Tag Archives: Into the Darkness

Who is Lily Black?

Lily Black can be described in many words, but ordinary is most definitely not one of them.  In the current 1AM SF gallery show “Into the Darkness”, Lily’s custom toys are the showstoppers.  Veteran artists in the field claim that his pieces are knock you outta your shoes good.  His attention to detail, use of [...]

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Finding 64 Colors

Currently, 1AM SF gallery is hosting a custom toy vinyl show called “Into the Darkness” with DrilOne.  One of the most talked about and sought after pieces was a contribution from 64 Colors called “Night Mary”.  Interpreting the theme, Laura and Eric (the married couple behind the masterpiece) customized a fascinating piece depicting creatures of [...]

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Drillin’ into DrilOne’s Brain

Q n A with DrilOne (aka Alex Dril), curator of “Into the Darkness” How would you describe the evolution of the designer toy world? The Designer toy world has evolved greatly, when I started there was not a lot of companies. Now there is many companies, and the mainstream companies like Mattel & Hasbro are [...]

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“Into the Darkness” 06.05.09 Opening

Phew.  Whatta show. Last Friday (6.5.09), 1AM hosted the opening reception of “Into the Darkness” with DrilOne.  The custom vinyl toys were out of this world.  Over 40 artists are participating in this show representing their interpretation of “Into the Darkness”. Besides the art pieces, the cool thing was that a lot of the artists [...]

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