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Albuquerque Comic Con 2015 and Online SALE!

Tuesday, February 17th, 2015

Finally getting around to my post Albuquerque Comic Con 2015 update!

This was my first experience having a booth at any type of event like this, so I had no idea what to expect. My friend Joe Baca and I decided to share a booth under the name Monsters, Moustaches, & Mayhem.

Monsters Moustaches & Mayhem booth ABQComicCon alarment

Amanda helped out every day, and dressed up two of the days! It rubbed off on me and I decided to break out the Frank the Bunny costume my wife and I had made for Halloween several years back.

Silk Specter, Monsters Moustaches & Mayhem booth ABQComicCon alarment

Kalisi and Frank the Bunny, Monsters Moustaches & Mayhem booth ABQComicCon alarment

Overall, it was a great experience, sold several pieces, got lots of complements, it was a fun time all around. Even the great Sergio Aragones of Groo fame stopped by and said beautiful work!

So now its time to try and unload some of the post Comic Con overstock. I am offering a sale at my online store alarment.storenvy.com

Use the promo code abqcon to receive 10% off your order. This promotion will be available till the end of March.

See below for some new works created that were available for the first time at the convention. Some of which are still available in the store.

alarment Lobo Louie Silver

alarment Lobo Louie Cherry

alarment Lobo Louie turquoise

alarment misfortune cat

alarment azteca dunny and jumping brain

alarment azteca dunny

alarment 3A Zomb threeA zombies

Watch for appearances by Amanda and I in the Cosplay video below at below 2:04 and 4:48 🙂

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Creatures and Companions

Monday, October 21st, 2013

Creatures and Companions is my first custom Dunny series, made up of 11 sets, which is be released October 27 at Tenacioustoys.com as part of their Super Series Sundays. Each set includes one Creature (a customized Dunny), one Companion (a customized Funkey or vinyl Munny accessory), in a paper mache box with a painted lid. The series is blind-boxed, with the final pairings being predetermined, which can be seen in the below images. Each Creature and Companion is approximately 3” tall, comprised of vinyl, Magic Sculpt, and acrylic paint. Each painting’s size range from 5″x5″ to 7″x7″, comprised of paper mache, gesso, and acrylic paint. Randomly inserted into two of the boxes will be a golden ticket which will be redeemable for a customized 2.5″ Qee or 4” Mini Munny (specified on ticket), both of which will come in a box with painted lid. See below for what all will be available.

Creatures and Companions Dunny series with Mini Munny

Creatures and Companions Dunny series

Creatures and Companions Dunny series Qee and Mini Munny Golden Ticket figures

Creatures and Companions Dunny series painting

Creatures and Companions Dunny series paintings

Creatures and Companions Dunny series

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Vinyl Thoughts…

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

I am participating in this year’s Vinyl Thoughts 4 group show, which occurs Thursday, September 12 at The Quixotic World in Dallas, Texas. I have submitted several pieces, some older, some brand new, but many have never been seen in person. Of then new works, The Wander and ShadowSkull (seen below) will be making their first appearance. For more information about the show, visit www.vinylthoughtsartshow.com and www.vinylthoughtsnation.com.

VinylThoughts4: Free for All from Jeff LeJune on Vimeo.

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House cleaning and Fathers Day Sale…

Thursday, June 13th, 2013

So behind in updates, so lets get to it…

First off, in honor of the upcoming Father’s Day I wanted to offer a discount. Being a father and a collector of art and toys, I can feel for the plight of other fathers who also collect. To help their (or their loved ones’ burden) I am offering a 15% discount in my store (alarment.storenvy.com) by using the discount code ‘fathersday’ for the rest of the month. If you are looking for that one of a kind gift for that dad of yours, look no further. Or if you want to treat yourself (being a parent or not), know that you will helping this father out by buying some of my stuff so I can buy more toys!

Now for the updates…

I was recently nominated in Clutter Magazine‘s Designer Toy Awards for Best Customizer. It is a great honor to be nominated among so many other very talented artists in this genre.

I also participated in Kidrobot‘s MunnyMunth contest, with my entry being “Rockwell” (available at alarment.storenvy.com).

I recently completed “Speechless”, a glow in the dark Mini Munny (available at alarment.storenvy.com).

I was also asked to be part of a Hellraiser themed custom Kidrobot mascot series, entitled “Cenobots”. For this series, I created “Murmur” and “Eyesore”. The whole series was purchased by one buyer!

I participated in the Project QiQi custom toy exhibit for ToyCon UK, which took place in London, UK. My entry’s name was “Vacancy”.

I also donated an acrylic painting named “III” to the Center For Visual Arts in Greensboro, NC for their 100 for 100 fundraising show.

And finally, I donated these custom vinyl pieces “BW” and “Goldie” to the Art for a Cure cause, which appeared in the POP Start Smart show at the Marte museum in Cava dei Tirreni, Caserta, Italy.

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Androids Three…

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Android group alarment

I was recently commissioned to create three new custom pieces, with the base being the DIY vinyl Android platform The only stipulation given was that the future owner wanted all three to be different and to include some sculpted elements to it. I had already started work on a transparent green android, but had not planned on sculpting on it. With a little brainstorming came up with this:

Greenskull android alarment

Once ol greenie was completed, I focused my efforts on the next two androids. I knew that these two would have much more sculpting involved. I decided to use these two pieces as a warmup for my upcoming Creatures and Companions series of customs, which rely on the use of heavy textures and a biological influence. From this direction came Mouth and Goldskull (see below)

Mouth android alarment

Goldskull android alarment

As always, if you too are interested in a commissioned custom or any type of artwork, I can be contacted via comments here, my Facebook page, Facebook fan page, Storenvy site, or via email (alarment @ gmail . com).

What others are saying about the Androids Three…

ToysREvil

DunnyAddicts.com (in Dutch!)

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Creatures and Companions (WIP)

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

Here are some work-in-progess (WIP) shots of an upcoming series of figures I have been working on for some time. I have decided to call the series Creatures and Companions. This series is made up of the following:

Eleven custom 3″ Dunnys – The Creatures

Seven custom Funkeys and Four custom original sculpts (underlying base of vinyl Android head or Munny accessory) – The Companions

One custom Mini Munny

One custom 2.5″ Mini Qee

Creatures Dunnys Munny Qee alarment (WIP)

The series will be offered in eleven individual pairings, one Dunny and one Companion. Each set will be offered blind boxed, with two lucky people finding a “golden ticket” in their sets. One ticket will be redeemable for the custom Qee while the other will be for the Mini Munny.

Companions funkeys androids vinyl alarment (WIP)

To follow the progress of this upcoming series, follow my instagram (@alarment), twitter (@alarment), and my Facebook pages: Allan and the alarment fan page.

What others are saying about the Creatures and Companions…

SpankyStokes.com

ToysREvil

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The Provocateurs (Zukie Vs The World)

Saturday, July 21st, 2012

I had the honor of being invited by Ms. Zukie (Alison Perez) to participate in the Zukie Vs. The World show. The Zukie is Alison’s new do-it-yourself (DIY) vinyl platform, and for this show many very talented artists (and then me) were asked to take the Zukie and put our own spin on it. This will be the second time that I will have something on display at ToyTokyo’s TTUnderground this year (the other being my custom Outer Space Men).

Zukie Vs. The World flier

The following event details were taken from TTUnderground’s site.

Zukie vs the World

A custom DIY event featuring Zukie

GROUP EXHIBITION

Opening Reception:

July 27th – 29th, 2011; 6pm-10pm

Exhibit Run:

July 27th – 29th, 2011; 2pm-7pm

Zukie’s are HERE!

SHHHH, Zukies don’t chatter a word!

They speak heart to heart and soul to soul! Expressing thoughts and emotions from their hearts in puffy bubbles bursting from their tiny bodies. Projecting colors and images by the energy they embody.

Zukies are so CHUBBY! They’re ready to burst from all the love they contain!

The DIY Zukie is a New Blank Vinyl Base for Artist to customize something new, fresh and CHUBBY!!

TTUnderground is located on 91 2nd Avenue – Lower Level, in the East Village of Manhattan. It was created by Toy Tokyo – The Ultimate Toy Store Experience. Visit the toy store at 91 Second Avenue, New York, NY or call 212-673-5424 for more information.

Zukie Vs The World flier

Here is the listing of the artists involved (again honored to be among them).

Zukie Vs The World Artist list flier

So… here is my submission for the Zukie Vs. The World show, The Provocateurs. If any of you happen to be in NYC during the time that this show runs, I highly recommend you stopping by and checking out all of the awesome Zukies! If you can’t make it, you can also follow along with the fun at the Zukie Vs The World Facebook event page.

The Provocateurs – Zukie (front) alarment

The Provocateurs – Zukie (back) by alarment

What others are saying about The Provocateurs…

SpankyStokes.com

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Tainted and birthday sale…

Monday, April 9th, 2012

I just finished two new pieces, “Tainted (1 and 2)”. They are custom 3″ Android vinyl toys. This was my first foray into customizing the toy representation of Google’s Android mascot, and I’m pleased with how they came out. I guess I was not the only one, because they both sold before I even had the chance to edit proper pics of them. Stay tuned, I am working on lots of stuff, including some more custom ThreeA figures, some Funkeys, and a series or two of 3″ Dunnys, all of which will be hitting my online store:

http://alarment.storenvy.com/

Speaking of online store, in honor of this being my birthday month, I am offering a special discount till the end of the April. So when you check out at my online store, just use the following discount code

bday15

to receive 15% off the listed price of any item!

So here they are, “Tainted (1 and 2)”…

alarment tainted android toys

and what others are saying…

toysrevil.blogspot.com

spankystokes.com

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so behind… (La Belleza, Outer Space Men, M’Ickey)

Friday, March 9th, 2012

I really hate doing this, lumping together several different works into one post. I keep finding that I forget to update here with each new project completed. Bad updater…

If you want more real-time artwork updates, come be my friend or be a fan on Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/alarment

http://www.facebook.com/alarment.com.art

Anyways.. it has been a busy 2012 so far for me art-wise. Three shows in three months, and for each of these shows only a couple weeks (or less) to prepare a piece for each.

I already posted about the first show, Kickflip (see here). Originally, I was going to submit two pieces, but already found a buyer for one of the decks, so it didn’t make it to the show.

This skateboard deck is titled “La Belleza”.

alarment La Belleza

I then found out about another show that was happening in February that I wanted to participate in. The show is called Toypocalypse 2: Futuretro and was held at the TT Underground Showroom in NYC.

Found out about this show very late, and after getting my hands on some Outer Space Men, I had about a week to get them done.

For some images from the show, click here.

alarment outer space men group

And again, found out about another showcaswe (Play Imaginative x Disney) very late in the game. After seeing what my fellow customizes where doing with this blank Mickey, I knew I wanted to be part of this as well.

So I came up with M’Ickey