This post is long overdue -- I came down with a flu a few days after the show unfortunately. I'm finally getting pics up of the opening. In my daze of preparation, chatting and wine (damn you ;P), I totally forgot I brought my camera, but thankfully pics were to be had by the ever fastidious artist
Macronecole, and tinyshop patron
Wadiefong. Thank you both!
tinyshop music mix for the night by my good friend, Brooklyn-based
dj Brian.
Gallery pics shall be forthcoming....
Double Punch entrance, seen from bottom of landing leading to gallery. Double Punch entrance sign designed by Pete Fowler of
Monsterism. Opening night guests James and David sneak downstairs for some toy ogling.
Our homage to the lovely Tiny, the boy cat
tinyshop is
dedicated to.
Wadiefong &
Timmie 88's visit! He came to see his fellow Timmies and visit
Timmie 117 by his creator
Marilyn Patrizio. Pics by
Wadiefong.
Timmie 88 checks out the cool
Bwana Spoons mural near the stair landing.
Hmmmm.... that guy looks familiar. The coveted
Timmie Tadpole in teacup by
Marilyn Patrizio. Art by
Michael Fleming on the right, hand-painted wood dolls by Leah Brawley.
Timmie 88 and his papa!
Denise & Omar, Double Punch masterminds.
The masterminds and Steve on guard... or just hammin'.
Artist
Jess Hutchinson and I discussing the awesome, magnified stylings of
Allison Sommers art.
Guests and artist
Lisa Congdon's infectious good cheer to the right.
Contemplating small
Artist
Mikas Mogo cuddles little wonder baby Atlas. Daddy
MARS-1 in the background.
Macronecole feasts on
Shawnimal mini ninjas
Denise, Omar and artist Leah Brawley share laughs without Peter (I'm kidding) ;P
Jake keeps the rock alive, Macronecole documents
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Hernán Paganini was born in Argentina in 1982, and studied graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires. As a busy creative, Hernán currently teaches at said university, works as a freelance illustrator, in addition to constantly developing his art.
Irina Troitskaya was born and raised in Izhevsk, Russia... a city she describes of dead ends, sad electronic music and Finno-Ugric cultural roots. Irina's love of drawing lead her to the Udmurt State University, where she studied art. However after five years, she became weary of her studies, which signaled a turning point in that drawing became an abhorrence.
Nathalie Roland, born in Santa Monica, California, and began printmaking at the age of 17. Roland graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in Art/printmaking.
Catherine Campbell lives in a tumble down house in Melbourne, Australia. She potters around talking to her cats, generally making a mess, and drawing a lot of little lines on lovely papers late into the night.
Shawnimals was born in a town called Normal, Illinois. Shawnimals is Shawn Smith and Jen Brody. Together they form a design studio that creates off-the-wall yet lovable characters. Shawn and Jen turned Shawnimals from a fun hobby/college art project in 2001, into a full-fledged, honest-to-goodness (yet still incredibly fun) business they continue to run together. 
Ayumi and Aaron Piland are the fantastical magical duo known as APAK. They are a husband and wife collaborative art team who live among the trees in a little cabin on the outskirts of Portland.
Magicmikas (aka Mikas Mogo) is an artist that sewed her way out from Lisbon to San Francisco, with occasional intermissions to accommodate other mediums. 
Melissa Contreras was born and raised in Fresno, California. She came to LA to finish her Biology Degree at UCLA. Realizing her heart wasn't in it, she switched to Art. Thrown head first into the world of high concept art, those 3 years were a blur of not fitting in and just not getting it. 
Relocated to the U,S. from Japan almost two decades ago, Tomoko Deeney (aka TADworks) studied New England grave stones and graphic design... but somehow ended up doing what she always loved to do: play with clay (plus paper and wool). Her inspiration usually comes from her love for food, little creatures, and people.
With a background in fine arts and BFA in painting, Peng Peng has been making imaginative teddy bears since 2003, after seeing a tiny primitive bear her mother made in her free time. Her creations are inspired by "old & new", folk art, pop culture, fairy tales and the animal kingdom.
Amy Earles was born in California in a military hospital that no longer exists, but she has lived in Indiana for most of her life -- making art based on the observations she's made since her first memories and dreams.
Marilyn Patrizio is a Brooklyn born freelance illustrator and fine artist. She graduated from the School of Visual Arts with a BFA in Illustration.
Evon Lim is from the sunny island of Singapore. She graduated in animation, and later ventured into making toys and objects in 2005. She is an illustrator who creates plush toys and crochets amigurumi characters. 
