Tokoji Seijin - Creeping Nomadic HP

Imagine a club house (or hut) made of beards, fluorescent paint, driftwood, plastic toys, beat up skateboards, swimming suits, colorful string and bottle caps. That’s Grass Hut! It all started with Bwana Spoons. He made art that inspired us all. He invited us to show art with him, he’s the reason we came together. Scrappers, Le Merde, Martin Ontiveros, and Apak have come to be know as Grass Hut. These artists have helped Grass Hut grow by curating group shows, teaching each other how to make toys, making websites for each other, painting murals, working the shop counter, shipping, answering email, making each other laugh with fart jokes, and by having the kind of fun that informs the work we do. Grass Hut is a gallery/shop/studio located in Portland, but all the artists involved have turned it more into a colorful wildfire of creativity that has spread throughout the tubes of the internet connecting artists from around the world. Beyond the brick and mortar of the Portland location, Grass Hut grows in the work done by it’s extended family: Arbito, Snaggs, Shawn Wolfe, Gargamel, David Horvath, Kiyoshi Nakazawa, John Black and You make this whole thing more important then the people involved. Now it’s about the Gargamel is a prominent Japanese toy producer and designer, known for its vinyl figures that often draw heavily from kaiju (giant monster) culture, retro Japanese toy aesthetics, and punk influences. Founded by Hiroshi Nakanishi, Gargamel has made a significant impact on the designer toy world, especially within the kaiju and underground toy communities. Koji Harmon is based in Tokyo, Japan. He grew up in Los Angeles with Japanese toys such as Microman, Robocon, Ultraman, and Kamen Rider. His work ranges from zines, photography, and plush figures to hand painted soft vinyl figures. He has published a photo book, and his work has been shown at art shows throughout Japan and America. He has also contributed various toy related articles to magazines such as Pencil Fight and Super7. Koji has worked with Japanese toy makers Gargamel on several collaboration figures, including the Cometdebris exclusive Tokoji Seijin and Tokoichi Seiju figures. Currently, he is focusing his attention on toys and custom figures.