Mark Brown conjures up many pop surrealism delights.
Ah, the wild cacophony of colorful characters…
Doesn’t this just make you long for the days of winters?
So much to look at…
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Mark Brown
Posted in art, surreal with tags art, surrealism on April 22, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyTim Lane
Posted in anatomy, art, illustration with tags anatomy, art, illustration on April 20, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyTim Lane’s Memento Mori series is quite interesting.
What a pinata:
He has some nice black and white illustrations as well.
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Adam Oehlers
Posted in art, illustration, sculpture with tags art, illustration, sculpture on April 17, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyAdam Oehlers has a wonderful collection of illustrations and sculpture. His characters are so distinct…so alive…
Here we have one image from a series of Cinderella Jumprope Rhymes. The rhyme for this one: “Cinderella dressed in Black, killed all the robots with her BLAST ATTACK!” (Where was this when I was a child?)
This fine fellow comes from a story inspired by a curiosity shop in Norwich (UK) that had a huge owl taking up residence in the back room.
And this cat is the villain of an upcoming graphic novel (while he does look rather mischeivous, I fear I love cats too much to hold it against him).
His sculptures are wonderful as well.
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Pinky Toast
Posted in art, halloween, you can't handle the cute with tags art, halloween, you can't handle the cute on April 16, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyI’m getting a little nostalgic for autumn and Halloween treats. I know it’s out of season, but I came across some cute little pumpkin characters by Pinky Toast.
Pinky Toast also creates many whimsical little doll-like girls, sometimes with a dash of humor or darkness. She describes them as “peppered with pinks, sour pouts, big eyes, raindrops, baby doll dresses, twins, moon balloons, and flying bananas.”
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Desktop Goodies
Posted in absurd, advertising, anatomy, art, candy coated nightmares, craft, decay, easter, fashion, halloween, humor, illustration, jewelry, monsters, nature, robots, satire, you can't handle the cute with tags absurd, advertising, anatomy, art, candy coated nightmares, craft, decay, easter, fashion, halloween, humor, illustration, jewelry, monsters, nature, photography, robots, satire, you can't handle the cute on April 14, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyLet’s start with a little faux vintage science, shall we?
Yes. Please.
I think this cat-erpillar is on my craft to-do list now. You can make it move in many kinds of ways.
Just your average post-Easter bunny mass suicide (nice work decorating the seasonal isle, guys):
Best weather forecast ever:
You know it’s spring when the Chevys start blooming again.
Grandfather of the Michelin Man
If the Sears portrait studio offered this, I would totally get in front of a camera.
A quizzical little Max Ernst piece:
Excellent ad:
Love this…
Truly amazing top hat idea:
I’d be reluctant to buy these for the sheer amount of lacing required, but this custom painted pair is quite a work of art.
Cute crafty robot:
Perfect for Halloween season (or anytime, really):
Clock for the guest room, to make folks feel welcome:
Does anyone know the origin story of this ice cream truck?
If you haven’t heard, divorce rings are becoming…a thing, proving once again that no human milestone…however brutal…can’t be commodified.
Nice…
This has come up on a few favorite blogs now…
Exquisite.
Ghostly beautiful…
An amazing collaboration between Salvador Dali and Elsa Schiaparelli, circa 1938:
And Jesus rides in on a unicorn to save the day…
Marie Antoinette’s royal beauty regimen was far less time consuming after her loss…
Cuddly Rigor Mortis (Kristin Tercek)
Posted in art, christmas, you can't handle the cute with tags art, christmas, you can't handle the cute on April 9, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyOkay, here’s one for my you can’t HANDLE the cute tag.
Cuddly Rigor Mortis features a collection of sweet little creeps and misfits.
One of her plush creations was featured in my zombie plush roundup.
Poor Minty…
The cutest Christmas pudding ever:
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Easter Desktop Goodies Part 2
Posted in absurd, art, candy coated nightmares, craft, creatures, easter, food, humor, installations, kitsch, plush, sculpture, steampunk, vintage, you can't handle the cute with tags absurd, art, candy coated nightmares, craft, creatures, easter, food, humor, installations, kitsch, plush, sculpture, steampunk, vintage, you can't handle the cute on April 8, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyJust a small dose of pure evil here.
By Albrecht Dürer:
Another public display:
Now THIS is a rabbit installation (there was no source so I don’t know where it’s located):
Love this girl’s work (link on photo):
Bunny-ish?
By the wonderful Femke Hiemstra:
Yes!
Ghost Girl inspired eggs, done by Lauren Nemchik (thanks to the talented Tonya Hurley for sharing these!):
Steampunk egg:
Wow…this one has a little “stage” too!
Rather pretty…
Not the most elaborate Peeps diorama I’ve seen, but it gets major bonus points for the subject and wordplay:
Kitschy chickadees:
Fabulous vintage Easter hat featuring what seems to be…a colorful Shih Tzu:
Classic Easter parade gear:
This makes me sad. I highly doubt this feline felt “deprived of a proper Easter egg hunt” before being forced into this hideous torture hat.
And for the Alien fans out there:
Happy Easter to those who celebrate. If you feel like some blast from the past posts, check these out:
Sketchy Bunnies
Eggshell Sculptures
Easter Dekstop Goodies of the Past
Portrait Eggs
Easter Desktop Goodies Part 1
Posted in absurd, anatomy, anthropomorphic, art, candy coated nightmares, craft, easter, food, humor, jewelry, kitsch, monsters, photography, plush, products, vintage, you can't handle the cute with tags absurd, anatomy, anthropomorphic, art, candy coated nightmares, comics, craft, easter, food, humor, jewelry, kitsch, monsters, photograpy, plush, products, vintage, you can't handle the cute on April 6, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyJust a few pre=Easter treats sitting on my desktop at the moment…
Ah, some evil bunny soap for the guest bathroom:
By Felipe Bedoya (I’ve never seen bunnies look this…high…but they appear to be enjoying their little party):
So deadly…
Just tiptoe away.
Bunny is dressing up his taxidermy human again.
Clock-bellied…but kind of neat:
While we’re on the topic of bellies, why not fashion this bread bowl and let your guests scoop the creamy innards from a poor eviscerated rabbit?
Um…I guess that’s better than human innards adorned with some kind of rabbit bride ensemble.
I’m not sure if I’ve posted this…but it’s amazing.
I would love to see the creature casting this shadow.
Show offs:
As far as kitschy holiday jewelry goes, this may be the finest thing that plastic can offer:
No amount of novelty could make this a good cake idea. One of the best things about cake is that you never have to peel it or bite into bits of shell.
Speaking of cake, here’s one for all of your sheep-rabbit needs:
Now this I could use as a centerpiece:
Perfect felted Easter eggs! Does anyone know the artist?
Adorable black bunny from Violetpie who also does some sweet Halloween creations.
More to come…
Mentholatum: A Hell of an Ad
Posted in advertising, art with tags advertising, art on April 3, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyMy source for this image contained only a Russian title and no further information. But this company decided to make a little ad campaign depicting happy folks in hell.
Pain free, presumably.
Don’t try these things at home, kids. I promise that being boiled and trampled isn’t as fun as it looks.
Desktop Goodies 4/1
Posted in absurd, advertising, art, dolls, food, lighting, medicine, photography, vintage with tags absurd, advertising, art, dolls, food, lighting, medicine, monsters, photography, vintage, vintage print on April 1, 2012 by shewalkssoftlyWell, Spring is upon us here in the US. Though if Spring came to my door looking like this, you can bet I wouldn’t let it in.
Here’s a motivational poster for you fine folks:
What are the chances I could still get this T-shirt if I fill out the order form?
I believe I got this from A Wren’s Life’s Pinterest. Why aren’t there more images of people wrestling Death on medical packaging these days?
I’ve never seen a raven-haired man with a stark white beard, but now I know there’s a solution of such a man wishes to coordinate his whiskers.
One thing any man of mine will not have to worry about (if he doesn’t getting me going about art or science):
Quite possibly the best tombstone epitaph I’ve ever seen:
What happens when acorns are laced with cocaine…
No idea what these are (maybe one of you will know), but I think I like them.
The only way to travel…
This gets major points for being two things: 1) zombie nesting dolls 2) A CAKE.
And speaking of food, I shouldn’t have seen these…because now I will undoubtedly surprise unsuspecting guests with them one day (I’d carry them out facing backwards so the faces are extra shocking).
Though I don’t use much glitter in my projects these days, I very much relate to this (from Para Abnormal):
I’ve been quite under the weather lately, and this piece fairly accurately describes how I feel.
My very favorite closet light:
And lastly…we knew someone would jump on the chance to do this.
