double dutch son!!!

first of all i would like everyone to direct their attention to the links on your right hand side, yes they are new and yes you should clickity clack on them to see where they go. they are some of my friends blogs and on them you can find music, fashion and loads of other glorious things which you will have to go there to see for yourself. now on to the pic, here we have the great lando calrissian a.k.a billy dee williams getting down on some double dutch. now i know the pic is a little big and a little zoomed in but it's just so you get a sneak peek of whats going on and come to the show to see the rest of it, it also give you a chance see what a real mans facial hair should look like.

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BFF

In a stroke of inspiration, Themba came up with a new concept for the show. BFF takes two characters with something in common giving props to each other. For some the connection is obvious, while others you will have to think about it in a clever way. The first of the bunch is of Wilt Chamberlain and Ron Jeremy. Can you make the connection?

sneaker pimp

i have been busy lately running around trying to figure out how to frame some of my new works, so the posts have been slim. today i have a pic of the progress being made on the 3-d jordan one. this model will be displayed with each of the star wars paintings in the colorway of the character in the painting. the shoe is being re-designed and tweaked by my friend and show-mate k.currie. as you can see its coming along nicely.

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這陣子一直在忙著思考要怎麼把所有作品裱框，所以有一陣子沒有新文章。
上圖是我的朋友兼此次展覽的合作藝術家K.Currie創作出的3D喬登一代紙鞋模型，各位也將會在展覽中看到它們的出現。每個Star Wars的畫作會配合一雙以主角的代表色為主創作出的紙鞋模型。個人非常喜歡此模型。與大家分享..

Pick your spots...

Here's another little taste of what's to come! What do you get when an over zealous Ewok buys into the rebellion and starts feeling bold? A shot in his rass is what! This is probably my favorite piece, it's simple and to the point and funny as hell. Stay tuned for more glimpses into our show.

P

當熱情天真的Ewok開始相信黑暗勢力，想要加入他們的同時？會發生什麼事？哈哈！當然是屁股中一槍！這大概是我最喜歡的一個作品，簡單、有笑點！請持續注意更多有關此場展覽的消息！

P

don't make me destroy you...

well this painting should explain itself, obviously some furry asshole thought it would be a good idea to play with the dark lord's light saber, and then he got caught farting around with it. bad idea jackass! he is the dark side, what did you think was going to happen??

this was one of my first actual paintings that i did when i decided to make the the whole star wars theme funny. i like the idea and feel that it turned out pretty well.

the.child

毛茸茸的ewok竟認為把the dark lord的光劍拿來把玩是一個好點子，天真的以為不會被發現。十足的笨蛋，the dark lord 是屬於黑暗勢力的那方，嚴重的後果可想而知。

這是“星際大戰“幽默系列中，我的第一項作品。喜歡這個點子，“笑“果也很好！

the.child

That's Art Folks!

There's been a bit of turbulence recently trying to get a venue for the upcoming show, but all has been resolved! Our new show will be on Jan 16, 2010 at the International Trade Institute Assembly Hall in Taipei. Kenrick Curry, the artist collaborating with us for this show created the flyer for the show, which will begin bombarding your facebook accounts and car windshields in the near future.

P

經過反覆的討論，我們終於決定Themba Child下一次的作品展覽【That's Art Folks] 將會在2010年1月16日，台北信義公民會館 D館展出。共同參展的藝術工作者Kenrick Curry設計此次展覽的宣傳單，此宣傳單將會在不久的將來持續轟炸出現在你的facebook信箱或著車子擋風玻璃上。待續。

this just in..

i am sure some of you are wondering how the skeletor painting that i started a few months ago is going, well i am here with a little progress report for ya. as you can see there is a bit of craziness going on here with the white up in the right corner and all of that brown near the bottom. i am not sure exactly what was going through my mind when i did those things but they don't really seem to be ruining the painting. i am actually pretty sure that the white in the corner is there for good and i know that i want to change the bottom color, but i'm just not sure how yet. so far its been a long process but its looking good. i will post some more pics when i add some more details.

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相信你們有些人正在想我幾個月前開始畫的skeletor現在進度怎麼樣了？看看我登上來的圖，右上角的白色和底部的褐色有點不照牌理出牌。不清楚當我畫那兩部份時，我在想什麼？但是現在看看，也不會覺得有怪異的地方。我非常確定白色的那塊我會留著，至於褐色的部份，想要做些修改但是還沒決定如何去做。畫這幅畫的過程長，但是目前我很滿意。當我有加上更多的細節時，會再跟大家報告。

the dunk contest..

well i am sure that anyone that saw the post about the ewok getting slow roasted might have felt a little upset at the fact that chewy was about to eat one of his allies. this time around we have an ewok enjoying some popcorn while watching the classic '84 dunk contest. it is being projected by his good buddy r2d2 who is sporting his custom made jordan 1's. this should make all of you ewok rights activists feel better, but i can't say that it won't happen again. i mean they were the jar jars of the old movies, they deserve to have their little hairy asses beaten.

相信很多人看到上一篇chewy即將要吃掉那慢慢被烤熟的同伴ewok的畫面會覺得有些生氣。但是這一篇應該會讓ewok權力保護運動者感到舒服些。它的好兄弟r2d2穿著特製的喬登一代，播放著經典的灌藍大賽，一旁的ewok吃著爆米花，享受此刻。

the scrap heap :(

sometimes you think you have a pretty good idea and then you decide to go for it, but then you look at it again later and think that something is just not right. well what you are looking at is one of those moments. the pic of han solo is not bad, but there just isn't enough comedy in it, i mean he looks kind of funny... i guess...ummm....shit no he doesn't so in the words of kenny powers "you're f**kin out". the idea needs to be better in order for it to be released some the lab you know it needs the shiny paint job and new car smell, so you won't be seeing this bad boy in my show unless you have a way to make it better.

p.s. feel free to leave some comments and try to click on that little follower thing too.

t.

Needs a little salt...

Our new show is vastly approaching and we're working hard to get our ideas completed. In the first show we had ten small collages of super-heroes which were a crowd favorite, so we decided to go small again. This time we're going with a panoramic view and a Star Wars theme. If George Lucas had these ideas, we'd all have loved the new Star Wars episodes. This is the first of many,Chewbacca slow roasting an Ewok. We'll be posting them as soon as they're done. We've got Han Solo and the gang on the way, so stay tuned!

P

最近一直不斷在想下一次畫展的新點子。由於第一次展覽中的小畫【超級英雄】受到大多數人的喜愛，我決定要在繼續小畫的創作。這次的會以星際大戰為主題並以全景的方式呈現。假使現在星際大戰導演George Lucas有這些新想法，我們一定會很喜歡新的星際大戰。上圖是這系列的第一幅，Chewbacca正在烤一個Ewok。下一個將會是哈里遜伏特飾演的Han Solo和他的朋友。待續..

the lab baby!

i have been talking about the "laboratory" for some time now and i am sure that none of you are wondering what it looks like. well who cares because today you are going to get a taste. the picture above is my "lab" its where i create and brainstorm new ideas. i have a desk, two easels, spray paint, canvases, a bookshelf, paper, Chinese ink, Chinese paper and a bunch of other things that i can't remember right now all stuffed into that area, there are a bunch of unused ideas and old paintings that i can see all over the place in this pic too. it doesn't really get much cleaner than that or else i start to forget where everything is. It's not really a big space but it gets the job done, plus it has a nice big window for sunny days.

t.

上面這張圖是我創作、繪畫及思考的工作區。一張書桌、兩個畫架、幾罐噴漆、各種尺寸的畫布、一個書櫃、畫紙、國畫用的墨及紙，還有一些東西我暫時記不起來，它們全部都在我的工作區。亂中有序，我清楚記得每樣東西的位置，如果哪天整齊一些，我還真會忘記哪些東西擺在哪兒了！一些未完成的點子加上一些以前的作品也在那兒。

links...

i have been in the lab for the past few days trying to figure out which ideas to use for the new show, now its all about picking which ones to put all of my effort into. so far i have posted some things that will be in the show and i will be posting more, but i think its a bit boring to keep looking at my sketches and unfinished paintings so i will provide a few links to some of the places that i get my ideas and inspiration from.

Sneaker News
great place to see whats new in the sneaker world and it usually has pics from different angles.

Character Design
a good site to see what different companies artists are up to and read interviews about them.

Vinyl Pulse
i go here to see some of the creative ideas that are coming out of the vinyl toy industry.

check them out

t

這陣子一直在想著下一次展覽的主題及創作點子，現在已大致決定我要全力創作的方向。上幾篇文章也介紹過一些未完成的作品，覺得一直讓各位看看我的草稿及半成品有點無聊。提供幾個我創作靈感來源的網站連結。

Sneaker News
可見各廠牌最新鞋款並有各種角度的照片可參考。

Character Design
一個很棒的地方去知道各方藝術家的近況及有閱讀有關他們的訪問。

Vinyl Pulse
可看到此家玩具創作者的最新點子。

去看看吧！

Road To Glory

When the idea of doing a painting inspired by Mike Tyson's Punch Out started to materialize, I was struggling to remember the characters, so I had to do a little research. I found a site that listed all the characters and their attributes. The minute I saw Super Macho Man I got the urge to break my controller! If you've played the game then you know what I mean. I also found this pic of comparisons with real celebrities...the Barkley is wicked.

Stay tuned! We will post some pics of this painting in the upcoming weeks.

P

被Mike Tyson's Punch Out激發的靈感成形後，我找到一個網站讓我帶回對遊戲裡各個角色特色的記憶。當我第一眼看到Super Macho Man，便有一股想摔壞遊戲控制器的衝動，我想玩過那遊戲的人應該都能了解我在說什麼！另外，我也找到一張圖片，包含各角色與真實好萊塢明星的比較，the Barkley真是太妙了！ 待續。

who you gonna call?

this week there will be no pictures because there is too much work in progress, instead i will provide you with some videos. they have something to do with an up coming painting that i am excited about, so instead of trying to describe the idea to you i will just post some videos and let your mind run wild with the possibilities. enjoy!

t

這週因為有太多的作品正在進行中，所以僅放上兩個影片讓你們用力地想像一下我之後繪畫有可能出現的新點子。要看喔....待續。

Time for a Switch!

Alright, we thought the old title was slightly boring, so we decided to switch it up with a Themba child original! Enjoy!

新的部落格標題。Themba Child的原始呈現。

mike tyson's punch out!

okay this game should not need and introduction unless you were born in the 90's and even then you should have some idea. i remember when this guy down the street got a nintendo, that was the first time that i ever saw anything that cool. mike tyson's punch out was the second game that he got, we played that game so many times and i never got to mike tyson. anyway my next project is going to be a tribute to one of the coolest games that i can remember. i am planning some sort of nightmare that little mac might have. i will be sure to keep everyone posted on the progress.

t

90年代前出生的人應該對此任天堂的遊戲Mike Tyson's Punch Out並不陌生。還記得一個朋友買了那遊戲，當下我便覺得這真的太酷了！玩了一陣子，怎麼都打不倒Mike Tyson。總而言之，我下一個作品的靈感發自此讓我難忘的遊戲，Little Mac的夢魘。待續....

Jokers galore!

As mentioned in a previous post, Themba will be doing a Joker painting. The Joker is no stranger to being portrayed in art, so we decided to look at him in a different light. Typically he's displayed as an evil genius or as a cunning pyschopath, we had other ideas! The leading candidates right now are Handsome Joker (top right sketch) and Rugged Joker (bottom right sketch). The style we choose will assuredly be original and unique. Stay tuned for further developments on this universally beloved villain.

P

上次與大家提到將會為作品之一的Joker，有了第一步雛形。常常被作為藝術描繪主題的Joker, 我們屏除了他已往給大家“邪惡的天才“或是“狡猾的精神病患“的印象，給予他一個新的面貌。英俊瀟灑的他(圖右上方) 和粗獷不修邊幅的他(圖右下方)已在候選名單上，我們最後選出的Joker將會是獨特及有原創性的，敬請期待。

air skeezy

today i am giving everyone a look at a new work in progress, its skeletor the villain from the he-man cartoon wearing air yeezys. when these shoes came out they would release a new color every few months, but none of them ever came in any bright colorways, so i decided that i needed to pay tribute to one of my favorite cartoon shows and to a pair of shoes that i would love to own. i have not decided on the final colors for the shoes yet, but i will keep you posted on the progress of the painting.

t

此為尚未完成的作品，80年代熱門卡通《太空超人He-man》裡的反派角色骷髏人 Skeletor， 穿上Air Yeezys鞋款。請到Hip-Hop大師Kanya West設計完成而聲名大噪的鞋款Air Yeezys，原創並無任何明亮色系的組合，我將會設計一雙有著明亮色系的鞋款放入此作品。

under construction

Alright people, production for the next show has begun! I'm here to give you some info about the new pieces we're working on. In the last show we had a section dedicated to superheroes, and we decided to do a few paintings of their counterparts...Super-Villains!
First up on the list is the Joker! A quick background on possibly the greatest villain of all time. Joker first appeared in Batman #1 in 1940 as the Dark Night's archenemy. The most accepted version of the Joker's transformation is as follows: An unnamed criminal falls into a vat of chemical waste causing his skin to turn white, his hair green and his lips red. Obviously this traumatic event affected him mentally as well causing his intelligence level to rise dramatically. He has been portrayed as a funny trickster as well as a psychopathic killer.
We will be putting up some sketches of the Joker in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

P

上次的個展中，部份展出一系列超級英雄的作品，接下來 我們決定要把反派角色做為下次個展中部份的主題。
說到反派大壞蛋，我們馬上想到的第一人選便是The Joker(小丑)。相信大家對希斯萊傑在他遺作《蝙蝠俠- 黑暗騎士》中 飾演的小丑一角印象深刻，此人物原本就是一個凶残的幫派份子，在一次掉入化學廢棄物池的意外後，讓他變成一個白臉、綠髮 有著血紅唇色的怪人，也戲劇性地變得更加狡猾聰明讓人捉摸 不清。The Joker 的草圖會陸續上傳與大家分享。待續....

business...always business

well its finally here and ready for the public eye, yes the bulletproof toast business card. this beauty was custom cut in the shape of a piece of toast and glossed over with some buttery smooth lettering. fresh out of the oven and ready to stop some bullets.

special thanks to megatron for stopping by and helping us test the resistance to bullets.

t

我的個人名片 防彈土司 正式在此跟大家見面，土司形狀加上如奶油般的字體，熱騰騰地剛剛出爐！

特別感謝 Megatron 前來為我們測試它的防彈力。

Art Show Review

Saturday August 1 marked the first Bulletproof Toast art show. There was a relatively big turnout and it was an entertaining event. Thanks to everyone for coming out to support and checking out the art. Special thanks to the DJs, AntiHero and Charles for playing some hype music, and to Waakao for helping with the promotion.

I was trying to figure out which painting was the all out favorite and I discovered that there wasn't. Pretty much everyone had a different painting that spoke to them. There was a lot of discussion about the Miami Vice, Yoda, Tyson, Steamboat Willie and the superhero collages. In fact, Miami Vice was sold within minutes.

Here are a few pics of the event. We'll keep you up to date on our future endeavors.

here is the flyer for the show, i will post some pics of the show soon.

t

The red shoe or the blue shoe?

this is my spin on the scene in the matrix where morpheus gives neo the chance to decide weather he wants to see the truth about the world by taking the red pill or take the blue pill and forget everything that he has heard and continue living never knowing about the matrix. what would you do?

T

Teddy Bear Art Exhibit

Alright, I recently participated in an art show at my Chinese Painting class. This was a teddy bear exhibit with lots of different artists. I entered three paintings into the show: Tyson Bear, Shoe Store Bears and Chinese Chop Bear. Hope you enjoy

The King

i have decided not to write any history or put up any videos because i am sure that a million other people have done that already so i will just give you an idea of how amazing this man was with a little story.

i have been teaching young students in taiwan for three years and would always play music at lunchtime or when they were writing. one day i made a cd with some michael jackson songs for them, after a few days all of my students would be singing the songs in the hall or requesting the songs by name. after that i decided that they needed to see some videos, so during movie time we watched thriller because it was the only video that i had on vcd. a few weeks later a six year old girl in my class told me that she bought the michael jackson number ones dvd. soon after that they all started dancing and singing even more songs. when it came time for our graduation play they all voted to have thriller as the ending song. that is how cool he was to them, and the coolest thing about the class that let me know that they really did like him and think that he was cool...their favorite video was "don't stop til you get enough" how wicked is that for a six year old recognize a master when they see one.

this year my new class of three year olds decided that their graduation song was going to be "rockin robin" sang by the jackson five. they sang beautifully and danced like young michaels. they still ask me to play it even though graduation is over.

goodbye king you will be missed all over the world.

The Man

We I am sure that all two of you have been wondering where the name "Bulletproof Toast" came from, what it means and most of all what that mofo looks like?? Well I am here to answer some of those questions. The name?? well it appeared out of thin air, I was just walking down the street and it just popped into my head, I liked it because it sounded cool and made no sense at all, but it was fun as hell. What does it mean?? It means exactly what it says "Bullet-motherfuckin-proof Toast". If those first two answers were not that satisfying I understand, so for the final question I decided to skip the description and get a pic to show you how he gets down.

Me and stuff...

Its been a long time since I have made a post, so I am writing this to the two people that come here each week to let them know that I am still alive and still painting and drawing. Today I will give a little info on the previous posts. I am what they call a sneakerhead, I love shoes and will do almost anything to get my hands on the ones that I want. The idea for a lot of my recent paintings comes from my love for sneakers and of retro shit like 80's movies, cartoons, music...basically whatever I think is funny or cool. The ideas behind the pictures are different superheros wearing Nike Dunks. I drew the characters with the shoes on and I gave the shoes new colorways to match the colors of the superhero. Its was a small idea that is growing and I am getting excited about, because the possibilities are endless. That's all for today but I will be back soon with some new shit for the peeps.

Jordan 3's anyone?

Another pic that is finally finished and ready for the show, and a video bonus just in case you forgot.

?? Some Chinese painting ??

I have been studying Chinese painting three times a week for the past two and a half years. It is something that I enjoy and I will be the first to tell you that it is no joke, if you have ever studied art or are artistic in any way it makes no difference because it will frustrate you to the point of insanity. Imagine learning how to walk again or how to use a knife and fork again, well that is sort of what it feels like when you first start learning. Anyway it is a lot of fun and after a while you really start to appreciate it and love doing it. So here are a few of my latest works.

Still Grindin

Well its been a little while since the last post but we are getting closer to the art show and things must be finished. Today we have a finished pic of Iceman wearing some icy blue dunks and a pic that needs to be painted, you can try to guess who they are. If you are having trouble you can check out the video below for the answer.

Steamboat Willie

Alright, Steamboat Willie is complete wearing red and yellow air max 90's.

Check out this link of the original video:
Steamboat Willie

Coming soon!

Alright here are a few pics of what we're working on for the show. Some of these are incomplete, but it should give you a good idea of the concept. Keep checking in, new posts will be added daily.

The Punisher looking bad ass in his black and white dunks.

Ghost Rider driving past a graveyard.

The Flash wearing his custom yellow and red dunks.

Bulletproof Toast in full effect!

Welcome one and all to the official launch of the Bulletproof Toast blog. We've started this blog to keep you posted on our art show coming up in the near future, as well as keep you updated on anything new that we're working on. For this show we've taken some of our favorite pop culture characters and given them some of the hottest kicks. We will be posting pics of our work in process, so keep checking in to stay current.