An anonymous artist has been leaving incredible book sculptures in stores and libraries around Edinburgh…
Can you even imagine discovering such a thing amidst your perusals of books? Perhaps not everyone would go weak in the knees like I would…but it would make my day (maybe my year) to discover one.
I wish I had one of these in my library.
See more information at the source.
And check out a big Flickr set with more images.
I’d love a copy of this.
This was the ONLY way to play with Weebles back in the day!
“Hey…would you cut me a slice of that potato salad?” I’m not sure why the mid-20th Century as a whole felt that all food was better served molded and congealed.
Maybe Snuggles can cook up something better.
Now THIS is a great piece of food!
My kinda cookbook…
Clearly the world’s most amazing self-help book:
And a book I want very badly!
A book that the occasional SheWalksSoftly reader might have actually had:
Why it pays to be nice…
“Hang on…I have to put my face on.”
An accessory for the man about town:
And quite the dress design…
I’m intrigued…
I never expected a Mighty Dark-Winged Avenging Lord of Chaos to be named “Bryan.”
Pleasant dreams, kiddies…
It seems I had a bunch of images lined up to post, so expect another Desktop Goodies installment soon…
This filigree skull, entitled Crania Anatomica, by Joshua Harker has completely captured my heart.
To see a full view of every angle, click on this nine second video:
They are available in different sizes and materials in his online store. I wish I could treat myself to the tiny one at the moment. On the wish list it goes!
To see a large gallery of Crania Anatomica “in action,” click here.
My friend The Headless Hearseman, pioneer of monster model kit customs, is putting together an amazing event next month. Resintopia gathers monstrously talented (get it? *nudge nudge*) sculptors and producers from all over the country.
There will be kit displays, contests, trophies, prizes, Q & A sessions, demos…all kinds of fun stuff.
The event takes place June 23rd and 24th, 20 minutes from NYC at the Crowne Plaza, Fairfield, NJ, so mark your calendars East coast monster lovers!
You will see some amazing craftsmanship here, folks. I highly recommend attending if you can make it.
Get all the details here, and take a look at The Headless Hearseman’s work.
Muddyskull has the largest selection of handmade skull cake toppers I’ve ever seen.
Perhaps some people reading this blog have had (or would consider having) spooky wedding accessories. There are many to choose from here!
Muddyskull also makes pendants, earrings and cake toppers coupled with ring bearer plates (pictured below). You can tell I’ve never had to plan a wedding because I didn’t even know what a ring bearer plate was!
See many more here.
I must thank my friend Fritz (who is running this amazing event next month) for this link. A rare MST3K model kit was released by the Janus Company over a decade ago.
The kit portrays Mike Nelson, the reluctant commander of the SOL for the last half of the series, tightly gripping the steering wheel and confidently looking ahead while his robot friends Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo, and Gypsy look on in total abject fear.
I wish the photos were larger. I can’t seem to enlarge them and maintain clarity.
Sculptors Tom Seiler and Jeff Yagher actually traveled to the studio in Minnesota so they could accurately construct this wonderful kit.
What a great discovery for a MST3K fiend like myself! Did anyone have this?
See more info here.
I’ve posted about William Basso’s wonderful art before, and I was delighted to hear about his three dimensional works.
My favorite:
Detail (I wish tombstones still looked like this):
Lovely, no?
Some classic monster works in progress:
Eldrich Design Facebook Page
Official Website (coming soon)
William Basso (art)
Adam 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.
See more here.
Just 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
I had a dollhouse for a short time as a child, and I always wanted to “haunt” it. Something inspired me to do an image search for “haunted dollhouse” recently, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that a number of crafters now specialize in spooky miniatures.
On a whim, I started a Pinterest board for them (I just began using the site, so please excuse the sparse posts and randomness).
Whoopitydooart had some of my favorite haunted dollhouse treats.
MONSTER CAKES for the table! How great are these?
The Invisible Man…perfect for the dollhouse study.
Plenty of vampires to choose from.
Haunted tea set (don’t you hate it when this happens?):
Carriage…
She haunts the dollhouse dining room with her moldy doughnuts…
See more here.
