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April 4th, 2012

I had a dollhouse for a short time as a child, and I always wanted to “haunt” it. Something inspired me to do an image search for “haunted dollhouse” recently, and I was pleasantly surprised to discover that a number of crafters now specialize in spooky miniatures.

On a whim, I started a Pinterest board for them (I just began using the site, so please excuse the sparse posts and randomness).

Whoopitydooart had some of my favorite haunted dollhouse treats.

MONSTER CAKES for the table! How great are these?

The Invisible Man…perfect for the dollhouse study.

Plenty of vampires to choose from.

Haunted tea set (don’t you hate it when this happens?):

Carriage…

She haunts the dollhouse dining room with her moldy doughnuts…

See more here.
Mentholatum: A Hell of an Ad

April 3rd, 2012

My source for this image contained only a Russian title and no further information. But this company decided to make a little ad campaign depicting happy folks in hell.

Pain free, presumably.

Don’t try these things at home, kids. I promise that being boiled and trampled isn’t as fun as it looks.
Thomas Kuebler

April 2nd, 2012

I’ve been meaning to post about Thomas Kuebler’s sculptures for a while now.

He uses what I can only call “grotesque realism” to make these eye catching, monstrous creations.

Kuebler states: “I want to tell wild stories in a single three-dimensional portrait and literally flesh out a biography with hair, clothing, trinkets, teeth and fingernails, etc.”

And he certainly does!

You will see Witches & Wisemen, Beggars & Freaks, Monsters & Madmen, Classics & Legends!

One of my favorites, Dr. Nighty Night (click here for details).

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Desktop Goodies 4/1

April 1st, 2012

Well, Spring is upon us here in the US. Though if Spring came to my door looking like this, you can bet I wouldn’t let it in.

Here’s a motivational poster for you fine folks:

What are the chances I could still get this T-shirt if I fill out the order form?

I believe I got this from A Wren’s Life’s Pinterest. Why aren’t there more images of people wrestling Death on medical packaging these days?

I’ve never seen a raven-haired man with a stark white beard, but now I know there’s a solution of such a man wishes to coordinate his whiskers.

One thing any man of mine will not have to worry about (if he doesn’t getting me going about art or science):

Quite possibly the best tombstone epitaph I’ve ever seen:

What happens when acorns are laced with cocaine…

No idea what these are (maybe one of you will know), but I think I like them.

The only way to travel…

This gets major points for being two things: 1) zombie nesting dolls 2) A CAKE.

And speaking of food, I shouldn’t have seen these…because now I will undoubtedly surprise unsuspecting guests with them one day (I’d carry them out facing backwards so the faces are extra shocking).

Though I don’t use much glitter in my projects these days, I very much relate to this (from Para Abnormal):

I’ve been quite under the weather lately, and this piece fairly accurately describes how I feel.

My very favorite closet light:

And lastly…we knew someone would jump on the chance to do this.
Jon Todd

March 31st, 2012

Jon Todd has a wonderfully unique style with his use of color and lines.

From the artist statement:

His many influences include tattoo graphics, street art, Asian, Northern European and Mexican cultures. By absorbing each of these influences into his art, Todd works with a number of different themes, processes and stylization’s in each piece.

While exploring themes of war, corruption, and internal struggle, Todd uses as many mediums as possible as a part of his creative process. These include painting on found objects, collaging various patterned paper using the technique of alcohol transfers, wood block cuts and screen printing.

Todd regularly de-stresses his works using various chemicals, scratching tools and belt sanders. His mix-media paintings resemble kaleidoscopic mosaics charged with iconography.

See more here.
The North Knoxville Body Farm

March 30th, 2012

The William K. Bass Center for Forensic Observation is one of the largest collections of skeletal remains in the modern world. It has been invaluable for research in the field of forensic anthropology.

Behind the University of Tennessee, a little outside of Knoxville, there’s a 2.5 acre plot of land surrounded by a razor wire fence. This is the body farm, where forensic scientists and researchers learn about human decomposition. When William K. Bass first opened his center to study human remains in 1981, he had one dead body and a 16 square foot cage. By 2007, the farm had over 150 decaying specimen – many donated to the farm by interested volunteers.

You can see a short three part video in which the founder discusses the facility here

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Jezebel Charms

March 29th, 2012

Jezebel Charms has a wonderful collection of cuff bracelets. The subject matter is fantastic (for my personal taste anyway).

These make me wish my wrists weren’t too freakishly small for all standard bracelets.

A Sherlock Holmes inspired piece! Oh how I’d love to wear this!

Skeletons…always a favorite:

There are also many literary quotes featuring classic authors. Great stuff! (Thanks for the link, Maya!)

Jezebel Charms
Maskull Lasserre: Incarnate

March 28th, 2012

Maskull Lasserre carved a beautiful skull from obsolete computer manuals.

Sometimes I’m conflicted about book sculptures because I love printed literature…but outdated computer instruction is the perfect item for this type of work!

Early production shot:

See more pictures here.
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Dragon Dumpling

March 27th, 2012

Although this looks rather like the dragon version of a naked mole rat, I was surprised to learn that it’s actually a dumpling.

See a few more shots at the source.
Shida!

March 26th, 2012

I’m rather fond of some of Shida!’s street art.

Fun fanged creatures, colorfully splashed across walls and outdoor surfaces on four continents thus far…

See more (divided into sets based on location and regular paintings) here.