This made the blog rounds a little while ago, and I still haven’t gotten over how awesome it is:
It even features storage for various waffle toppings on the back. Dare I say, it’s a complete waffle CENTER.
“We must have waffles! We must have waffles Forthwith!”
(Thee cheers for finding a truly relevant use for this quote)
Here we have an item that appeals to me conceptually, though I would never actually incorporate it in my own home decor.
I feel mildly dizzy.
Conversely, I could get VERY accustomed to this book shelf. I’d like nothing more than to fill it up and make myself a nice little hideaway.
With a comfy chair, blankets and good lighting…I don’t think I’d ever come out.
I watched Blood Tea and Red String last night, and was quite impressed.
Thirteen years in the making, Christiane Cegavske’s dialog free film tells the tale of the struggle between the aristocratic White Mice and the rustic Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak over the doll of their heart’s desire. The Mice commission the Oak Dwellers to create a beautiful doll for them. When she is complete, the Creatures fall in love with her and refuse to give her up. Resorting to thievery the Mice abscond with her in the middle of the night.
This stop motion fairly tale cloaks some rather dark messages of obsession and socio-political commentary. It’s probably not for everyone…but I loved it and I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel: Seed in the Sand due out in 2012. Anyone intrigued by the style of the more mainstream Jigsaw puppet in the Saw film series should definitely pay homage to Cegavske’s craftsmanship by watching her film.
In addition to the painstaking (though certainly worthwhile) effort of these films, Christiane Cegavske also has galleries of other mixed media arts on her website.
Although there is some phenomenal digital art out there, I’ll always have a soft spot for tangible creations that get an artist’s hands dirty.
As a lover of contradiction, I can’t help but enjoy Gary Baseman’s latest limited edition toy, Creamy.
If you like your ice cream dazed, drooling and metallic (with a questionable “accident” leaking from the bottom of his cone), Creamy is your man.
The Ukraine is home to this spectacular floating house, supposedly built to store an overload of mineral fertilizer.
But I agree with the source. There’s a better story lurking out there.
So what kind of entertaining origin do you attribute to this levitating mini-masterpiece?
Odee’s collection of gravity defying houses is definitely worth a look as well.
I’ll preface this post by saying that I am *very* picky about anime. But I thank Artie (and Netflix Instant Queue) for bringing my attention to “Kakurenbo.” The film is based on a game of hide and seek that children play near the ruins of an abandoned city…with the persistent threat of being captured by demons.
I view Kakurenbo as a fantastic portrayal of a vivid nightmare. There is no back story, no developed plot…simply a game that embodies the terror of the chase, and culminates in a chilling twist with the seamless blending of innocence and evil.
Definitely worth the 20 minutes! Stick with it for the ending.
Today is the day that Ronnie, my lifelong Soul Friend, was born.
His favorite food is pickles. I planned to post the following image as if these little fellows were singing the Happy Birthday song:
And then it happened.
I did a google search for “singing pickle” and journeyed through an unexpected exhibit of how others have employed this concept. Turns out, there is an Electronic Yodeling Pickle, and even multiple online tutorials to draw singing pickles (we’ve all wanted to know).
Then there is the “fun alternative for kids in the schools,” The Pickle Sickle. And what I like to call Olde Time Love Pickles.
Do you have seven minutes? Then follow an irritating six year old boy and a melodramatic expatriate pickle named Polski on their journey to El Gorkia where Polski hopes to be reunited with his beloved pickle parents. They fly in a “hot sauce powered wok,” battle menacing seagulls and Bratwurst bullies (one gets stripped of his casing and gets his “nakedness” censored with a black bar).
Can you stand NOT knowing how it all turns out???
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RONNIE!
I was *beyond* excited to view Wim Delvoye’s collection of Gothic anatomical stained glass windows. I have had so many x-rays and scans over the years that I am, most likely, radioactive by now. I always wished to keep my x-ray prints for various art pieces. It’s thrilling to see bones and organs immortalized in this classic fashion.
Click images for better view…
There is romance:
And INTESTINES!
The genius carries over into laser cut steel construction devices:
And a wood carved cement truck:
I can’t link to individual galleries (flash site, perhaps), but they are all worth a look.
Here is a video collaboration from the absolutely unparalleled Mark Ryden (whose brilliance could inspire and fill an entirely separate blog) and the talented Marion Peck. The poor production just amps up the vintage charm.
Come for the sparkling tapestry of sweets…stay for the teddy bear vomit.
On the tail of my last post, it feels appropriate to post about Nicholas Lampert who created a lovely series of retro inspired “Meatscapes.”
In the series (which would make a dynamite postcard collection), slabs of meat quite conspicuously take the place of natural land formations.
If you visit his site, don’t forget to check out the wonderful hybrids in the Machine Animals section.
SheWalksSoftly 
