Coarse × Amanda Visell: A Vinyl Fable of Imagination

When two worlds as distinct as Coarse’s hyper-detailed surrealism and Amanda Visell’s whimsical storytelling collide, the result is more than just a collectible, it’s a sculptural narrative.

Their first collaboration appeared in 2014 with First Days of Despair, unveiled at the Bloom Art Fair in Cologne. But it was in 2016, with the release of Last Days of Autumn, that their partnership truly bloomed.

Last Days of Autumn: The Fall of a Forest Spirit

Released in two editions - Shiver and Frenzy - Last Days of Autumn was a powerful tableau: a tree stump personified with eyes, surrounded by axe-wielding children mid-motion. Each figure magnetically connected to the base, giving collectors the freedom to position the scene. It wasn’t cute, it was haunting.

Amanda described it as “the last minutes in the life of a log.” The children? Cheerful and unaware of the gravity. The log? Resigned to its fate. The emotional contrast made this piece unforgettable.

Coarse called it one of their most ambitious works, and it shows, in the composition, in the mood, in the masterful blending of tension and beauty.

ZigZag: A Smaller Scale, Same Impact

In 2017, ZigZag offered a more intimate version of that same story. The figure - a frightened stump with a detachable axe and chunk of wood - came in two editions, Shiver and Katsura, each limited to 300 pieces. It stood at just 11.5 cm tall, but the emotional weight remained.

Visell’s own caption read like a poem:

“Daylight is here. I used to be a tree.”

Simple, tragic, and poetic, the narrative lingered far beyond the shelf.

More Than Vinyl: One-Offs and Artistic Experiments

The duo also explored rare materials. One-of-a-kind wooden versions of their figures were made in ultra-limited runs, hand-finished and deeply coveted by collectors. Another rare gem was Omen Hypnosis, a surreal three-eyed creature limited to just 10 hand-painted resin pieces. It blurred the line between toy and contemporary sculpture.

Coarse × Amanda Visell wasn’t just a meeting of styles, it was a merging of philosophies. Together, they crafted emotional scenes in vinyl that challenged what a designer toy could be.