• TEAL bedtime bunnies coming next Thursday night August 7th at 9pm

    Saturday Aug 02 2014

    They are just about ready to go up into my webshop peterkatoshop.com

    Inspired by customer reactions to test shots and my visit to the Hampton beaches one weekend I decide to create

    the teal series of bedtime bunnies. So when you look up teal on the intern a whole range of colors show up , there doesn't seem to be one definitive "teal' color. So i went with that, a range of sea-green colors that reminded me of the ocean beaches. All the colors are different blends of blue & green tints. The feets are cast in...

  • Lady Lizard (Lizzies) Preview for next Thursday Release at peterkatoshop.com

    Friday Jul 04 2014

    Preview of my latest original sculpted figure/ will be released next thursday July 10th 2014 here at peterkatoshop.com

    Details soon to follow(^-^)/

  • Uglycon 2014 My piece: BOSS BAT!

    Wednesday Jun 18 2014

    So this weekend starts the awesome Uglycon show at Giantrobot store/gallery in LA ~. I had the wonderful opportunity to make an original sculpt inspired by the designs of David Horvaths Ice-Bat & Giantrobots mascot BigBoss Robot. I call him Boss-Bat 

    Handcast in resin, painted and fitted on on wooden base it will be available at the show in Giantrobot starting June 21st! If you are in the LA area please stop by and check out all the grooviness~

     

     

  • New Bedtime Bunnies Colorwave Orange with Grey Bunnie Slippers

    Monday Jun 16 2014

    Hello everyone , hope you had an amazing weekend!

    This week we will be releasing some new Bedtime Bunnies, this time Orange with Grey slippers!

    Some at the studios wondered if this colorwave variation was influenced by my recent binge-watching of "Orange is the New Black" season 2, well i guess it is possible...not a bad connection to be made for sure~( I love that show~ ).

    3inch bunnies will be $20 each while the smaller 2.5inch variety will be $12 each.

    We will also have a restock on our shop standard of Pinks and Whites!

  • Mat Black Bedtime Bunnies coming Midnight May 1st

    Tuesday Apr 29 2014

    This Thursday at midnight we will release the newest colorwave of the Bedtime Bunnies, this time in a clean Mat Black finish. As always everything here is handmade in my Brooklyn studios. Along with my Black Bunnies there will also be some Pepto-Pink Bedtime Bunnies wearing white slippers available plus a small restock of White body bunnies( due to customer requests). Hope you can join us for the release, stay up with us~! (^_^)

    peter

  • myplasticheart edition Bedtime Bunnies

    Monday Apr 14 2014

    Tuesday April 15th the nyc gallery toystore myplasticheart will release their colorwave for my Bedtime Bunnies. The assortment includes a color variation of light violets, chic yellows, light blues all with contrasting bunnie-slippers. The gallery-store has always been very supportive of my pieces so it was a pleasure to give them such a varied "easter" batch. This time the batch have been organized as a blind assortment so i have included a special chase figure, one golden bunnie with a black felted bottom. I hope you like the figures & please stop in at myplasticheart if you're in...

  • Bedtime Bunnies are Up ( and walking~)

    Thursday Apr 03 2014

     

     

    Writing this post in the dead of night, excited and sleepless. It's that hour my Bedtime Bunnies rise and begin their rem state playing. 

    I was inspired in the last months by illustrated artwork by artists who had themes of sleep, animals and fairies. I wanted to share that feeling in a new sculpt and i feel i have

    with these companions of insomnia. They were intented to stay with you as you had those nights you just couldn't get to sleep. i hope you like them and have room on your nightime 

    shelf of...

  • Ghost Butlers release Thursday Feb 6th 2014

    Wednesday Feb 05 2014

    Ghost Butler, he's Happy to Serve...eternally.

    Loyal & Polite Ghost Butler will never leave your side, he was made to be that bring along toy companion. He comes from that side of my imagination that birthed other ghoulish figures in the past like FrightBite & Kawako. He is a mix of the old bedsheets ghost & a bit of a Casper anatomy ( although I've imagined his roundness to look more like Alfred Hitchcock than others) . I have always loved ghosts toys, collected old ones from Kinder Egg collections to more recent arttoys such as Boo...

  • Preview of newest original sculpt figure for February 2014

    Friday Jan 31 2014

    The largest, chunkiest figure I have made to date at 3 inches high and 1& 3/4 wide this fella has some weight to it. 

    Due to be released nextweek I am excited for everyone to tell me their thoughts on him. 

    Here is a test shot of the first piece printed , then sanded and primed.

  • November Fall Colors "Mocha" flavored Mogu-Tank!

    Thursday Nov 14 2013

    It's definitely the more chilly season of Fall this year, so to help warm you up I'd like to introduce you to the third colorwave for Mogu-Tank(Mole-Tank),   Mocha flavor! Limited to 10 pieces grab one quick! Also with popular demand(thank you all) the Army Jacks are back in stock on the shop( at least 24 in stock). So , enjoy!

  • Weekends in Wrap-up~

    Tuesday Nov 12 2013

    Ramen Burger

     

    HellyBlue

     

    Orchid~

     

    Veterans day

  • Open Studios Come to a Close~

    Sunday Oct 20 2013

     

    So the 17th Annual Gowanus Open Studios come to an end. Here at the Cortes Studio didn't know what to expect so we just tried not to think too much and just let things happen. The weekend was packed with visitors ( art enthusiasts , fellow artists and neighborhood friendlies ) . It was really a  lot of fun, on Sunday before it all began me and my studio-mates took time and went to check out the other artists spaces in the building. It was such a surprise to see how diverse everyones areas were...

  • 66 Assorted Colored FrightBites for Open Studio & Ghost Season

    Friday Oct 18 2013

     

    Its that time~, just in time for Halloween, FrightBite is back and in a huge 66 original painted variety! One of my personal favs of my early hand sculpting pieces, FrightBite makes his return with a first run linocut print as well. Sized 5x7 on vintage newsprint paper limited to11 pcs. Visitors to the Arts Gowanus Open Studios this weekend( Oct 19 & 20 Saturday & Sunday ) will get to hand select & purchase their pieces as well as shop for other in studio only items.

  • Scary Girl Ten Anniversary Group Artshow @ Toy Tokyo Underground

    Thursday Nov 08 2012

     Nathan Jurevicius Scary Girl show is rescheduled & refocused with a new goal. Beginning tomorrow Nov 9th, 2012 6pm, the show that now has over 130 artists participating (wow!) looks amazing and now will have 10% proceeds of sales go to help those in need from the Hurricane Sandy disaster. So many are still in need of help so any help you can give( whether buying from the show or donating funds, volunteering , everything is appreciated & needed) spread the word!

    Here are my contributions to the Scary Girl festivities! Limited edition to 5 pieces, are these "Blister" using...

  • Game Over Video Game Culture Art Exhibition at GiantRobot2 in LA !

    Wednesday May 30 2012

     I'm one of the artist in the upcoming "Game Over Video Game Culture Art Exhibition" at GiantRobot2 in LA, opening reception is this Saturday June 2nd from 6:30-10pm. The show runs till June 27th, so if you are in LA at the time please check it out !


    June 2 -  June 27, 2012
    Opening reception Saturday June 2th 2012, 6:30-10pm

    GR2 – 2062 Sawtelle Blvd LA, CA 90025 www.gr2.net 310 445 9276

    Giant Robot 2 (GR2) presents: Game Over

    Video Game Culture Art Exhibition

    Artists include:

    Aaron Brown, Albert Reyes, Alex Chiu, Ana...

  • Mini interviews with artists of Buddy's Den Artshow- Day 4

    Thursday May 17 2012

     

                    (above Specimouse with creator: Anney Fresh!)


    Was very excited to have Anney Fresh in the show, I've admired her work years back with her giant Space Kitty costumes ( you guys have to check: www.anneyfresh.com ). Her piece grabbed a lot of attention opening night & you can see why~!

    Q: what was your inspiration for your piece?

    A: I'm obsessed with cats and mice so I wanted Buddy to catch some kind of mouse creature. I was thinking about how cats...

  • Mini interviews with artists of Buddy's Den Artshow- Day 3

    Wednesday May 16 2012

     

    (above: Rosie Mounted Head)

    Amos Hemsley has been a professional sculptor in the industry for over 9 years and has been a life-long geek. It was growing up with comic books that lead him to his professional and artistic career.

    Q: Why Rosie?

     A: My inspiration for this piece came from my love of movies, before learning
    ...

  • Mini interviews with artists of Buddy's Den Artshow- Day 2

    Tuesday May 15 2012

     Today we will focus on a trio of talented artists who actually shared pieces on the main west wall ! Mariangela Tan, Jaz Harold & Abby Denson. These artists have really interesting insights on their pieces for the show!

    I have known Mariangela Tan for many years & I have to say she has one of the most amazing creative minds in her field. Her stuff is always unique & is always different from her last pieces. You never know what she'll come up with!

    Q:Your inspiration for the show piece?

    A: The majority of my needle felted work is...

  • Mini Interviews with artists of Buddy's Den Artshow!

    Monday May 14 2012

     Here are some follow up tidbits of the artists who participated in the Buddy's Den show( each day I will write about a few):


     

    Rob Benevides is an artist of many trades( photography, painting, sculpting) & excels at each skill. When we approached Rob to join the show we never knew what he was going to turn up with but we were very pleased with the results.

    Q: What was your inspiration for your piece?

    A:  my inspiration for the piece is a White Walker from Game of Thrones. We haven't seen them...

  • Up early this morning for some sidewalk fun!

    Saturday May 12 2012

     Me & Bridget still on a high from last night's Buddy's den opening woke up this morning to do a little street drawing for the Buddy's Den show! It's a beautiful day today come on out & see the awesomeness of the artists pieces in the exhibition!