A number of pieces from Little Sister Designs caught my eye with their dark, delicate, lovely strangeness.
Most jewelry items contain sterling silver castings of bones, claws and other oddities.
See more here.
Category: anatomy
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MERRY CHRISTMAS to those who celebrate it today! I probably should have done this earlier in the season when folks still had time to order cool holiday decorations and gifts, but…here’s a roundup of some of my favorite spooky crafts this year.
Some great gift tags by ThelronDogMercantile:
Classy skull snowflake ornament by OceannaInWonderland:
I’ve made skeleton gingerbread man ornaments, but this reindeer by Wickedjosixx is an ever better idea!
And here’s another bit of skeletal sweetness that I’ve often thought of making myself. Nutcrackers! By PeachyCheek:
Glowreahhh has these little cuties in a number of different colors:
Embroidered baby bib by MorningTempest:
Card variety pack by TrashBatRaven:
And a cute little card by GinerDead:
Have you ever seen the grim reaper looking so adorable and festive? Card by OnCupcakeMoon:
A cute Goreyesque design from PrinceandPauper:
And this piece from Haunted Nonsense would make a dynamite Christmas card!
Wonderful sculptures by SirCedricsGoodHeads:
Or if you prefer sculptures of the maritime persuasion, there is Lady Cthulhia by WoodedWoods
I hope you are all enjoying the holidays!
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My desktop is especially cluttered with treats right now, but I’ll choose a few to share…
I have a massive collection of vintage Krampus greetings, but this one (shared by my friend Kevin) was new to me this year. It is perhaps one of the most ominous holiday greetings in existence.
I suppose there’s also this:
Well, I guess THIS could happen too.
Santa, eat some cookies. This doesn’t look…natural.
Santa’s true anatomy is clearly documented here:
And here:
Hot.
Much jolly-ness…
“Have a Living Christmas Tree Ornament in the House.” Yes folks, remember that pets are nothing more than objects to adorn for your own amusement (I’ve had a few retrospectively comedic instances of people not picking up on my sarcasm, but anyone who has followed this blog knows I adore and respect pets more than most humans).
In the mid 20th century it was proper etiquette to smile during imminent danger.
Okay kids, on the count of three, smile and say FIERY HORROR!
Speaking of…
Ice cream on a tree? I like the way you think.
For some reason I really enjoy this old catalog page, despite not actually liking most of the candy in it (people choose hard candies when chocolate exists?). Points for aesthetics though.
Now for an EEEEEEVIL twist:
And from my Sinister Gift Guide:
Sorry abomindable snowman…I find you kind of adorable.
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I love the cuff bracelets from Unique Art Pendants (too bad my wrists are far too tiny for most standard bracelets).
Some of the lockets are great as well…
There are also art prints and all kinds of other jewelry (not all anatomical…I just have a soft spot for those designs).
See more here.
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I came across the following painting on Street Anatomy, which prompted me to look into more of Owen Gent’s work.
Good work, little buddy! Keep at it!
Here’s another one I like with a dash of anatomical flair:
These next two come from a postcard series “featuring a selection of the most distinguished british woodland animals, uniting for everything quintessentially wholesome and good that make this green and pleasant land so fine!”
Pheasants unite for proper grammar!
Badgers unite for storytelling!
Looking at this one makes me want to imitate the noises I imagine this guy is making…
I don’t know where this bush baby is paddling to…but it looks like there’s a story here. What has been seen cannot be unseen…
Maybe he’s just going to meet a lemur for tea…
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Suspicious Anatomy just took a flying leap to the top of my book wish list.
This project arose from the combined efforts of writer Wythe Marschall and multimedia artist Ethan Gould (of the Hollow Earth Society).
After staring at a Cognitive Neuroscience textbook continually over the past few months, I immediately became enraptured with Gould’s illustrations.
From the Suspicious Anatomy website:
In the tradition of John Hodgman, David Cronenberg, and H. P. Lovecraft, The Human Cranius explores an alternative anatomy at once mesmerizing and deeply unsettling. Gould and Marschall ask: What do we know about our own bodies? The answer: Very little…
Suspicious Anatomy does not purport to represent or speak on behalf of anything; it seeks rupture with discourses. Or should we say, with the discourses that it, in some ways, reminds us of. Because Suspicious Anatomy is not a discourse, and cannot prove anything. It is pure Surrealism—the mutilation, combination, and recombination of discourses (or, at the molecular level, of images and words associated with those discourses) towards the Impossible Discourse: The (Unconscious) Mind. Or, in our case…? The Unconscious Body?
Click on the images for a slightly larger view and be sure to examine the details and read to the absolutely brilliant labeling.
I have, at times, been known to invent body parts, but could never be quite so adept at illustrating them. I cannot wait to get my hands on this and lose myself in the “physio–psychomological quandaries” of the Shadow Self made flesh.
See more illustrations from the book here.
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Aww…how precious.
Of all potential purposes for a saw, I’m surprised they took the “make a life sized fake woman” angle for this ad.
In the many idealizations of beauty I’ve seen from every era, I believe this is the only one that involves having a giant pastry head. When will the media stop setting unrealistic standards?
Victorian photo manipulations…take THAT, Photoshop!
I’ve heard the term “putting on one’s face” but…
Oh boy, do I love this…
And this…
I relate to you, 70’s Textbook Girl.
Keep up with science? Don’t mind if I do!
I quite enjoy this Capybara illustration. It’s got AT-TI-TUDE! Wish I knew which artist to credit…
Oh hi, little fella…love your curlicue nostrils.
I refuse to believe that isn’t a real ad because it is entirely valid medical treatment.
And while we’re on the subject of cats, I’ve seen this scratch pad in a few different places and it fills me with extreme joy every time. I will one day hand make this for cats in my life.
This post was brought to you by Satan’s mop.
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Wow…this is one classy decoration I would love to have on my tables right now. This lovely doily was made by Wicked Crochet:
If anyone has links to other great Halloween crafts, I’d love to see them.
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Quite an interesting articulation…
Couldn’t help but laugh at this:
Aww…it wouldn’t surprise me if someone started selling soaps on Etsy designed to look like these (there has been a surprising amount of fetus soap…why not put a sea life spin on it?).
A vintage depiction of an onion bringing HERSELF to tears. How meta.
Yes, it’s a claw…but doesn’t it look like an alien head?
So much pink…so much…meat. Valiant effort on the part of the meat roller.
The logical dessert spread after a setup like the above would clearly come from this book:
I’ve seen some bad wax figures, but Wax Jesus is looking a little rough.
I suppose it could be worse…these things could be happening.
Ha! No idea where this comes from, but it’s entertaining.
Here, have some emotions:
And now for your daily dose of confusion:
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This goes on my list of “things I’d love to have in my future office.”
This cube is the work of Jason Freeny, master of fantastic cartoonish anatomical creations.
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