I LOVE these plush made by Hatsuko Mitsumori, a graphic designer and doll artist from Seattle, Washington.
Visit her website: www.charaplush.com
Always wanted your very own giant plush squid? Well now is your chance.
The people at Modern Squid make some really cool giant squids that you can purchase off of their website.
You can also have them custom make you one in any fabric and size that you choose. The prices range from a few hundred dollars to $1800. So definitely not something I can afford, but very cool none the less.
Right now part of their profits are going to the Red Cross to help victims of the Tsunami.
I came across the web journal of Takiyaje today and thought I would share some pictures of her work.
The dolls that she makes are amazing! I have never seen anything like it.
Well the Bonhommes are finally complete and their hang-tags have been made. I am really happy with how they turned out!
The Bonhommes can now be found here at Grumble Toy.
I just wanted to share these awesome wooden toys with you. They are handcrafted by Japanese artist, Takeji (Take-G) Nakagawa.
Four different kinds of wood are used in his creations; a keyaki (a Japanese tree of the genus Zelkova), a teak, a walnut, and a white ash. The toys are constructed from joined woodblocks.
In Japan, the Hakone-Odawara region is famous for the traditional joined woodblock craft. Normally the craft involves a 2-D pattern. Take-g Toys has taken it a step further by using this traditional skill to make a 3-D pattern instead.
These toys are really amazing!
Check out his website to see more of his creations.
Hi everyone
I just completed a bit of a website make-over on ainsleysturko.com
The content hasn't changed too much but the site looks much prettier. :)
Chris found this on the internet today and I thought it was really neat. It is a website that will give you the Japanese translation of your name.
This is the translation of Ainsley:
It is pronounced EINZURII.
This is the translation of Chris:
It is pronounced KURISU.
If you are interested in translating your name into Japanese, you can check out the website here.
Happy Valentine's day.
Hope that everyone in Winnipeg is staying warm. ^-^
Here is one of the endearing candy hearts that Chris made for me......
Hmmm.
Well if you want to make a sweet heart for your honey check out the ACME labs website. Just chose any two words with four letters or less and generate an image of your very own special candy heart.
Well, here I am with one of the Bonhommes.
They have taken quite awhile to make but I am really proud of the Bonhommes.
I ordered some custom stamps to make hang tags to go with them. I can't wait to put them on the shop at Grumble Toy.
I just need to finish the tags and they will be ready to sell.
I really like how the Bonhomme of Winnipeg turned out and I hope that you like him too :)
If you haven't heard of Apak yet, you should definitely check them out.
Chris and I are real suckers for anything cute and Apak's art definitely fits the bill. Apak is a collaboration between Ayumi and Aaron Piland from Portland, Oregon.
Check out their blog for more info.
For Christmas I bought Chris these two prints from Apak's etsy store. The top picture is a giclee print of a painting that was part of the Giant Robot Biennale show and the bottom picture is a giclee print of a painting that was part of the Summer Sanctuary group show at Gallery Hanahou. 
They also have some really cool original gocco prints in their shop. I especially like this one with the cute hedgehog.
Hi.
I just wanted to share these pictures with you today. These are the Gumliens and they are from the imagination of Gumtaro and Hitomi Hirayama.
Check out more of the Gumliens on their website.
Chris and I are very excited about an upcoming secret.....
Won't be a secret much longer....
It feels very cold in Winnipeg today.
The temperature is -45 °C with the windchill right now.
Here is a video from Winnipeg that I thought I would share with you. It is not from today but it gives you an idea of how cold it can be here.
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