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NEW!! MIGHTY PAW Pins!!!🖤❤️ 💥Represent

NEW!! MIGHTY PAW Pins!!!🖤❤️

💥Represent the great BLACKIE THE CAT vs his nemesis, GERTRUDE, the RED ELIFANT!

💥Blackie the Cat’s story book, THE MIGHTY PAW, has recently been published through @hatandbeardpress
A true story about the Great Hate that existed for generations of Blackie’s ancestors. A tale of good versus evil fighting over limited resources!!

💥This pin set represent Strength & how to overcome Adversity!! Now available on the Baseman Online Store!

THE LAST BLACK CAT!🐈‍⬛ 💥Last day to get

THE LAST BLACK CAT!🐈‍⬛

💥Last day to get TIX for this wild wonderful LECTURE & a BREAKFAST at the @labreakfastclub !! So get ‘em now!

💥I will discuss how my BLACK CATS, Blackie the Cat & Bosko, inspired my ART & EXISTENCE through their brilliance & talent! And with each’s passing, as painful as they were, became transformational.

💥I will go in-depth in discussing our new story book, THE MIGHTY PAW, a true story about Blackie the Cat’s family and heritage, taken place during the Time of the Great Hate.

💥See you WED, ‪March 26, 7-9AM‬
‪The Los Angeles Breakfast Club
3201 Riverside Dr, LA CA 90027

BE THE FIRST to get your Baseman x UNO deck SIGNED

BE THE FIRST to get your Baseman x UNO deck SIGNED!!!

💥Come hear the True HOLLYWOOD Story of our @mattelcreations collaboration of TOBY IS SWELL & @uno for @mattel 80th anniversary!

🐾And we will tell the TALE of the MIGHTY PAW!!

💥TODAY at 2pm at @coreyhelfordgallery
See you there for a TALK, SIGNING, UNO PLAY, and the MIGHTY PAW!

See my new 4x6 ft painting, SWELL, 7 new drawings inspired by my new UNO deck and my art installation celebrating the creation of our new toy & game!

NEW MATTEL X BASEMAN drawings!!! Come out tomorro

NEW MATTEL X BASEMAN drawings!!!

Come out tomorrow Saturday, March 22nd, 2-4pm at @coreyhelfordgallery
I’ll be giving a TALK, do a SIGNING, and we will have @uno PLAY!!

Be the first to get your Baseman x Uno deck signed by me and turn them into an official Work of Art!

We are also introducing 7 NEW drawings available based on my UNO deck! If you want to own a piece of Mattel History, contact sherri@coreyhelfordgallery.com

And one LUCKY person on Saturday will go home with the now sold out TOBY IS SWELL hand signed art piece!!
And we will have other surprise goodies!

See you there for a SWELL DAY!!
@mattelcreations @mattel

TOBY IS SWELL & UNO are available now at mattelcre

TOBY IS SWELL & UNO are available now at mattelcreations.com !!!

Created for Mattel’s 80th Anniversary, this Limited Edition TOBY IS SWELL as MATTY MATTEL are hand signed on the foot and comes with a beautiful ARTBOX!

The Baseman x UNO card deck were created also to celebrate Mattel’s 80th anniversary! I created 15 new paintings of my creatures engaging with legacy Mattel Toys that represent the @uno card decks!

Get your Baseman x @mattelcreations Art Pieces before they are sold out!!!

Happy Birthday @mattel !!!

And come out March 22nd at 2-4p at @coreyhelfordgallery for my Talk, Signing & UNO game play!

TOBY IS SWELL & UNO!!!!! Limited Amount is availab

TOBY IS SWELL & UNO!!!!!
Limited Amount is available now on our ONLINE STORE!
Celebrating @mattel 80th anniversary, we have 2 special art products!
1) TOBY IS SWELL AS MATTY MATTEL, an art plush, where my Toby manifests himself into the Mattel icon, Matty Mattel!
All TOBY IS SWELLare hand signed on the foot!
2) BASEMAN X UNO! I created 15 new paintings mixing my creatures playing with Mattel legacy products!!

Collect them before they are sold out!!!
@mattelcreations @uno

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate th

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of MATTEL with the TOYS AS ART exhibition at @coreyhelfordgallery and the launch of our collaboration with @mattelcreations & @uno !!!

Thousands came out to celebrate throughout the night!
I wanted to surprise anyone who greeted me with a special Crowned Toby pin!
The limited amount of TOBY IS SWELL art toys SOLD OUT on Saturday but
sign up to our newsletter &
Mattel Creations to learn about this week’s ONLINE DROP!!

COME MARCH 22nd 2-4p where I will do a TALK, signing, and UNO PLAY!
Happy Birthday @mattel !!!!!

TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! Come celebrate tonight’s

TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT!

Come celebrate tonight’s BIG opening of TOYS AS ART, the Mattel’s 80th Anniversary Exhibition at @coreyhelfordgallery 7-11pm!!

And the release of our Limited Edition TOBY IS SWELL & UNO collaborations with @mattelcreations !!!

And SAVE THE DATE of March 22nd 2-4p for my Talk, Signing, and @uno Play!

Happy Birthday @mattel !!

ALL IS SWELL! Prepping for tomorrow’s BIG openi

ALL IS SWELL!

Prepping for tomorrow’s BIG opening of TOYS AS ART, the Mattel’s 80th Anniversary Exhibition at @coreyhelfordgallery 7-11pm!!

Limited Edition TOBY IS SWELL & UNO will be available through @mattelcreations !!!

And SAVE THE DATE of March 22nd 2-4p for my Talk, Signing, and @uno Play!

Happy Birthday @mattel !!!

BOSKO IN THE BOX!!! In my new painting, SWELL, I

SWELL!!! Introducing “SWELL,” my new 4x6 ft p

SWELL!!!

Introducing “SWELL,” my new 4x6 ft painting celebrating Mattel’s 80th Anniversary and our first collaboration with @mattelcreations !!

Come to our big exhibition opening, TOYS AS ART, this Saturday March 15th from 7-11p at the @coreyhelfordgallery !!!
There will be a limited early release our Mattel Creation products!
And return on March 22nd from 2-4p, where I will do a talk, sign and we will play @uno !!! ❤️🖤🤍
SEE YOU THERE!!! @mattel

Li’l Yuki reads the MIGHTY PAW!! Well, sort of.

Li’l Yuki reads the MIGHTY PAW!!
Well, sort of.
She does love devouring the RED ELIFANTS!

Have you read Blackie the Cat’s storybook, THE MIGHTY PAW!
Published by @hatandbeardpress

Li’l Yuki is one of many kittens rescued by @luxepaws !
Please adopt our furry friends!

REVVED UP for MATTEL’s 80th ANNIVERSARY Exhibiti

REVVED UP for MATTEL’s 80th ANNIVERSARY Exhibition at the @coreyhelfordgallery this Saturday Night, March 15th, from 7-11p!

Come witness my new Mattel inspired painting plus the release of two very special collaborations with @mattelcreations @mattel @uno

The CIRCLE of LIFE! The General teaching Lil Yuki

The CIRCLE of LIFE!

The General teaching Lil Yuki the Gospel of Blackie the Cat at the MOUNT OF THE ASCENSION!🐾

Remember to adopt!
We are fostering for @luxepaws

BOSKO!!! Portrait by @cali_wally Thank you Cali

BOSKO!!!
Portrait by @cali_wally

Thank you Cali for this beautiful Painting of Bosko, to accompany your other beautiful portrait of Blackie the Cat.

Cali used to be my intern back in the day, and she takes commissions to do portrait paintings of not just pets but also humans and families!!!
Cali has an interesting story where her very first exhibition when she was a child was curated by @davidbowie

TOYS AS ART! I’m excited to play a special role

TOYS AS ART!
I’m excited to play a special role in celebrating @mattel 80th Anniversary at @coreyhelfordgallery exhibition opening March 15th!
For decades, my art was about blurring the lines between Fine Art & Toy Culture!
I look forward to going in depth in revealing my unique and inspired collaborations with @mattelcreations ❤️🖤

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