469 - The Collection with Huck Gee - Part 10: 2PetalRose
After catching the eye of Clutter and just about everyone at The Blank Show, 2PetalRose joins Huck Gee and Mark Brickey for the next installment of The Collection. Now Huck and Liam have collaborated to make a very limited release of the Ronin Skullhead Rebel and share what two artists working together can accomplish. Each designer brings quality and craftsmanship to the table and get into everything from 3D printed steel swords to their own kanji interpretations. As 2PetalRose rises in the world of resin he is struggling to balance his off time with his growing group of collectors. Huck also touches on his recent release of Gold Life and helps Mark plan for Designer Con as it looms closer. The Collection continues to expand as we hear from a new talent form the recently expanded world of resin in the designer toy world.
Talking Points
- Releasing Gold Life, getting back in the game, and Huck's big month.
- Growing relationships that greenlight more projects.
- Broaches, Blanks, or Blouses.
- How scale justifies smaller price points.
- Not abusing Completionists.
- Overcoming Super Asian Nerd Flu with your team.
- Going up against booth hours at DCon.
- Mark's stab at standup and the importance of a band behind you.
- Actionable advice or pie in the sky Pinterest quotes.
- Eleven rounds of elegance.
- Nominations, break out pieces, and competing in a very active marketplace.
- Giving art time to breathe to gauge its full impact.
- Loving what you're doing and hating what you've done.
- Sugar Ray-ing your career.
- How size runs affect quality and obsessing over every detail form head to literal toe.
- 3D printed steel swords and elevating showcase pieces.
- Huck commits a cardinal sin!
- Branding yourself and drifting off into brain on a stick world.
- The little extras in the samurai culture.
- Throwing tradition out the window and messing up kanjis for aesthetic's sake.
- Judging safe amounts of distance and hunting down Cute Little Nazis.
- How do nominations affect your career?
- Resin as the new vinyl that will break the mold of the corporate led designer toy world.
- Jumping into different creative outlets and changing your identity.
- The pressure of going full time.
- Online love and in person purchasing at the fuck you pay me pricing.
- Making a custom jail cell.
- The trials that make you better at business and downsides to the highest highs.
- Finding your value in the marketplace.
- Bettering your OCD form 10pm to 1pm.
- Getting your life down to a science to be the best creative you can be.