Like an anatomical cross section of your favorite childhood coin storage piece.
Side note: it has occurred to me that I I’ve neglected to use a “meat” tag on my entries. For a blog containing as much meat as this one, it must be remedied.
I’m fascinated by random cultural explosions that take place around arbitrary objects. Bacon has become a veritable phenomenon over the past two years, and I’m noticing steady growth of the toast trend.
I’ll refrain from posting images of pictures burned into toast…it’s been done ad nauseum. I will, however, show you this meta-toast mosaic:
Who can forget the 1990’s pioneer of these crumbly, starchy heroes, POWDERED TOAST MAN?
High-velocity raisins, corrosive croutons, acidic marmalade, flying butter pats…and of course, flight. He had it all.
Years later, we meet Mr. Toast and his mini empire. There are countless variations of Mr. Toast images and products. Personally, I’m a fan of Vampire Toast:
(Love the shiny cape…very classy)
Slightly more menacing is this toast from one of my favorite web comics.
Never thought toast could be sad? Well, My Paper Crane proves that it can be, if aware of its ominous scorching fate.
If you prefer your toast enraged and screaming, you can now purchase a Mini Toast Pocket Friend:
In fact, angry toast does seem to be all the rage (pun intended).
And my own soft toast creations, circa 2006 (and part of a complete plush breakfast) were pretty happy too:
Yummy Pancake’s Mr Toastee flickr set runs the whole gamut.
Happy…
Dressed up…
Drunk…
Whole wheat, original and rye (together in perfect harmony)…
Some modern toast creations include bizarre, counter-intuitive designs like this Soft Toaster Cell Phone Holder, complete with bear face and ears:
(The toast, also with a face, is supposed to “wipe off” the phone…wonder if it’s large enough for touch screen phones)
Are you…
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What are your feelings about the growing Cult of Toast?
I can always count on the fantastic Wurzeltod to uncover the gems I may have somehow overlooked in my web wanderings. One such example is Barnaby Barford.
Barford creates twisted, sardonic narratives from vintage ceramics and found objects.
I truly enjoy the use of past kitsch and ephemera to comment on modern indulgences.
Look how these cherubic figurines gorge on delicious trans fats!
Family obligations have temporarily drawn me away from my usual compulsive habit of posting each day. I should be starting up again tomorrow.
In the meantime, please enjoy this Alice in Wonderland inspired “Cheshire Cat” with questionable anatomy that I discovered on a Russian website with no explanatory text:
Allow yourself to be mesmerized and possibly horrified by his backward biceps and odd meaty thighs.
I can think of a few vinyl lovers who would appreciate this as much as I do. Michael Rogers Press makes these fantastic LP notebooks with cut records albums, hard bound with black cloth.
I’ve made plush meat products before; bacon strips, a T-bone steak, ham, and of course…the Turducken. But this life sized meat project trumps anything I’ve undertaken.
The South Park Quality Meats installation in San Diego includes salami, different cuts of meat, sausages, frankfurters, ham, a leg of lamb, a tongue, tripe, one goat and two pigs heads, and a side of beef.
All pieces are made from thrift/recycled fabric, and recycled polyfil stuffing.
Check out the store front! Signs were made by a seven year old boy and a nine year old girl.
There are countless variations of Mr. Toast images and products. Personally, I’m a fan of Vampire Toast:
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