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Semi Korosiya Grass Hut Exclusive
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Designed by Adam Saul, sculpted by Chauskoskis Self-produced art toys are designer collectibles created and manufactured independently by the artist or small teams without the backing of a large toy company or mass-market brand. These toys are often highly personal, artistic expressions and are usually made in limited runs. Key Characteristics include independent creation where the artist is in control of the entire process from concept, sculpting, and painting to production and packaging. These are usually made in small batches, often 10–100 pieces, which adds to their rarity, made using materials like resin, sofubi (Japanese soft vinyl), or 3D-printed components. Imagine a club house (or hut) made of beards, fluorescent paint, driftwood, plastic toys, beat up skateboards, swimming suits, colorful string and bottle caps. That’s Grass Hut! It all started with Bwana Spoons. He made art that inspired us all. He invited us to show art with him, he’s the reason we came together. Scrappers, Le Merde, Martin Ontiveros, and Apak have come to be know as Grass Hut. These artists have helped Grass Hut grow by curating group shows, teaching each other how to make toys, making websites for each other, painting murals, working the shop counter, shipping, answering email, making each other laugh with fart jokes, and by having the kind of fun that informs the work we do. Grass Hut is a gallery/shop/studio located in Portland, but all the artists involved have turned it more into a colorful wildfire of creativity that has spread throughout the tubes of the internet connecting artists from around the world. Beyond the brick and mortar of the Portland location, Grass Hut grows in the work done by it’s extended family: Arbito, Snaggs, Shawn Wolfe, Gargamel, David Horvath, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, John Black and You make this whole thing more important then the people involved. Now it’s about the
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- Released date Aug 7, 2013
- Retail Price $100.00
- Height 7.00"
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