Maggie Taylor creates surreal digitally altered photographs; colorful, ethereal, and thought provoking.
Recently, an amazing friend pointed me toward active imagination (a Jungian exercise to help access the unconscious). These images remind me of the waking dreams my brain conjures using that technique.
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I had to share this pun-tastic idea for a group are show.
Toy Art Gallery is proud to present Scott Tolleson’s DEADBEET Custom Group Show! The Deadbeet is 6” of soft vinyl veggie mischief, and we’ve invited 50 of the toy scene’s brightest and best toy artists customizers to tame this ragged root.
If anyone makes it to this, let me know how it is!
Source (with info and artist roster)
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Pete Hawley’s Halloween Monsters are the most adorable monsters I have seen. Dana thought so too, and here you have them. They are probably an American Greetings punch-out set from the 1960’s, at the height of the Monster Craze.
About the best background and overview we can share about the illustrator is contained here. Please enjoy the print ads and wonderful illustrations he has done.
Thank you! The Proxy Blogger.
Hi everyone. It’s good to pop in and make a post for Dana, but I would much rather see her able to continue without interruption. It is two months since my last assist. Lets hope you don’t have me here long before Dana takes the wheel again.
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Gosh, did I get a swell batch to post on my return! These wonderful “Boogeyman” images from the 1920’s are actually stereoview cards.
From the auction listing, with edits:
1920s BOOGIE MAN child & goblins bedtime DROP CARD series of 15 stereoviews lot. This particular series…would be very unique as halloween costumes & monster movies were just coming to life (at this time). This is pretty bizarre & scary series.
On back of one of the views it is written J-13 “The Goblins will get you if you don’t watch out.” The views also have ink stamps on back from 1923 from a Dept of Public Safety approved for Sunday. Since they came out of an early coin op machine there are machine… wear marks etc. They are almost 7″ x 3 1/2″ in size
These did not sell for the asking $495.00. The source listing won’t be online for long, but you can see more here.
This is my favorite bike helmet of all time (too bad I’m not a bike kinda gal due to illness).
The artist can even paint using a color pallet of your choice and a phrenology chart custom to your personality.
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Ellen Jewett creates fantastical creatures…
The movement of some pieces can almost make you feel a breeze.
Organic, kinetic, distorted and strange…but captivating.
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Let’s take a moment to focus on the kitschy, cutesy iconic marketing creations of Campbell’s.
Brace yourself…here they come…
The Campbell Kids have been selling Campbell’s Soup since 1904 when Grace Wiederseim Drayton, an illustrator and writer, added some sketches of children to her husband’s advertising layout for a Campbell’s condensed soup. The Campbell advertising agents loved the child appeal and choose Mrs. Wiederseim’s sketches as trademarks. –Source
I’m not sure what prompted Ms. Drayton to draw them as if they were hopped up on too much Adderall, but they certainly make an impression.
Yes, they are staring right into the recesses of your soul, burning a hole in your brain…
The dolls are equally terrifying, yet I’d kind of like to have one (or two). I will leave them staring at unsuspecting guests when I step out of the room.
Next on my list of interesting decks to acquire is the Deviant Moon Tarot.
I am always interested in how different artists choose to render the rich archetypes and symbolism of the tarot.
Deviant Moon Tarot
You can see all the cards easily here.
Periodic TableWare is a fantastic new kickstarter that brings a little science to the table (literally).
Geek homes everywhere need these! Starting with this geeky blogger.
A mere six words nicely summarize my feelings about this project.
I don’t knit (I know, I know…I should learn but I already have so many craft obsessions). Sometimes I do random searches for knit patterns anyway. This came up in a query for “owl sweater.” Excellent pattern…
The design is subtle yet distinct. I wish I could knit it, because the ones I’ve seen for sale are at least $90.
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