TUTTZ – EXCLUSIVE GOLD EDITION.
Cookies -N- Cream x ARGONAUT RESINS – TUTTZ (EXCLUSIVE GOLD EDITION)
We are super excited to announce our collaboration with respected toy sculptor/artist – Eric Nocella Diaz (END) of Argonaut Resins on an exclusive gold version of END’s Tuttz character. The pieces will be available in a drop of 2 waves (6 pieces per wave). Wave 1 will be sold exclusively through the Cookies -N- Cream mobile store on Saturday – June 19th, 2010 at 10:00am EST. The mobile shop will be parked at the corner of Prince street & Broadway street in the Soho section of New York City. You can follow the mobile shop on Twitter @TheCookiesMob to stay up to date on availability information. Wave 1 will include 3 gold version Tuttz and 3 chase figures (2 Tints, 1 Lemonade Jade). All the pieces will be sold as blind boxes. Eric made all of these pieces by hand himself, so these are all truly collector’s pieces. Each Tuttz will come with a Certificate of Authenticity with Eric’s signature and a mini story card. Price is $55.
Who is Tuttz…? The Egyptian King Tutankhamun had a favorite cat entombed with him on the day of his demise. Unbeknownst to the world was that this particular cat drank the King’s immortality elixir. Modern day archeologists were quite surprised to find a empty sarcophagus next to King Tut in the shape of a…cat. When the ancient hieroglyphics on this small sarcophagus were translated – the name inscribed was Tuttz…Rumor has it King Tut named this cat after a pet chameleon he was given as a gift because it too could change colors.
Tuttz is the brainchild of toy sculptor/artist Eric Nocella Diaz (END). In a world where everything is being made by machines, Eric is one of the few people that still believes in creating art by your own hands. He has been sculpting toy prototypes, action figures, maquettes and statues professionally for over 15 years, and has worked on high profile projects with major toy companies such as ToyBiz, Marvel, Mcfarlane Toys, ToysRus, Hasbro, Kidrobot, Art Asylum and Ka-Ching Brands. Some of the licensed projects he has worked on for those companies range from the award winning Beatles Yellow Submarine toy line, E.T., Preschool Spiderman, Lord Of The Rings, Classic Avengers, Japanese Anime FLCL, Huck Gee SkullHeads to the Video Game Award crowned monkey trophy for Spike TV. He is also a co-publisher, art director and editor of independent comicbooks through Xmoor Studios as well as a producer of popular high end designer resin figurines through his company Argonaut Resins. You can find out more about Eric here.
You’ve got all the info. We’ll see you at 10:00am on Saturday.
by Scrills
The Cookies Mob runs deep.
