Here are a few things I was really excited about picking up in LA:

Choegal, bought at GR2

I’ve been coveting this doll from artist David Choe since his Obama cover for Giant Robot and the video of his signing/opening at GR2 kind of hyped it all up. It’s his first full scale toy, made from all wooden mechanical parts with three faces (sad – angry – happy in the photo above) that you can turn with the knob on the top of her hat. I don’t collect toys, really, but this handpainted (albeit by a Chinese factory, not Choe) beauty was too hard to resist.

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I went a little crazy at the sight of these pop-up Christmas cards at the Tokyo Hands in Shinjuku

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Possibly the best part of summer in the Pacific Northwest is the What the Heck Festival in Anacortes, WA.

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I’ve been to a lot of weddings in the past few years. We’re talking over 8 but under a dozen, just to give you an idea. Every single time it’s been a struggle to figure out what the best gift would be for the bride and groom.

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A little while ago I ran into Meesoo Lee, an artist who does stuff with lite brites, rubix cubes and video, amongst other things.

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