Hey there,

Just a general update for you all hungry for new info on the film. In the past couple months, I've been conducting a few more interviews to try my best and paint a picture of the vinyl toy scene. In addition to introducing people to the scene in general and those out there, I'm also trying to best to stimulate questions from the audience about the toys themselves and whether they can be viewed as a legitimate art form; something more than an overpriced collectible.

That being said, I did a reshoot with the lovely Tara McPherson in her native Brooklyn studio and got a chance to ask her some more in depth questions about her art, her thoughts on vinyl toys, and where she see things going.

Tara Mcpherson

Next up was Mark Taylor, Adjunct Professor at Otis College who teaches among other things toys design. I mean the guy came up with He-Man, so he definetly had a bit to say about toys in general and in particular the vinyl toys that he has dealt with lately in his clases. He was certainly a blast to talk to about things and get an academic perspective on the toy scene in general.

Mark Taylor

Last and certainly not least, we have Dave Bondi, artist and sculptor who is best know for sculpting toys for Luke Chueh and Joe Ledbetter. I spoke to him because he's a behind the scenes kind of guy in the vinyl toy world and I wanted to see what his thoughts were on the way toys were viewed. How would he feel if people called something he worked on for several days, weeks, months, a toy rather than a piece of art? I asked him many questions and how did he react? Stay tuned and find out...

Dave Bondi

Until next time,
D

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Hey there, I just wanted to let all y'all know that I got featured on this nifty toy blog called Toycyte. They asked me a bunch of questions about myself as a film maker and the film. I did my best and gave em pretty decent answers but you tell me. Check it out Here.

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Sorry for being so out of touch blog-wise. I'll be doing many more of these videos not to fret. Here's a lovely midnight snack and if you're patient, i'll post some more photos for people i recently spoke to. Plus I got some killer news! Stay Tuned..

This is vol.8 of "The Vinyl Frontier" Spotlight, taking a brief look into the world of an artist featured in the upcoming documentary by Daniel Zana. This week we take a look at MCA's comic, his fine art and how he got started in vinyl toys. More to come in later installments on www.thevinylfrontiermovie.com

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