Copenhagen bound...

Today we confirmed a trip to Denmark to speak at the Candy Talk event that they are hosting in Copenhagen on April 24th.

Denmark...

home of Tuborg beer...



Freetown Christiana...



Hans Christian Anderson...



Alan Nielsen (scorer of Tottenham Hotspur's winning goal against Leicester City in the 1999 League Cup Final)...



and marauding Vikings...



If only I could all sail around the world in a Viking Ship armed with a battle hammer!

I see you!

Take a look at The Predator Rap

We liked this one...

Potato Heads

Every so often, I find myself in a slough of despond regarding the ubiquity of the Potato Head in my work. I feel oppressed by it. I want to reject it, to move on, and yet there is something in the shape I keep coming back to.  Then I sit there and draw potato heads angrily until I feel purged.

Here is one such drawing, up for sale in the forthcoming Selected Drawings Gallery. 

Update

First of all, apologies for the lack of recent posts.

Last week we moved out of the office we've been in for the past five years. I've also been working on a really interesting freelance job which should see the light of day next month.

I have approved sculpting and am finishing up the colour spec and packaging for our last scheduled figure for 2008. I've also just sent off the artwork for the next series of Amos T-shirts.

I've also been tapering my training for next week's London Marathon, which I am doing for the first time. I did a last long run of 28 miles on Easter Sunday and since then I've been winding things down. I managed to pick up a hopefully minor injury to my right ankle since then, but I'm hoping that will clear up in the next couple of days. I'll be running London for my club, Herne Hill Harriers, so look out for me in a red-and-black horizontal striped vest if you happen to be spectating on the day.

Available to all this weekend.

Definitely one of our favourite ever Amos sculpts. Beautifully realised by our friends in China. We were well happy when we first received the stills for this beauty!



The Bird God will finally be available to everyone from Saturday March 29th. This will include both main colours (day and night) and the very limited glow-in-the-dark Amos Store exclusive. So, if you haven't already done it, then join the online mailing list as more details will be sent out on Friday.

Silver time...

Silver members of the online store can pre-order the Bird God from today. A limited amount of sets, and individuals of all colours (including the exclusive Glow In The Dark version) are available now!

Shipping for all Bird God figures will begin the week beginning Monday March 31st.

Been a bit slack...

I've been very busy of late so I've had few chances to update the blog. JJ has been highlighting some of the work that he will be selling on his upcoming online gallery and I've managed to post a few messages about the forthcoming Bird God figures. But other than that there's not been much. So here's what's been happening.

We are in the process of vacating our office. We have worked from this building (as Amos and Silas) for the past 9 years so it will be missed. Having said that we've had no heating all winter so maybe it won't be missed quite so much. In future we will work from our respective homes and come together for Amos projects.

James has been tidying up the sculpts and the packaging for our first licensed figures which will be produced through US based Strangeco. We have been concentrating more on licensed products as this frees us up to be more creative (in theory). More on this particular product soon.

Our guys in Japan have been busy too and they will soon release some more tees, mugs and a couple of other special items. We will import some of these for the online store. Never cheap but beautifully produced.

This summer we will release the mother of all collaborative products to celebrate the 10 years that we have been making toys (in one guise or another). Again, more on this soon.

I've just finished working on another Amos book that will also be released this summer. I've mentioned this book on earlier posts. Wonder Women of America is a photographic study of women who dress in costume at Comic-Con. I worked with Silas collaborators Ruth Wiggins (photography) and Rob Green (design) and I'm really happy with how it looks. It's pretty colourful and there's some great material. Should be going to print in the next few weeks. Again...more soon.

And if you are still reading, we will have another 10 year anniversary special at the end of the year. I've said too much already.

So, we may be a bit quiet. But we are busy. I'll make sure I post more in the coming weeks.

Until then...