tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39724511784205822262024-03-13T01:53:45.934-07:00Smash MonsterRobert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-6032686928682528142019-02-15T18:06:00.001-08:002019-02-15T18:06:38.943-08:00Pink Panda Y'all<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A young Street Artist gal from Winnipeg, goes by the name <a href="http://www.pinkpanda.ca/" target="_blank">PINK PANDA</a>. Met her at some Comic Conventions here in Winnipeg and I just had to have some of her work. Check it out.<br />
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After she's used up a spray can, she then paints on it. I've never seen anything like it, so I had to have one. Then the next time I saw her I got another one.<br />
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<br />Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-18226156485710331242018-07-04T12:08:00.000-07:002018-07-04T12:08:03.168-07:00Skeleton Crew<br />
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I am not sure if Skeletons are really considered monsters. They are certainly in the realm of things we consider to be scary and Monsters are considered scary, so, if A=C and B=C, then A also =B.</div>
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I recently found these in a discount surplus store in Winnipeg kinda tucked out of plain sight on a higher shelf. It was the only one there. Generally they would be selling the keychains individually so I was happy that they were all there and I could get the whole lot. The display card is what I was really after but is certainly nicer with all the keychains on it. I don't think it's a particularly older item and I'm not sure why one of them is green. Now to find my old skeleton keys. </div>
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I just got this in the mail from my friend Chris Chuckry. I think he draws in his sleep.</div>
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at times. Rommbu here is Magnificent. I love the Black Void of his open mouth as if it goes deep into Infinity, as if it could swallow Galaxies whole. But I also love how he seems firmly grounded - notice the green grass he is walking on. Maybe it's domesticated? Maybe it's only a child, always hungry.</div>
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Here are a few more of Christopher's Creatures.</div>
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Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-46408064275612463802013-02-28T18:46:00.000-08:002013-02-28T18:49:33.231-08:00Swamp Thing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here above is a cosmic Swamp Thing painting I did in 1993. And below around the same time are a couple experiments with painting on 5 x 7 inch photographs.<br />
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<br class="webkit-block-placeholder" />Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-5413628515953132112012-11-02T09:13:00.001-07:002022-06-14T08:16:08.867-07:00Atomic Powered<br />
After I saw the movie Sky Captain In the World of Tomorrow, which by the way is an incredible eyegoggling spectacle of Sci-Fi Robots, spaceships, rayguns and monsters, (I think there were monsters...it's been awhile ...... are Robots monsters? ) so, after seeing the movie (in a movie theatre!!!) with my son, we came home and started to build stuff with lego. I started to make many robots. Here is one of them. Powered of course with Atomic.... Love.<br />
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CHRIS CHUCKRY says Happy Halloween and so do I. Chris is an illustrator and comic book colorist who has worked for all the major comic book companies. He lives here in Winnipeg. I love his little illustrations and I wanted to share a few here with you. You can see more of his work on a few of his web sites. Start here at <a href="http://spookeasy.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Spookeasy</a> ! <br />
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Below is a set of stickers Chris made from some of his work. He probably still has some so I bet if you asked him, he would be happy to send you some.<br />
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</span>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-19513048628106452092012-08-24T19:03:00.000-07:002012-08-24T19:03:42.207-07:00Who are you Green Monster?<br />
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Here are some fun monster stickers that were wrapped around some candy. I think it was a block of taffy on a stick. The outer packages were hard to open without them ripping to shreds and the stickers inside mostly stuck to the candy. I don't remember the name of the candy nor could I find anything out about them except that the company Dos en Uno is a Chilean candy manufacturer owned by the Argentinian food producer Arcor.<br />
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Leading up to my Godzilla weekend, during, and after it, I was working on this painting. There is definitely something different about it. All in it's colors and design and it's play. I'm a play-full guy, but not so much in my paintings. And I think I can contribute this to the spirit and energy held during G-Fest, the G-Fan magazine coordinated annual Godzilla convention held just outside Chicago. I had wished I was there, but since I could not go, I was there in spirit while I painted Godzilla. And I believe that I was channelling the fans at the convention. So this painting in a way, is more of a conglomerate of Godzilla fun. I'm in there too somewhere.</div>
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Here is a super fun cartoon that I wanted to share by the master cartoonist Gary Larson.<br />
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MADE IN TAIWAN - This is all I know about these crazy puffy monster stickers. They are not that luminous and neither was my search in providing any more information. No company name. Obviously these were knocked-off in hopes of cashing in on some monster trend. But aren't monsters always trendy? It's also oversees companies that are trying to figure out what we western kids are really into. I acquired an almost full box of these many years ago. I imagine they are from the early 70's. They were loose in the box but it looks like they were hand cut from a larger sheet.<br />
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In my search I found a more recent printing and package of these from 1989, where they are all on one sheet. Also I found someone who has a collection of small plastic masks of which some of them are these figures, like I-Oneman and Mechelus. Who are these creatures? Are these 'new' creatures thought up by the artist who also had to redraw the classic monsters for the sticker company in Taiwan that they were working for of which later the designs became classics unto their own. I love all the designs, except for the Wicked Witch, but I suppose it's good to have at least one female monster in the bunch. Men are all the real monsters. I would love to see some of these designs blown up and printed on t-shirts, especially the Mummy, Mechelus and the slightly transy Frankenstein. They are very naive drawings, but as the way that contemporary illustrators are working these days, these drawings are right in the times. Another question, What's with the flowery, fruity graphic on the side front of the box? <br />
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Yes, all weekend right now is my Godzilla Weekend. Movies, Magazines and Painting all weekend long. At the moment there is a Godzilla convention called G-Fest held in Rosemont, Illinois, U.S.A., just outside of Chicago. I was hoping to get out there this year,... but no.<br />
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The convention (this is it's 19th year!) is organized by <a href="http://www.g-fan.com/" target="_blank">G-Fan</a> magazine and it's publisher J.D. Lees. He so kindly offered to take a couple of my paintings to the convention for display, so I hope many people are seeing them right now! Here they are now!<br />
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These are my first and second Godzilla paintings. This week I've already finished a third and this weekend I'l be finishing my fourth. They are all a bit different from one another, and I contribute this to my channelling efforts of all fans of Godzilla painting, especially right now happening on this weekend. There is a full page color reproduction of my Godzilla painting (above) published in G-Fan Magazine No.99.<br />
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<br class="webkit-block-placeholder" />Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-7133484861754290772012-06-22T10:03:00.000-07:002012-06-22T10:03:10.900-07:00THIS MONSTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This Monster was a cut and paste, real flesh, real puss, xeroxed and fang-stapled fanzine out of and in of Winnipeg with a finger in the world infestation of everything wicked, sick, garish but with a twist of punk rock Kool-aid head smashing.<br />
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Pit and Pendulumed together by the living dead legend Marxavier Youle throughout the years of his demise from 1984 to 1986. It started in the cauldrons of a Janitors lair with the free and over excessive use of the copy machine. Hail the freedom to suppress...um... freedom of the press. A truly representative mind and pulse of the time. Many contributors with lots of art, rants, rags, ritings, poetry, lists, stories, comics, ads....and loads of fun!<br />
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Below, inside issue Number Seven, showing a sampling of the rancid speak spread of the creator.<br />
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In this Kings Hotel poster, even though is not Godzilla, I had to take a second look when I saw it today. It's still pretty cool.Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-91346273677851099112012-03-30T17:42:00.004-07:002012-03-30T18:12:51.000-07:00We all wear Masks<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuJstmw8bBDbF2JEYIxkoTmTO_zfDs0G7r2Z2Q-FFULr72hB0SR9C8wO_NKrOVC4793HbGO9fjDUnISp4f-Tap55QZOOmwPCdA6-obh-nlziQdMwrQgOE0kG92ZWpzwlOjBfbcwfDdxYS/s1600/maskprint_skull_detail_jumbo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuJstmw8bBDbF2JEYIxkoTmTO_zfDs0G7r2Z2Q-FFULr72hB0SR9C8wO_NKrOVC4793HbGO9fjDUnISp4f-Tap55QZOOmwPCdA6-obh-nlziQdMwrQgOE0kG92ZWpzwlOjBfbcwfDdxYS/s400/maskprint_skull_detail_jumbo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725856267085104178" /></a><br /><div>I was visiting <a href="http://www.guppydesign.com">Guppy Design</a> in Winnipeg when I saw the third of what was to be four screen printed monster faces. Wow, they were so cool, I had to inquire. Craig Medwyduk the principal at Guppy was doing a set of 4 faces from these tiny halloween masks. He scanned them and did the separations then printed them when he had extra time through the <a href="http://wwwjumboshowposters.com">JUMBO SHOW POSTER</a> division of Guppy just for kicks. It took awhile for the 4th one (skull) to get completed. At times he would be all ready to print, then a job would come along requiring the screens. I kept pestering him as I was pretty anxious to have a set....and here they are. They are not on the website yet but I'm sure you can give Craig a call and get some Today!</div><div><br /></div><div>All Posters are printed on white heavy paper stock 19 x 25 inches in an edition of 25. You can get them individually or as a set. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE1rFudvBOxzTDFjGgN4s8slawPwrWD1Sv9he5pEmtYGRfuZhXfzOFcIWt3iOHecJzrOJ7dBs1sDATZioHGD9ByTvG2pjZA6n7b42MPyJGf5nDrOw-A_GIV5OE5kM1SESUpyFH8GbfM-h/s1600/maskprint_frank_jumbo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE1rFudvBOxzTDFjGgN4s8slawPwrWD1Sv9he5pEmtYGRfuZhXfzOFcIWt3iOHecJzrOJ7dBs1sDATZioHGD9ByTvG2pjZA6n7b42MPyJGf5nDrOw-A_GIV5OE5kM1SESUpyFH8GbfM-h/s400/maskprint_frank_jumbo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725856259850510802" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Imperfections make it perfect</div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LtEerWN20LpgeKKkvZ9ork0U2ipRHfAb7DvtZrcY47x1fMIqPRFkl6NV4MtDoVKSlCRiXbTz3kRN_2gu9MUVrFWqwvMj8kqynL9KRAboI_Ui_GptU47pmGOm1kfWlowvjWWCMbPcr3Qx/s1600/maskprint_devil_jumbo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LtEerWN20LpgeKKkvZ9ork0U2ipRHfAb7DvtZrcY47x1fMIqPRFkl6NV4MtDoVKSlCRiXbTz3kRN_2gu9MUVrFWqwvMj8kqynL9KRAboI_Ui_GptU47pmGOm1kfWlowvjWWCMbPcr3Qx/s400/maskprint_devil_jumbo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725856255322238482" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">The devil is in the details<br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqlivXj2Rw6ie0eIY7y8252vyv6u2c4QHd9O2hiNGdlyKlrIHN0UBNSe8K5JN819IL9YFF8MIg9jyZy4OUqnrKsJxFSL1A8Y43kzCwixl-hneMo52jLYTKHAQOjGvNiJroAfJeLZTlAeL/s1600/maskprint_phantom_jumbo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqlivXj2Rw6ie0eIY7y8252vyv6u2c4QHd9O2hiNGdlyKlrIHN0UBNSe8K5JN819IL9YFF8MIg9jyZy4OUqnrKsJxFSL1A8Y43kzCwixl-hneMo52jLYTKHAQOjGvNiJroAfJeLZTlAeL/s400/maskprint_phantom_jumbo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725856245313924706" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Magic people, Voodoo people<br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmnig9cX_-BrksH2y_5FiQGPM296JR9BjQYGdPq1Pcq8NKq8YixUZ18mmaCkXSjawndmAwiekAwzObjGQXdpFa4TuRnt5b3BLz_wlaeBO3OT5_4VByI6Phc9PZ3EGJxy4y-bhBFn73OPR/s1600/maskprint_skull_jumbo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMmnig9cX_-BrksH2y_5FiQGPM296JR9BjQYGdPq1Pcq8NKq8YixUZ18mmaCkXSjawndmAwiekAwzObjGQXdpFa4TuRnt5b3BLz_wlaeBO3OT5_4VByI6Phc9PZ3EGJxy4y-bhBFn73OPR/s400/maskprint_skull_jumbo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725856242455676450" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Live to print, Print to live<br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-70977697169037407622012-03-02T18:15:00.004-08:002012-03-02T18:28:06.693-08:00Chicle De Bola<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTl4IwgoZQWIOIb9PCfMETWb3Phj9AmRmT1M0i5O_YbFL7k1_3dvtJk1jsQGsRU5xyn8vsO73-FaeAK9Gc_AgUclE43fk9Qgeojr_y0FyZ3BDwEvt24bp2cTyUl61MzyZ7V_-PZNeTCJ5/s1600/monster_bubblegum_Anne.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTl4IwgoZQWIOIb9PCfMETWb3Phj9AmRmT1M0i5O_YbFL7k1_3dvtJk1jsQGsRU5xyn8vsO73-FaeAK9Gc_AgUclE43fk9Qgeojr_y0FyZ3BDwEvt24bp2cTyUl61MzyZ7V_-PZNeTCJ5/s400/monster_bubblegum_Anne.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715489268148584530" /></a><br /><div>These are the funnest monster drawings ever! Aside from the Mummy guy, what's up with the normal names? I bought a bag of these to hand out for Halloween many years ago here in Winnipeg. The gum was from Brazil. How they got here, I don't know. I know nothing more, sorry. Enjoy.</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjdPkfDMsBJlVp2830I0viTB97POceeEnrQOhBvhJ2jQCTNF1dqvAFBtSfiKAOPeIvtdQFmRpWvstz_ay7Yp9AxyHig6xctH8V_aB-RB1KOccHQBV3oZvuL_r0OFqqlumgCCMl9n4-4yf/s1600/monster_bubblegum_+Rob.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjdPkfDMsBJlVp2830I0viTB97POceeEnrQOhBvhJ2jQCTNF1dqvAFBtSfiKAOPeIvtdQFmRpWvstz_ay7Yp9AxyHig6xctH8V_aB-RB1KOccHQBV3oZvuL_r0OFqqlumgCCMl9n4-4yf/s400/monster_bubblegum_+Rob.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715489267659978274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhQNfm715lueZTKm0nfJ9gF95F4dQWVHDd91XO5d84-T6Ja2rCJEEw17hb6wu8xcAOQEVmGWIx0FHNuY2HDpRxIJbfpRxwwdphU2lbdACjLJPgHC_t6g3qkQAMRFRKr7olFmYxJnW_262/s1600/monster_bubblegum_1set.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhQNfm715lueZTKm0nfJ9gF95F4dQWVHDd91XO5d84-T6Ja2rCJEEw17hb6wu8xcAOQEVmGWIx0FHNuY2HDpRxIJbfpRxwwdphU2lbdACjLJPgHC_t6g3qkQAMRFRKr7olFmYxJnW_262/s400/monster_bubblegum_1set.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715489264291699714" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbISzLys2Hlhuww5Gy_1ygjmJ_DjGxnPO7qEnmrxIvgthkitL7peJorcJ8_u5v8g8qwIOuooneL0WuMyK58DaJz7EFPxZ2_ReOhNRKO8p0Ccsj5I_xhFXVmfwXAPeDic_PCBQ1mR14Om0/s1600/monster_bubblegum_+2set.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbISzLys2Hlhuww5Gy_1ygjmJ_DjGxnPO7qEnmrxIvgthkitL7peJorcJ8_u5v8g8qwIOuooneL0WuMyK58DaJz7EFPxZ2_ReOhNRKO8p0Ccsj5I_xhFXVmfwXAPeDic_PCBQ1mR14Om0/s400/monster_bubblegum_+2set.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715489261011516018" /></a><br /></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-10208201421334093112012-02-17T19:29:00.001-08:002012-02-17T19:56:21.630-08:00Menko Cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtPqyqTEbvvjyVxI9hbPmq6UcMtn7KZ26Y-TV22jofbvlFVHtEQy1UFg_s27xirBOQyxFKbcEv-zBj7AUmJZvnaZakQWqx6mTupwhZDonPcFFqx7vakqO4C0hZHN851psxz9ENmTeOhMD/s1600/menko+card+8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtPqyqTEbvvjyVxI9hbPmq6UcMtn7KZ26Y-TV22jofbvlFVHtEQy1UFg_s27xirBOQyxFKbcEv-zBj7AUmJZvnaZakQWqx6mTupwhZDonPcFFqx7vakqO4C0hZHN851psxz9ENmTeOhMD/s400/menko+card+8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710313136389634978" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">1 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.<br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>When my daughter brought these cards back from Japan as a gift for me, I had no idea what they were except for being some kind of trading card. What were all these symbols on the backs of the cards? More that just trading cards. Even though these two are from different sets, they share similar symbols on the back. I imagined that these were there to play a similar game but in different ways.</div><div><br /></div><div>I eventually found out they were Menko cards. They are usually made from heavy paper to heavy cardboard and be many shapes. The images are often from the pop culture of the times, whether it be from sports, anime or manga. They were popular from the 50's to the 70's. There was an even older form of cardboard trading cards called Karuta form a Japanese card game called Obake Karuta of early 19th century featuring monsters from Japanese Mythology.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think the Menko cards were the precursor to the popular Pokemon card came. The Instructions I post below for playing the Menko game, I got from the net. Why don't you delve into it further as there are many other examples of Menko as well as Karuta cards to be be found. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc19l2MfX7HRLYgTmlfLewwp2ysezUTj8isbj097_3WTUvhFz8eOAmDFIz_ilpNHBzNcxqqfduwu5NEND6AI8bBcaONrfL35r8LAihImSxthrPEPVZloCprY13ShPRTek5SPxm1eqRpmfj/s1600/menko+card+8+back.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc19l2MfX7HRLYgTmlfLewwp2ysezUTj8isbj097_3WTUvhFz8eOAmDFIz_ilpNHBzNcxqqfduwu5NEND6AI8bBcaONrfL35r8LAihImSxthrPEPVZloCprY13ShPRTek5SPxm1eqRpmfj/s400/menko+card+8+back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710313136781859234" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2hyphenhyphenQOhOZ0IU5RDnbpUbQgFLreVJl-OPYWZXR0weG9BtomLwo7ZTDO2XYqas_vbaIuG20LVDI6xC4N0yATJ3_hYDrtR9__7PKD8O8hZFgZXdqIbVGvRzMCj6YDwpAjf4mD39HEmYoxvI5/s1600/menko+card+39.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2hyphenhyphenQOhOZ0IU5RDnbpUbQgFLreVJl-OPYWZXR0weG9BtomLwo7ZTDO2XYqas_vbaIuG20LVDI6xC4N0yATJ3_hYDrtR9__7PKD8O8hZFgZXdqIbVGvRzMCj6YDwpAjf4mD39HEmYoxvI5/s400/menko+card+39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710313105244118722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: center;">2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.<br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz4cXgp1I6yXYuktEy6c5iUJpzaPERO1ueq7zYeZPNh0M8ww9Xa8-_1gu3RLvf7bq8lDWUZDk8eq4dzbABiXRH0TCV-qyrPtd8gRoxpZanoeJA9D_Nx2wlxa5p8QuWapP5YhvMv2L7-Yj/s1600/menko+card+39+back.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz4cXgp1I6yXYuktEy6c5iUJpzaPERO1ueq7zYeZPNh0M8ww9Xa8-_1gu3RLvf7bq8lDWUZDk8eq4dzbABiXRH0TCV-qyrPtd8gRoxpZanoeJA9D_Nx2wlxa5p8QuWapP5YhvMv2L7-Yj/s400/menko+card+39+back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710313100429096018" /></a><br /></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141"><b>Players do "Jan-ken" (rock, paper, scissors) to determine who goes first</b>. All players, except the one whose turn it is, lay down one of their menko on the ground.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141; min-height: 16.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141"><b>The first player tries to flip one of the menko over by throwing his own menko at it</b>. If a menko on the ground is flipped over, the thrower keeps it and the loser is out of the game. If no menko flips, the next player gets a turn. Rules vary. In one variation, a circle about one meter in diameter is drawn on the ground. Menko knocked out of the circle are taken. In another variation, players take turns, and whoever flips over a menko first gets to keep all of them on the ground.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141; min-height: 16.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141"><b>Some menko have extra details on them, such as images that represent Rock, Paper, or Scissors</b>. "Gu-choki-pa” (AKA Rock, Paper, Scissors) marks on the back of the menko are played as the classic game of RPS. Players would take out one of their menko to compare with their opponent's simultaneously following a given signal. If they won, they win the opposing menko.</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141; min-height: 16.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141"><b>Another extra is "Fighting Numbers"</b>. Playing with "Fighting Numbers" is largely the same as Gu-Choki-Pa; trying to outnumber your opponent's menko on certain digits. For example, one player might have a Fighting Number of 58786 on his particular menko and the other might have 96587 on his. If they were dueling with the last digit, then the player with the 7 as his last digit would win and again get the other boy’s menko. There were many more ways to play with Fighting Numbers, but this is just one example.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #414141"><br /></p></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-85972416040453422712012-01-20T08:51:00.000-08:002012-01-23T15:06:54.258-08:00AWESOME DAY<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq9PvwoXdlLHEYyH3COZ3yPWk3ac7iIS7zFkI5YcyZJG4Vz5u7AA2LifCc7px0T5RJR3wRLTwMc5vk2KyMxbzW_ytfCSGiKy2gVPjr7MmhXL8hosTOppHKBHesb0vvY6_7S2qfed-fXYK/s1600/awsome_day_color_annachie_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqq9PvwoXdlLHEYyH3COZ3yPWk3ac7iIS7zFkI5YcyZJG4Vz5u7AA2LifCc7px0T5RJR3wRLTwMc5vk2KyMxbzW_ytfCSGiKy2gVPjr7MmhXL8hosTOppHKBHesb0vvY6_7S2qfed-fXYK/s400/awsome_day_color_annachie_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699765780896720562" /></a><br /><div> This image above is a fantastic drawing by my son Annachie that I received on my birthday.</div><div>Wow, if it wasn't for the blood-spiked guy in Godzilla's claw, I might have thought all the people were just going for a fun slide down to his belly.</div><div> This drawing reminded me other monster drawings by kids that Gold Key featured on a page in their comic books. I looked yjrough some old comics and found a couple pages. Here they are.....and unbelievably, the last monster comes from my home on Winnipeg, but unfortunately is not credited with a name. It's one of my favorites too. Check out Zebratron and Dreadfull Staring York! Unbelievable stuff.</div><div> </div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ALNYSI9uECl5Y-R7USvdwH-r2B78lssHKJDaQtVhNR6g8bdApSnT1hoD5mVtOrPv5eSHA9Y2G9Yby0RkYZ3xIBItlpRQgNrhp8m3H_eUkvrASLvbKFQatQbSg7Pxo_oN-YcU4IBkNxNV/s1600/gold_key_monst02_1967.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ALNYSI9uECl5Y-R7USvdwH-r2B78lssHKJDaQtVhNR6g8bdApSnT1hoD5mVtOrPv5eSHA9Y2G9Yby0RkYZ3xIBItlpRQgNrhp8m3H_eUkvrASLvbKFQatQbSg7Pxo_oN-YcU4IBkNxNV/s400/gold_key_monst02_1967.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699765769330929522" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOA-3DD8ZdTxcWNeKMxjvgTx5vSvdPYpQGcs-UEd4GqNT8l68lvEx3y5Wky9oDpZcfXCfLpWdyB_Xd9Z0zMosrKV8tlSCt4M4ZrZH_SFSXrVMTsne007QqV09yd1QB5_uR-UKhE99ViWY0/s1600/gold_key_monst02a_1967.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PGLaqiYJKtSUtt3v0f0jaHlTM2UnipNEpEYuEN1j7V_ZfwCXRPJdjMgqVDigISFULaiRvhdxvC9qZ7qDtqxlleXc66RNgy23WT12HlT7i1iZcoFp8m90bzy2jnqmd6HyE8PNvpi52kq8/s400/gold_key_monst03e_1967.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699764749933265522" /></a><br /><br /></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-80260775068553297702011-12-23T15:07:00.000-08:002011-12-23T15:40:43.493-08:00Electromsters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyxLxunD1xHmO-wR-ScycfIwK4-qLBeK2iaNbRmwGjWSHrjLaXs2uZMvXKq6hrAWrza7mR1GA4ZVF4m47SgO8RVQC8YVk3MWnjSArZrup-PpPxqw2Egu-LIJaXHkbnAAjHU0oDn-8YWb0/s1600/head2_chris_johnson.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyxLxunD1xHmO-wR-ScycfIwK4-qLBeK2iaNbRmwGjWSHrjLaXs2uZMvXKq6hrAWrza7mR1GA4ZVF4m47SgO8RVQC8YVk3MWnjSArZrup-PpPxqw2Egu-LIJaXHkbnAAjHU0oDn-8YWb0/s400/head2_chris_johnson.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689464630426505282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Johnson - fridge magnet - laminated cut out color xerox - 7 x 8 in<br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div> I was attending the Central Canada Comic Convention here in Winnipeg a number of years ago. I had an artist table there selling my own stuff. It's hard to get away from your own table to look around at all the other artists and dealers, but you just have to spend a chunk of time looking around even though you might be missing out on sales of your own merchandise. You just never know what you may find.</div><div> A couple rows away from me was this young fellow with his art all out on display. It was laminated and cut to shape as huge fridge magnets. This was the first time he was showing his work. I fell in love with it and I wanted some. I had a hard time deciding as there was so much. Not too many people were biting on his stuff. It's a comic convention and people are there for Batman I suppose. The convention was two days and I bought these two pieces on Saturday. I wanted to go back and buy some more but I got really busy near the end of the day, then had to pack up. I'll get some on Sunday I thought, but the artist did not come back to set up. I guess he thought it was not worth while for him to be there.</div><div> I occasionally do web searches to see if I can find anything about this guy, but so far I've come up with ziltch. At least I got his name. </div><div><br /></div><div> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8JZ_sc9_OVwvTdK1rQdsOy2wVVSvqP55mo6tmpQpWo7eO6RsK2jLoW_jXq74d_uNelIXxszsc70kALYlhmxt2alJqryte2ryba5J-yJtU5upRu56xIOWMLyqi4eT9yeOrLFuBjzVLgcG/s1600/head1_chris_johnson.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8JZ_sc9_OVwvTdK1rQdsOy2wVVSvqP55mo6tmpQpWo7eO6RsK2jLoW_jXq74d_uNelIXxszsc70kALYlhmxt2alJqryte2ryba5J-yJtU5upRu56xIOWMLyqi4eT9yeOrLFuBjzVLgcG/s400/head1_chris_johnson.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689464623700186146" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Chris Johnson - fridge magnet - laminated cut out color xerox - 6.5 x 9 in<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-57719413189910098022011-12-16T18:03:00.000-08:002011-12-16T18:24:15.211-08:00Micro Dot Monsters<div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8kU4u_gmp7BQtElei_conee_66MjrlHW7YZomPIaaa0P-hNX2q1OuL0Sfbd6VZ0_J1MEvSL_d-RYKw2ENlfARZArsW6xEnZB4Z484jmu79TyTekGbDnx6cNmxdICyCksC9-9tQfmROxI/s1600/micro_dot_monsters_fingers_pasternak.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8kU4u_gmp7BQtElei_conee_66MjrlHW7YZomPIaaa0P-hNX2q1OuL0Sfbd6VZ0_J1MEvSL_d-RYKw2ENlfARZArsW6xEnZB4Z484jmu79TyTekGbDnx6cNmxdICyCksC9-9tQfmROxI/s400/micro_dot_monsters_fingers_pasternak.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686913288218347634" /></a><br /><div> This is about the size of a little salt or pepper packet that you might get when ordering take-out. Inside are 18 quarter inch plastic disks with transparent images of monsters. But why, you ask? Because I wanted some. Now you can have some too! $5 a pack post paid. Micro Dot Robots coming soon.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIinLeu3585a8emDuwdvn9dagxLpm4WfcxNUgtdyoLmQGawkINTxJIjhwLhyhj21Zh9uH23nmC7OFoY-wbU5Rp5IO2kapa0GLNkjuGYKMm7SDRf8-aVklPqJSBzxodKoxDCu_B29DTzRhN/s1600/micro_dot_monsters_1_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIinLeu3585a8emDuwdvn9dagxLpm4WfcxNUgtdyoLmQGawkINTxJIjhwLhyhj21Zh9uH23nmC7OFoY-wbU5Rp5IO2kapa0GLNkjuGYKMm7SDRf8-aVklPqJSBzxodKoxDCu_B29DTzRhN/s400/micro_dot_monsters_1_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686913279035394578" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaErVblZXRb3ZQHVZRgHAPkyEDaVofg8jH6CiqRhSyOEHlaj9cdQKfel2Ifv7axxlqHvlsJGSe_bhQwyzXpig-Cqn95V0qBmIUPm5VoYhNN5wkNAlkl6JHLiCLgsy8V09Fpgs1UEzl28FS/s1600/micro_dot_monsters_many_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaErVblZXRb3ZQHVZRgHAPkyEDaVofg8jH6CiqRhSyOEHlaj9cdQKfel2Ifv7axxlqHvlsJGSe_bhQwyzXpig-Cqn95V0qBmIUPm5VoYhNN5wkNAlkl6JHLiCLgsy8V09Fpgs1UEzl28FS/s400/micro_dot_monsters_many_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686913277561355282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46VtQn3eRsJ1vdfhD0lqSES82uJJlzV944dNG8JRp1CsoAlCO3oLpJmDR5PxiBN9RMSffDWN42h5kFnp3JfGrZhqyj9fx7SSXdUYeIijgXrMjFisShn5Ooe7jLAZKNFJOnJ1MaouTClfY/s1600/micro_dots1_monsters_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46VtQn3eRsJ1vdfhD0lqSES82uJJlzV944dNG8JRp1CsoAlCO3oLpJmDR5PxiBN9RMSffDWN42h5kFnp3JfGrZhqyj9fx7SSXdUYeIijgXrMjFisShn5Ooe7jLAZKNFJOnJ1MaouTClfY/s400/micro_dots1_monsters_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686913276750433314" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXq-Rng4f0KCIwKTMiJLi-9BdnTJgEMhtiiEr1w_xf8WOHFFJsfHJ69_hpxZVkrPO__jeCRq3tTG6UUsq-eFaBarh2B9vK_fdrYWvigsVfVUQrH1i7TFesIWOVdk5bKDVixM1M_h2qn_v/s1600/Micro_dot_monsters_pkg1_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 364px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOXq-Rng4f0KCIwKTMiJLi-9BdnTJgEMhtiiEr1w_xf8WOHFFJsfHJ69_hpxZVkrPO__jeCRq3tTG6UUsq-eFaBarh2B9vK_fdrYWvigsVfVUQrH1i7TFesIWOVdk5bKDVixM1M_h2qn_v/s400/Micro_dot_monsters_pkg1_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686912781020005378" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">Front and back of package design. 2 in x 1.5 in<br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVueTrc6DVf6gjEu6LgHPXw1AY5WbsD_5DjVFDOIQo-AUY1u9PF60twPggBK1H7Y7fc3Dqo1JS2x8dhwYl94Rc1CNIVhIaItkiOYxZDdgAHTWpBeI4CGXgsleUVzlt6upwds2ucYrFoIS/s1600/micro_dots2_monsters_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVueTrc6DVf6gjEu6LgHPXw1AY5WbsD_5DjVFDOIQo-AUY1u9PF60twPggBK1H7Y7fc3Dqo1JS2x8dhwYl94Rc1CNIVhIaItkiOYxZDdgAHTWpBeI4CGXgsleUVzlt6upwds2ucYrFoIS/s400/micro_dots2_monsters_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686912778167643858" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6rACsveLW5qGULx7bOHwjw3mxSEtZTIZ2BMvyJ6NDJm1e74FambBULDMgwOY6oYcSFU2TJWUm-3_i8ljdOHOcXdj8DUo8BcDCi_9EPZrQl2pMnFBGB-dm9JTDvuWCbzuaAa1wCw0CdTF/s1600/Micro_dot_monsters_strip_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 361px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg6rACsveLW5qGULx7bOHwjw3mxSEtZTIZ2BMvyJ6NDJm1e74FambBULDMgwOY6oYcSFU2TJWUm-3_i8ljdOHOcXdj8DUo8BcDCi_9EPZrQl2pMnFBGB-dm9JTDvuWCbzuaAa1wCw0CdTF/s400/Micro_dot_monsters_strip_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686912773031956322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">This is neatly tucked inside every pack. ( front and back shown)</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can send away for a display strip to hold all your Micro Dot Monsters.<br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnXTCD6n74zsJ_o5xTonTqO84jgSociAvspwL2RTC2N6ZI9jz_OJgMuek4vUT0SCv_6LbzxoaYVpn7nrK-WedOlnZlMVYl8ZHG3IkaviM0FFZ8G0Gm-nvyTcLTUeRKMfF-S7u6BWWZCNz/s1600/micro_dots3_monsters_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnXTCD6n74zsJ_o5xTonTqO84jgSociAvspwL2RTC2N6ZI9jz_OJgMuek4vUT0SCv_6LbzxoaYVpn7nrK-WedOlnZlMVYl8ZHG3IkaviM0FFZ8G0Gm-nvyTcLTUeRKMfF-S7u6BWWZCNz/s400/micro_dots3_monsters_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686912771331446674" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1Lm0D5GN0nOhUoAWiJAAZ-ikUDJJWvUWuRWQpQq4FtrzHGNtzgvB-cDBuaY7mGCNK0ocfC8A9bPD2c-VqX3jZZoNhqUQRmjTNp7D-2PDUmbpwd4Imo4VPEtz4n19cSpSfdKwvR0Z1AiE/s1600/micro_dot_monsters_pkge4_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 363px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb1Lm0D5GN0nOhUoAWiJAAZ-ikUDJJWvUWuRWQpQq4FtrzHGNtzgvB-cDBuaY7mGCNK0ocfC8A9bPD2c-VqX3jZZoNhqUQRmjTNp7D-2PDUmbpwd4Imo4VPEtz4n19cSpSfdKwvR0Z1AiE/s400/micro_dot_monsters_pkge4_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686912764269792530" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;">A variety of 4 different package covers.<br /></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-10409211995405922792011-12-09T18:28:00.000-08:002011-12-09T19:09:30.402-08:00Britains Green Aliens<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H8D9m6jTVRT3AW9ORxKfsAEyHPoScDqPlg1y7zMjRrvUbQtDg4gH9MikPJsPT4zK9OW3gVCJBJSd3-QftNHaKgqOsMiRmwQmgcL1lRSzq0OJTIqo-wDX8JYXZJBJHglVXBxUTIKbryr3/s1600/01_alien939-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2H8D9m6jTVRT3AW9ORxKfsAEyHPoScDqPlg1y7zMjRrvUbQtDg4gH9MikPJsPT4zK9OW3gVCJBJSd3-QftNHaKgqOsMiRmwQmgcL1lRSzq0OJTIqo-wDX8JYXZJBJHglVXBxUTIKbryr3/s400/01_alien939-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684321682568687586" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div> These are a couple of my favorite alien guys. The spaceman is ok too. He came along in the same baggie and they all have to share the same gun. In 1981 the company Britains in England launched an ambitious series of space war related items including many vehicles and assemblies that could be modified and changed by plugging and unplugging pieces together. My space guy seems to have a very unlikely head that I think belongs to an indian perhaps. Not that you can't have indians in space but seeing that Britains put out many many different sets of figures , someone was taking a few liberties with these plug and play guys.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDK58eg1qvt85VBgiTJp6RCyb9fJRebzMTKr0WcpAzPKgV0yRc4eWcb68pT2d5wnQoLxRdRif9Rb6DgKEmz1_8NRkZ6wj3njHB0p3772_0jEz3iQTcyxHqbFzQ6cfEdocXS6G9QsFpSv1/s1600/02_alien927.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDK58eg1qvt85VBgiTJp6RCyb9fJRebzMTKr0WcpAzPKgV0yRc4eWcb68pT2d5wnQoLxRdRif9Rb6DgKEmz1_8NRkZ6wj3njHB0p3772_0jEz3iQTcyxHqbFzQ6cfEdocXS6G9QsFpSv1/s400/02_alien927.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684321681302126210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq77qo0bvNG9vIBV8UbE-apSn0Thhwms8uv97s_Mj9aIXaWFQoVFIfAxNy8yNB-VYU6VOmoFgkiVRrQjSZBMhAGOGT-EiBwZ23p2dhQf3Po7IO78GEtMfymhXSGTozK_xYEphC_8oq-ji/s1600/03_alienboth925.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq77qo0bvNG9vIBV8UbE-apSn0Thhwms8uv97s_Mj9aIXaWFQoVFIfAxNy8yNB-VYU6VOmoFgkiVRrQjSZBMhAGOGT-EiBwZ23p2dhQf3Po7IO78GEtMfymhXSGTozK_xYEphC_8oq-ji/s400/03_alienboth925.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684321676199144450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BAXGcyUottBdSo4udkW5CEV9XE-7XdPzfVktImX1k3TGU94CyxHTSg4uFCcyUbV16szKrUgkp2xdXf_lAKvehkyG4r19lJ11Zhjd3l0Brf6hBkEbbng4gC-Zne-Yyan17CyD9IboFV-D/s1600/04_spaceman935.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BAXGcyUottBdSo4udkW5CEV9XE-7XdPzfVktImX1k3TGU94CyxHTSg4uFCcyUbV16szKrUgkp2xdXf_lAKvehkyG4r19lJ11Zhjd3l0Brf6hBkEbbng4gC-Zne-Yyan17CyD9IboFV-D/s400/04_spaceman935.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684321670611168530" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> These images below are from the net and the images above are mine. I only have the three figures. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NUCHJ6d_bIrvBV9eIPDvKgpmh5xpy2BIVskowhcrWiRAeN6zG1yJbAlorZj4oWC9hRd0m3o_Gw03-3hOH4f2xP5ejt36p6PCsQZ4U6nDH6BlVDkSq4jnr8bZx6rHDTNSUc4rvt8zOWSJ/s1600/05_Britains_aliens1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NUCHJ6d_bIrvBV9eIPDvKgpmh5xpy2BIVskowhcrWiRAeN6zG1yJbAlorZj4oWC9hRd0m3o_Gw03-3hOH4f2xP5ejt36p6PCsQZ4U6nDH6BlVDkSq4jnr8bZx6rHDTNSUc4rvt8zOWSJ/s400/05_Britains_aliens1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684321195379870658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaROBwen0wleosQRwlR_n4x110_TG9YhjB4jFgqlxZ1dbG4Y1qHDxMSyklgnKNyLJnXX7looFSQuQdCety1-vO5EgNnHetLgaMYlXzBZSoK9WBRzJZKP1bIrJ8YHbohY8ao1fCL4jTkf94/s1600/06_britains_aliens2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaROBwen0wleosQRwlR_n4x110_TG9YhjB4jFgqlxZ1dbG4Y1qHDxMSyklgnKNyLJnXX7looFSQuQdCety1-vO5EgNnHetLgaMYlXzBZSoK9WBRzJZKP1bIrJ8YHbohY8ao1fCL4jTkf94/s400/06_britains_aliens2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684321189491709026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOHGQ-1WUf3wucxCb_-eSCp4Z1rziPIuIiUX9YVTurgpBeyJhOUzMnpNVer4trDVkgAYycvNGUPDqVX940SPBCTvLf5WQSbGAKyxdipBtlp9nCmOH_8iNWXR-x5u8c9i4IA92SZe7-dnQ/s1600/07_britains_mutants_box.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOHGQ-1WUf3wucxCb_-eSCp4Z1rziPIuIiUX9YVTurgpBeyJhOUzMnpNVer4trDVkgAYycvNGUPDqVX940SPBCTvLf5WQSbGAKyxdipBtlp9nCmOH_8iNWXR-x5u8c9i4IA92SZe7-dnQ/s400/07_britains_mutants_box.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684321187774874386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXhuQ3UZCn9vHqF13ZI-r_LLfQhN5FRhbSRota9OiNagbq-3zoc0L1eG_dtgKSNBii0rTXZmXQ_VOJmDX2oneLf79V5oGKkfrTTFIhjxamuP8bTVbB1pDdRMnV2U6FzlEgLvX7LSmBEHJ/s1600/08_britains_mutants.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXhuQ3UZCn9vHqF13ZI-r_LLfQhN5FRhbSRota9OiNagbq-3zoc0L1eG_dtgKSNBii0rTXZmXQ_VOJmDX2oneLf79V5oGKkfrTTFIhjxamuP8bTVbB1pDdRMnV2U6FzlEgLvX7LSmBEHJ/s400/08_britains_mutants.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684321181201201186" /></a><br /></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-69893167763522133492011-12-02T15:52:00.001-08:002011-12-02T16:27:25.106-08:00Monster Magic Action<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnMmxiwytpy-ePHdf_Fmis8dDOyRxJMmciFRHRJTlBWYgsqwcSANlknp5jCJmNWdLwmqqLPhA0TmfVX4CryFPjD6HnmSD_3TW62X-Il_FMt6odWpgNRyij99SWVGrGGndhDew_wCHGmiG/s1600/cards_pack_39c_action_trading.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnMmxiwytpy-ePHdf_Fmis8dDOyRxJMmciFRHRJTlBWYgsqwcSANlknp5jCJmNWdLwmqqLPhA0TmfVX4CryFPjD6HnmSD_3TW62X-Il_FMt6odWpgNRyij99SWVGrGGndhDew_wCHGmiG/s400/cards_pack_39c_action_trading.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681686683099208530" /></a><br /><div> I have'em but I still can't believe'em! Wow, these things are nuts. From the 60's some time after 1963, maybe mid 60's? There is about 24 monster cards. I don't have them all so I can't say for sure. Having to place the plastic lenticular lens over each of the cards separately to watch the monsters blast, shake or eat the little people is so weird. Seeing the cards without the lens and movement is even weirder due to the areas that are supposed to be in motion and it's as if someone had rubbed out the color in spots. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjC_EkeexZoJpfXmh9PbTHRDDHGZGePDDta5KGdVQHN9iQi4de6fEIOZUVtfl4x2IU-lWZIPqdB_vNsiiM9eoDmVu_Q2WIGzVKiW8LZStwurFcfQWVNb7igeA14j_qaQ1xRPiVJzHAuk7/s1600/display_sign_magic_action.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjC_EkeexZoJpfXmh9PbTHRDDHGZGePDDta5KGdVQHN9iQi4de6fEIOZUVtfl4x2IU-lWZIPqdB_vNsiiM9eoDmVu_Q2WIGzVKiW8LZStwurFcfQWVNb7igeA14j_qaQ1xRPiVJzHAuk7/s400/display_sign_magic_action.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681686415738323426" /></a><br /></div><div> A copy of a display sign where you bought the cards and lenses separately I am going to assume. Sometime before 1963, before the 8-card pack above for 39 cents and before the variety 4-card pack below for 10 cents. In 1963 the company traded hands from Abby Finishing Corp in Brooklyn NY, to Knight Toy & Novelty in Freeport NY which was headed by a Bill Falk.</div><div><br /></div><div> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGZFP78TevXIhV1a1yKLW18vbJKUaJLVB7dvyoAUHJQ_vEmE20yLHPXXKNXk9Gw0c9fd7P8w9Bi1b2ciP639Mo7HDoUcW9VJiAcoXa5rehwWn7VPv_stTG5IKMBJPiZR1ONtm3Ft1dWwG/s1600/card_devilsky.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 373px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGZFP78TevXIhV1a1yKLW18vbJKUaJLVB7dvyoAUHJQ_vEmE20yLHPXXKNXk9Gw0c9fd7P8w9Bi1b2ciP639Mo7HDoUcW9VJiAcoXa5rehwWn7VPv_stTG5IKMBJPiZR1ONtm3Ft1dWwG/s400/card_devilsky.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681685978418162306" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf41_QGIYMSfGRk1mYAaQgWY2tjPY1aqdbjkTOZJ4sbKolt6GlAiAz9yv78XkOShvBz33uiyCBgc5JwfebY_UQUwcm9xXkXnSySVRsBVCBBYwU36A433PRnnldBE9UlZTS9Yw0_K2K22ex/s1600/card_bugfry.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mQXDOFx1B8ElPQEN6ZzPSCjHBwNSc8IxLortuAY7Ms0kDzjc2gC1C6FgLFqLO2CsSYkJ1MF2lgsyGgxTugDiqws_ERBnmW6NlGmQ7UM6PMQwHxuuDlN9FLta0EOMiaMrlg_XbOcySOsC/s400/Cosmic_Creatures+_row_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679153268948795554" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div> Every now and then I like to sculpt things. I had some gold and silver metallic Sculpty sitting around for years and the color reminded me of these 2 inch plastic figures I used to get out of Shreddies cereal (made by Nabisco......which used to be National Biscuit Company) in the seventies. So I thought of making some blobby creatures with my minimal skill level. Six is all I got done. They sat hidden away for a couple years until I made a box package to put them in.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6V6iL6R1lebqJyOzK471YOdDgW3P3-AvUR2lVO7yAa5JD1KDpyf9ZHd6-xj9VQRyZe_qCXylLoGRwfKjG06AdUSIPEZ2212dvJ4hN2ByjImmtdj0U8cHtZxYdDvouvDVPz8Fq-P7JqOe/s1600/Cosmic_Creature_Display_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6V6iL6R1lebqJyOzK471YOdDgW3P3-AvUR2lVO7yAa5JD1KDpyf9ZHd6-xj9VQRyZe_qCXylLoGRwfKjG06AdUSIPEZ2212dvJ4hN2ByjImmtdj0U8cHtZxYdDvouvDVPz8Fq-P7JqOe/s400/Cosmic_Creature_Display_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679153268588705714" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> This is a box package I made for them that I designed and silk screened myself in 2008. Each box contains one original figure and a whole set of six 'trading' cards of all the Cosmic Creatures with their powers. There are six of these packages that each have one original sculpted figure. There are no reproductions. I have 3 out of the 6 to sell. Or I could sell you a empty box or I could sell you a set of the trading cards because I printed a lot more of those. </div><div> </div><div> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2gZ7tn-PTtFDa1wClOREdHBTWy279RdA5o7E_RD8qLohFE3yJ427ycsfigTQ-0pJiLzq9T2Ec8pO_6yOst5ohGclMIF5H5mMtvhfz-FlwM2LsSl1TnEFbAzUxHi-bob8zvukAF12KYUE/s1600/cosmic_creature_zethra_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2gZ7tn-PTtFDa1wClOREdHBTWy279RdA5o7E_RD8qLohFE3yJ427ycsfigTQ-0pJiLzq9T2Ec8pO_6yOst5ohGclMIF5H5mMtvhfz-FlwM2LsSl1TnEFbAzUxHi-bob8zvukAF12KYUE/s400/cosmic_creature_zethra_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679153260676382258" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Zethra - A tree spirit with command of air.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQZm0Xujyqmqe2eu_i9loV7WZs7LOt8x23E7wmlcnZEh7qqHuVoQxhfJPB2PYrL_pnAymyq8FC1ELnKNnd1FTz_tmwFPvLuDbO4s6qe361c_-sRNxzXP1ciAWk0T6zlBknPWmgi7NNrDO/s1600/cosmic+creature_gana_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQZm0Xujyqmqe2eu_i9loV7WZs7LOt8x23E7wmlcnZEh7qqHuVoQxhfJPB2PYrL_pnAymyq8FC1ELnKNnd1FTz_tmwFPvLuDbO4s6qe361c_-sRNxzXP1ciAWk0T6zlBknPWmgi7NNrDO/s400/cosmic+creature_gana_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679153252141534322" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Gana - Can transform to liquid anything</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTLHNulNteCvj2K6skigucCNtGMpJA0zseQ5-SI7s5OPnYXDmt5LO0nO3GXiHsu5N8R3Ib1iBGsJDRP-NVVg3bsPc3-NG25T0NSayIl1jQdG4nTvrNIfoKimYZHYe9BrtI-dmnogdtEnt/s1600/cosmic_creatures_cover_art_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTLHNulNteCvj2K6skigucCNtGMpJA0zseQ5-SI7s5OPnYXDmt5LO0nO3GXiHsu5N8R3Ib1iBGsJDRP-NVVg3bsPc3-NG25T0NSayIl1jQdG4nTvrNIfoKimYZHYe9BrtI-dmnogdtEnt/s400/cosmic_creatures_cover_art_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679153253029295810" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__JCw4t7sc9v_05XYP1DZDDdagq8BLbpP0tdP3oktTpAVwlCyRChNM_yMFRBD5VZKGneNO_M3V0matwXaZuVbxdwx-y_svTjFRYXx0vwOGsV3DdHdPrdn-v7l0qYT48e5HDuZnAnQ0Gp-/s1600/cosmic_creature_datoid_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__JCw4t7sc9v_05XYP1DZDDdagq8BLbpP0tdP3oktTpAVwlCyRChNM_yMFRBD5VZKGneNO_M3V0matwXaZuVbxdwx-y_svTjFRYXx0vwOGsV3DdHdPrdn-v7l0qYT48e5HDuZnAnQ0Gp-/s400/cosmic_creature_datoid_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679152594197800802" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Datoid - Can speak to all inanimate objects</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX-azf_j2SlqvzzvCwn6Ks-kYs34xMKwsv26GMTiLm_60Q871UT2x8HcaZOP1BxjObg30-A8Ri-jQlw0ehlPucm5yRfBidlE8NEPftHqdh54ADxLZzToM0Inuov_HGgXzjgdLp6wZFshe/s1600/cosmic_creature_one_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX-azf_j2SlqvzzvCwn6Ks-kYs34xMKwsv26GMTiLm_60Q871UT2x8HcaZOP1BxjObg30-A8Ri-jQlw0ehlPucm5yRfBidlE8NEPftHqdh54ADxLZzToM0Inuov_HGgXzjgdLp6wZFshe/s400/cosmic_creature_one_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679152589249537026" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">One - He is the One - $150 with box and cards</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflJBtWgRy8xuWwqozSnU1Gns6jbDTZljL7w2MJAmojA8HjLtBMIi5j7bRMaTM17dF9lybGl2qqgRV1SYfN7sX0n2H_E9YEKhJLS0wAZ4JBVtYEOmgyiG_-qHXh5BNQsnNTk2LF5df7hZy/s1600/cosmic_creatures_one_goho_poster_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflJBtWgRy8xuWwqozSnU1Gns6jbDTZljL7w2MJAmojA8HjLtBMIi5j7bRMaTM17dF9lybGl2qqgRV1SYfN7sX0n2H_E9YEKhJLS0wAZ4JBVtYEOmgyiG_-qHXh5BNQsnNTk2LF5df7hZy/s400/cosmic_creatures_one_goho_poster_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679152577583493986" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJPPgdt7FujoC_YfePMKW8vVHG_c94bUnleR4DQy5XJpYahDcMIUz0RcR2rKlQ8rgRESfoYm3dhbgbYR2rfFqbKkg6hvMS9EhbmzAF9jRPv4d1kfvwzjHYLgx_jPrJ62210S72RbmTNpf/s1600/cosmic_creature_komodan_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKJPPgdt7FujoC_YfePMKW8vVHG_c94bUnleR4DQy5XJpYahDcMIUz0RcR2rKlQ8rgRESfoYm3dhbgbYR2rfFqbKkg6hvMS9EhbmzAF9jRPv4d1kfvwzjHYLgx_jPrJ62210S72RbmTNpf/s400/cosmic_creature_komodan_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679152573596955810" /></a><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;">Komodan - A time master - $100 with box and cards - </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;">This one is slightly damaged which I fixed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OgZSLBn1RGeHmxVQVhnN4JTWdZB51dKQjWZSLNR0JP80Teow2sUmVbwFvQjfGErmfihEoD6E3eTgJI4nOxM5EPe7iIHlwe6SWCufb92TfsuQwbwnWGCQgN80oL5sLWOwfbZp8MDw9g0a/s1600/cosmic-_creature_enata_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OgZSLBn1RGeHmxVQVhnN4JTWdZB51dKQjWZSLNR0JP80Teow2sUmVbwFvQjfGErmfihEoD6E3eTgJI4nOxM5EPe7iIHlwe6SWCufb92TfsuQwbwnWGCQgN80oL5sLWOwfbZp8MDw9g0a/s400/cosmic-_creature_enata_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679152572809080850" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Enata - Whips up black holes - $150 with box and cards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-14191956510766232862011-11-25T18:49:00.000-08:002011-11-25T20:08:29.753-08:00I felted da Dzama monsterd scareded me!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijEpILS-wjp0P-x00MLI_iUle57aujDbyAVf8iJ6qutDPw-GuMWkM39fukB2xcLpElNfnCrcE1Rdk46hohKfZ-CUA0DeX7a0YdVlAqAFk4Fp5hRKDxvV3hzrMM3orv4TE9E_679h3L09A/s1600/sasquatch_felted_+monster_dzama_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijEpILS-wjp0P-x00MLI_iUle57aujDbyAVf8iJ6qutDPw-GuMWkM39fukB2xcLpElNfnCrcE1Rdk46hohKfZ-CUA0DeX7a0YdVlAqAFk4Fp5hRKDxvV3hzrMM3orv4TE9E_679h3L09A/s400/sasquatch_felted_+monster_dzama_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679133633642864802" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div> I was a craft sale last week and there was an elderly couple that were both making felted animals of all shapes and sizes. I fell in love with this sasquatch guy and just had to have'm. Then later when I saw their business card I realized that they were the parents of the famed Winnipeg artist Marcel Dzama, whom I've been a fan of since he started to make art at the University of Manitoba. (I'm sure he was making art before that). So I told them about the story how I had an opportunity to get a work of his for really cheap at the beginning of his career from a gallery art fundraiser but then at the last moment opted to get a fabric sewn alien robot instead from another artist, and now I am getting a fabric creature from them. The Marcel Dzama art would have been worth a small fortune right now. I guess I was telling them that I really like these artistic one of a kind figures. Oh, and they do commissions. Jeanette & Maurice. zama48@shaw.ca </div><div><br /></div><div> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPtXgBzobJBb5Ev8riytD-Y9d0-PXnwQpeLWUvo6SAMcxPbHcLKIMF_oTjwgoRLCYJ9h6BfalAkS_7yKS7Zvw3-HsyhuQxJF5Lk1OJDWsz04kpY7QlzqYKb1FqF0zIn2OcAk4VluNVKVK/s1600/sasquatch_felted_+monster_dzama_2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPtXgBzobJBb5Ev8riytD-Y9d0-PXnwQpeLWUvo6SAMcxPbHcLKIMF_oTjwgoRLCYJ9h6BfalAkS_7yKS7Zvw3-HsyhuQxJF5Lk1OJDWsz04kpY7QlzqYKb1FqF0zIn2OcAk4VluNVKVK/s400/sasquatch_felted_+monster_dzama_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679133628863276498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvZSvV1WGHfEyNgd1Rh7v5Zz-SYnLyzOfUnb6EdDAfbkZOvGVkvmHGYk5qW8fLJ1I42v9pK1JyB8hNkeC0bN3U9PO2o6CC8my9XnqaMm6MZz9gWjoBHGIuleqV_3Etv0yOWDxRSvR_8R4/s1600/sasquatch_felted_+monster_dzama_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPvZSvV1WGHfEyNgd1Rh7v5Zz-SYnLyzOfUnb6EdDAfbkZOvGVkvmHGYk5qW8fLJ1I42v9pK1JyB8hNkeC0bN3U9PO2o6CC8my9XnqaMm6MZz9gWjoBHGIuleqV_3Etv0yOWDxRSvR_8R4/s400/sasquatch_felted_+monster_dzama_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679133625305149618" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Last year there was a craft sale right across from my studio and I saw this little guy and fell in love with it. (I'm a grown man for goodness sakes!) It also happens to be felted wool. Made by a gal named Meg at iHeartArts, not sure if she is still around anymore. He sits amongst the pens and pencils in a wide-mouthed frog container by my computer.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-pWVDGyhoSTj3AWaXqQMjSjpsa95TqjWbhSNvlNKQtvm-e0tq2p1OUt-8S0Cz7w5ukdSYjYZavdk3gBxiuKw3JlgjyES27-Aun2OzFZ1cnJG4zn51Qi0gcyuCyVWCC0rDHVN8mkYa88l/s1600/felted_eye_monster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-pWVDGyhoSTj3AWaXqQMjSjpsa95TqjWbhSNvlNKQtvm-e0tq2p1OUt-8S0Cz7w5ukdSYjYZavdk3gBxiuKw3JlgjyES27-Aun2OzFZ1cnJG4zn51Qi0gcyuCyVWCC0rDHVN8mkYa88l/s400/felted_eye_monster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679133627728961474" /></a><br /></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972451178420582226.post-53419673317918023122011-11-11T18:20:00.000-08:002011-11-11T18:40:55.216-08:00TRIPHANTS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXIkeURQDzPstuZjEcrPAVGqdiDCNI-fX4RAE2hafmYI-pG7HHMgB88MVKL9yhaAS_5GvEJdlSW3ONlYCZM8R-cT-yS5nwXomUj1t97SiEeqZE_RY0dQWsc1RZLqsC2nRF3qKLKH-o-nS/s1600/triphants2_pasternak.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXIkeURQDzPstuZjEcrPAVGqdiDCNI-fX4RAE2hafmYI-pG7HHMgB88MVKL9yhaAS_5GvEJdlSW3ONlYCZM8R-cT-yS5nwXomUj1t97SiEeqZE_RY0dQWsc1RZLqsC2nRF3qKLKH-o-nS/s400/triphants2_pasternak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673928792553640418" /></a><br /><div>These two DAS Pronto clay figures were made a long long time ago. That's no excuse really as I was still an adult and should know better. Sorry to say that my skills have not improved at all since as you will see later when I post my fimo-sculpty Cosmic Creatures . I do love these guys though. I call them Triphants, as they are kinda horsey-elephant animals with 3 legs. The clay was terrible to work with I found, especially if parts of your model had to hold any weight while it was drying. A skeleton of some kind would have been the way to go, but since I had no idea what I was going to sculpt, there was no way to put one in after. The left one is from 1981 and stands about 6 inches tall. The right one is from 1988 and served as a sentinel in a cosmic doorway between two worlds of another sculptural piece of that time. </div><div><br /></div><div>Below we have a recent ink drawing I did of Anguirus.</div><div> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZnPAKlBpJ7UfRHEVo9auWpCb0Jd9QP8R75VgHTYBLcmhSYFZtHs9qwmOghRYgnCGvqrtC5R_Gl291GZ-Kp9ExcKnXt_310lu4EDpltuupOJj0BCmq1m3p4vvrEMT3uYjAcKbCTC7CTmh/s1600/Anguirus_bw_pasternak_72.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 336px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZnPAKlBpJ7UfRHEVo9auWpCb0Jd9QP8R75VgHTYBLcmhSYFZtHs9qwmOghRYgnCGvqrtC5R_Gl291GZ-Kp9ExcKnXt_310lu4EDpltuupOJj0BCmq1m3p4vvrEMT3uYjAcKbCTC7CTmh/s400/Anguirus_bw_pasternak_72.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673928788965641010" /></a><br /></div>Robert Pasternakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03151638200224755811noreply@blogger.com