DKE Toys at SDCC 2018 – CON STUFF – Leia is not your Toy by Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura
DKE Toys will be set up at San Diego Comic Con at the San Diego Convention Center July 19-23. Booth #5045
We will be announcing about 2 items per day for 12 days (the 12 days of DKE?).
There are always more photos on our Flickr. The SDCC 2018 album link is https://www.flickr.com/photos/dketoys/albums/72157670362840098
If you can’t make it to San Diego please email dketoys@gmail.com to be placed on a waitlist for any leftovers after the show.
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Leia is not your Toy by Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura
Our favorite princess once came packaged with a comb accessory and a mirror. That’s right, look it up! The vintage 12” doll had no blaster, no weapon of any kind to defend herself. This is one way to make Amanda Visell and Michelle Valigura mad. But anger often leads to important art. Here is Amanda and Michelle’s answer in toy form. A hand painted hand cast 3.75” carded resin figure. Signed and numbered edition of 50 featuring 10 each of 5 different t-shirt designs. $100
Amanda Visell grew up with a crazy love for vintage Disney. Mousketeers, war era cartoons, a different time. She spent her teens in the Pacific Northwest during the riot grrl music movement and was captivated by the large community of independent artists and their overall message of equality. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in visual development for animation, eventually becoming a designer and sculptor on stop motion segments for shows like The Simpsons and the feature film Elf. Her career took a sharp turn when she started showing her paintings publicly. Since 2005 she has exhibited her work, lectured, and taught workshops at galleries and museums internationally (not just Canada). She has partnered with brands to develop product lines based on her artwork including Disneyland U.S.A and Kidrobot. In 2007 she formed her own design brand, Switcheroo with notable artist Michelle Valigura. She currently lives in northern Los Angeles with chickens and dogs. She did not go to college.?
Instagram and Twitter @amandavisell
myswitcheroo.com
amandavisell.com
Michelle Valigura is a sculptor, with a primary focus on ceramics. Her background designing for stop motion animation (including Elf, and The Simpsons) and her love of mid century design have built a foundation that allows her to work in multiple mediums.She has licensed her characters to Disneyland, Kidrobot, Paradise Toys and other art brands, eventually forming her own design company, Switcheroo, in 2007 with artist Amanda Visell. She has exhibited her work, lectured and taught workshops at galleries, museums and universities worldwide. Michelle Valigura is a sculptor with a primary focus on ceramics.
Twitter @m_valigura and Instagram @michellevaligura
myswitcheroo.com
michellevaligura.com
myswitcheroo.com
amandavisell.com
Michelle Valigura is a sculptor, with a primary focus on ceramics. Her background designing for stop motion animation (including Elf, and The Simpsons) and her love of mid century design have built a foundation that allows her to work in multiple mediums.She has licensed her characters to Disneyland, Kidrobot, Paradise Toys and other art brands, eventually forming her own design company, Switcheroo, in 2007 with artist Amanda Visell. She has exhibited her work, lectured and taught workshops at galleries, museums and universities worldwide. Michelle Valigura is a sculptor with a primary focus on ceramics.
Twitter @m_valigura and Instagram @michellevaligura
myswitcheroo.com
michellevaligura.com
