-September 2nd, 2009 - Beware the Pale Moon...
Today we've added an amazing life-sized werewolf statue to the site. This was a private commissioned sculpture for a client's home theater. You'll find a full gallery of werewolf pics here as well as a snap or two in the Sculpture and Statues section
- September 15th, 2009 - He'll be back!
We've updated our Terminator Movie Prop Displays gallery with a unique display for a screen-used Shwarzenegger chestpiece from Terminator 2. We've also updated our Testimonials page with an extremely kind note from the client on this project, who came to us with a fantastic kernel of idea that was a lot of fun to flesh out into a truly impressive display.
- October 5th, 2009 - Steampunk Sneak Peek!
On our Furniture and Functional Art page, you'll find photos of a new project of ours, the "Pressure-Modulating Transparent Surface Buttress" or put more simply, a wild, steampunk-inspired table by Richard Riley. This piece will be featured as part of a home theater renovation we're designing. That project will be completed in early 2010 so look for more sneak peeks in the coming months.
- October 26th, 2009 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
We'd like to take a moment to wish all of our clients and friends and a happy and safe Halloween season! We've got some exciting updates coming in the next few weeks, so please stop back soon!
Click the image at the right for to see why our mascot is looking rather hairy!
- November 10th, 2009 - Cantina Tee Shirt!
On www.TeeFury.com today, a design of Tom's was the featured shirt of the day! Please note the shirt has now sold-out and is no longer available. Thanks to those who ordered!
A portion of the artist's proceeds will be going to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
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-November 12th, 2009 - Extreme Makeover!
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A piece created by TSD can be seen this Sunday, November 15th at 8pm (7pm Central) on ABC's "Extreme Makeover Home Edition"
We can't say more until the show airs, but please tune in and check out the show this weekend... and be sure to check back here in the coming weeks for more updates!
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Archived - News & Updates
- November 20th, 2009 - Stumped!
We weren't sure whether to categorize this as furniture art or a movie prop display but we've settled on furniture for now!
Initially created as a display pedestal for a private collector of movie props, this style of work could easily translate as a themed side-table or an office or home theater element that sets the scene!
- December 1st, 2009 - As seen on...
We recently created a piece of furniture art for ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
Artist Richard Riley fabricated a custom desk made to look like "Ancient Gears", which can now be seen in our Custom Furniture Art gallery.
We are extremely honored to have been a part of this special show and wish the Stott family the best!
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-December 10th, 2009 - A Devilish Gift!
Our Custom Sculpture, Busts and Statues page has been updated with photos of a new project created for a corporate CEO. The concept was "himself, in a classical style but with comical, bright red devil horns" and the result would be given as his annual holiday gag-gift.
Sculptor Brian Lewis created the master sculpture and Lonnie Hale handled the molding and casting required to create seventy-five copies of this most unusual gift!
- December 21st, 2009 - Season's Greetings!
We'd like to take a moment to wish the best for our clients, families and friends. We hope everyone has a happy holiday season and a wonderful 2010!
Click the image for our 2009 holiday card!
- December 28th, 2009 - Follow us on Twitter!
Tom Spina Designs is now on Twitter! Please follow us and stay informed about site updates, new projects, sales & specials, news and more!
- January 4th, 2010 - Mogwai New Year!
Our Gremlins Movie Props Restoration page has been updated with photos of our work on two Gremlins 2, the New Batch puppets.
- January 20th, 2010 - Look Sir, Droids... BASE!
Visit our Movie Props Displays page to see our latest custom foam sculpture. Made for a client's home theater, we've created a truly unique display base for his R2-D2 and C-3PO statues made by Sideshow Collectibles.
- February 1st, 2010 - FREE SHIPPING FEB!
UPDATED - Thanks to everyone who took advantage of our February FREE SHIPPING sale!
Tom Spina Designs, Inc.
is a New York based business specializing in custom sculpture, mannequins, highly unique furniture and restoration & display services for movie props and wardrobe.
Our artists have a wide range of talents and can offer everything from portrait sculpture, busts & masks to custom fabricated statues, signs, furniture, decor and theme props of all sizes (including very large foam theme props and statues or even whole theme rooms or home theaters!)
We also have expertise in the field of preservation and repair of television & film props and foam latex masks. Our unique techniques make use of archival quality materials and our signature balanced approach to restoration maintains the integrity of these important artifacts of film history.
For the collector looking for unique solutions for difficult to display items like original movie props, film wardrobe and or masks, look no further. TSD can design and custom-create something that will make your screen used items shine!
Our custom sculpture and display services are available to everyone. We create for marketing agencies, television, businesses, private collectors, museums, restaurants, theme parks and themed attractions, haunts and more!
Don't miss our STORE where you’ll find flocked styrofoam display heads, unique display heads, busts and helmet stands, some of our most asked about theme props, characters and furniture!
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Contact us today to discuss private commissions to custom-create highly unique sculpture, furniture, characters, and art for your home theater, business, trade show or private collection.
We also cater to collectors of original movie props and wardrobe, performing extremely specialized restoration and display work.
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exclusive display products & some of our most asked about theme props, characters & furniture.
For one-of-a-kind work, view our CUSTOM SERVICES galleries above.
- February 9th, 2010 - Hell-restorer!
Visit our Movie Props Restoration page for a look at a recent project by artists Tom Spina & Mike Thomas. This oversized movie prop puppet from the film, Hellraiser was brought to us in extremely fragile condition. We worked to carefully clean, restore and strengthen the foam while maintaining a screen-used feel. We even recreated an eye from scratch to match the remaining production eye, right down to the aged look of the original!
- February 17th, 2010
We're putting the CAVE back in Man Cave!
Tom Spina Designs has been working for months now on a massive manly makeover a client's home. We'll reveal this incredibly unique home theater & movie prop display room in several weeks...
In the meantime, visit our Twitter page for some exclusive sneak-peek pics!
- March 1st, 2010 - Find us on Facebook!
Tom Spina Designs now has a page on Facebook. Sign on as a "fan" of our page today and stay up to date on our work, learn more about the artists of TSD, get sneak peeks at upcoming projects and more!
- March 19th, 2010 - Man Cave Theme Room!
We've wrapped a project months in the making... the Man Cave Horror Home Theater and Movie Prop Display Rooms. We've got several galleries of detailed photos of these two incredible theme rooms (including a glimpse behind the scenes!)
If you've followed us on Twitter or Facebook, you've had a sneak peek, now see the final result!
- March 31st, 2010 - Must be the BIG leagues!
This giant hockey goalie helmet was created for the Ottawa Senators NHL team as a photo-op for their arena, the Scotiabank Place, where thousands of fans see it every game night.
Sculptor Mike Fontana handled the fabrication and artist Robb De Nicola created the graphics for the vinyl wrap on this stunning sculpture. A custom base and welded grill complete the look. Visit our Custom Sculpture, Busts and Statues page for a closer look!
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-April 16th, 2010 - In the news...
We've updated our Media Gallery page with links to a handful of stories about our work here at Tom Spina Designs, including coverage on Fandango.com, Wired.com, Asylum.com and many others...
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-April 21st, 2010 - Monsterpalooza's Revenge!
This year's Monsterpalooza was another wonderful celebration of sculpture and artistry. Check out our gallery of pics from the show which can be found in our Scrapbook and Media Galleries.
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-May 4th, 2010 - Sculpture Surprise!
A truly unique surprise party favor created for a special party for the president of Historic Restoration Contractors: www.schtiller-plevy.com
Artists Brian Lewis and Lonnie Hale did a wonderful job capturing a sense of character in this fun likeness sculpture. We've added photos to our Custom Sculpture, Busts and Statues page.
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-May 20th, 2010 - Rock n Roll!
We've updated our themed Movie Prop and Costume Displays page with pics of a display created for an original kilt from the film Braveheart.
Artist Richard Riley customized a fiberglass torso and created an incredibly realistic foam sculpture for the ancient rock-pile base, detailed to the extreme, right down to the faux rusty iron rod and moss.
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-June 4th, 2010 - Revenge of the Ewoks!
Today we've updated our Movie Prop Restoration page with a gallery dedicated to adorable Ewok masks and props assembled from original production-made materials from the movie Star Wars, Return of the Jedi (which were sourced from Stuart Freeborn & www.Propstore.com).
Included is an Ewok Baby which we've just completed for a client, as well as lots of behind the scenes pics of our work.
