One of my awesome readers sent this to me:
This chair is a collaboration between furniture designer Jimmie Martin and jewelry designer Hannah Martin.
Don’t you just want to take a seat and read some Edgar Allen Poe by candle light?
You can see more rogue furniture designs on Martin’s website.
Thanks, Kate!
This Robotic Teapot on Etsy inspired me to do an image search for steampunk teapots:
There were surprisingly few of them. I thought it would be a more popular choice for mod projects in the steampunk community. But here are some favorites:
For some reason, my remaining source links seem to have vanished. I wonder if I erased them by accident…
Although E.B. Glassworks is home to many lovely ornaments, I’m partial to these flamework robots:
Romance!
Rayguns!
…Self Propelling!
Flameworking is a type of glassblowing that uses a gas-fueled torch to melt rods and tubes of clear and colored glass. Once in the molten state the glass is formed by blowing and shaping using a variety of tools and hand movements over the open flame.
See more glass creations here.
Here’s a way to make a lasting impression at your next classy party: fancy aquatic head accessories.
As a card-carrying introvert, perhaps I should begin wearing these because they are sure to spark conversation.
Uploaded by Mary Pattavina from Pretty Good Things on Flickr.
The Hand Collector began in 2005, and has since collected many drawings, photographs and art pieces involving the human hand. The creator of the collection draws attention to the hand, not simply as a vehicle for creating art, but as an intriguing artistic subject.
I’ve always found the hand to be a fascinating subject. Hands tell incredible stories.
I haven’t included them here, but there are many wonderful doodles on palms as well.
See the galleries here.
I’ve actually toiled over the best way to make a knit thyroid gland (since I, and a few people very close to me, have had problems with the pesky little thing). I think Ben Cuevas found the magic design…incorporate the throat/spine!
See other shots here.
Heather Cox is a fantastically innovative artist and sculptor. I’ve been marveling at her Nonpareil Project, which features shapes sewn into plastic bags and filled with tiny rainbow candy pellets.
Detail:
This woman has such an amazing imagination. Who would think to combine these elements? Genius.
It’s worth going through all of her projects. You’ll find everything from tissue paper to pencil erasers to nail clippers, combined in amazing structures and designs.
Thanks to Haunt Style for reminding me to post this.
I wish all of you (who celebrate Christmas) a wonderful holiday today. And I wish everyone else a wonderful day…just for the hell of it.
(Not my own creation…wish I still had the source)
Smack in the middle of Christmas crafting, I randomly made this. Vintage paper doll, a book of ghost stories yellowed with age…
I was thrilled to send it to my lovely doppelganger Sarah, along with my wishes of holiday cheer, of course.
And if you feel like hearing a nice, mildly baffling song about a nurse, here’s a great cover of the Failure song “The Nurse Who Loved Me.”
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