This weekend was Toy Qube’s release party for Keith Poon’s Sharkys. I’d never been to Toy Qube before, so the whole train ride ordeal kept getting on my nerves,but it was perfect. Toy Qube is one of the bigger collectible toy shops in NYC and it was an incredible space to have a signing at. There were a handful of artists there and I was pretty embarrassed that I didn’t know more than half of them. Some of the artists included; Keith Poon, Andrew Bell, Julie West, kaNO, Huck Gee, Nemo, and others that I simply didn’t know their names. I am however, trying to look them up and there is a big possibility that MAD was there too, oh no! How horrible of me not to know him, the Mr. recently got me something of his online.

At first I walked around, noticed the tables where the artists were busy signing away people’s autograph books and toys. I wanted to get myself acquainted with the place, wanted to see everything they had in stock. They pretty much had everything else that is available to me in Manhattan. Then I purchased some blank Kazina’s and waited on line. Like I mentioned before, I didn’t know that this many artists were going to be there, their flyer only mentioned 2 of them… so I went unprepared. And well, I had some money so I only bought 4 blank Kazina’s;2 star shaped ones, 1 hammerhead one, and a kanser. I got Huck Gee (maker of “Hello My Name is…” dunny), Andrew Bell (maker of Zliks and some Kansers), Keith Poon (Sharkys!!) and Julie West (she did a kazina design for their new releases). I only got three blanks made yesterday and took some shots with the artists. I was especially worried about Andrew leaving, his hand was really tired; but he managed to make mine. Woo hoo! Julie was also tired, but lucky for me my boyfriend’s co-worker knows her and she was staying in their home– so she took my blank home and will send it to me. yay! Anyway, check out the shots after the jump:

Keith Poon

Andrew Bell Doodling

Check out lots more shots on my Flickr. Click on any image and you’ll be there in a jipee. Friday August 24th, 2007 there is going to a show at My Plastic Heart. Check that out, I know I’m going… and this time prepared!