Mark Ryden's first toy, photographed by Brian McCarty

Seen here is a Brian McCarty's splendid photograph of Mark Ryden's first ever toy, titled YHWH, on its way this summer from Long Gone John's Necessaries Toy Foundation. The figure stands 16" tall and keeps a constant vigil with its acrylic eyes. Brian's photo will grace the back cover of the forthcoming eleventh issue of Hi-Fructose magazine. Click the image to see it larger.

[#1 posted by Dedalus , March 30, 2009 9:29 PM]

the hair-less bunny-dildo is watching you

[#2 posted by minTphresh , March 30, 2009 9:52 PM]

pretty reasonable likeness.

[#3 posted by mhains , March 30, 2009 9:54 PM]

(golf clap)

Thread over in 1.

[#4 posted by BrotherPower , March 30, 2009 10:00 PM]

My kids are gonna love that.

[#5 posted by Dedalus , March 30, 2009 10:02 PM]

not only that - but you can tell the girl is instinctively drawn to it... (when they finish deciphering the human genome we will find that sex toys were built into our genetic code)

[#6 posted by changescat , March 30, 2009 10:26 PM]

Good old Mark Ryden. Just think of the different disturbing sculptures he could do!

[#7 posted by FutureNerd , March 30, 2009 10:28 PM]

What's the one-eared version called?

[#8 posted by franith , March 30, 2009 10:28 PM]

ok if i got that when i was a little kid i would probably look at it nervously and then cry.

[#9 posted by Dedalus , March 30, 2009 10:37 PM]

matters which ear --- cuz the one on my left looks like a disembodied vulva (or is that just me?)

[#10 posted by Darren Garrison , March 30, 2009 11:11 PM]

Wow, it looks almost exactly like a little girl in a blue dress!

[#11 posted by Megun , March 30, 2009 11:20 PM]

I think it's interesting he chose YHWH as the title..I know it as the original name of "God" via old testament.. also via my old humanities teacher.

[#12 posted by nck wntrhltr , March 30, 2009 11:22 PM]

"Your How Weird Hard-on"?

[#13 posted by Dedalus , March 31, 2009 2:31 AM]

that depends on how weird u want to get - (is that 8 bananas in ur pants, or is ur octopus just happy to see me?)

[#14 posted by Frank W , March 31, 2009 3:45 AM]

I, for one, welcome… oh, never mind.

[#15 posted by Dedalus , March 31, 2009 3:50 AM]

octuplet siamese twins? (i kno thats wot u meant)

[#16 posted by Dedalus , March 31, 2009 3:59 AM]

do you ever get the overwhelming desire to hug the other people that are posting with you here on Boing Boing? ---- i know i do ---- and when the realization that i cant sinks in fully..... i die just a little

[#17 posted by Anonymous , March 31, 2009 4:01 AM]

Yeah, he defiantly made that in Spore first.

[#18 posted by Dedalus , March 31, 2009 4:27 AM]

im tempted to take this even further -
but ill just skeletonize it
1. watership down
2. fertility
3. perspective and the eye of god
4. is it just me or is that girl obviously japanese?

[#19 posted by eti , March 31, 2009 6:08 AM]

[spinaltap]Wow! sixteen feet tall![/spinaltap]

[#20 posted by Phikus , March 31, 2009 7:07 AM]

Dedalus: *Hugs* Now, I can't tell from here whether you look like a disembodied vulva or are also obviously japanese, so I can't answer your questions, though not for lack of trying.

[#21 posted by Anonymous , March 31, 2009 8:44 AM]

Little confuse but very interest piece of artwork, Yenn

[#22 posted by minTphresh , March 31, 2009 10:45 AM]

megun, yhvh ( or yhwh) is the unspeakable name of the hebrew god. it is the name of god which any good hebrew would never take in vain as to the commandment " thou shalt not take the lord's name in vain". and dedalus, *hugs*.

[#23 posted by Dedalus , March 31, 2009 8:26 PM]

yahwey or whatever - is just a representation for the true name of god - the terragramatton (or something, im not jewish) --- and supposedly it can't be "uttered" by a "normal human" (only a god or a god-like human with pure spirit) it was "the word" that created existence and if spoken would break the bonds of reality.... so they say...

and why did they repost this same piece - are you guys screwing with my head....????????
*holds up the bugs bunny "screw/ball" flag*