How sweet is the darkness (or perhaps…how dark is the sweetness) in Tiffany Liu’s paintings.
The monster has eaten everything…
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Category: candy coated nightmares
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Caramelaw has a portfolio filled with delicious eye candy (literally, I guess).
I think the artist bio says it best:
Caramelaw A.K.A Sheena Aw, is a mad motion graphic designer/video editor by day and a candyland superhero by night…She’s an adventurer, a dreamer and a monster creator. After a hard day’s work in the office during the day, Caramelaw retreats into her studio for a bit of action, making candyart, customizing vinyl toys and dolls.
I want to lock myself in my room and sew plushies out of ALL of these. What I would do with them…I have no idea, except enjoy my bright, fang-filled menagerie.
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Jean-Louis Crinon has a series of monstrously cool models of well known characters, but I happen to be partial to his originals.
Crinon claims he began sculpting while watching Killer Klowns from Outer Space which I find a delightful movie for working on inaugural figures.
Candy coated nightmares…oh yes.
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Let’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…
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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
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Just 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…
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Alnwick Garden is now on my destination list.
The one kind of “medicine” I’d really like to overdose on:
Amazing outfits ahead! This was taken in 1915 (probably what I would have worn if I were around in that time period):
And now an incredible “sport dress” from 1885:
So, is this pretty much the greatest sweater of all time…or THE greatest sweater of all time?
And now for the requisite skeletons that somehow make it into all of these posts. I may have actually featured this before, but I just love it so much.
Be careful when someone asks to “pick your brain.” It may be literal.
With tooth-care proofs of purchase, one could acquire this fabulous dental clock from Zonweiss (well, a rather long time ago anyway):
Mmm…I love the hazy glow of this photo…
When writing a letter to me, please address it as such:
This is how I lift my elephants, too.
I do enjoy de-contextualized slices of vintage printed work…
Absolutely a cause for celebration!
Bats: is there anything they CAN’T do?
Oddly, a few images of bats dealing with headless things grace my desktop at the moment.
This one puts me in a good mood, instantly.
I confess to a bit of library corner lust for this globe lamp:
And these rings are wonderful (yet another example, like most of these images, of lack of sourcing in micro-blogs…does anyone know who makes these?):
I’ll close this post with a monstrously sweet image by McLean Kendree.
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I don’t have much info about this wonderful amigurumi rendition of Freddy Krueger, but I feel he needs no introduction.
Very well done…
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I was doing a google image search for “brain sundae” (yep, typical way to rock out with my bad self on a Saturday morning), and I came across this great photo by Bunderful:
This next photo happened to remind me of my Candy Coated Nightmares entry tag:
Note: There is a surprising shortage of decent “brain sundae” images out there. Please remedy this, Internet.
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Tired of the same old specials on TV? Here are some alternatives.
Let’s kick things off with this warped and wonderful “Spumco Christmas Card,” by Ren and Stimpy mastermind John K.:
I believe this claymation video was supposed to be aired on TV, but was actually cut (perhaps due to the kiddies getting beaten up?):
If not for my dear, talented friend J.E. Larson, I would not have remembered this 1950 rendition of “The Night Before Christmas.” PUPPETS!
Mr. Larson also made sure I didn’t skip the priceless Nativity Scene (this is just the first part, see the youtube sidebar for links to the rest):
And now to go waaaaaaay back to 1898, a simpler time, before Christmas was about Xboxes and iPads:
For those who haven’t seen it, here’s the 1968 Terry Gilliam Christmas Card:
And here’s a suggestion from My Pink Planet; a post-apocalyptic anti-war cartoon in which forest critters rebuild a world after the humans have destroyed it.
We’ll top things off with a gelatin Christmas tree from none other than Charles Phoenix, whom you may remember from his fantastic Fried Cereal video:
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