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Dreams to Dreams... Update

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 14:34:41 -0800

Sup Chocolatiers!

Dreams to Dreams: DCTO Custom Show 2008.

Dacosta Bayley a.k.a CHOCOLATE SOOP and the Japanese American National Museum have assembled the first custom toy show held in a museum. 45+ artists have customized his DCTO (Dreams Come True Object) Jibun Project, a futuristic version of the traditional Daruma toy. The theme of the show is "Dreams to Dreams" and is based on the poem of the same title which speaks to childhood dreams, possibilities and looking to the future.

The finished art pieces will be on display at the Japanese American National Museum from December 1, 2008 through January 4, 2009. Pieces will be available for sale through the Museum Store.

The show will lead up to Oshogatsu weekend (a significant celebration in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo area). there will be educational and entertaining programs that tell the significance of Daruma and other cultural icons for the New Year.

For more information you can check the dctoproject.com or janm.org
Sponsored in part by: Daruma Asset Management, Inc.

Dreams to Dreams

Dreams are a vision of the ideal
Visions become thoughts
Thoughts bring possibilities
Possibilities build realities
Reality is existence
To exist is to dream…
Dacosta Bayley

Contributing Artists:

Amy Inouye
Angry Woebots
Barry Stephenson
Brent Nolasco
Cameron Tiede
Camilla d’Errico
Charles Hui
Charuca
Chris Conway
Dacosta!
Dan Goodsell
David & Kazumi Svenson
Donna Ikkanda
Gary van der Steur
Hiroshi Yoshii
Itokin Park
Jesse Hernandez
Jester
Joel Nakamura
Judson Beaumont
Julie West
kaNO kid
Kazuko Shinoka (Spicy Brown)
Keith Poon
Koji Takei
Leecifer
Lou Pimentel
MadL
Marilyn Frandsen
Mark Atomos
Mark Nagata
Megan Majewski
Neal Yamamoto
NEMO
PESKIMO
Peter Taylor
PON
Qris Yamashita
Sachiho Hino (Spicy Brown)
Scott Wetterschneider
Shawn O’Conner
Steve Rolston
Steve Talkowski
Stuart Rapeport
Trevor McKay

As always, if you have any questions or just want to say hey, fire me an e-mail or post a comment here.
Back at you soon...

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Dreams to Dreams...

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:24:51 -0700

Hello Chocolatiers!

It's been a minute since the last post and there's lots and plenty on the go.

First off: I am very happy to announce 'Dreams to Dreams' the DCTO custom show is locked for December 6th, 2008 to January 4th, 2009 at JANM (Japanese American National Museum) in LA. 50+ invited artists are already working their magic the DCTO figures. I'll have a list of the artists for you soon.

Next: DCTO Spring Contest... Now that Spring is finally here, the DIY GID DCTO will be going on sale soon on the Chocolate Soop Shop Price 40.00USD. Here's your chance to win 1 of 2 DIY GID DCTO for your very own in a Chocolatier exclusive mission. All you have to do is send in a photo of your DCTO in a Zen spot that you love to hang out at. In a park, your favourite café, the train station, wherever it is that you find your stillness. There no major rules other than you have be on the mailing list (Only my fellow Chocolatiers are eligible), and you have to have taken the photo yourself. In focus and good lighting are pluses. Short listed photos will be posted on the DCTO project site. Closing date for photos is April 30, 2008. The 2 best photos (IMO) will each win a DIY GID DCTO. The sakura are blossoming, so get out there and find your Zen.

3rdly: A sneak peek at the one of the projects on the table. Fresh off the drafting board, I give you MMARTIN™ (Multimode Adaptable Routine Task Innovation). (Photo above)
This project is going to be pretty exciting. All the update on the project will be posted on Vinyl Pulse and of course here for all you Chocolatires to see first.

Here’ the short version of the back story.
Manufactured by Friend Industries Inc., the MMARTIN™ unit is heralded as the work of the future, offering tomorrow's solutions today. By filling a gap in the labour market, the MMARTIN™ series is poised to become the industry standard in robotics.

As always, if you have any questions or just want to say hey, fire me an e-mail or post a comment here.
Back at you soon...
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Wish Kidds on the rise...

Tue, 8 Jan 2008 02:32:53 -0800

Happy New Year Chocolatiers, (Yes a little late)

This is the first blog entry of 2008. I hope you all had a great time during the Holidays. I want to Thank all the people that made my first trip to NYC a memorable time. NYC lived up to all the stories.

So, now that things are in motion for the new 366 in the Year of the Rat (Earth elemental), there are a few new exciting things in the works, but I’ll bring you those details in the coming posts.

PRINTS, Vs, PROTOTYPES, BOOKS, CUSTOM SHOWS, even 2 SPECIAL EDITION KANIZA. “Watchout now!”

Until then I’m happy to tell you that my ‘Wish Kidd’ figure from the KANIZA Cluster 01 mini set put out by ToyQube is finally available on the CHOCOLATE SOOP SHOP. There are only 23 sets available so gettem’ while the gettin’s good.

Back at you soon...

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New York Bound...

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:40:42 -0800

Hot off the press is the KANIZA release poster. I was up late last night putting it together. It gives me great pleasure (in the strangest places...) to announce the details of the official ToyQube event.

KANIZA Cluster 01 Release Party
December 08, 2007
ToyQube & Gallery
133-31 39th Ave. #F36
Flushing, NY 11354
TEL: 718.939.8605
Time: 4:00pm - 9:00pm

For a list of artists who will be signing, please check out the ToyQube site for more info.

I can tell you that I’ll be there to help with the celebrate the occasion. So with flight book and digs locked, it’s next stop, the Big Apple.

Hope to see you all there.

SOOP’s ON!

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:51:15 -0800

Hey hey, what’s good Chocolatiers? I finally have my site up. It feels good to have a place to call home. There are a few things to mention about this site. First, it’s an ongoing project as you might expect from an artist. I hope to bring you all the new designs I’m working on, as well as a ton of prints and all the customs I can dream up. Second, I’m happy to tell you that the CHOCOLATE SOOP online shop is open. Of course you will be able to get your DCTO direct from the SOOP SHOP. Just in time for X-Mas. It’s a good time to power up those New Years goals for 2008 with a little Zen power. I’ve also put up a few prints to get you started.

I’m currently working on a couple of themes, and while it’s all from me, I like to play with different ideas when I can. One of the themes is the CHOCOLATE SOOP WORLD and the characters that live there.
Headed up by Chef Theo Broma a.k.a Koko, it’s a place fill with silky chocolate swirls and fun. The other theme is Japanese Mythos mixed with pop-culture, blending the old with the new, like the DCTO: Jibun Project.

So please check back from time to time and don’t forget to sign up for the CHOCOLATE SHOTS bulletin to get the drop on the new stuff coming up.

Back at you soon.

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