Spocktober by J.J. Lendl

On social media, #Inktober is when an artist creates and posts a new sketch each for the month of October. Over the past few years, #Spocktober has become a popular offshoot of this. This year, one artist's work in particular caught my eye. You might know J.J. Lendl from The X-Files Poster Project but his Spocktober work is truly excellent as well. Here, with permission from Lendl, I have collected all of his Spocktober 2017 pieces for your enjoyment.

I think this work is a wonderful tribute to Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Please visit jjlendl.com and follow him on Twitter.

Vulcans in Plastic: Unmade Playmates Designs

eBay user kateunc2 has listed some interesting artwork. They say it was obtained from a Playmates employee.  The artwork is for Star Trek (2009) action figures and ship toys that were never produced. Several of the pieces are Vulcan-related so I'm sharing them here as Vulcans that didn't quite make it to plastic!

This first figure is Spock as he was dressed when he appeared before the Vulcan Science Academy.

I'm not sure about this next one. It seems to represent Spock in his dress uniform from TOS but the reference photo is clearly of Zachary Quinto from the Kelvin Universe.  Does it represent a scene that was conceived for the movie but ultimately cut before filming?

I love this next one! Spock Prime's parka was one of my favourite costumes in Star Trek (2009) and I would loved to add this figure to my collection.

I also quite like this Young Spock design. It's not quite the costume we saw in the final film so perhaps it's based on an earlier design.

I don't care much for these Starfleet Defender designs.

Here's some art for Spock's Jellyfish Ship.

I previously wrote about the Star Trek 2009 figures including an unproduced second wave that would have included Sarek and Spock in his Starfleet Academy Instructor's uniform.  I would guess that the above designs never made it as far as prototypes because I've never seen photos of them like I have of the second wave figures.

It was recently announced that McFarlane Toys picked up the license for Star Trek figures. I'll be interested to see what they come up and whether they might do a Spock Prime in his parka figure!

Vasquez Rocks Sculpture

Good Vulcanologists will know that the famous Vasquez Rocks have stood in for Vulcan on more than one occasion.  In fact, Star Trek has used the location several times for various planets; most infamously for the Gorn battle in "Arena."

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

 Star Trek (2009)

 

Star Trek (2009)

 

Star Trek (2009)

Now, thanks to artist, Yancy Calzada, you can bring Vasquez Rocks home!  Calzada began his career in film as a stop motion animator and has now created a version of Vasquez Rocks that will fit in the palm of your hand.

You can purchase this sculpture at The Mysterious Eye. 

Vulcan Pottery

I stumbled across a wonderful piece of art that I had to share.  This tiny vase, entitled "Beauty in Logic" was crafted by Kyle Crutcher of Brandbeorn Pottery and is currently up for auction on eBay.

I think the artist has done a wonderful job of capturing the spirit of Vulcan design.  I would have pounced on this in an instant but the seller does not ship to Canada.  Fortunately, the artist does commissions!

You can visit Brandbeorn Pottery on Facebook to see some other Vulcan pieces.