In celebration of Upper Playground’s 10th Anniversary, vinyl figures created by various artist will be released. The first in this series is a creation from Alex Pardee named the Walrus Rider. A two-faced creature, whose legs were stolen, seeking vengeance and searching for his legs atop his walrus associate. The figure is approximately 11″ tall and has bendy arms and a removable tusk, which fits into the rider’s hand.
Alex Pardee wrote a poem about tales and travails of the Walrus Rider:
Born with legs of a golden tint,
He’d walk, he’d run, he’d jump and sprint,
There’s nothing much he COULDN’T do,
With legs of gold and wooden shoes,
The girls all loved his limbs and knees,
For no one else had legs like these,
But jealousy arose with some,
Cause’ HE was having all the fun!
So late one night upon his slumber,
Darkness drenched with rain and thunder.
There he slept and dreamt of blondes,
But when he woke HIS LEGS WERE GONE!
Who would do this tragic thing?
What good is a bee if a bee cannot sting?
And what good is HE without legs at all?
Now he cannot move and he’s not that tall!
So he hopped on the back of his bestest friend,
And together they ride as he seeks his REVENGE!
There will be two colorways available and in limited quantities. 500 will be produced of the teal/magenta figure. The black/green is an Upper Playground exclusive and only 113 will be available for sale through their retail stores or web store.
Upper Playground will be holding an exclusive colorway release signing with Alex Pardee on Saturday May 30th at their flagship store in San Francisco from 12pm to 2pm. For those of you in the SoCal area, Alex will also be doing a signing at Munky King on Saturday June 13th. Limited quantities will be available at the signings so get those pre-orders in.
LET’s GET IT!
JUICE
Newborn Apple™
Info courtesy: UpperPlayground.com
