Today we have an artist with an alter ego. Stuart Kolakovic has a nice collection of sweet, semi-kitschy commercial work.
Asparagus Soldiers!
Silent Seas:
But click over to his personal site under the pseudonym Herman Inclusus and a world of occult exploration awaits.
These pieces are like the love child of Shag…and the Middle Ages. I love them.
Stuart Kolakovic (commercial)
Herman Inclusus (personal)
Jessica Stewart creates unique portraits with pencils, pastels and paint.
Like perfectly double-exposed photographs, her human subjects intermingle with nature. There is a gentle, ethereal harmony in the crossing of worlds.
Delicate pale young faces obscured by shadowy flora and fauna…
See more on her site.
I saved this image the first time I saw it, then it popped up on about 30 of the regular sites I follow. I must say…these are great candles:
This reminds me of the small vase of doll heads on sticks in the corner of my desk. Sometimes I forget what’s in my own house.
Look at the sweet expression on this Kajiu’s face. He only wants a hug, really.
I actually sent little Crack Kitty as a greeting the other day (which I probably enjoyed far more than the recipient).
And some strung out veggies that remind me a bit of Nouar’s wonderful work.
Your daily dose of retro comic trepanation:
What comes to mind when you think of NORSE GODS? Stuffed cabbage? Me too. THOR-RIFFIC.
Sexy, cheesy gun love…
I wish I knew who this photographer is:
No idea what this was actually for:
Too many bad puns I could make. Invent your own.
Sweet cartoon cross section…
I want to recreate this hat:
Brimming with personality…
Stark contrast of pristine confection art and…for lack of a better term…BRAIN PLOP…brilliant.
I’m going through an anatomical bird phase at the moment.
I just put this one on a pendant:
And lastly, I give you a random shot of the world’s most timid fire extinguisher suggestion:
Assemblage artist Jocelyn Marsh has some fine found object sculptures made of bones and bits of gaudy delight.
See more here.
I just wanted to share a few favorite three dimensional skull and skeleton pieces by Brian Morris.
Wonderful Day of the Dead style…
As I mentioned, today is Skull Appreciation Day, thanks to Skull-A-Day. How about some audience participation?
My friend Kathy found this piece of coral (this one’s a keeper, Kathy!).
I love this old sketch by my friend Cheryl (I’d actually like to make plush toys out of the flying cyclops creatures).
Lynn, thanks for thinking of me when you saw new works by one of my favorite artists, Jessica Joslin:
I had another suggestion for some work by Brian Viveros.
Pumpkinrot (we’ve been following each other’s posts for quite sometime) drew my attention to work by Jim the Skull Artist this morning.
Here are some great illustrations by the talented (and awesome commenter/contributor on this blog) Randall Ensley.
Skulls and science…speaking my language!
One of many lovelies by J.E. Larson (more to follow soon):
And lastly, here is one from Jack Kevorkian (RIP). Having very closely witnessed the tragedy of terminal pain, I have immense respect for this man. Our medical system so often sustains life at the cost of agony and dignity. We are still a long way from empowering medical care (I truly hope to make a dent in the system with my own practice).
There’s no way I can search the thousands of skull paintings, illustrations and photographs in my collection for a single post. Here are a few simple skull posts from the SheWalksSoftly archives in case you missed them.
Sensory Deprivation Skull
Skull Orchids
Soccer Skull
Luminous Lint Skulls
Skull Brite
Mushroom Skull
Nomskulls
And now I’m off to see some actual skulls (among other things) in preparation for an upcoming theme week here on the blog. I’ve dubbed my host the Osteological Superhero (not a term I throw around lightly, mind you)…so you know this is going to be good. Stay tuned!
This post on Regretsy actually made me laugh out loud, particularly because it was entitled “CHICK MAGNET.”
I question the caliber of preservation skills. Even the experts on mummifying chickens had to deal with some nastiness.
Anyway, if the house WON’T smell like rotting carcasses, at least you’ll be mistaken for a serial killer.
Oh, and remember tomorrow is Skull Appreciation Day. Please comment or send me your favorite skulls. I can’t possibly choose between the thousands of skull photos/images I’ve collected so reader submissions are very encouraged!
Berk Ozturk has some wonderful illustrations. Sweet little creeps…
Look at these romantic skeletons! If I ever get married, I’d be tempted to include one of the many skeleton images I’ve collected over the years (I’m a sucker for symbolism and bones) on the announcement/invitation. Preferably something classy with a Victorian vibe.
This makes me melt:
And some other work…
I have a habit of making up my own theme days every so often. Constructing a day around a random subject keeps life’s miniature adventures flowing.
Skull-A-Day officially decided that June 4th is SKULL APPRECIATION DAY.
Did you ever ask your mom and dad “Why is there Mothers Day and Fathers Day but no KIDS Day?” and they replied “EVERY day is kids day?” Well, pretty much every day in my life is Skull Appreciation Day (though coincidentally I made tentative plans to be surrounded by more skulls than usual on Saturday).
I’d like to do a skull megapost this weekend. If anyone has suggestions or images I can add, please share!
It’s amazing what innovations the Almighty Dollar will motivate. The Chinese department of industry and commerce has discovered an enzyme that turns pork into beef.
Why? Because beef is twice the price of pork in China. The transformation is rather profitable for restaurants.
After rumors of the additive spread around China, a reporter managed to get his hands on a bottle of it and decided to document its effect in a photo-report. He found the stuff really worked, in that after just 90 minutes of pouring it over a piece of pork, it already looked and smelled like cooked beef. The meat changes color and becomes darker, and the reporter claims there’s no sensible difference between real beef and the counterfeited version.
While it does put money in the pockets of restaurant owners, doctors say long-term use of additives has serious consequences including deformities and cancer.
It doesn’t take a doctor to figure that the health risks of something like this might not be worth it. I hope the product does not begin to compromise the health of consumers, and that it never makes its way to the US.
This is not the first time we’ve tried to imitate meat. Check out this, from 1931:
Ah, MSG.
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