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Japanese Halloween Candy

For this month's Box of Schlock, I didn't want to just throw in candy that any asshole can get from a Walmart or Dollar Tree.  Nope, I wanted to do something way different. As some of you may or may not know, I love Japanese candy, or what is better known as dagashi, which comparable to penny candy found in the states.  Each piece of dagashi is a wonderful display of graphic design weirdness and eating one is akin to playing Bean Boozled; you never know what the hell it's going to be.  Sure, I could use the Google Translate App, but I like to live my life dangerously with a dash of mystery on the side. Now, I may have ordered way too much Halloween Japanese dagashi, but I think it was worth it just for the photos alone and sweet Instagram hearts. Enjoy! I am not sure if it's something to get around customs, but each box that was delivered was listed as either as a gift or present.  It was even wrapped like some sort of birthday present, albeit, one that g...

The Box of Schlock

In case you're wondering what I have been up to lately, I will tell you. Inspired by last year's Halloween Hootenanny Bags, which sold out in a matter of days, I started a subscription box service called The Box of Schlock, of course. Each month, I gather from all kinds of sources, items that I dig that are either unique, weird, schlocky, or kitsch and throw them into a box along with candy and snacks and a Mystery Item. This side endeavor, which is not really related to my artwork or movies, is still something that is a part of me that I want to share with everyone.  It has been what has been keeping me busy in recent weeks, but I promise more art and movies are on their way. So far, I have nearly sold out of the ten boxes that I had made for the month of April. So, that's not bad, really. If anyone is interested, boxes are $25.00 bucks with free shipping. U.S. only. Plus, since variety is the spice of life; each month the box will have a different theme. For th...
Sometimes drawing is a bit like the early stages of a sculpture or painting, in that it begins at the ugly stage before things start to gel in its final form. #misterschlocko #lowbrow #kaiju #ultraman #bmovies #cultmovies #cultcinema #culttv A post shared by Tim Shrum (@misterschlocko) on Mar 1, 2017 at 3:01pm PST