Tyler Poncho Toys

Our toys on local TV!

2011-11-21T05:47:00.000-08:00

Tyler and I had two really great, and really fun shows this month! The Handmade Market and Designer's Downtown Market.

Tyler likes to get real dapper for the shows. As seen in the picture below.

For our second show Tyler just wore his Teddy Bear Pajamas, as he didn't feel like getting fancy.

We also sent a few pieces to the annual Plush You! show. Check out the interview and info about my pieces here.

Here's a photo of my creatures taken by Kristen Rask of Schmancy Toys.

The orange guy is Falkoner Henry, PhD. I'll be finishing up his series, Plutonian Zoological Society, of toys after the holidays.

Another fun picture is my Army of Silly, the Gruffy McBearguins who I was preparing for DKE Toys.

By popular demand we are now offering our three-headed dragon, Azhi Dahaka, as a regular item! He is available here.

If there is any item or color not available at that site that you want, just e-mail me as I probably just haven't updated it.

Back to Work

2011-08-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

Now it's probably been several weeks since coming back from SDCC -- which was awesome! I had a lot more fun than I was expecting. I will put in some pictures!

Here our my toys inside DKE toys' booth.

At Conan's art show I contributed to his color by number--can you find my name :D?

Gruffy McBroguin meets someone special. Since my nerdy brother couldn't come to SDCC this year I brought along the Broguin, who is a mutation of my brother and a bearguin.

In case you didn't know that broguin gets his beard from the Brother part.

adorableness, the show is Adventure Time on Cartoon Network, which has one excellent free episode online for those of you that don't have cable, like me.

A singularity fan! (my hubby worked on this game)

K, there are a few more pictures here.

Something exciting that's happening tomorrow:

It's here in my new town, Raleigh, there'll be Firebreather and Acrobats, and Sideshow Acts and even Burlesque Dancers. Plus us selling our toys! Yay! Should be fun, I'll probably have an update several weeks after it happens.

hmm...what else to say...oh yeah! I'm working on a brand new toys series!!
It's not quite finished yet, and I'm hoping to do a big reveal once it's all finished, but if you want to ruin it and see what I have so far, you can go here: tylerponcho.com/plutonianzoologicalsociety.

Upcoming Events - Sock Monkey Workshop!

2011-07-05T11:26:00.000-07:00

Two events coming up in a couple weeks, right here in my new town-- Raleigh, North Carolina!

The first, on Tuesday July 12th, is the July Etsy Meet-up in Raleigh, where everyone is making sock monkeys!
I was invited to be the guest speaker at the event and will bring my monkey embellishments, kits, samples of my work and such for the event. The monkey making activity is free, (if you bring your own socks), but you can also purchase traditional red heel sock with detailed instructions (narrated by Tyler Poncho) for $10. Here's the details:

July 12th
Conference room of Techshop RDU from 7-10 pm
5905 Triangle Drive
Raleigh, NC 27617

Next up on July 16th is the Designer's Downtown Market. We will have our booth with our current lines of toys and books available. Due to the heat of this outdoor affair, Tyler will probably not be there for a meet and greet since overexposure to sunlight makes his fur a bit ornery. He will be at the monkey making, though, so make sure to stop by if you'd like to meet him in person! There will be many great artists working in many different mediums at this show, including food, so it's definitely worth checking out. The details:

Designers Downtown Market
509 N. West St., Raleigh, NC
July 16, 9-3 pm

Finally a blog post, including...Designer Toy Awards!

2011-06-17T07:42:00.000-07:00

Tyler and I are nominated for three awards, yay!

Our Gummi Bear is nominated for Best Plush Design.

We're nominated with Breena Wiederhoeft for Best Toy from a Comic.

and Kaeti's nominated for Break Through Artist.

Since I am traveling out to the SDCC I will be at the awards ceremony that is only blocks away!

I'm really excited for SDCC, but also a bit nervous because there were no more guest passes to go with the Professional passes so I have to wander by myself, not even with Tyler, my usual human substitute.

We should have som of our toys at the DKE toys booth, and some paintings from the Amalgamated Menagerie, Volume One in the art show.

But also exciting!!-- We're moving into a more permanent studio this weekend--the first we've had since February, and the best part--We get all our furs back!! We've been trying to keep up these past months, but Lengi Bears have been sadly out of stock since most of our supplies and furs have been in storage. So we're thrilled.

Some unfortunate news... Tyler broke his neck a couple months ago. I performed a fixing surgery but it looks like he'll need his whole spine replaced. As the original Poncho, he has an early cardboard spine from a canvas roll. I'm always nervous about fixing him because I don't want to alter the personality he seems to emanate. Hopefully, once we're in our new studio I will be able to perform the spine surgery optimally.

Hmm...no pictures so far, instead I'll link to this new promotional catalog I made.

I couldn't do it, I needed a photo.

Even more Gummi Bears!

2011-06-04T10:32:00.000-07:00

We've been making batches of 40 bears at a time, super intense!

Brand new Stuffed Animal World poster!

2011-05-17T09:39:00.000-07:00

A Tyler Poncho Toys Giveaway!

2011-05-11T08:07:00.000-07:00

What is the prize?

A Big Grape Gummi Bear, Yay!

Not available retail or wholesale.

What do you have to do to get this Extremely squishy and huggable Gummi friend?

1. Make sure you're a fan of Tyler Poncho on Facebook.
2. Then fill out this survey.
3. Good Luck to all!

Introducing our newest design...

2011-05-06T11:39:00.000-07:00

Bobby Snake! He's a slow, subtle, softly slithering sneaky snake.

In Tyler Poncho's Amalgamated Menagerie, Volume Two, Tyler hears a slow, subtle sound of a soft slithering of a sneaky snake. Bobby Snake is that sneaky snake. He lives in a swampy, mushy marsh and desires to leave it forever. He loves to sneak up on people and other monsters to try and escape on their backs. He can't slither so fast through the bog, making him the perfect prey for the flying chickens who always try to drown him. Bobby can also magically dance on the tip of his tail. Bobby Snake's motives are unknown, he didn't join Tyler's menagerie, preferring to slither back into the mud. Either way, he loves to lick!

and by the way, Volume Two is now available!

Amalgamated Menagerie Sale on Amazon.com.

2011-05-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

Volume Two releases next week! So we're having a magical sale of the toys in the book.
Just buy 5 (small) characters and you will received a FREE yellow/black Full-size Tyler Poncho. Yay!!!

Don't forget that Volume One of Tyler Poncho's Amalgamated Menagerie is now available for Kindle or Kindle Apps!

Five examples of Amalgamated Menagerie toys, buy one of each or mix it up!

When you do that you'll receive 1 of these, with a bowtie!

* All items must be purchased on Amazon.com, use code BOOK2011 at checkout to redeem offer. Limit one pair of bats per customer.

It's been awhile, Blog.

2011-05-01T17:59:00.000-07:00

I've been settling into this new location...unfortunately most of our belongings are in storage till June, so I have minimal materials to work with. But soon everything will be organized.

I'm going to SDCC this year! I'm still considering whether I should try to bring Tyler...
My brother had told me weeks ago that the whole show was sold out, so I wasn't expecting to hear anything, but then, to my surprise they message that I'd be given a professional pass! With no guest:( So now i'm planning a trip to San Diego. There should be some of my toys on display at the DKE Toys booth.

I'm SO close to finishing Volume Two of Tyler's Amalgamated Menagerie. I will include an excerpt with illustrations!

hmmm....actually pretty sleepy now, maybe just some pictures.

More previews on my next post! (whenever that will be :P)

Introducing Nurse Joseph Petticoat's Toy Hospital!

2011-03-20T08:17:00.000-07:00

Has your Tyler Poncho Toy lost an eye, or a limb, but not their soul? We will repair any toy we've ever made! You only pay shipping costs! We promise we will never completely replace your toy with a new one. We will always keep the majority of your toys' essence intact no matter what needs to be replaced or repaired. Nurse Joseph has a variety of coverage plans, see below for details.

Missing accessories:
King Ted & Jester of Seriousness
If you lose their crown or jester hat, we will send you a brand new one, for $1.50. No need to ship the entire toy to us.

Joint/Limb Tears/Missing Eyes/ Other:
If any species of animal has a tear or other injury from play we will fix them! Just fill out the form here to continue with the next steps for your toys' visit to Nurse Joseph Petticoat.

Tyler Poncho:
Tylers Poncho are very special to us, we want to ensure they are always in the best of health. If your Tyler needs some TLC it is a flat fee of $20 and he will return home with a surprise accessory! (and his first visit is free!)

Upgrades
There are also Tyler Poncho upgrades available for $50 each. You can choose a puppetized head and/or a digestive system. We guarantee that these elective surgeries will be as painless as possible with minimal incisions being made in his seams.

Spine Special!
All spinal surgeries are included in the cost of Tyler's package. If he doesn't have a spine, you can choose to have one put in for perfect posture, or you can have one taken out if you'd like him to be more cuddly. We also replace damaged spines.

Coming Soon!
More accessories for Tyler Poncho that will be covered in the missing accessories plan!

myPANTONE

2011-03-02T06:43:00.000-08:00

Progress on Double Bear manufacturing....

myPANTONE

Tyler Poncho on Madison Groupon

2011-02-17T07:15:00.000-08:00

$15 for $30 worth of Tyler Poncho Toys from Groupon

Our first coloring book!

2011-02-06T12:25:00.000-08:00

Exciting News!

2011-01-25T13:34:00.000-08:00

We're now distributing with DKE toys! (Our logo is on the bottom)

Look for Tyler Poncho Toys in many more stores in the coming year, hooray!

*enthusiasm*

Candyland photos, vol. 1

2011-01-23T10:14:00.000-08:00

On PlushTeam's facebook page!
*Click the photo to cycle through the many pictures.

While collecting that link I found this, a very WTF image.

This is not a photo from Candyland.

Also, Jen from Minneapolis (fuzfrenzy) has posted her photos already on flickr!

More photos coming soon!

Plush Team at Candyland

2011-01-20T16:04:00.000-08:00

Friday, January 21 · 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Hot Pop Gallery Milwaukee, WI

213 N. Broadway

What happens when a guild of internationally recognized plush artists descend upon Milwaukee in Winter for January Gallery Night? Candyland! See works created especially for Hot Pop Gallery by members of the Plush Team.

Please join us for the opening of Candyland at HotPop. Enjoy musical treats and an amazing candy buffet with samples of Plush Team favorites sent to MKE from all over the globe.

Plush Team artists have been featured in galleries all over the world! Including: Schmancy- Seattle, Chromeo- Vancouver, Gallery Hanahou-NYC, StitchWars, Bear & Bird Gallery-Miami, and many more. Numerous Plush Team members are featured in STUFFED Magazine every issue.

www.plushteam.com
www.hotpopshop.com

Kuky Se Vraci

2011-01-19T08:26:00.000-08:00

has arrived! We've been very excited about this movie since we first saw the trailer last year.

I don't think I need to go into detail about why I am so excited and in love with this movie. It's pretty obvious that it will be the best live action plush movie available today!

Making of: (plush) Kuky! (video) -- Making our little Kuky bear plush!

Kuky se vraci's Facebook page with movie trailers, etc.

Official website (in English)

Ebay store to buy DVD, Blu-Ray and Plush

Now we're off to go watch it while making some Lengi Bears!

p.s. We'll let you know what we think.

The World of Peacock City Planet

2011-01-17T09:48:00.000-08:00

(a little background info for Tyler Poncho's Amalgamated Menagerie, Volume Two)

The Petticoatian Hemisphere.

The Josephs Petticoat are the only character we've met so far from this part of the world. The Pettiocats are descended from Ancient Peacock Gods. The Petticoats are very laid back and easily self-governed so they feel fine and independent even though King Poncho is the overlord of the planet. The petticoats have the richness of life and art. A common saying amongst the Petticoats, "Pterodactyl is with you." An important god, Pterodactyl, created their planet. Pterodactyl created the peacocks and gave them consciousness. He named the planet "Peacock" after his most favorite creation. He then proclaimed he loved them all and he will always be with them in their hearts, but he will never intervene or return to Peacock City Planet because he has many more worlds to create.

The Ponchovian Hemisphere.

Of the characters we've met so far, the Tylers Poncho, Gruffy McBearguin, Chilly Lomedomes, and Telescoping Tigers reside on the Ponchovian Hemisphere. The Tigers are a proud and frightening species which King Poncho can barely control. King Poncho will call upon them in times of strife to take care of extreme disobedience and in exchange, he looks away when they don't follow Peacock City's fair laws. King Poncho is a sympathetic but incompetent ruler who tries to fix their global problems with his wrench-tongues.
A theory of the origin of the Ponchos is they came into being from Lava Beetles, who rolled cooling lava into glowing Stones that are still used as currency in the modern day. This is why the Ponchos are the reigning species. A common greeting amongst ponchos, "You're a good beetle." The beetle was self made, with ambition and motivation, he came into being from the firey lava and began work, rolling the gems and creating economy. The Ponchos are self reliant and don't recognized the Petticoat's gods.
When the Ponchos gained consciousness and became the dominating species they added the name "City" to the name of their planet after their beatiful, creative city. Eventually the Ponchos and Petticoats came to a relative truce and added "Planet" to express the unity of the two sides of the world, thus creating Peacock City Planet.

The Violet Land

A strange violet world lurks in between the two halves. Bizarro version of the normally lit animals live here, and Ponchos must cross this treacherous land to visit the Petticoatian Desert. Tyler merely saw a glimpse of this cruel world in Volume One. To prevent citizens from entering the Violet Land, the People of Purple have constructed massive mountains made of leaves that must be crossed. The See-Otters,living in both hemispheres, guard the entrance to the leafy mountains.

Sock Monkey Workshop Tomorrow

2011-01-15T18:05:00.000-08:00

3PM at the Project Lodge, 817 East Johnson Street, Madison.

Have you seen the beginnings of the Monkey Gallery?

Your Monkey can join too! Yay! Just e-mail his/her name and photo to tylerponcho@gmail.com

Tyler wants the biggest and bestest family of monkeys in his gallery, so don't wait to send your photos!

STUFFED! Winter 2011

2011-01-03T12:08:00.000-08:00

Super exciting news!

**Tyler Poncho is mentioned on the cover!!**

Featured in this issue is our Red Heel Sock Monkey Kits, King Ted, Super Ted, Huggie, Ornery Steamroller, Jester of Seriousness, Chilly Lomedome, and Gruffy McBearguin, his beard is combed and orderly!

As I am now taking over the Plush Team's Blog -- I will just repeat what I said over there.

The winter 2011 issue of Stuffed magazine has hit book stores and the Plush Team is once again represented in fine form!

Featured Plush Teamers:

Gallery:

STUFFED's Stuff we Love:

Team member Tyler Poncho's Red Heel Sock Monkey Kits!

20% off Volume One -- it's redesigned for wider distribution!

2010-12-21T08:43:00.000-08:00

Tyler Poncho's Amalgamated Menagerie, Volume One

Volume Two will be available March 2011!

Tyler Poncho on BigCartel

2010-12-14T18:50:00.000-08:00

We've now streamlined TylerPoncho.com with BigCartel!

Hooray, we love it! No more late night programming, and everything easily in one place!

Soft Served at OhNo! Doom

2010-12-12T15:36:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by OhNo!Doom.

I wish I could've gone to the opening! But unfortunately there was a huge snowstorm. I was snowed in all day today. But I can go soon! Yay! Here's a photo from OhNo!Doom's photostream, and more to come, from Them Dollz, and me, eventually.

Coming Soon: King Ted's Killer Kitten Kite! A storybook and coloring book.

2010-12-08T14:21:00.000-08:00

Initial concept sketches. Click to expand.