Toad boys

Clutter Gallery is a leading contemporary art gallery specializing in the vibrant world of designer toys and lowbrow art. Located in the artistic community of Beacon, New York (home to the world famous Dia museum), Clutter Gallery has established itself as a premier destination for collectors and enthusiasts alike. Since its inception in 2011, the gallery has been dedicated to showcasing the work of both established and emerging artists who push the boundaries of pop culture, street and low-brow art. In addition to its dynamic exhibitions, Clutter Gallery also houses an impressive permanent collection of Designer Toys, curated by the team behind its renowned print publication. This collection serves as a testament to the gallery’s deep-rooted connection to the designer toy movement and its commitment to preserving and celebrating this unique art form.I’m a surrealist. I received my Bachelors of Fine Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso. There I was trained as a renaissance painter for two years and found my fields of choice: Print Making and Graphic Design. By the time I graduated I had a double major first in Graphic Design and the other in Printmaking with an emphasis in color theory.Gift Wrapped is a special holiday season art exhibition designed to encourage people to buy unique, hand-made, artist-driven gifts for the holidays. The show features a mixture of 2D, 3D, wall hanging, and standing pieces, in all genres of the designer toy and contemporary art world.Designed and created by Chris Ryniak and Amanda Louise Spayd with Scott Wetterschneider working on the sculpts and Cardboard Spaceship producing the figures, these blind box vinyl art toys released in 2015 with the introduction of series 1. Series 1 saw the release of 10 characters in four different colorways: Leprechaun, Carnival, Buttermint (the chase hidden inside cases of the first two colorways) and Tropical (the retailer exclusive colorway sold as individual pieces online and at conventions.) Tropical pieces were limited to an edition of 100 for each character. Cardboard Spaceship also released a full set of unpainted DIY figures, in a light lavender vinyl. Returning in Fall of 2018, series 2 saw the introduction of 10 new characters and four new colorways: Birthday Party, Unicorn Galaxy (created and released exclusively through Hot Topic), Succulent (the chase hidden inside cases of the first two colorways) and Canyon (the retailer exclusive colorway sold as individual pieces online and at conventions.) Canyon were a limited edition of 85 pieces for each character. Now licensed through the Good Smile Company in partnership with Bindlewood, Thimblestump Hollow was back on shelves in the fall of 2019 with 13 new characters created for Series 3. The first colorway, Mermaid,