screaming for the sunrise: pearl edition

hello,

thanks to good folks at munky king for making this new pearl color way so pretty.
i especially love how the flame turned on this particular edition.

he is available through munky king and i hope you can find a place in your home for this handsome fella.





available through munky king's website
http://www.munkyking.com/

this saturday!

hello friends,

i wanted to let you know that original colorway of my figure, "screaming for the sunrise" will be available from munky king.
this is one of those project that took long time to execute and i'm very happy with how this specific color way came out.


it all started from here:)




i will have some samll paintings and other goodies for the event.
i hope some of you can make it:)

yoskay signing: screaming for the sunrise

saturday, november 19th
2:00 - 4:00pm 


munky king melrose
7308 melrose ave.
los angeles, ca 90046

design- con 2011

hello,

i hope everyone staying healthy.
i usually get little sick during the seasonal changes .....

anyway a quick note to let you know about my new figure "screaming for the sunrise."

munky king and i are proud to release this special edition of new color way at this year at d-con. the edition is very small and there are only 20of them but i am very happy how hot it looks. :P
here is the picture:






i will be at munky king's booth(#221)at 1pm, if you are in the pasadena area please stop by and say hello.

and for more info about designer-con please visit:
http://www.designercon.com/

thanks

arigato:)

hello,


i know it's bit late but thank you for everyone who came to visit me at munky king's booth during san diego comic-con. as always i was so overwhelmed by the crowd of people and constant loud noise....
but it was a nice to get away and to catch up with some of my old friends.



i also wanted to mention that there are few of "screaming for the sunrise" left and they are available at munky king's website.
http://www.munkyking.com/

year of labbit at japanese american museum:)

hello,

sorry for the lack of update...
i have been busy preparing for my solo show in september.

i wanted to share this up coming group exhibition that i am part of at japanese american museum in little tokyo.
"the year of labbit" features customized vinyl toy "labbit" from many artists including,
mike shinoda, edwin ushiro, frnak kozik ,and many more.


here is my piece,


いつもよりも、よけいに回しておりま〜す。



"year of the labbit"

opening reception:
thursday, july 14th from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

japanese amerivan museum
369 east first street
los angeles, ca 90012

for more in fo please visit their website
janm.org

new vinyl figure updae: sdcc 2011

hello,

i hope everyone had a nice weekend. on sunday i had a chance to sit by the ocean an enjoy the sound of crashing waves and the cozy sunlight.

i have been very excited about my new figure "screaming for the sunrise" and just wanted to share the latest update.

this handsome new fella will be available at san diego comic-con this summer.
he is 6 inch tall and 200 of him will be available at munky king booth (#4539).
i will be there signing at mk's booth so please come by and say hello:)


here is the images of the new baby:)







loving the gold foil:)

new vinyl figure updae.

hello,

i havea very exciting info about my second vinyl toy, 'screaming for the sunrise.'
patrick from munky king stop by the studio today to show me the prototype of my new figure, and it looks awesome:)
since this figure is a lot more complex than my first toy,koibito, it's been a quite long journey to get to this point.
now everything is coming together and i can't help but to be excited about my new baby. the box design is all done and if everything goes as we planed, new figure will be available at sdcc this summer.

i still can't show you the actual image of the toy but wanted give you guys a little sneak peak. i hope you folks are as excited as i am:)

comic-con 2010 :)

only few days left!



i will be painting live during this party. please stop by and have a drink or two with us. :)

also i will be signing at munky king's booth on friday and saturday.
here is the official signing schedule:

Thu 7/22:
9:00pm - 2:00am: OMI:UNMASKED party @ Bar Basic

Fri 7/23:
11:30am - 1:00pm: YOSKAY YAMAMOTO
2:00pm - 3:30pm: LUKE CHUEH
4:00pm - 5:30pm: OMI ARTISTS (Luke Chueh, Kozik, Yoskay, Ferg and more)

Sat 7/24:
11:00am - 12:30pm: YOSKAY YAMAMOTO
2:00pm - 3:30pm: LUKE CHUEH
4:00pm - 5:30pm: OMI ARTISTS (Luke Chueh, Kozik, Yoskay, Ferg and more)

Sun 7/25:
11:00am - 12:30pm: VANNEN WATCHES (Travis Lampe, Brian Ewing, Chris Ryniak, Alex Pardee)
1:00pm - 2:00pm: KOZYNDAN

yay!

and i'm very pleased to announce that prototype of my new vinyl toy will be displayed at munky kings booth, and to celebrate this happy occasion munky king will be releasing mini print of the painting 'screaming for the sunrise' which the toy was based on.
so please stop by and say hello. :)





6 x 8, edition of 150

more info at mk's website

jibibuts x yoskay

thanks to noferin and zury for inviting me to this exciting event " we heart wood."

i have been making series of custom toys for a while and i really enjoyed yoskafying them.

i like norferin's simple and basic shapes of their toys and the fact they are made out of wood.

here are pictures of my contribution:

candy coloured kokeshi family


cherry and lime


lemon and peach


blue berry and orange




for questions and purchasing, please contact munky king

comic-con 2009

i can't believe it's already a that time of a year again....
san diego comic convention is just right around the corner!!!

and i am very excited about my new bonze colour koibito:)

also my new pin, "baburu" will be available at munky king's booth.
buburu comes in two different colours gun metal and pearl.

here are the images.


bronze colour, edition of 30


bronze colour, edition of 30


baburu/bubble

also i will be signing at hi-fructose's booth on friday at 2pm and munky king's booth on thursday 2-4pm, and friday 12-1pm.
i hope to see you there:)

pokemon x yoskay

なんちゃって。。。：）

namida

munky king is having a diy pusher show this thursday.
here is my contribution.




namida, customized pusher, 2009

and here is the flyer with some info:

vinyl pulse

got featured on vinylpulse.com:)

thanks jack!!!

thanks for your patients:)

i'm sorry for the lack of update.
there are a lot going on and i'm having a difficulty handling them all...

anyway, munk king and i confirmed on the release date for koibito.

we are still working on details about the event.
i will post more about it as i find out.

arigato:)

i just got back from san diego comic-con.
a very overwhelming and exhausting weekend but at same time very satisfying experience.

thank you very much to everyone who came to my signing, and those who waited in a line to get koibito and other goodies.
also a big arigato to munky king and all their stuff for helping me throughout the weekend.

here are some of the pictures:

photos from vinylpulse.com
thanks jack:)


and last but not least, arigato to attaboy and annie from hi-fructose for having me sign at their booth.

custom koibito: kuro edition

i'm heading to san diego for comic-con tomorrow morning.
i can't help but be excited about the release of my koibito.

to make the occasion little more special, i customized five of my toys.
here are the pictures:



koibito: kuro edition

koibito updates

many thanks to patrick from munky king for making this happen.

we are releasing our first color way of koibito at san diego comic-con next week.

here are the pictures and details:





KOIBITO - BLACK (SDCC EXCLUSIVE)

by YOSKAY YAMAMOTO
produced by MUNKY KING

• Vinyl
• 7 inches tall
• only 150 produced

and here is my signing schedule for sdcc:

thursday - saturday 1pm @ munky king
saturday @ 4pm @ hi-fructose

i hope to see you there:)

koibito

updates on my koibito toy:

project: gallery (white + silver), standard (white + red),  munkyking (black + gold).

also there is going to be a limited color way at comi-con this summer.