The Kraken Awakes

A whimsical, cartoon-like character that resembles an octopus or squid. The character has a rounded head with a pattern of shapes on its top, resembling eyes or markings. It has a smiling face with closed eyes, giving it a content or happy expression. The body is elongated and tapers down into eight tentacles. The character is set against a plain background, and there is a shadow cast behind it, suggesting a light source from the front.Born into the greyness of England at the end of the Seventies, by the age of four Jon-Paul Kaiser knew that what he wanted to do in life was a draw. From that point he rarely strayed from that path; scribbling and doodling his way through School, College and University. After working with Porlzilla, Jon-Paul decided to go it alone concentrating at first on the toy customization scene, building up a name and strong reputation for himself with his stark Black & White custom style, influenced by comic book art, film noir & Ukiyo-e prints. This lead to him being approached by established toy producers for designs for their platform toys. Principally amongst these are Toy2R who have released numerous JPK Platforms.