Hole Punch Toys

Toys for grown ups. Sculpture is relatively new to me. From there, it was a short leap (in theory) from customization to casting my own designs in plastic.

Historically, I have been an artist of the pencil/pen and paint variety, but in late 2010, at the encouragement of a friend, I tried my hand at customizing a prefabricated vinyl doll (rhymes with 'bunny') and immediately took to the immediacy and malleability of clay. In practice, it proved more difficult. I had taken on the dual arts of sculpture and mold making, the former of which came somewhat

12/25/2021

Slow down friends, it's not a race.

Happy Holidays everyone!

12/01/2021

Ran across some old photos (10 years?) of some of the OG Hole Punch toys.
This is the Plugs Bunny 1.0
From a purely sculptural standpoint it's not terrible design. From an anally Insertable standpoint it was awful. The 4 point axis of the base made it virtually unwearable. I didn't have enough personal experience with plugs to anticipate the problem and in my excitement to bring product to market didn't bother to test it. It wasn't until real world feedback started coming in that I realized my mistake. It was embarrassing and demoralizing at the time but an important lesson in the value of patience (and butt cheek mechanics).
Eventually I returned to the concept and reworked it to make what is currently one of the more popular designs.
Moral?
Have patience.
Listen to feedback.
Try again.
Or in some cases, admit an idea doesn't work and move on.

12/01/2021

Ran across some old photos (10 years?) of some of the OG Hole Punch toys.
This is the Plugs Bunny 1.0
From a purely sculptural standpoint it's not terrible design. From an anally Insertable standpoint it was awful. The 4 point axis of the base made it virtually unwearable. I didn't have enough personal experience with plugs to anticipate the problem and in my excitement to bring product to market didn't bother to test it. It wasn't until real world feedback started coming in that I realized my mistake. It was embarrassing and demoralizing at the time but an important lesson in the value of patience (and butt cheek mechanics).
Eventually I returned to the , concept and reworked it to make what is currently one the more popular designs.
Moral?
Have patience.
Listen to feedback.
Try again.
Or in some cases, admit an idea doesn't work and move on.

11/16/2021

pucker up buttercup

11/11/2021

I feel like they're planning something

10/26/2021

when you accidentally message your dentist ๐Ÿ˜ณ

Photos from Hole Punch Toys's post 10/15/2021

this is the most disturbing part of squid game

10/06/2021

who's h***y for metallic purple ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ

09/21/2021

pictured: Quiver in gold wearing Dickey in antique gold.
both available now, Dickey on the Singularities page.

09/13/2021

a little but weirder and a whole lot cheaper
NEW BATCH OF MISFITS ON SITE NOW

09/03/2021

you know there's some cows suuuper into this s**t

09/01/2021

SHOP IS OPEN!
bring it on h***y people

08/23/2021

no, ho**er

08/16/2021

PLEASE tree, there are children on this trail

08/14/2021

I feel like some intrepid thief switched a freshly baked cherry pie for this like indiana jones with the golden idol and a giant pair of balls came rolling forth from the forest to crush them before they could escape

07/28/2021

there wasn't room to spell out "Dick And Nuts" i'm guessing?

07/23/2021

not sure how i feel about these apples

07/21/2021

kind of want to make this into a textile pattern.
"soapy holes"

07/15/2021

this reminds me of when dolphins surround a school of fish and herd them into a group to eat. except Flukes don't eat carrots. that would be silly.
everyone knows they take their nutrients through osmosis.

07/06/2021

the Dickey makes Chewie look like a mad max desert leather daddy that'll pop your tires, steal your gas and leave you sore and limping toward the sinking sun. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ

07/06/2021

the Dickey makes Chewie look like a mad max desert leather daddy that'll pop your tires, steal your gas and leave you sore and limping toward the sinking sun. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ

07/04/2021

I am saddened and stunned to announce that uncle sam has been shot and killed.
Happy 4th everybody.

07/02/2021

the hole punch studios have recently relocated to the clock tower of an abandoned church so I turned this thrift store picture into a little victorian speed racer space lady because I refuse to let go of steampunk.
**t

06/21/2021

convince me there is not a concentrated effort by the footwear industry to simultaneously extort money from and humiliate elderly people

06/15/2021

this color combo got me wet

06/09/2021

this is your summer reminder that Sprout is here and putting off some definite Lacoste-Rasta vibes.
(Lacasta?)
Available now in the flavor of your choice at holepunchtoys.com
๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿฆ

05/27/2021

spent far too long this morning reading the comments on a tweet about how the Ramones are overrated and tons of people were just piling on about how unoriginal and boring they are and how many bands are better and It's nothing new but it always shocks me how quick and willing folks are to focus on the stuff that doesn't work for them. I get it, it's bonding over a shared opinion and I guess it's better than no bonding at all but jeez, let's be little carrots and lift up the gold for people to see. Lead will sink on it's own.

05/10/2021

hail satin ๐Ÿค˜๐Ÿผ

05/03/2021

Sprout may not be popular (yet) but they have the right attitude and play well with others. ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฑโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฑ

04/19/2021

soap hangover

Photos from Hole Punch Toys's post 04/12/2021

Despite the rain and dingy gloom here in Minnesota it is, in fact, spring and with it the emergence of a fresh, pastel pearly bit of art deco loveliness called Sprout which fought it's way through the hard, frozen ground of 2020 to bring a little sunshine to your life.
You can find it on the Toy Box page of holepunchtoys.com or click the link in the Bio.

Pick one today!๐ŸŒฑ

Photos from Hole Punch Toys's post 04/12/2021

Despite the rain and dingy gloom here in Minnesota it is, in fact, spring and with it the emergence of a fresh, pastel pearly bit of art deco loveliness called Sprout which fought it's way through the hard, frozen ground of 2020 to bring a little sunshine to your life.
You can find it on the Toy Box page of holepunchtoys.com or click the link in the Bio.

Pick one today!๐ŸŒฑ

04/01/2021

I โค๏ธ THIS GUY

Photos from Hole Punch Toys's post 03/27/2021

up until that point however, s**t is WILD

03/15/2021

RIP ๐Ÿธ

I finally got around to filming what was going to be a start to finish time lapse making of a new toy, but the universe being what it is had other ideas and had it collapse in on itself in the pressure pot for the first molding.
Frustrated but not defeated I walked away for a couple of days to collect myself and contemplate the relative merits of challenging fate by repairing the damage and forging on, which, being the intrepid fool I am, decided were sufficient, resulting in an unexpected but entirely fitting explosion. Sick burn but at least there's this cool video.

Pour one out for the H***y Toad. ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

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