coarse, custom omen, custom vinyl toy, owl, creature, bird, designer toy, art toy, dusk, dawn, twilight, tomodachi island, Emelie Jensen

"In the Shadows" - Custom 16" KAWS Dissected Companion

February 24, 2018 / Emelie Jensen

"In the shadows of Tomodachi Island he dwells. No one knows where he came from or who birthed him. A seemingly hideous creature hidden by the night. He carries within him a golden heart and a piece of the starry night sky. This celestial creature with his gentle soul is believed to be a creation of the ancient Gods themselves."

My first sculpt of 2018! It took me long enough... But what a treat it has been. A treat to my hands and my soul. As most of you know we've had another baby, so I get very little time to do any artistic work at all. So I've decided to use the little time I've got very well. As you can see I've been focusing on fine detail and the sculpt is much more intricate than what you usually see from me. I sculpt for me now, and I will from now on. The importance of my work has never been greater to me and as an artists I am ready to grow. This sculpt gave me the chance to do so.

This creature will be part of the show "Misappropriated Icon" by StrangeCat Toys at Redefine Gallery, FL, on the 15th of March through to the 22nd of March, 2018. And it is part of a group show with some AMAZING artists, many of whom I've looked up to for a very very long time. I feel so proud, being part of this great lineup indeed!

This creature have taken many turns in my head and I re-painted him twice before I was happy with the result. At first I was inspired by the norse God Fenrir, and that is where the sculpt was born. Fenrir has a very dark story behind him though so I had to step away from that in order to fit him into the world of Tomodachi Island.

I also had to change the colour palette I first planned. I wanted him to be a dark, blueish, grey but the contrast between the night sky and his fur weren't great enough, so I had to re-think. Hence the fox colouring. And I have no explanation to the stripes, they just felt like they needed to be there.

Now, if you're in the Florida area around the time of the show, I strongly advice you go and see this piece along with all the others, in person. It really deserves that, and I am so mega proud of it! The biggest sculpt I've ever made, and the most detailed......

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"Slumbers" - 3.5" Custom Dunny Mini Series

September 06, 2017 / Emelie Jensen

Introducing my second Dunny Mini Series - "SLUMBERS"! I love doing these little series and it feels like I get so much more out of them when it comes to learning new techniques and becoming a better artist.
This time I decided to use flocking as my main medium. The experience with it was both good and bad I guess. I love the final look of the toys, but flocking is a messy and VERY time consuming job. I am a bit of an optimist when it comes to most things and after reading countless tutorials and watching a million "How to" Videos I thought the process would be quite straight forward and simple...... it isn't! So I have worked long and hard on these little sleepy-heads!

So there are three little foxes and two little pandas in the most velvety little oufits and they're very very sleepy. They were supposed to have a slumber party but all of them fell asleep to early and so the party ended up as a bit of a flop. One thing's for sure tough, there is enough cuteness to go around for everyone!

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So these are the little ones that are available. The release is on Friday the 8th of September at 21.00 BST in my BigCartel Store. They are all availabe for preview now! Just follow the link!
These will be the last customs in a while as of next Friday, the 15th of September our second Baby Daughter is due and I will be bedridden for a little while. I don't really know when I'll be back in business, we just have to wait and see. Make sure you don't miss out on this release though, they are so soft and beautiful and even cuter in person than my photography skills could capture!

xxx

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Boo Cactoo and Friends

August 16, 2017 / Emelie Jensen

Hey hey hey! So it seems I am keeping busy after all. I felt left out! HAHA! So I decided to participate in Clutter Gallerys exhibition called "They Came from the Planet Rainbow Sparkles". I was given the colour Green, which is a bit of a new one for me. I do like to work with mint greens allot, but I also like to g out of my way to try new things. And so I came up with Boo Cactoo. She was loads of fun to create and instead of painting everything I decided to go with a fimo for the spikes and the flowers. I have a fimo that tends to stay soft, but not break, which is perfect for these kind of projects. Normally I would be worried about the thorns and flowers breaking, but not with this as they're more plasticy.

Now she is obviously super cute! And feels so nice in your hand. And guess what, after the weekend, she is still available over at Clutter Gallery! So hit the link if you want to give Boo a new home! And make sure you check out the other amazing creations in the show. Beautiful as always!

The Cactoo Bun Buns

As I was working on Boo, I found three little un-painted Bun Buns hidden away in my cupboard of un-finished projects and since I enjoyed creating Boo so much I thought I'd give her three friends to hang out with. So I made these Cactoo Buns!

They have not been released yet, but I plan to release them this Friday, 18th of August at 21.00 BST in my Bigcartel Store. They will be £45.00 + Shipping, and there is only 3! They took me quite some time to make as I've been sitting there with my small small dremel and I've engraved the lines and little holes that would give them a cactus appearance. So each one is unique in a way. They're all ready to ship and will go out on the Monday following this weekend.

Now don't forget the date! Aaaaaand I've got more coming in a couple of weeks as well, so stay tuned with my growing Island on Instagram as that's where it all goes down!

Laterz! :D

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Fawn Warden - Mini Custom Dunny Series

June 15, 2017 / Emelie Jensen

Hey Peeps! So I've had a little break after ToyCon UK and I am supposed to have one allot longer but I can not keep away from my darling toys! So I thought I'd give a little mini series a go. I love fawns and thought they'd be a great first Mini series.

So this is what's going to happen. I am customising six 3" Dunnys which will look the same but all will come in different colours. You can see the colour range below:

Take a pick out of these six different colours, but there will only be one of each. Each custom will cost £72.00 with free shipping within the UK and £10.00 shipping for the rest of the world. Each will also come with a one off mini print which will be signed by yours truly. All will be shipped within 3 weeks, and no later than then 6th of July, 2017.

Pre-Orders will go live tonight at 9.00 PM BST over at my bigcartel store HERE!
Let's make my first mini series a success! I am so excited to do one and don't really know why I haven't done one before!
Thank you all for you support and love! <3

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Tweedle-Hoot and some other goodies!

April 27, 2017 / Emelie Jensen

Ooooooh I'm so excited over these!!!! It's been time! About two years since the collaboration started and now, now it's become true. And he will premiere this weekend at ToyCon UK! This is the collaboration between me and Aardman magician James Young!

It is hard for me to describe what an amazing job James did on these and the perfection of them was beyond my wildest imagination. They seriously look and feel like production toys but are 100% hand-made!

I just love them so much and I am so thankful that James wanted to work with me of all amazing artists out there. There is 6 of each colour way, but one of each have been reserved for James. It is the least I can do for him after all his hard work. So there will be 5 of each avaliable for purchase.

SATURDAY

This beautiful mint and pink version is the Saturday Colour Way and will be available on Saturday Only! £60.00

SUNDAY

And this is Sundays colour way. Just a beautiful as Saturdays! Now if you want both you'll have to attend both days, and be quick! These beauties are limited to only 5 pieces per colour way and they will go quick!!! £60.00

Pins

These little Enamel Pins will premier at ToyCon UK too! A collaboration between myself and Creamlab. This is Mini-Hoot! There is only 4 of the black, 50 of the red and 100 of the mint. So make sure you stop by to pick one up! They will be priced at £10.00

I was supposed to bring these wooden pins as well and I ordered them over two weeks ago. I still haven't received them and I don't know if I will on time. I contacted the company yesterday and they said they couldn't guarantee that they'd be with me by Friday. And if they're not then I guess these will go up online after instead. Very sad, but nothing I can do unfortunately. If they come with me they will be priced at £8.50.

Necklaces

The Koshi-Ki and Tweedle-Hoot necklaces will come with me as well. I've only got very few of these left so make sure to get one whilst they're still available. Priced at £20.00

Cushions

Brining a load of cushions! There's 8 Buuni's and 8 Fooxi's available for £25.00 each and 10 Yetis available for £23.00 each. They are so cuddly and lovely! Come and give em' a squeeze!

Prints

You can also find all my Original prints. Both creatures and pretty girls. The creature prints are available in 2 sizes, A4 £10.00 and A5 £5.00. The digital art prints are A3 and they're on offer over the weekend at £20.00 which means you get £5.00 off if you attend ToyCon UK! Awesome!

Clearance

YES! I've been digging through my drawers and I have found sooooo much stuff from a past age of Tomodachi Island. This means I will have a couple of clearance boxes with all sorts of cuteness but mainly kawaii inspired jewellery. I will also sell all my old Tattoo Jewellery for an absolute steel! So make sure to have a look in those little boxes and don't be afraid of digging around. You never know what'll hide at the bottom of the box!

That's it I think! A booth loaded with goodies for two whole days is what I will bring you. And I can't wait to see you all this Weekend! ToyCon I am READY FOR YOU!

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Toy Con UK 2017 - Customs - List/Prices

April 25, 2017 / Emelie Jensen

We're only days away from the biggest event of the year for me, and like always I have worked my backside off to bring you some awesome customs and originals. This year I managed way more than last even though I have struggled with growing a baby in my tummy at the same time. Don't ask me how I did it, but I did do it! So here is a list of the customs I'll be bringing and the prices for you all. There will be another Blog Entry tomorrow announcing the Tweedle-Hoots I've been working on with James Young from Aardman Animations. I only finished them today so I've had no chance to photograph them. And they deserve a post of their own! Anyway, here goes:

The Whispering Buck - 8" Colus Dunny - Kidrobot

A beautiful beast that is rarely seen on Tomodachi Island. He lives in the thickest and darkest parts of the woods. Here he spreads light to the creatures concealed by the darkness. He teaches those who have lost the light within them to find it again.

£270.00

Seishin Tora - 8" Dunny - Kidrobot

Inspired by the Bearhead "Reborn" that I did last year.

£300.00

Queen Cloud Puff - 3" BuffMonster

A cloudy Cloud Puff - Queen of the skies. She decides whether the sun shall shine of the rain come down.

£100.00

Cloud Puff Helpers - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

What Queen Cloud Puff decides is the helpers law. They love her more than anything and follow her every command.

£70.00 each

Little Tigress - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

£65.00

Little Tiger - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

£65.00

Whispering Medic - 7" Foomi - Kidrobot

A gatherer of herbs and plants that can heal and restore. A druid of sorts. The Whispering Woods Medic spends her life taking care of the creatures of Tomodachi Island. She cooks up medicine and magic with the strangest of

£170.00

Whispering Medic - 7" Foomi - Kidrobot

A gatherer of herbs and plants that can heal and restore. A druid of sorts. The Whispering Woods Medic spends his life taking care of the creatures of Tomodachi Island. He cooks up medicine and magic with the strangest of herbs.

£170.00

Pearly Omu - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

No one really knows the purpose of the Omu. Most of the time you just see them in packs sitting in trees starring into the skies. All we can say about the Omu is that it possesses one of the most beautiful bird songs in the world.

£70.00

Pearly Omu - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

No one really knows the purpose of the Omu. Most of the time you just see them in packs sitting in trees starring into the skies. All we can say about the Omu is that it possesses one of the most beautiful bird songs in the world.

£70.00

Toketsu Satyr - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

Called Satyrs, but they probably aren't. They say that they are, but this little creatures are real tricksters and those iconic horns, they're not even real.... They're pretty adorable though and they speak the strangest of languages.

£70.00

Toketsu Satyr - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

Called Satyrs, but they probably aren't. They say that they are, but this little creatures are real tricksters and those iconic horns, they're not even real.... Yesterday this guy found these pauldrons somewhere in the mountains and now he's convinced her's a knight. They're pretty adorable though and they speak the strangest of languages.

£70.00

Aki - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

Aki spends most of her time hiding in leaf piles. A little bit like a hedgehog. The only problem is that she's much larger than a hedgehog, and even though she thinks she's concealed, she really isn't. The bronze shell on her back is just another attempt to camouflage herself. It tends to draw more attention than anything else though.

£65.00

Root - 3" Dunny - Kidrobot

Root lost one of his eyes when he was just a little kit. He does not want to tell us how but it must have been very dramatic for him. The trees of Tomodachi Island possesses healing power however and who knows, one day poor Root might have his eye back. Until then he will remain covered in tree roots.

£65.00

The Tracky Tripplets - 3" Dunnys - Kidrobot

These three go everywhere together in their little trackies. Now when they heard that they were coming with to ToyCon UK they just had to customize their tracky suits to fit in and maybe make friends with T-Con. They just love cellebs!

£60.00 each

3.5" Baby Colossus - Tomodachi Island

Now Martian Toys and myself are holding the largest custom group show ever attempted in the UK and I am proud to say that three of my own Colossuses will be part of it. I will update you more about the show tomorrow along with the Tweedle-Hoot announcement. But let's just say that there are some absolutly mind blowing pieces in this group show and I feel so extremely proud to put my name to it. Thank you Aaron for making it all possible!

These are the customs I will bring and it will also be the very few I make this year. After ToyCon UK I will take a little break from customizing as I need to focus on growing a healthy child and to stay healthy doing so myself. I also want to spend as much time with my little girl Nova before she becomes a big sister. I want to make the most out of my time alone with her before the next little miracle comes along. I will be focusing on my art and I'm going to try to get back in to 3D. I'm going to make the most out of the rest of this year, and in 2018 I will be back with vengeance. I can't wait to see you all at ToyCon this weekend! Booth #12 is where it happens! Be there or be square! :D

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7th Annual Designer Toy Awards - NOMINATIONS OPEN!

March 27, 2017 / Emelie Jensen

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It is that time again people!!!! The 7th Annual Designer Toy Awards are taking Nominations! So if you find that anything that I did last year deserves a DTA then please head on over to the DTA's and throw in a little nomination for me.
Below I've put together my top 6 customs of last year. I did make allot more, but these are the ones I think deserve a nomination and they are the ones I am most proud of.

#1. "Reborn" - Custom Bear Head - Luke Chueh

This is my number one by far. This bear head took allot of patience and allot of media. Yeah I used over 1 lb of sculpey just on the wood.... Not only that but it tested my skills in so many ways and made me into a better customizer. I dare to do bigger things now and I dare to take risks. It was hard to send this head off, I just wanted to keep it. It ended up weighing roughly 1.7 kilos!

#2. "Ori" - Custom Bode Broad - Mark Bode

I think 2016 was the year where I did my biggest customs and when I decided that there is nothing that can stand in the way of me wanting things to look a certain way. I cut this poor Bode Broad to pieces and then sculpted her back together again. This was another custom that put my sculpting skills to the test and I really questioned my decision of cutting her drape off. It turned out great though and yet again I grew as an artist and so did my confidence. Now she's my second fave of 2016.

#3. "The Warden" - 8" Dunny - Kidrobot

I never got to say much about The Warden and I never got to show you many photos of him either. I made him for ToyCon UK last year and with all the stress I never had the chance to photograph him properly. He was my favorite custom that I brought to ToyCon UK and he also sold there. It was the first time I got to work on an 8" Dunny, and the 8" Platform is now one of my favorite ones to work on. He also came with two flying Labbits and those little vials in the log and around his neck are filled with real seeds.

#4. "The Toketsu Snow Hare" - 5" Dunny - Kidrobot

Here is another one that I didn't really get the chance to mention properly. I was in such a rush to get things ready for NYCC last year and being part of the DTA Dunny show was obviously a dream come true and one of my proudest moments! He ended up as one of my best customs of last year as well and I am still so super proud of him.

#5. Nousagi & Kitsune - Kidzilla/Gamera Girl - Yoii

Yes, I know, there's two. But these two came as a couple and they will always be as one! It was the first time I customized resin toys. These two obviously had allot of sculpt to them already and I found it terribly hard to look beyond that and see my own design on them. But I spent allot of time sketching and finally I could see what they could become. They are very different from what you would normally see from me, and I think that is why I love them so much. They had me think outside the box and I really had to challenge my brain and imagination here.

#6. "Water Elemental" - 3" Dunny Custom - Kidrobot

This one might come as a bit of a surprise. It did to me because sometimes I over-look how much work I've put in to something and then I can't really appreciate it until I look back at it a few months later. This was a private commission as well and what I love about some commissions is that the customer have such a clear idea of what they want and it has me making something I'd never have thought of myself. The first thing that popped into my mind when the customer asked for a water elemental was the amazing looking elementals from World of Warcraft (where I spent most of my early twenties) and so I found my inspiration there. I think that is just one of the reasons as to why I appreciate this custom so much. It brought back some good old memories.

That's it for me! If you find that something else appealed to you more than my top 6 then feel free to nominate whatever you'd like. I'd feel so proud to make it to the finals again! But without you guys that would be impossible! Thank you for your continued support! Love you all!!!!!

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Designer Toy Awards 2016 - NOMINEE!!!!

September 20, 2016 / Emelie Jensen

OMG THIS JUST HAPPENED! I'm a nominee in TWO categories for "Custom of the Year" at the Designer Toy Awards 2016!!! I can't express in words how happy and proud I feel right now! All the hard work that I've put in to my toy customizing have paid off!

He was definitely my most popular toy of 2015 but I never thought he'd land me a DTA nomination! I want to thank all of you who took the time to nominate me! Thank you so much for your support!!!!

I am nominated in the PRO Voted "Custom of the Year" and the FAN vote "Custom of the Year", and it is in the later I am going to need YOUR help! As you can see I've got some AMAZING and stunning competition and this will be hard to win, if not even impossible. BUT with your help my chances will become bigger! So head on over and cast your vote today! The voting is only open for 6 days!!! So hit the pic down below and get it done TODAY!

This is soooooo EXCITING!!!!!! :D :D :D

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"Bulli-Corns" - Custom Fonzo's for Collect & Display

August 22, 2016 / Emelie Jensen

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Hey hey hey.... again! Yes the blog entry's will keep on coming cause I've got so much work to do over the next few months and so many awesome new customs. I've got so many shows on this year that I haven't got time to do my own stuff in between. I promise I'll organize next year a little bit better and try to balance things a bit more. But as for now, these three are for the Monthly Custom Series over at Collect & Display! Woho!

So who are these guys then? They are the Bulli-Corns! And what is a Bulli-Corn you might want to ask?! Let's just say that they might be the softest and cuddliest magical creatures on the planet. However their magic don't work unless they feel loved and get at least 50 snuggles a day, and that is just the minimum. Really the Bulli-Corn want's to be close to you 24/7.

So before you adopt one make sure you can give it all the love it requires or he might just simply fade away. But it's now like you can resist those snugly creases and chops anyway, is it?

There is three different sizes of Bulli-Corns. There is:

SMALL 3.5"

£60.00

MEDIUM 4.5"

£69.00

LARGE 6"

£82.00

These Bulli-Corns will be available from Collect & Display on the 26th of August 2016. I will get back to you with the exact time of the release a little bit later. But yeah, make sure you don't miss out cause these little dudes are so damn sweet!!! <3

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"Reborn" - 7.5" Custom Bear Head for Strangecat Toys

August 19, 2016 / Emelie Jensen

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Now this, this is my favorite toy so far this year. Literally one day after I said to my other half that I would love to work on a Bearhead from Luke Chueh my PM on IG pinged and there was Cory from Strangecat Toys asking me if I wanted to take part in his show "Bearly, a Custom Toy" in September. And guess what the chosen platform was?! YES, a Bearhead!!!!

I wanted to create something mystical and extraordinary and I think I did. I am happy I sketched this out on paper first or I don't think the end result would have been as good. I also chose to paint the eyes myself as I couldn't find anything suitable. I will be doing this allot in the future. Imagine all the possibilities!

I tried to imagine something very spiritual in a way. And yet again my fascination for mother nature took over. So I thought of the bear head as something dead that with the help of nature is reborn into a higher entity. It's becoming one with mother nature. She gives and she takes....

The easiest part was the head. The wooden base took some time and some planning. I built the base out of foil to get the right shape around the head and then stabilized it with epoxy. Wood is so forgiving to sculpt as it has got no rules or boundaries. You can just do whatever you want with it.

I did the base in three different parts so that I could paint them separately and then assemble them after. This was to achieve a more professional looking paint job. It was almost like making a puzzle. So hard to get all the pieces to match. But as you can see, it all worked out fine.

Now I ended up using just over 1 lb of Sculpey on this sculpt.... Yes that is allot, and as you can imagine this toy weighs quite a bit. 1.5 KG to be exact. It's the heaviest and biggest toy I've ever made.

"Reborn" will be showing at the "Bearly, a Custom Toy Show" by Strangecat Toys at Redefine Gallery, Orlando, FL on September 2nd and 3rd 2016! And I can't wait to see all the other customs for this show. The Bearhead is for sure one of my most favorite platforms so far. Absolutely Amazing! So make sure you don't miss out on this one!

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"Kaliedoscope of Kyoot" - Clutter Gallery, NY

August 13, 2016 / Emelie Jensen

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It is time for my second appearance at Clutter Gallery this year! And I felt so honored to be invited ones. Now twice! And with TWO pieces this time too. I did have the chance to do three, but I totally ran out of time in the end so two had to do.

KUMA HANA

I chose this 8" Qee to work on as my platform this time. I've had this sitting in my cupboard ever since I started customizing I think. And I've had a million different ideas for it, but never started working on it. I thought this was the perfect platform for the job in hand though.

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It was one of those times when I didn't do any sketch before I started working on her. So I didn't know exactly where I was going. All I knew was that I wanted her to go with the artwork I had done for the show as well, so I went within the same style. She looks pretty different from what I normally would do. And I guess that was on purpose. I really wanted to try something new, or something in a different direction.

And this is the result of that... A very cute one I think!

I spent an awful lot of time on masking and getting that flower to stay together. It doesn't matter how fed up I get with masking sometimes though. It is always the best way to clean lines and therefore I don't mind the suffering HAHA!

I enjoyed working on the Qee, it is not my fave, but definitely nice. It is always good to work on a platform that is meant for DIY. They come apart so nicely and you can put them back together very easily. Why it's not one of my favorites is that it just won't leave much room for your imagination, it is a bear and yeah..... that's that. It is super cute however and I did enjoy the experience.

A WHISPERING WIND

Now this is super exciting as I've never had an actual 2D art piece in a gallery before and I am so proud and excited about it!

For those of you that follow me on IG you have seen quite a few sneak peeks of this one. I worked on it over my holiday in France. And I think that the feeling I had in me through that whole holiday translated pretty well into this picture.

I could've spent the rest of my life on that patio. I haven't felt such peace in my soul for a long time as I did there. But there we are. Life at home have to continue as well, and I am back now, well rested and with allot of energy and new ideas!

The Kaleidoscope of Kyoot show opening night is on Saturday August 13th and runs till the 2nd of September at Clutter Gallery in Beacon, NY. Make sure you head out to see the show if you're in the area. I am super jealous of anyone that can go. I really wish I was closer sometimes! :'(

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