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The Brain Museum, Lima

Posted in anatomy, destinations, museums, science with tags , , , on February 21, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

A remote street in Lima, Peru houses the largest collection of brain specimens in Latin America.

[The] collection contains over 3,000 examples of damaged brains and fetuses, displaying abnormalities caused by an array of neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, and substance abuse damage.

The purpose of the museum is to educate neurology students about a vast array of pathologies, but it is also open to the public.

The modestly-sized museum is packed with morbid examples of stroke, Alzheimer’s, tumors and trichinosis, but the star of the show is the Creutzfeld-Jacob disease specimen, commonly known as the human strain of mad cow disease.

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Steven Cheek: Skull Pottery

Posted in anatomy, craft, home with tags , , on February 16, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I recently posted Nicole Pangas’s Skull Cups.

And now I’ve stumbled upon Steven Cheek’s skull pottery.

Teapots, cups, mugs, jars, flasks, bottles…there is a whole collection of skull inspired pottery.

So what type of skull pottery do you prefer?

See more great designs on the artist site.
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Valentine Miscellania Part 1

Posted in absurd, advertising, anatomy, art, comics, craft, dolls, humor, print media, sculpture, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , on February 12, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Amazing craft idea for the zombie lover in your life!

Imaginary boyfriends are the best.

This is how to get ALL the ladies!

Who knew cupid’s name was…DAN?

Unparalleled romance:

On a related note, the Newton Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn is offering a morning tour of its sludge processing facility (I’m not kidding!)

My kinda cupid!

If I ever get married, I would shower my husband with beautiful sentiments like this:

You’ll rarely hear me say this, but…forget the chocolate…I want the box!

I forgot to put this fellow, all spiffy in his Valentine suit, in my Bat Valentine post:

Many folks who frequent this blog would probably appreciate the Tim Burton Valentine Card Set.

Boo Boo the Valentine Ghost just wants someone to love him.

And a couple of other sculpted creatures I found, without artist credit.

Lifelike Chocolate Skulls

Posted in anatomy, food, macabre with tags , , on February 9, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I’ve seen countless chocolate skulls, but this is the first I’ve come across that is cast from an actual human skull.

Yep…that’s pure chocolate. It comes in dark as well:

I think it would be rather difficult to find a more lifelike edible reproduction.

Chocolate Skulls

Kobayashi Eitaku: 9 Stages of Bodily Decay

Posted in anatomy, art, japan, macabre, vintage with tags , , , , on February 7, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I’m not sure if everyone has the same tolerance for morbidity that I do, but this series of drawings by Kobayashi Eitaku (1843-1890) depicting the stages of bodily decay is just so interesting!

Supposedly, this subject was a courtesan. Interesting choice.

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Lisa Nilsson: Tissue Series

Posted in anatomy, charity, craft with tags , on February 6, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

The Tissue Series by Lisa Nilsson has come up on a ridiculously large number of blogs I follow, so I hesitated to re-post it. But like other “popular” posts (well, for my niche anyway), I hate to think a fellow anatomy craft fan might have missed this!

Nilson crafted a stunning series of anatomical cross sections by quilling the images from classic texts.

I’m awestruck by this work. I would LOVE to have one of these in my library (or future office).

Has anyone tried quilling? I haven’t, officially (aside from occasional 3D curlicues on greeting card designs).

See the rest of the collection here.

Nicole Pangas: Skull Cups

Posted in anatomy, craft, home with tags , , on February 4, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I came across Nicole Pangas’s hand crafted ceramic skull cups on her Etsy site while doing a search for “skulls and tea.”

I find these skull designs appealing for their semi-abstract, subtle appearance. Each one is almost like an optical illusion of its own.

See more here.

Impromptu Groundhog Day Megapost II

Posted in anthropomorphic, art, vintage, humor, anatomy, creatures, Books, kitsch, craft, ephemera, taxidermy, absurd with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on February 2, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I never intend to post about this holiday, but I once again got wrapped up in some nifty searches.

How about a few vintage treats to start?

Is the groundhog the instructor, or part of the recipe?

“Nice marmot.”

I’ve learned that anything can be turned into an occasion for beer. Too bad I don’t like beer. Where are the Groundhog Day chocolate parties?

How about a little “art?”

Punxsutawney Phil the Seer of Seers:

King Henry Groundhog (hm?):

How about a painted groundhog tart pan? My goodness, this is depressing.

At least this soap is a bit more cheerful.

This poor guy looks like he’s undergoing an uncomfortable medical procedure.

Colorful…postmodern…

And now for your daily dose of euphemism: the Jolly Groundhog:

Innnnnnnteresting…(I love how this next one is available on “Fine Art America”).

Now this, I really like:

Bloody Groundhog Day:

You better recognize.

And a little taxidermy…

GAH! (The store this comes from is actually pretty great)

His posture is sublime:

The groundhog saw his shadow this morning, so that means six more weeks of…this?

In closing…

Don’t miss the absurd finds on last year’s Groundhog Day post!

Desktop Goodies

Posted in absurd, advertising, anatomy, art, Books, fashion, humor, photography, products, retrofuturism, sci-fi, surreal, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 31, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Although I’m largely opposed to the idea of food in pill form (since eating is one of the finest pleasures in life), this is a pretty fine looking meal tray:

Love the movie…love this piece by Teetering Bulb.

Yeah, this is how most of my days start too…

Oh model in your lovely spine dress, I hate to see you go but I love to watch you leave…

Great photograph by Helen Warner:

ACTION JEANS! My ACTION SWEATPANTS actually have some of the same properties. Gotta be prepared if a fight breaks out while I’m scouring the Internet for art and reading science books in my room.

With the sheer proliferation of puns in this text, it must be self-aware, right?

On a related note, I’ve posted about vintage parade floats before, but here’s a new favorite:

Skullball Machine!

Speaking of skulls…

I’m not sure what it says about me that I put this image in my “Valentine” folder:

Paint just gets EVERYWHERE…

And while we’re on the subject of art, leave it to Regretsy to design this handy measurement tool for the less desirable side of some artistic personalities:

I’m not a camper, but I want this tent! Makes me want to venture out into the wilderness (which may or may not mean my own backyard).

And I’ll finish off with the desktop dose of confusion; trading cards seen on Agence Eureka.

Mmmm…steak in a can. That’s the good stuff.

Bunderful: Brain Sundae

Posted in anatomy, candy coated nightmares, food, photography with tags , , , on January 28, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I was doing a google image search for “brain sundae” (yep, typical way to rock out with my bad self on a Saturday morning), and I came across this great photo by Bunderful:

This next photo happened to remind me of my Candy Coated Nightmares entry tag:

Note: There is a surprising shortage of decent “brain sundae” images out there. Please remedy this, Internet.

Bunderful

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