Left to right: “Gooey Baby Bloom,” “Gorilla Fist Girl,” and “Fruit Bat Guy,” all 2015.
Actually that’s not a bad idea… Let’s talk about Woebegone Mamilla, your first vinyl toy. What’s the story behind the design? How does it fit into your Psycho Scimitar universe? The Woebegone Mamilla — Miserable Nipple — is a sofubi figure flying in from Japan as we speak! My girlfriend Laura came up with the name, she comes up with all of the names… So the Woebegone is what I imagine to be one of the most pathetic creatures in the path of the Scimitar. It’s helpless and stupid but, by the grace of having had its head cut off, [it] is morphing into something new. This first version of the figure is from that instant of change, it’s frozen in shock but its eyes have started bulging out of its head and transforming, hence the three different eyestalks. I’m working on new odd limbs and organs that’ll sprout from the separated head and torso for future versions.
the fuck out. It’s like, “whoa, that’s not supposed to happen.” I’m really excited about sculpting other things that will come out of the head, things that shouldn’t be found inside of a head. When can we expect to see this figure released? Are you planning to do unpainted releases? Painted micro runs? Custom one-offs? I’ll estimate and say that there will be at least one release before the end of May. There are a couple of editions slated for production at the factory so as soon as I have them in my hands, they’ll be up for grabs. This batch will amount to 4 different releases, painted and unpainted. And the edition sizes will all be very, very
small. I’ll mess around with some of them, too. I think tiny hand-sewn bikinis might look really good on the figure… (Laughs) It seems your creativity runs rampant! What else can we expect from you in the future? Right this minute, I’m thinking about panties. I want to get a few artist friends together and make a PantiePortfolio, limited edition prints on underwear. But also more sofubi, more toys of all sorts, maybe some animated shorts, and picture books.
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Resin piece prototype 2015
The interchangeable eye-stalks are a brilliant feature… What made you think to take your toy in this direction? It’s a very creative idea. Thanks! I wanted to make parts that could be played with that weren’t arms and legs, but I also liked the idea of something coming out of the head. Have you ever seen those videos of people intentionally popping their eyeballs partially out of their sockets? That stuff freaks me Clutter 26 | 49