Robots at Toy de Jour

I’ve designed some Robot sculptures, plushes and T-shirts that will be featured at Toy de Jour in Chicago this month with an opening reception on Thursday July 10 from 6–9pm. Toy de Jour opened this year in Logan Square and they feature a different artist every month in their store that provides “vintage, toys, arts & farts.” I’m not a big

Lucky & Zonk in Cincinnati

I’m happy to have six sculptures on view in the Pearlman Gallery at the Art Academy of Cincinnati as part of their Sculpture Alumni Exhibition. Lucky and Zonk (previously exhibited at the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore) are joined by a few of my smaller sculptures, a wall piece that I installed a few weeks ago

Let’s Get Serious with Shawn Smith

After a bit of a summer break, the podcast is back and better than ever with guest Shawn Smith, creator of Ninjatown and Shawnimals—a character design studio in Chicago founded by Smith and his wife, Jen Brody. We discuss Smith’s game magazine and art school background, Renegade Craft Fair, Wee Ninjas and the wildly addictive

Let’s Get Serious with Steff Bomb

This episode of the podcast features the Plush Batman herself, Steff Bomb! We talk about C2E2, dirpy expressions, watching future classics, spending plush-bucks and “remnants of butt holes past.” Let’s Get Serious with Kendall Bruns Episode 015: Steff Bomb Running time: 96 minutes Download (88.4MB mp3): Let’s Get Serious: Episode 015 Subscribe to the Let’s Get Serious

Lucky & Zonk at Baltimore Contemporary

I’m going to have some large sculptures on view at The Contemporary Museum in Baltimore from February 11–March 6, 2011. The Contemporary Museum is doing a monthly series of changing exhibitions on view in its storefront exhibition space titled “New View.” I’m the third artist participating in the series. I will also be the guest artist