Midwest Plushform Show - Auctions are LIVE!

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:46:00 +0000

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for the Midwest Plushform Show, and the viewing of our episode of Wife Swap! We appreciate all the love, support, and kind words from everyone!

We had a TREMENDOUS number of the artists in attendance...Ryniak, Phoebe, Julia, Emily, Mike, and so so so SO many more! It was really wonderful to have such a tremendous interest and so much friggin' talent dogpiled into Shoparooni for the evening! Huge thanks to Chris Ryniak and the whole posse from AG who turned in some of the most amazing customs we've ever seen! Monsters and bunnies and mechanical magicians!? RAD!!!

The first batch of auctions are LIVE at shoparooni.com/plushform. We were not able to get photography finished for all of the entries in time, so the rest will be added in the next couple of days. Our apologies for the delay, but it's totally worth the wait. :)

Special thanks to all of our sponsors!! Shawnimals, Squibbles Ink, Rotofugi, Mimoco, and Music Saves all came through big time, and we love you for it!

Huge thanks to Spanky Stokes, Toy Cyte, and Toys R Evil, for helping us promote the event!

Huge thanks to Carol & John's Comics for co-hosting this large and ambitious event with us! We love you guys!

Plushforms! Wife Swap! Booze! Merriment!

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:35:00 +0000

Tonight is the the night!



The 1st Annual Midwest Plushform Show will open at 7 pm, both online and at Shoparooni!

All custom Plushforms will be available online for bidding at the stroke of 7 pm. Auctions begin tonight, and end November 29th. Remember, 50% of all proceeds go to Toys For Tots so bid early and bid often!

The auction site DOES require registration, so feel free to sign up in advance and save yourself some hassle later. :)

Tonight will also be the airing of Marlee & Steve Brown's Wife Swap episode! The fearless leaders of Shoparooni dipped their toes in the waters of reality television, and managed to escape unscathed! Check it out tonight on ABC at 8 pm EST! Check your local listings for more details. If you're coming to the Shoparooni Plushform opening tonight, the bar next door (Boardwalk Tavern) will be showing the episode on their TVs! So come at 7 pm for the Plushforms, check out Wife Swap at 8, and then hang out, drink beer, and point and laugh at us! It'll be great! Here's a sneak peek:



(And if you're in Chicago, you should totally check out the Mike Budai show opening at Rotofugi! Excellent artist, excellent gallery, super-rad people all around!)

2008 Midwest Plushform Show Update!

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:05:00 +0000

We just added a bunch more artists to the list...and we're SO STOKED!!

Rancid will be doing a collaboration Plushform with local artist Phoebe Marie! We've got a grip of pieces coming from artists and friends of Wild Zero Studios! And we've added two of our favorite fine artists, Kristen Ferrell and Angie Mason! And Shawnimal Smith himself is doing a custom for the show! HOLY CRAP ON A STICK!!!

The Midwest Plushform Show is truly shaping up to be an awesome event, and we are so excited to see how many people have gotten behind this Toys For Tots benefit!