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		<title>Step Up! Dunny 2013 Trading Party with Toy Artist Nathan Jurevicius</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Pony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic Pony is hosting a release and trading party on Saturday June 15th at 4pm to kick off the launch of this year&#8217;s annual Dunny set. Be the first to collect Kidrobot&#8217;s brand new series, Dunny 2013! Dunny 2013 features incredible designs from Andrew Bell, Jeremyville, Julie West, Mishka, DGPH, Nathan Jurevicius, Scribe, Okkle, Chairman Ting, Jon Paul Kaiser, Sergio Mancini, Scott Tolleson, Cris Rose and Ardabus Rubber. You can buy Dunny 2013 figures in individual blind boxes, or in a case of 20 assorted Dunny 2013 figures. When you buy a case, you&#8217;ll be one of the lucky few to receive both the 3&#8243; case exclusive Dunny AND a limited edition Dievas Dunny art print by Nathan Jurevicius. You might remember the Dievas 8&#8243; Dunny as one of the most sought after, innovative Dunny&#8217;s of 2011. SPECIAL GUEST NATHAN JUREVICIUS Fresh from his signing at Kidrobot NYC, our special Dunny 2013 guest is toy designer/artist extraordinaire Nathan Jurevicius! If you find his Dunny, he&#8217;ll be on hand to customize your new toy! WIN AN ULTRA RARE NATHAN JUREVICIUS SILKSCREEN PRINT If that&#8217;s not cool enough, every customer that purchases a full case of Dunny 2103 will be entered into a raffle to win an ultra-rare gorgeous screen print by Nathan Jurevicius. This 4 color owl skull print is one of 10 artist proofs, signed by the artist, on 100lb black french paper. WHEN: Saturday June 15th, 2013 4-6pm LOCATION: MAGIC PONY 680 Queen St West Toronto, ON Canada 416-861-1684 ABOUT TOY TRADING PARTIES Trading parties are the perfect way to swap and collect the entire Dunny 2013 series with other fans. It&#8217;s also a chance to pick up Dunny&#8217;s from Post-Apocalypse, Apocalypse and Dunny &#8217;12 series. You don&#8217;t want to miss out on this chance to trade for that rare Dunny you&#8217;ve been eyeing! Don&#8217;t worry, trading parties are not limited to just Dunnys! You can bring lots of items with you to trade with other toy fans during the event, such as custom Munnys, original drawings, promotional items, and vinyl toys like Labbits, Jibibuts, Munkos, Unicornos, Street Fighter, Simpsons and Futurama figures &#8212; you name it! The Trading Table is yours! Any questions? E-mail us at contact@magic-pony.com About Nathan Jurevicius Nathan Jurecivius is the creator of Scarygirl and Peleda, who come alive through designer toys, animation, online games, graphic novels and artwork. As a toy designer, Jurevicius has collaborated with Kidrobot on many toys including the Dievas 8&#8243; Dunny, Misko, Scarygirl Swamp Folk and City Folk figures, as well as creating Peleda and Owlets with Toy Tokyo and limited edition figures with Toy2R, Strangeco and Medicom Japan. Nathan has spoken at design conferences FITC, InPlay, AGIdeas, Pictoplasma and recently celebrated his 10 year Scarygirl anniversary with a curated exhibition of over 100 artists at Toy Tokyo in NYC. He has been collaborating with Magic Pony on numerous products and exhibitions Forests Have Feelings Too (Aug 2004), Reformation (2008) and A Clear Blazing Fire (2013). Scenes from the upcoming Peleda animated series:]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Pony turns your Nails into Art at the AGO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 01:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Pony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much art awesomeness can you add into a space the size of a fingernail? Your answer awaits with Magic Pony on June 6th at the AGO&#8217;s First Thursday Party. Based on the success of our Nail Art Parties last summer, we&#8217;re bringing Nail Art for Artists to the AGO with a fashionably fun lineup of artists including Crywolf, Theo Gallaro, Jamiyla Lowe, Adrienne Kammerer, Nathan Jurevicius, Melinda Josie, Michael Comeau and Ginette Lapalme. Time to put away that boring nail polish! We&#8217;ll be stationed in Walker Court between 8 and 10 p.m. to create unique compositions on your nails! If you can&#8217;t make it, we&#8217;ll be posting pics in our photo gallery! NAIL ART BY ARTISTS Thursday June 6 from 8-10pm Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas St W Toronto www.ago.net Presented by Joe Fresh.]]></description>
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		<title>Takashi Murakami on The Creator&#8217;s Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Pony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Takashi Murakami&#8217;s art has always sat at the junction where Japanese tradition meets contemporary culture. In The Creators Project interview Murakami talks about his recent exhibition at the Blum and Poe gallery in Los Angeles. In what was his first major US show for five years, the artist created his own take on Japanese art history, delving into the country&#8217;s Buddhist heritage through sculpture and a traditional style of painting known as nihonga&#8211;all the while giving it his own unique, pop-cultural glean. The exhibition, called Arhat, takes the viewer on a journey through the past, present and future of Japanese art, moving from Buddhist-inspired damnation infused with a manga aesthetic, to twisted monks and psychedelic colors, before finally culminating in a massive anime gold skull engulfed in flames and Murakami&#8217;s signature bright smiling flowers before ending on portraits of the artist and his dog. Often working in sculpture and painting, he recently ventured into the world of cinema with his first feature film. Inspired by the devastating tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, Jellyfish Eyes mixes live-action with animation and is a monster movie set in a post-Fukishima world. It centers around a boy who moves to a new town where he discovers the kids there fight fantastical creatures. To bring these creatures to life, Murakami used CGI, noting in our sit-down interview above how the technology has only recently become cheap and effective enough for widespread use. The latest green screen technology and industry software bring Murakami&#8217;s visions of a giant bunny, a jellyfish boy, and other strange beings to the screen, in a coming-of-age movie that updates the Godzilla trope for 21st century nuclear fears. The film&#8217;s theme song &#8220;Last Night, Good Night (Re:Dialed)&#8221; is by Livetune and features &#8220;virtual idol&#8221; Hatsune Miku, a crowdsourced music entity who plays to sell-out crowds as a projection. Murakami counts himself as a fan, recently directing the music video for her &#8220;Redial&#8221; song and providing art direction for a compilation CD. &#160; Jellyfish Eyes Trailer All images Arhat. © 2013 Takashi Murakami / Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Original article : The Creators&#8217;s Project &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>The Circus Comes to Town! Dunny 2013 drops June 14th</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 19:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Pony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for Dunny Series 2013 Step up! Step up! Prepare to be amazed!! Dunny series 2013 invites you to tour the tent, point &#38; wonder, and behold a collection of freaks for the geek you didn’t know you were. Artists from off the beaten path and the road less travelled lure you to embrace the strange and scary. Featuring 20 designs across 14 artists, each artist applies his or her custom style to bring fantastic, eccentric and sometimes downright frightening designs to homes and shelves throughout the world. Are you afraid of the Kraken? Does Batboy make you squirm? Can you keep up with the Daredevil? Don’t lose your nerve now, witness all the demented glory these abominations are and bring them home to haunt your dreams…Available 11am June 15, 2013.  CLICK HERE FOR DUNNY TRADING PARTY INFO Want to win an exclusive SDCC Dunny? Dunny Series 2013 ‘Side Show’ brings you a scavenger hunt of SDCC proportions! From now until June 14th (release day) we will be revealing hints, assignments and reveals as part of a ‘hunt’ on your way to the Dunny 2013 release that could win you one of FIVE San Diego ComicCon exclusive Dunnys! Click for more info - &#8211; - &#8211; - Here&#8217;s a teeny tiny Side Show tease of what&#8217;s to come! Caged and crazy. Trapped and hazy. One quarter’s back will score you a look at the monster of Side Show. Though weary, he is a performance master. When front in line, he reveals toxic eyes and a shady lie. A lasting impression of fang and fun feigning… The Hunny…of Dunny. You may think you have beheld the real, but never trust a Carni and don’t believe everything you read! Especially if she has bats in her eyes, or lashes out from a tiny devious mouth. Black eyes, hard thighs; The ‘Worlds Sweetest Lady’ stands just 3 inches tall. But do not let her foolery size you! Like a Medicine Woman of Dunny Desire… In the end, she will perform a show on your shelf.]]></description>
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		<title>Jamiyla Lowe Interview on Boots &amp; Pine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 00:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remington</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*Interview and photos originally from the Boots &#38; Pine website. See the full article here: http://bootsandpine.com/jamiyla-lowe/ Where did you grow up? I grew up in Montreal but moved around a bit before I came here to go to school and I’ve been here ever since. What brought you to Toronto? I wanted to go to art school and I was living in downtown Hamilton at the time, which wasn’t as exciting for a teen in the late 90′s as I hear it is now. What do you do for a living? I work as a screen printer and I make drawings and prints that I mostly show at Magic Pony. How did you get started? I went to school for illustration but got a little more into printmaking through my job and then I eventually started showing my work in galleries and selling prints as opposed to doing the freelance illustration thing. What’s your favourite thing about your neighbourhood? My neighbours…there’s not much else around here. I live down the hall from the guys in Team Macho and upstairs are the guys from Fake Injury Party, so it’s fun here. What’s the last treasure you found? These Slurricane comics by this guy Will Laren are really really funny. I found them on the internet. If you were going to eat your last meal in Toronto, where and what would you eat? I don’t eat out much. I like Menchie’s and Cinnabon, stuff like that. Sweet stuff. If you could have a sleepover with anyone who has ever existed, who would it be? Chris Rock. Touching allowed. If your life was a TV show, what would be the theme song? Finally by Cece Peniston What does Toronto need that it doesn’t have now? More efficient public transit, 24 hour pie diner. See Jamiyla’s work at jamiyla.blogspot.com and her Tumblr beefbuds.tumblr.com View original article at Boots and Pine]]></description>
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		<title>Psychic Melt: Alexandra Mackenzie Interview on VICE</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 22:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alexandra Mackenzie makes pretty trippy art. She used to play in the band Dentata and she has been in a group show with Grimes. Her art looks like a mystical, sci-fi comic book meets a psychedelic Disneyland with a retro Wiccan twist. Faces are made of noodles, girls are holding guns, then there’s all the wolves, galaxies, reptiles, crystals… it gets weirder. My favourite drawing Pepto Bismol has a witch with a third eye standing with an army of girls whose brainwaves create a storm above them with quartz sticking out from their leader’s third eye, like sugar cane swords. All in all, it’s a mouthful. Mackenzie is a Toronto-based artist and musician who graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design. She plays in Pachamama with Brandon Valdivia from Picastro and is gaining momentum with her new solo project, Petra Glynt. You can catch her play in August at this experimental, campground-friendly festival called Electric Eclectics in Meaford, Ontario. She will also be playing a show on June 6 at PHI Center in Montreal, as part of a festival curated by Renata Morales (Slim Twig and U.S. Girls are playing, too). Mackenzie is playing NXNE at Creatures Creating in Toronto, which will be put together by Wavelength on June 15. That’s a lot of stuff. But then again, just look at her drawings. They’re more than just eye candy. Mackenzie is mother earth’s biggest groupie, with advocacy drawings that are all about anti-deforestation (I’ve never heard anyone talk about cell phones like she does). While her work is a telepathic universe with clairvoyant characters and the odd hint of Alex Grey, there is often a tangible meaning beyond just mushrooms and arting-out. VICE:How did your drawings begin when you were young? Mackenzie: I suppose I was always super crafty and took all art-related things pretty seriously. I was a very hyper active kid and arting-out seemed to be one of the few states where I could chill out. I gave drawing a lot of extra patience—I strongly believed that I could represent something exactly if I spent the time. I think I took it as a challenge and my family really encouraged the artistic parts of me. I would always overextend myself with artistic side of school projects before the academic side. I guess I had my priorities all figured out, [laughs]. The Open Fire drawing. It feels to me like a comment on the environment. What&#8217;s the story behind the girl with the gun? (Is that flag from anywhere?) Yes definitely. I guess without being overly militant with the imagery, it is a message of resistance against deforestation and clear-cutting. Open Fire is a play on the open use of a gun as resistance imagery against the logging method of burning the land for the acquisition of the trees, leaving behind dead land, killing the life that was there and the prospect of new life, for profit. This is the first of more to come so I find this drawing to be a bit shy. I drew a woman and often choose to draw women because it is the most natural figure to draw, being a woman myself, but she is masked because she represents my rage coupled with the anonymity of the many individuals who have stood against environmental injustice. The flag doesn’t represent any specific iconography, but more or less suggests the unification of people through common beliefs—it is like a call to action. Prophetic Headacheseems to suggest the concept of the third eye, which is closely associated with mysticism and clairvoyance (though it varies by different cultures). What is your relationship to psychic phenomena? Prophetic Headacheis an inside joke with myself—which I’ve learned isn’t necessarily fair for everyone else. I also call it P.H. Levels referring to levels of acidity. When I was doing my thesis year at OCAD, I was naively reading all sorts of books that claimed to have insight on the loss of human mysticism and spirituality due to industrialization. A person can get lost in the sea of books like this: one can get disoriented. At the end of my studies, I made this drawing out of exhaustion for this sort of literature. I realize now that the fault lies more on imperialism, colonialism, and capitalism for the loss of spirituality in our society. In terms of my relationship with psychic phenomena, I enjoy imagining a world that is unmediated by screens, media, propaganda, consumerism, and whatever else that goes unquestioned and what our minds might be capable of. Drawings like Infinity and Pepto Bismol are extremely detailed. How long does it take to create a drawing? Oooh they take a very long time. I drew Pepto Bismol when I was in school. I had the time and student lifestyle to commit to a drawing of that scale (5 x 6.5 ft). I also wasn’t playing music as much at the time. It took three months of monk-style commitment, drawing morning ’til night and often into the morning. I ate and slept by that drawing&#8230; it became a relationship similar to how one would tend to a garden—it had needs and only I could provide for it. Infinity took a couple months. I drew it when I was out of school, between moving twice, settling and unsettling, and adjusting to drawing on my own instead of being around people. Gee, your art sure is trippy. Are you influenced by visionary artists like Alex Grey or the readings of Timothy Leary? Not so much anymore, but they have certainly sparked my curiosity in the past and have been part of my art education. Their work is important, and maybe this is directed more so at Mr. Leary, but though he is a brilliant man, I do not think ‘dropping out’ is a productive or revolutionary stance to take in regards to altering the consciousness of the masses, but maybe there&#8217;s something I&#8217;m missing. Have you ever had an out of body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perfect Mother&#8217;s Day Gift Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 20:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mama Bear Cookie Jar by Tom Otterness Could there be a more perfect Mama&#8217;s Day gift? Two little bears climb on mama bear looking for treats and inside this beautiful ceramic piece, they just mind find something sweet! Representing the caring and protective nature found in all mama bears, this endearing sculpture poses as both a beautiful sculpture and a kitchen essential. Surprise mom by hiding her favourite snacks inside. Maybe she will share with you &#60;3 Everything is Better when we are together by the Great Lakes Aww..right? Natural Leather Drawstring Bag by Baggu I took this bag on a trip to Europe and it was the perfect size for every adventure. Big enough for a book, camera, wallet and make up case yet small enough to take out for a chic dinner or cocktail. Made in the USA from 100% Natural milled vegetable tanned leather, this bag wears beautifully and as we grow old together, it charms me more with each passing day. Collections by Carly Waito Carly Waito paints natural specimens with the most delicate and steady hand. Through her paintings she channels the wonders of nature and this print is a magical assemblage of her collections. Originally created as the album art for her brother&#8217;s band &#8216;Adam and the Amethysts&#8217;, each print comes with a special download code for their album. Art + Music = &#60;3 Aqua Spirit Bear Plush A tiny owl kept safe by a magic crystal and a spirit bear. So much love, magic and friendship. This unique work of art was hand sewn with love by the amazing Royal Mint and is a most special treasure. Mermaid Wooden Figure by Hans Bolling Designed in 1960 and made from oak and maple wood, this posable classic let&#8217;s you choreograph your very own mermaid ballet in elegant and sophisticated fashion. Mermaids are forever. The Keeper Ring + Necklace by Leah Ball We recently started carrying Leah Ball&#8217;s incredible jewelry and the Keeper pieces seem just right for Mother&#8217;s Day. Cast in bronze, with hands holding a bloodstone, this ring and necklace are perfect representations of love and togetherness and would make a beautiful, timeless heirloom. The Dazzle From an art show I curated based on a cabinet of curiosities, this book is an amazing collection of over thirty different artist&#8217;s work ranging from painting, drawing and sculpture. It&#8217;s a book that shows the diversity and talents of local artists and the collection allows you to get lost in a forgotten place and time. Happy Mother&#8217;s Day &#60;3 &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>indiegogo Film Project &#8220;Two Cares Due None&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remington</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can help make art happen! Magic Pony is proud to support Melissa Fisher and Chris Boni in their exciting new project, Two Cares Due None. Created in tandem by Melissa Fisher and Chris Boni, Two Cares Due None is a feature film which endeavours to evoke a narrative from the objects that yearn to become akin to us. With the aid of friends and volunteers, shooting will take place on location in Iceland, Italy and Canada during the late spring/summer of 2013. This ambitious undertaking encapsulates the importance of community-driven projects which cannot come into fruition without the excitement, contribution, and open collaboration of everyone involved. The money raised from this campaign will go towards production costs in Skagaströnd, Iceland and Prossedi, Italy. Narwhal Projects is thrilled to host The Funeral in August 2013 &#8211; an exhibition that was originally created for the purposes of Melissa and Chris&#8217; collaborative film project, but is now also going to be recreated within the walls of the Narwhal gallery space. To find out more information on the film, please visit their website at: twocaresduenone.com To help support this exciting project, please follow this link: www.indiegogo.com/projects/two-cares-due-none]]></description>
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		<title>Barry McGee &#8220;Tagging&#8221; on Art21</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Art21 made a exclusive video profile of Barry McGee that includes footage of his street-bombing alter ego TWIST painting trains and how he expands that experience into the scale and materials in his art exhibitions. Created in 2012 during his retrospective exhibit at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archives. McGee on the nature of creating work for art institutions versus tagging: I know how it works with the street: you have the maximum amount of exposure that you’ll ever get. Going indoors is like marching backwards. I’ve tried over the last ten years to do more things on a museum’s façade or outside, still in the public view. But I have varying degrees of success with that because it’s all kind of fake, or they become illustrations of what the real thing is…The whole exhibition is more of a guidebook. Find out more:]]></description>
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		<title>Clara Venice at Magic Pony with Love!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not everyday that we have a concert at Magic Pony, so we wanted to share with you a magical video from Clara Venice&#8217;s performance in our gallery last autumn. Enjoy! Clara Venice’s mixes a multitude of instruments with her powerful voice to create a remarkable orchestra of singing and electronic sound. She is well versed in a range of eclectic instruments including the electric violin, electric guitar, glockenspiel, omnichord, ukelele and the theremin. She is one of few musicians who is skilled with the theremin, a unique electronic instrument that is commonly heard in The Beach Boys’ classic “Good Vibrations”. On top of her lolita-inspired outfits and psychedelic background visuals by graphic designer Ken Ogawa, Clara performs original songs that are inspired and remixed from classical music, and she performs unique, carefully selected covers from an array of musical genres and eras. www.claravenice.com]]></description>
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		<title>Jamiyla Lowe&#8217;s Macabre Creations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we were able to catch up and conduct a mini-interview with Toronto-based artist and printmaker, Jamilya Lowe. Lowe is exhibiting works on paper within &#8216;A Clear Blazing Fire&#8217;, the group show currently being presented in the Magic Pony gallery space. Jamiyla Lowe&#8217;s practice revolves around the creation of grotesque and bizarre imagery through finely detailed ink drawings. Focusing on antiquated practices once prevalent in sideshows, circuses and ritual, Lowe explores the macabre and often unrealized relationships between people and creatures. Depicting a startling accurate and darkly humorous portrayal of the human condition, Lowe&#8217;s apt observations create theatrical images that explore the ongoing tendency of humans to inject cruelty and humiliation into various forms of living and entertainment. Lowe is a graduate of the OCAD Illustration program and currently lives in Toronto. She has been collaborating with Magic Pony &#038; Narwhal since 2009. &#8216;A Clear Blazing Fire&#8217;  is the Magic Pony&#8217;s first exhibition of 2013 and features work by Alexandra Mackenzie, Howie Tsui, Jamiyla Lowe, Laird Henderson, Nathan Jurevicius, Patrick Kyle and Theo Gallaro. March 15-April 14, 2013 &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; &#160; Over the course of the last few exhibitions you have been a part of with Narwhal Gallery and Magic Pony, you seem to be progressively increasing both the scale and level of intensive draftsmanship within each of your pieces. Originally you studied commercial illustration at OCAD University which usually tends to lean towards smaller simpler work that can be crafted quickly; what has brought about this slow shift towards habits that are more closely linked to traditional fine art techniques and methods of presentation? I guess its just the amount of time you&#8217;re able to spend on a drawing when it&#8217;s not intended to be a quick editorial type of illustration, which is what I was used do doing in school. I never found it satisfying because there was only so far you could take it due to time constraints, so some ideas couldn&#8217;t reach their full potential. I&#8217;m also becoming more interested in creating narratives where several things are taking place at once. A lot of your work has an odd and compressed sense of history to it (dinosaurs, mammoths, vaudeville circus, etc), what draws you to certain imagery over others? Are you seeking to tell or reference stories with your work? I&#8217;m really interested in outdated practices that seem backwards and inhumane and I&#8217;ve often focused on circus performers as subject matter. I&#8217;m currently working on a series of drawings that are connected by a single theme about a particular person named Ota Benga who was a Pygmy they put on display in a human zoo, who I referenced in an earlier drawing. You use a minimal india-ink based palette. Is it a formal choice based on the ability to convey and communicate fine detail? Or is it more to imbue your pieces with a gothic and dark sensibility? I&#8217;d say probably a bit of both? I haven&#8217;t really given it too much thought but it&#8217;s the medium I&#8217;ve enjoyed the results of best. Could your briefly describe &#8220;Raft&#8221; piece that you have within A Clear Blazing Fire? What were you trying to convey when creating this impressive piece? I&#8217;d been thinking of attempting to work at a larger scale and really wanted to do a sort of chaotic mutiny scene. I started mixing elements of fantasy and superstition, in particular that throwing stones into the sea is a bad omen (there&#8217;s a tiny man on the raft doing this)and causes storms etc. the results being complete pandemonium. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; We would like to extend a big thanks to Jamilya Lowe for taking time out of her busy schedule to participate in this interview. View her latest work in &#8216;A Clear Blazing Fire&#8217; at the Magic Pony gallery to April 14,2013.]]></description>
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		<title>The Hunted 8&#8243; Dunny</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The springbuck. Nimble protectors over the southern plains of Africa. Once revered, they struck fear in the eyes of enemies big and small. Springbucks kept peace in the land for many generations until they were declared “traitors of the plains” by the new king. A bounty was set for their heads, and so the legendary tale of survival began. They were now trophies, they were now… The Hunted. The trophy: A handsome 8-inch vinyl version of ‘the hunted’ springbuck. Curved horns, perked pointed ears, and mounted on a super glossy sculpted wood grain trophy plaque mounted around his neck as if a platter for his bulbous head. The striking graphic ‘black-and-white-only’ design style of South African born artist Colus make this Dunny a splendid prize. Ready for display. Limited edition of 1250 pieces worldwide. The hunt begins April 11th 11am.]]></description>
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		<title>New Arrivals: Lose Issues #2 and #3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Remington</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently received a couple of back issues of the insanely prolific Canadian comic artist Michael Deforge&#8216;s ongoing series, Lose. If you are unfamiliar with the series each issue of Lose functions as a self-contained anthology of short comics, each employing a distinctive and new set of  narrative and visual techniques that always manage to somehow challenge traditional comic methodologies. Lose #2 Within the pages of Lose #2, we are presented with a story entitled, &#8220;It&#8217;s Chip&#8221;,  a perversely funny comic about an unhappy young boy who is the victim of occasional bullying. During the course of the story however, he encounters a large parasitic spider-like creature whom he forms an odd companionship with. Definitely harkening back to elements of older horror-comics from the golden age of comics, this eccentric coming-of-age story is slick with black humour and is almost what the film, My Neighbour Totoro might have been like if it hade been directed by David Cronenberg. Click here to buy Lose #2.  Lose #3 The third issue of Lose has a few short stories penned in between the confines of its covers, but the largest and most compelling is the story entitled &#8220;Dogs 2070&#8243; which tells the tale of a recently divorced canine screenwriter who lives in an apocalyptic junkyard. This character,  who is named Stephen, tries throughout the story in a variety of vain and desperate attempts in trying to rekindle his relationship with his son and wife . &#8220;Dogs 2070&#8243; is at once hilarious and melancholic, in that it combines such a fantastical and unbelievable set of characters and landscapes with writing that, while still very funny, has the an underlying sense of the very real sadness that comes along with a divorce. Click here to buy Lose #3. &#160; &#160; Artist Bio Michael DeForge was born in 1987 and currently works out of Toronto as a cartoonist and commercial illustrator. Past clients include The Believer, Vice, New York Times Magazine and The Walrus. In 2008 he was nominated for a National Magazine Award in the category of &#8220;Best Illustration&#8221; for work printed in Ottawa Magazine. He has collaborated with the printmaking group Bongout on the silkscreened book &#8220;Hand Astronaut&#8221; and  participated in the group show &#8220;Neighbourhood Sacrifice&#8221; at the Deleon White Gallery with Jesjit Gill and Steph Davidson. Among his influences are Jack Kirby, Mark Newgarden, Saul Steinberg and Eduardo Munoz Bachs. Lose #1 was his first full length comic, published by Koyama Press in 2009. He was nominated for a 2010 Doug Wright Award in the category of &#8220;Best Emerging Talent.&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>Tove Jansson Visits Middle Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scober</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moomin meets Middle Earth! Finnish author-illustrator Tove Jansson is primarily known for creating the beloved Moomin children&#8217;s series, and we recently discovered that she also illustrated the 1962 Swedish edition of The Hobbit. Take a look below at some of Jansson&#8217;s beautiful renditions of J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s classic fantasy tale. One of our favourite pages is her especially creepy interpretation of the cave-dwelling character, Gollum! These are just a few of the larger scenes Jansson illustrated for The Hobbit. For more of Jansson&#8217;s gorgeous, understated work, check out the rest of her Middle Earth imaginings at the link below. http://www.zepe.de/tjillu/hobbit/index.html Click here to check out all of the other books by Tove Jansson we have available for purchase. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Drawing is Infinite&#8221; : An Interview with Alexandra Mackenzie</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magic Pony</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we were able to catch up and conduct a mini-interview with Toronto-based artist and printmaker, Alexandra MacKenzie. MacKenzie is exhibiting works on paper within &#8216;A Clear Blazing Fire&#8217;, the group show currently being presented in the Magic Pony gallery space. Alexandra Mackenzie graduated from OCAD in 2011, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in printmaking, however drawing is central to her practice. In addition to being a visual artist, Alexandra a musician and currently plays in several groups as well as working on solo material, to date she has toured the UK and the United States. &#8216;A Clear Blazing Fire&#8217;  is the Magic Pony&#8217;s first exhibition of 2013 and features work by Alexandra Mackenzie, Howie Tsui, Jamiyla Lowe, Laird Henderson, Nathan Jurevicius, Patrick Kyle and Theo Gallaro. March 15-April 14, 2013 Opening Reception March 15 from 7-10pm Click here for join the event on our Facebook page. Click here to see available work by Alexandra MacKenzie. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; You are an extremely talented visual artist, but you also play music with your solo project Petra Glynt. Is there any conceptual or mental connection for you between this two forms of expression? Or do you feel they are each their own thing and separate from one another. It all comes from the same soup- the same passion, the same ideologies manifest their way into whichever form feels the most natural, whether it be music or visual, it all comes from the same place.  When I write music, I am collaging compositions, rearranging them, finding which aspects resonate, colouring them, building them up from the ether &#8211; and this isn’t too dissimilar from drawing. Either way my heart and mind are searching for the same things. Two things that always seem quite distinctive about your artist practice are both the impressive scale and the amount of detail you imbue your pieces with. What are your choices behind deciding to work so large with your drawings, a medium typically associated with smaller works on paper? Also, what is your attraction to what some would say might describe as the obsessive amount of detail that you add to your pieces? The more I draw the more the drawings themselves will open up to me. I know this sounds nuts, but when this happens it’s like they are offering me passage into their world(s), and this is what they become, especially the super scale ones. What is your attraction to what some would say might describe as the obsessive amount of detail that you add to your pieces? The detail aspect is partly how they unfold&#8230;all things become more complex as we get to know them and see them up close. I like to get engrossed and feel comparably small and at the mercy of something bigger than myself. I like the feeling of being in control of the growth and development of a drawing, tending to its needs, and allowing it to grow in harmony with it&#8217;s components, like any healthy garden. Drawing is infinite so there’s no issue in terms of scale and what’s appropriate. There is just no such thing. Though lately I’m trying to work things out on a smaller scale. I cannot have a balanced life that is dedicated to drawing strictly large scale, it demands too much of me. There is an incredible amount of movement and energy to the characters within your work; with figures are melting into one another or bursting with vegetation and crystalline growths. How much of your imagery is premeditated and how much of the drawing process for you is automated or related stream-of-consciousness techniques. I work out much of the composition with pencil then I dig in with pen, and I’ve begun incorporating more reference imagery as of late. I would say that these days it’s 50% premeditated and 50% automated/stream. I look at it like writing a narrative or traveling. I wouldn’t want to take a trip to a land I’ve never visited with a full itinerary of which animals I’m likely to encounter and a detailed schedule of where I have to be and when and what to look out for. This just leaves little room for self-discovery, chance, or new circumstances that force you into a position where you are challenged and faced with making decisions. I like the feeling of my brain being stretched. I also have a surprisingly terrible attention span and would get bored real quick if I knew the outcome of my work before I got started. Do you feel that there is any sense of spirituality to what you are drawing and representing? You often use iconography that seems to be drawn from a psychic hot pot of new age, shamanistic, and tribal aesthetics. Could you talk about your influences and the thought processes that inform this unique aspect of your work? I’ve worked through a lot of “spiritual” imagery in the past to help me deal with the lack of it in our society and what it means to me. But I have moved away from the more iconic spiritual imagery because I don’t feel it’s productive to go down that road, this is not to say that the spiritual is no longer an aspect of my practice. Lately it remains present in balance with the ideas that I am working through and is more or less hypothetical. I&#8217;ve become gradually more concerned for the well-being of the planet and it&#8217;s inhabitants and this has become a major part of my practice as an artist. My work attempts to speak to the disillusioned state of the world&#8217;s people living in a backwards system where profit comes first. Spirituality isn&#8217;t taken seriously nor can it flourish in this state. I feel that so long as our planet is hurting, so long as we are eating up it&#8217;s resources and killing it&#8217;s landbases faster than they can be replaced, and continuing the colonization of it&#8217;s most marginalized and threatened peoples and cultures, and until people have more say and choice there cannot be harmony in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Down Under in Kozyndan&#8217;s New Panoramic Prints</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic Pony is pleased to announce  Kozyndan&#8217;s exclusive prints from their current Austrailian exhibition. As part of their Global Panoramic series, (of which the duo conjures and creates images that capture the essence of the cities they travel to) Kozyndan have made two new prints &#8211; one set in Melbourne, the other in Sydney. Each piece illustrates the Kozyndan signature surreal style with endless details that are characteristic to the cities they chose to depict. These two new prints &#8211; both fascinating detailed studies of urban landscapes &#8211; invite us to look closer at the aura of each city that Kozyndan always so cleverly capture within their work. Kozyndan is comprised of husband and wife Dan and Kozue Kitchens. This Los Angeles-based duo, who recently had a solo exhibition at Narwhal Projects titled Broken Circles, Broken Light, create work that traverses both the fine art and commercial realms. Hailing respectively from Yamanashi, Japan and Orange County, California, Kozy and Dan’s personal and artistic collaboration began in art school in the late 1990’s. Now widely acclaimed for their digitally painted pencil drawings of contemporary urban cityscapes and cleverly re-interpreted Japanese ukiyo-e prints, Kozyndan’s work reflects their “unease and love of the modern world.” &#8212; Click here to see everything Kozyndan &#8212; ___________________________________________________________________ A Visit by the Visionaries to Victoria (Melbourne) Melbourne is celebrated with hallucinogenic colours, bats that are sprinkled across the entire sky and melting figures crawling out of rainbows. Offset print 39 x 9inches. Limited Edition of 1400 $55 &#160; Bathers Friday in the CBD (Sydney) Depicts Sydney as an underwater metropolis; people floating between buildings and sporting scuba gear as they weave through the city. Offset print 39 x 9 inches Including 1/2 inch borders. Limited Edition of 1400 $55 &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick Kyle: On the Realm between Comics and Fine Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week we were able to catch up and conduct a mini-interview with Canadian comics artist and cartoonist, Patrick Kyle. Kyle is exhibiting a number of works on paper within &#8216;A Clear Blazing Fire&#8217;, the group show currently being presented in the Magic Pony gallery space. Besides having experience showing his work within galleries, Patrick Kyle is also an accomplished illustrator having produced work for such notable clients as The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, Transistors Studios, The Walrus, THIS Magazine, Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, and VICE Magazine. In addition to his gallery work and illustration practice, Kyle is the co-founder and editor of Wowee Zonk, a contemporary comic book anthology, as well as the founder of a small press company called Mother Books which focuses on printing small, afforable artist&#8217;s books, zines and comics. &#8216;A Clear Blazing Fire&#8217;  is the Magic Pony&#8217;s first exhibition of 2013 and features work by Alexandra Mackenzie, Howie Tsui, Jamiyla Lowe, Laird Henderson, Nathan Jurevicius, Patrick Kyle and Theo Gallaro. March 15-April 14, 2013 Opening Reception March 15 from 7-10pm Click here for join the event on our Facebook page. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; MP: Over the last couple of years, there has been a slight shift in style for you from what could be described as a more organic and quasi-traditional cartooning aesthetic to something which is now much more minimalistic, abstract, and seemingly more inspired by elements of graphic design. What sparked this evolution in the way you think about and create your work? PK: That&#8217;s interesting how you&#8217;re viewing my shift in style because I feel like I&#8217;m becoming more of a quasi-traditional cartoonist now whereas my work was more abstract before. I do understand where you&#8217;re coming from though and I can&#8217;t really say there was any particular thing that sparked this change. I&#8217;m always actively trying to change the way I draw. I don&#8217;t actually look at any graphic design but I have become more conscious of creating balanced images and I&#8217;ve found one particular fine tip pen that I&#8217;ve been drawing with a lot and it makes my work look a little neater. MP: How have your recent experiences publishing books through your small press brand, Mother Books affected the way your think about your practice. How do you select the artists you choose to work with? Also what influenced your decision to print your publications for most part using a risograph machine? PK: I had only been out of University for a year or so when I decided to start a publishing imprint so my practice has grown up around the duties of book making, distributing and exhibiting at trade shows. I undertook the pursuit of publishing prematurely and I wasn&#8217;t entirely confident about the first couple of books I produced. Since then I&#8217;ve mostly used Mother Books as an imprint for my own works while I slowly gain more experience publishing. The few artists I&#8217;ve worked with were all friends of mine who&#8217;s work I admire. I&#8217;m working towards publishing more books that aren&#8217;t my own but I&#8217;d like to make sure I have the proper resources, equipment and time before then. The Risograph is kind of like a screen printing machine. It&#8217;s incredibly cheap to use and offers a lot more control and variety than either photocopying or screen printing. Having the machine in our apartment is also wonderfully convenient. MP: How does it feel to have a solidified and published graphic novel version of your ongoing comic series, Black Mass? I know up until this point many of the various issues were printed on a much smaller scale using DIY methods more associated with zines rather than traditional book printing. Does it feel at all like you have reach a milestone in your career? PK: I look at Black Mass as formative work. I&#8217;m proud that I went through with publishing it all in one volume and I&#8217;m happy that it will be available to a wider audience. My approach has already changed a lot since finishing it and I&#8217;m looking forward to working on new books. My experience with the overseas printer was kind of stressful so I think I&#8217;m going to stick to self-publishing or local printers for the foreseeable future. MP: Do you have any particular preferences with your work as far as working within the medium of the comic book versus creating a singular fine art piece for a gallery show? Do you approach them in any radically different way or are theY extensions of each other for you? PK: The approach is mostly identical, except when I&#8217;m making &#8220;fine art&#8221; I might be more conscious of making a balanced image or of how I might eventually apply colour. I also generally don&#8217;t draw backgrounds or word balloons when making a piece for a gallery show. I think my comics used to be a little more straight forward and my artwork was more esoteric but I think that might be the opposite now. That&#8217;s all subjective though! MP: Could you at all briefly describe some of your favourite or especially unique creators within the comics and zine community. Anyone you might be currently inspired by? PK: Noel Freibert (Baltimore, Maryland) is perpetually developing his approach to drawing and story telling while retaining an unmistakeable personality. Michael DeForge (Toronto) makes work that is both accessible and challenging. Like Noel he&#8217;s not afraid to turn his approach upside down. Ginette Lapalme&#8217;s (Toronto) confidently minimal drawings are like a catalogue of a vast imagined world. Jon Boam (UK) creates some of my favourite  drawings that are exciting for both their fantastic content and atypical approach. MP: And lastly, do you have plans yet for the next anthology you will be producing with your cartooning and comics collective, Wowee Zonk? PK: We have talked a little about producing a fifth collection of comics but we have no solid plans. Chris, Ginette and I are all pursuing personal work and I think we&#8217;re pretty content to focus on that.  There&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Arrivals : Magical Jewels by A Peace Treaty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Magic Pony&#8217;s latest arrivals from New York jewelry brand, A Peace Treaty are absolutely mesmerizing! The founders of A Peace Treaty, Farah Malik and Dana Arbib aim to create employment for skilled artisans working in places of socio-political strife, effectively supporting their technique and craft while elevating their products to the level of high design for an exclusive and international fashion audience. The brand&#8217;s latest pieces are part of their Spring/Summer 2013 collection. This colourful collection has arrived just in time for spring, and is dazzled and adorned with gorgeous stones like Amazonite and Opaline. In addition, we&#8217;ve received some very special pieces from A Peace Treaty&#8217;s most recent designer collaboration. In the past, A Peace Treaty has collaborated with brands such as Urban Outfitters and Ralph Lauren. Their latest collaboration, titled LOCALS ONLY, is with New York designer Jonathan Simkhai.  Simkhai &#8211; a designer known to indulge in the ambiguity of menswear and womenswear in today&#8217;s blurred realms of fashion and sexuality &#8211; has brought us a vibrant collection inspired by the skater boys of Venice Beach. Between A Peace Treaty&#8217;s signature tribal influence and Jonathan Simkhai&#8217;s androgynous style, many of the pieces in this collection are totally unisex and are the perfect accessory to brighten up any outfit. Featured in eight fashion magazines just this month, A Peace Treaty&#8217;s pieces are surely a high commodity this season!  Visit Magic Pony to see their collection in person, or click here to shop online. A Peace Treaty in ZINC Magazine &#8211; March 2013 A Peace Treaty in AMICA ITALY &#8211; March 2013 &#160;  ]]></description>
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		<title>DIY Munny Workshop with Nicholas DiGenova</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katrina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Magic Pony and guest artist Nicholas DiGenova, for an all-ages DIY toy customization workshop featuring Kidrobot 4” Mini Munnys! During this workshop, each attendee will design and create their very own Munny character! Keep your Munny for your collection, or gift it to your favorite friend! Decorating materials will be provided, but you are welcome to bring along extra supplies. Seating is limited, so get your ticket now! Purchase online or by phone, 416.861.1684 SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST NICHOLAS DIGENOVA Nicholas DiGenova creates an impressive taxonomy of biomorphic, hybridized creatures, which he brings to life through intricately detailed drawings, layered mylar paintings, and sculpture. With roots in comics and street art, Di Genova has exhibited in Toronto, New York, London, Berlin, and Singapore. Nicholas lives and works in Toronto. • Design your own Mini Munny character • Make friends with other toy lovers • Meet guest artist Nicholas DiGenova When: Wednesday March 20th 2013 6-8PM Where: Magic Pony 680 Queen Street West Cost: $25 per person Includes one DIY Mini Munny figure, mystery accessory + sticker, and art supplies  PURCHASE YOUR TICKET ONLINE Courtesy LE Gallery]]></description>
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		<title>A CLEAR BLAZING FIRE Group Exhibition: March 15 &#8211; April 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Magic Pony is pleased to present &#8216;A Clear Blazing Fire&#8216;, the gallery&#8217;s first exhibition of 2013. Featuring work by Alexandra Mackenzie, Howie Tsui, Jamiyla Lowe, Laird Henderson, Nathan Jurevicius, Patrick Kyle and Theo Gallaro. Opening Reception: Friday March 15th from 7-10pm Location: Magic Pony 680 Queen St West Toronto, ON, Canada Runs March 15 &#8211; April 14, 2013 - &#8211; - &#8211; Selected Artwork &#8211; - &#8211; - &#160; Theo Gallaro &#160; Jamiyla Lowe Laird Henderson &#160; Howie Tsui &#160; &#160; Nathan Jurevicius &#160; Patrick Kyle &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>New at Magic Pony: 31 Bits Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katrina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please welcome the latest additions to our jewelry collection from 31 Bits and it&#8217;s mission is to use fashion to empower women. 31 Bits is a socially minded brand designed to give internally displaced women in Northern Uganda an opportunity to counter poverty. Nearly two million people in Northern Uganda have been displaced from their homes and villages as a result of the ongoing, catastrophic war traveling throughout East Africa. The jewelry is purchased from 108 different women in Gulu, Uganda on a monthly basis.  When pieces are purchased, it provides a woman with immediate, consistent and fair income.  31 Bits also provides several other benefits to these women like English lessons, finance training, health education and more. Click any image to see more. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Ginette Lapalme Feature in Flare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 04:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of FLARE features the illustrations of the lovely &#038; talented Ginette Lapalme! Lapalme is a Toronto-based illustrator, crafter, curator and cartoonist, as well as a co-founder of art collective Wowee Zonk. Read our Interview from May 2012 or view a selection of Ginettes wonderful creations here]]></description>
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		<title>Post Apocalypse Dunny Wakes up in a Wasteland Feb. 28th</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s 2013. After the fallout clears, vinyl still stands. SF artist Huck Gee resurrects Dunny with 13 post-apocalyptic designs featuring zombie hunting ninjas, cyborg geishas, evolved apes, mecha troopers, feral foxes, radiated rhinos, and super fly copter kids. Hyper detailed sculpts and crazy complex accessories push the boundaries of 3-inch vinyl to create characters that are built to survive – even when nothing else does. Each Post Apocalypse Dunny is blind boxed, limited edition and retails for $12. Waking up in a wasteland at Magic Pony on February 28th at 11:00 AM. - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - &#8211; - - Post-Apocalypse Dunny Release + Trading Party WHO: YOU! WHERE: Magic Pony 680 Queen St W Toronto, ON M6J 1E5 WHEN: Feb 28th 6-8pm ADMISSION: FREE SNACKS: YES BRING: Toys or WHATEVER to barter with other collectors, and some $$ for the new series! What is a Toy Trading Party? They&#8217;re the perfect way for collectors to jump into the new Dunny series and meet &#38; swap designer toys with other fans. Don&#8217;t worry, trading parties are not limited to just Dunnys! You can bring lots of items with you to trade with other toy fans during the event, such as custom Munnys, original drawings, promotional items, and vinyl toys like Labbits, Jibibuts, Unicornos, Simpsons and Futurama figures, &#8211;you name it! You don&#8217;t want to miss out on this chance to trade for that figure you&#8217;ve been eyeing! See pics from the Dunny 2012 Launch]]></description>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day Gift Ideas: Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shopping last minute for your favourite Valentine?  Here are our top picks! Hunters: Charks an&#8217; Kittehs Archival Print by Kozyndan &#8211; $350 Sometimes love is strange and sharks &#38; kittens find themselves swimming in the same sea! Cupcake Bear Card by Poketo &#8211; $6 You might be running out of time to make your own card and cupcakes &#8211; don&#8217;t worry because this guy has you covered! You Are So Loved  Book &#8211; $15 Let&#8217;s face it: nobody likes mind games &#8211;  this is the perfect gift to state the obvious! &#160; Russian Criminal Tattoo &#8211; Volume III &#8211; $45 Does your Valentine happen to love ink? This is the possibly the coolest gift ever &#8211; a collection of tattoos accumulated by prison guard Danzig Baldaev.   Book of Shrigley &#8211; $30 If your Valentine knows how to make you giggle, then this is the gift for them! This book is bursting with Shrigley&#8217;s colourful work and unsettlingly funny truths! Dragon Wolfe Pin &#8211; $10 Who doesn&#8217;t love dragons? You can pin this little guy on absolutely anything and take him on all of your dates! Gold Heart Ring by VERAMEAT &#8211; $60 Wear your heart on your finger! Large Totoro Plush &#8211; $120 Give your sweet Valentine the cutest cuddle buddy (besides you, of course) for when you&#8217;re not around! &#160; Suckadelic Suckathon Volume 1 &#8211; $20 Perfect for a romantic night in.   Yummy Breakfast Keychains &#8211; $6 Who needs breakfast in bed when you&#8217;ve got these cuties?  These blind boxes come in all of your favourite breakfast foods! Why not get one for you and one for them and open them together?]]></description>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day Gift Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katrina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine&#8217;s Day is fast approaching! Wondering what you should get your sweetheart? Fear not &#8211; Magic Pony has some magical things that make for the most wonderful Valentine&#8217;s gifts! HIM 1. Fancy Action Now &#8211; Team Macho - $25  / 2. Simpsons Brass Engraved Necklace - $100  / 3. Labbit -  $24 &#8211; $40  / 4. I Miss the Old Blue Jays Plate - $92.93  / 5. Kidrobot x Parra Sculpture - $175  / 6. Construct Diamond Cuff Links - $36  / 7. &#8220;Because You Are Awesome&#8221; Card - $6  / 8. Black &#38; Blue Lovebird  - $25  / 9. Bank in the Form of a Pig - $150 &#160; HER 1. Erica Weiner Arrow Collar Necklace - $70  / 2. Barbapapa Large Pink Mug - $29  / 3. Unearthen Opal Sphere Ring - $280  / 4. The Selves by Sonja Ahlers - $21  / 5. Purple Lovebird - $25  / 6. &#8220;I&#8217;m Yours, Be Mine&#8221; Card - $7  / 7. Odette Tiny Rose Gold &#38; Black Diamond Ring - $250  / 8. Ginette Lapalme Pink Kitty Pin- $30  / 9. Yummy Blue Donut Plush - $30 &#8211; $110]]></description>
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