I love this concept from VISEone for Brooklyn’s Almighty Dunny Show.
I do enjoy a good anthropomorphic glob, now and then!
For those unfamiliar with Dunnys, they are smooth, white, curved rabbit-like creatures designed as a “blank canvas” toy to be customized. You can see some here.
I have some holiday themed images floating on my desktop right now, but lets have a look at some of the regular (if such a a word can be used in this case) first.
First, a new piece by Camille Rose Garcia, whom I’ve posted about here, here and here.
[Insert split personality joke for the following]
Damn right:
The perils of waiting too long…
I’m not sure if this is how the “birth” of ideas really works.
Artistically rendered territory of taste:
The “Autobeautifier:”
And for those who prefer to practice beauty techniques with their own hands…
A couple for the pessimists…
This image is actually a giant sea monster projectile vomiting thousands of human bodies. Whoa, indeed.
We’ll finish off with some beautiful projectile vomit by TYPOE
I know it’s cruel to post a long-discontinued item in the heart of the year’s most hectic shopping period. My apologies to anyone who would immediately add Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow to their shopping or wish list.
Here we have a plastic cow that “drinks” water from a trough (meaning, you put its head down and it acts like a vacuum hose), which then mixes with imitation milk tablets housed in its stomach.
The luscious, giant cow lips and come-hither stare are unnerving. I feel…dirty.
And the final product is not exactly appetizing.
Purely from a collector standpoint, these must be rather valuable.
Watch the commercial, if you dare:
And if your thirst for retro toy horror has not been quenched, why not visit Baby Alive? Or the Baby Alive follow up post?
Christmas came early for me this year, in the form of a truly awesome series of collector’s edition postcards from Wind Up Dreams and Vinyl Nightmares.
I think I’m going to have them framed because I doubt I could actually part with them and send them off as regular postcards.
Some of you may recall my previous post about John Purlia’s haven of incredible kitch and ephemera. He has put together some of my favorite photos of vintage toys and assorted goodies.
John’s Etsy store features a variety of prints ranging from reasonably priced glossy photos to limited edition collectors items.
In addition, I’m thrilled to welcome Wind Up Dreams and Vinyl Nightmares as a SheWalksSoftly sponsor (check out the nifty sidebar link)! It’s really my pleasure to promote artists whose work I enjoy so much.
Visit the website and the Etsy site.
Running an errand at Target yesterday, I passed this gem amidst the aisles of homogenized, CGI graphic infested toys:
Isn’t that great? What a colorful, nightmarish device…reminiscent of a carnival funhouse entrance.
This toy inspired me to explore some actual funhouse entrances in an image odyssey. Here are a few…
I’m sure there are plenty of great carnival images out there. If anyone has great ones to share, please send them my way.
Tom Pritchard has one of the most amazing collections of Halloween artifacts I’ve ever come across. I’m a collector of many things…but I don’t collect anything formally, so I always admire the thoroughness and dedication it takes to put together a personal showcase like this.
German lanterns:
American lanterns:
Candy containers:
German noisemakers:
Pre-war masks:
Post-war masks:
These are only the title page images. See individual pieces and room displays here.
Okay, here are two totally unrelated things I just came across. If you really use your imagination, they fit right into the Halloween Countdown.
First, look at this fruit bat. Check out that tubular nose! This guy is a cut above your generic Halloween bat in terms of personality. I’m constantly tempted to imitate how (my twisted brain believes) he talks:
Next, the anatomically correct Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Jason Freeny.
On the flip side, we have this extremely INCORRECT rendition of pumpkin anatomy, featured on The Surfing Pizza. This toy was placed in the perfect category of “Not Really Evil, But Kind of a Jerk.”
Never thought you’d get to see a rubber, rabbit-faced, four-limbed, lanky, pumpkin-headed creature, riding upright on a bike with more than a healthy dose of road rage despite the gigantic lollipop on board? VIOLA! Thanks, Pizza!
Now, the Claws Will Tear Us Apart shirt. A favorite animal, a favorite album, a clever image:
Let’s start with a few old fashioned hairstyling devices…
You’re never too young to start paying a miserable price for beauty.
Lovely illusion…
This enticing image was a recent Suicide Food entry:
Precursor to the gold mine of sports drinks:
Although it was technically on Cake Wrecks, I think this cake is pretty great:
And for some reason this piece appeals to me.
So do these:
Party hat for the cephalopd inclined?
I would very much like to have this product by my bathtub:
Amazing.
Great new mandala designs by Shepard Fairey:
“Rats off to ya!”
Don’t you feel better, now that the anatomy has been explained? (I think I found this on Monster Brains…not sure)
Let’s put 20 seconds on the clock and see how many things we can find wrong with this picture. Okay…20 minutes…
Here’s something to get your mind off the Cabbage Patch dolls:
Halloween Countdown starts tomorrow so give me a hand with suggestions (*groooooan*)…
I’m on a Haunted Mansion kick lately. The other day I decided I was going to make a collection of Haunted Mansion portraits (perhaps miniatures) to hang in my library…which currently has zero available wall space.
Tooling around with random searches I came across a Distant Creations post showcasing Richard Brigante’s Haunted Mansion collection.
WOW. I am seriously impressed. He has every type of collectible ever manufactured.
I think he should start a small museum. I’d go in a heartbeat.
See more photos of the collection here.
