"So Good For Little Bunnies" Brandi Milne weekend gallery!

The always awesometastic Gallery 1988 LA will be having a special weekend engagement opening tonight, Friday the 13th (GASP!), featuring LA artist Brandi Milne's upcoming book "So Good For Little Bunnies!"


G1988 says:

In addition to viewing and buying the actual artwork, you can also pre-order the "So Good For Little Bunnies" book exclusively at Gallery 1988, and get an original drawing inspired by the book directly from the artist! The book is only $20 and you'll be the first to have it!

The show will only run through the weekend, closing on Sunday, so make sure not to miss it.

So if you're up in La La Land and are a fan of bunnies, cupcakes, ice cream, crazies or just plain 'ol amazing art it is definitely not to be missed!

Avast Ye! Exclusive Comic Con booty!

warning: you are approaching waters that are curse with corny pirate slang. feel free to poke your eye out. poking eye out not suggested for all ye one-eyed pirates. because a nickname like "no eyed willy" sounds silly. well maybe don't poke, just read. at your discretion. aye!

Avast, me proud beauty! Wanna know why my Roger is so Jolly?
Because New pirate booty is coming out and will be set sailing at this year's Comic Con. Aye!

Me hearties,
WizKids, Inc. will be showing off their newest project, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean PocketModel Game that will get ye deadlights excited. Aye, it's RPG (role-playing game for all ye bilge rats not in the know) or as they would formally describe it as, "tabletop games driven by imagination." Instead of using plain ol' strategy cards or traditional game pieces, card packs will include a styrene card where pieces are then popped out and Cap'ns and their crew can contruct 3D pirate ships seen in all three of the Pirates of the Caribbean Movies.

Each swag pack will include everything you need to set sail on the black pearl and pretend you're jack sparrow. Blimey! You'll get two ships to be assembled by the player, one island/terrain card, a treasure or crew card, a rulebook, and a die. Begad!

Handsomely now, men! Stop by the WizKid booth #2743 and check out the cool models.

Fair Winds, matey! See ye at the show.

[exclusive photos provided by WizKids Inc.]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Jewelry

(top to bottom: Jack Sparrow Ring, Davey Jones Ring, Pirates of the Carribean Skull Ring, East India Trading Company Ring, Pintel Ring. Above rings by Joel Harlow for Disney Couture.)

With the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean series hitting theatres this Thursday, it's time to prep your pirate gear. Leave your parrot at home and make a sophisticated splash with fellow swashbuck fans and check out the Disney Couture Jewelry Line inspired by the famous ride and blockbuster.

Make a Coordinating Sword Set: Ring, Necklace that can convert to a pin, Double Sword Necklace, Wrap Bracelet, and Earrings. All Gold Plated with Swarovski Crystals.

Have your eyes on the prize?
These 18K gold plated Skull Necklaces with Swarovski Crystal Eyes are perfect for you!
Bling ain't your thing?
Try these 18K gold plated Necklaces: Single Skull Pendant and Wrap-around Long Skull Silhouette Necklace.
Nautical by Nature?
Make sure you have the Black Pearl Ship Helm, Black Pearl Ship, and Capt. Jack Sparrow's Hat on your next voyage!
Not diggin' the Gold?
Plenty of Silver (plated) to go around:
Pistol Necklace, Davey Jones' Key, Pirates of Carribean Skull with Swarvoski Crystals, Charm Bracelet, Sword Necklace with Swarvoski Crystals.

I be Pirate, show me yaar booty!

Avast all ye land lubbing dorks, nerds, and goobers on the interweb!

Now is it just me, or has anyone else noticed how freakishly popular swashbuckling pirate gear and swag has gotten over the past few years? I think it's all due to Disney's Pirates of the Carribean movie franchise craze. Just a theory. But anywho, before I go any further on all that rum-soaked rubbish let me take a sec to tell you all a bit about me and my claim to dorkdom:

My name is Nina and that means "Little Girl" in Spanish -- in case you didn't know. I think my name suits me quite well because I constantly act like a kid. Wee! What can I say? I suffer from Peter Pan syndrome and the occasional Writer's Block. I'm an English major, so that totally entitles me to be a weirdo too and hence my occasional Writer's Block.

As a kid, I loved being crafty and often doodled (mostly on the walls) and daydreamed instead of doing my homework. Come to think of it, I still do that! I also grew up on a heavy diet of Nintendo, Sega Genesis, My Little Pony, Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake, Shera: Princess of Power, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and all things Disney. I'm a ginormous Disney Dork -- you so don't want me to elaborate!

And as for my love of the fantastical eye candy and goodies that contemporary artists have been coming up with these days, I suppose I'd have to thank Mister rye-uhn-air-ick for that. He gave me a set of Kurt Halsey buttons as a graduation present three years ago. From there, I checked out Kurt's site, clicked on links to other art galleries and discovered Seonna Hong, Tokidoki, and Shag . . . which now brings me back to my bit on pirates.

Josh Agle, better known as Shag (he got his alias from taking the last two letters of his first name and the first two letters of his last name - Josh Agle), was comissioned by Disney to design merchandise for their 50th birthday celebration in 2005. With the birthday bash long-gone, a vinyl figure of his Pirates of the Carribean boy has been made for us to take home! And in two different colorways -- color and sepia.

These guys can be purchased at Shagmart, Strange Kiss, and Rotofugi. Only 500 have been produced worldwide!

Alice in Wonderland's Chesire Cat has become quite popular in the Urban Vinyl/Art toy world and he's gone under various makeovers. Released earlier this year was the Pirate edition.

This peg-legged feline can be found for $75.00 (ouch!) at Munky King. He's a rare one.

Sailing away from Disney, but keeping with the "pirate" theme, I present to you Sket One's Blackbeard. He lands to shore on May 17 and comes with all the things a pirate could hoard: a treasure chest, map (to find the burried treasure!), hook, removable beard, eye patch and hat! Keep an eye out (since the other one should be covered with an eyepatch) for him on Kidrobot.

And lastly, Tokidoki. We here at Okee Dorkee are Tokidoki fanatics! But that can all be said in another blog. Once again, Simone Legno (Tokidoki creator and Okee Dorkee's homie), has teamed up with Lesportsac and released a fifth collection of bags and accessories with a "pirata" print for Spring 2007.

I have the Buon Viaggio style tote shown above. It's big enough to hold all my "booty". Yaar.

Alrighty kids, that's enough from me . . . for now :D