Dragatomi opened their first art show of 2010
(stay tuned for a calendar packed with awesomeness) on a charitable tip with the
Art For Wishes custom art toy show. The show featured the talented tots of toy artists with all profits going to the Make a Wish Foundation. I really loved this concept, and it was just what I needed to lure my wife with sushi and go pay a long overdue visit to Sacramento's best art toy
(and now spraypaint) shop.
Every 2nd Saturday, downtown Sacramento transforms into a diverse spectrum of art. For instance, an ice rink had been installed, and I can only describe what I saw as the local highschool drama club ice-krunking and doing the Time Warp (better than it sounds, maybe). With Dragatomi occupying some nice real estate on J Street, a consistent crowd browsed the toys all night long. It's kind of refreshing to see what kids do with DIY toys. Adults are subject to the influences of everything and everyone around us. Kids tend to paint with pure imagination and heart. Each of the kids in the show painted a blank Kidrobot Munny and a small 2D canvas. All of the art was priced to sell at $50.
Jesse Hernandez was on hand, but only to support his budding artist daughter, Eliana. I recently saw the Hernandez family at the
3D Canvas show in Oakland. Cheers to them for always supporting the art scene. And big ups to Ray and Joanne (plus Chris and Perez) of Dragatomi for a cool show idea. You should go visit them. While we all debated what kind of group portrait to take, Greta, perhaps inspired by the Miao and Mousubi toys and our recent trip to Japan, came up with the new iconic picture pose of 2010. So go to Sacto and ask Dragatomi to show you how to throw the Lucky Cat. Peace sign? So 2009. Be sure to
CLICK THROUGH to see all the fantastic pieces that were in this show!
If you can see the numbers on the pictures below, you're looking at art toys by:
- Isobel and Chloe (Drilone)
- Eliana (Jesse Hernandez)
- Vanessa (Jesse Hernandez)
- Elliot (Motorbot)
- Aidan (Motorbot)
- Alexa (Grimsheep)
- Kayla (Dragatomi)
- Ryan (Dragatomi)
- Akira (Smallandround)
- Arata (Smallandround)
- Isia & Izik (Haseone)
- Jonah (Scribe)
- Elijah (Scribe)
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Every 2nd Saturday, downtown Sacramento transforms into a diverse spectrum of art. For instance, an ice rink had been installed, and I can only describe what I saw as the local highschool drama club ice-krunking and doing the Time Warp (better than it sounds, maybe). With Dragatomi occupying some nice real estate on J Street, a consistent crowd browsed the toys all night long. It's kind of refreshing to see what kids do with DIY toys. Adults are subject to the influences of everything and everyone around us. Kids tend to paint with pure imagination and heart. Each of the kids in the show painted a blank Kidrobot Munny and a small 2D canvas. All of the art was priced to sell at $50.
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