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The toy is based on a rabbit figure with distinctive tubular ears. The origin of the name Dunny came from a combination of street slang and one of the early "Devil Bunny" prototypes. The Dunny is sold in four sizes - 3", 5", 8" and 20". The toy has three points of articulation; a 360 degree rotational head and two arms. An artist card or sticker is also included with the 3" Dunny from a series. Most 3" Dunnys and some 8" Dunnys are normally sold as "blind assortment"; the figure is packaged inside a sealed foil wrapper, such that the buyer is not able to see which figure and accessories they are buying. Sealing the figure prevents people from opening and peeking in the boxes and buying only the figures they want. Most Dunnys are packaged inside a clear plastic bag in addition to the foil wrapper. In the second-hand market, this assures the buyer that the article was never on display and is in a "new" condition. With the success of vinyl toys as a medium for expression, many fans and artists have put their own design onto blank Dunnys. Melita Curphy aka MissMonster is a freelance artist known for her toy/ apparel design and monster themed fine art. Her work varies from gouache and acrylic paintings, to cast plastic, plush, sculpey, leather and wood to the variety of materials used for my costumes, dolls and sculpture. Curphy attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago ’96-2000 after graduating from the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts in California, and taught illustration techniques for four semesters at a community college in Texas, leaving to work on the animated film A Scanner Darkly in Austin, Texas. After moving back up to Chicago, she worked as a graphic designer at Motorola. Office life was not her cup of tea, so in March 2008, she began freelancing full-time. Things have been going strong since thanks to many supportive, wonderful people who actually pay her to make monsters for them. Visit Melita's website: www.missmonster.com