Moths & Milk is the work of young Irish artist Darragh Mallon.
The work is a combination of pencil, ink and digital, often depicting somber, ghostly girls.
He has also done album art:
See more strange, wan creatures in his portfolio…
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Arlo Edge Walker carves beautiful skulls into real pearls for jewelry (they seem a great medium, don’t they?).
Each piece is hand crafted, and one of a kind. It takes Arlo around 3 hours to delicately carve these skulls, but it’s clearly time well spent.
I love the subtlety of the design. One must look closely for the skulls to materialize.
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My fellow MST3K fans, check out this awesome Tom Servo print, brand new from Bombz N Roses.
I love the style of this piece. I wouldn’t mind a little space traveling Servo gracing the walls of my home.
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Cory Benhatzel’s glowing white-eyed animals perch among occult symbols and pieces of nature, often appearing as if they are in the midst of various conjurations and psychic phenomena.
From the artist bio:
Inspiration comes from such diverse worlds as The Last Unicorn and Disney movies to magic, witchcraft and nature itself.
In addition to personal and occult symbolism, Cory employs Floriography, the Victorian- era form of communication also called The Language of Flowers within each piece. By this code, every flower has a specific meaning which lends itself to the imagery.
Perhaps this is what my black and white cats do when I’m not looking at night…
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Nathalie Lagace creates hybrid creatures that convey the raw, inexplicable emotions of being trapped in a limbo between worlds.
They create a palpable cognitive dissonance as cuddly human baby limbs seamlessly morph into animal parts. The faces silently speak of sadness, discomfort, and at times…peace.
She also has a series of plant hybrid pieces that tempt the mind to “figure them out.” Thought provoking work, indeed.
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Did anyone have the Haunted Mansion Board Game released by Lakeside Games in 1972?
Unfortunately, my source image doesn’t enlarge enough to really read the text…but look at that backdrop!
I’m (surprisingly) not very into board games, but this would be especially great for the Halloween season. I’d love to take my plastic Doom Buggy way through this board.
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These look like the (very talented) doodles my grandfather used to do on random pieces of paper around the house…but they are actually Martin Senn’s three dimensional WIRE SCULPTURES.
Now you see it, right? Wire!
I love his choice of various retro objects, like woven ghosts amid the sleek, streamlined gadgets of the present.
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It’s almost the best time of year again! I know it’s a little early (but believe me, it’s been hard to wait THIS long to mention Halloween).
I’ll be doing a countdown again, and would love to see your favorite Halloween art, props, products, foods, decorations…well, you get the idea.
Please share the amazing things you come across, either here or on the SWS Facebook page. As always, I’ll give credit and/or link to your personal projects if I post your suggestion.
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McDonald’s Icecapades…how was this not traumatizing for children (or was it)?
This looks like the Codex Gigas.
And then we have the Holy Bible, which apparently has a wider readership than I had suspected…
Seduction for Dummies (*groan*).
Make sure you order a DIET soda with this to save calories.
Puts things in perspective, no?
So true…
A dinosaur’s preferred travel method.
I wish I did!
I couldn’t find an artist for this image anywhere. Any ideas?
Ah, finally a realistic series.
Pants on fire!
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Mark Bryan describes painting as a process rather like dreaming while awake: a direct link to the subconscious.
Some stirring, tumultuous, apocalyptic images certainly arise…
He very rarely plans his paintings out beforehand (except for the political work) and prefers to see where each one takes him as it goes.
His portfolio also contains numerous war related images. He states:
Although turning inward is my first instinct and love, I can’t always stay inside my head and ignore what’s going on in the world. When the circus turns especially ugly or when a good idea appears, I feel the need and responsibility to make some kind of comment. Humor and satire have been my way to confront serious topics which are often too grim to portray directly.
There is always some satisfaction for me in pointing out the absurdities of human behavior and making fun of the villains of the day. I don’t know if this kind of work has any effect on the situation, but at least it has a therapeutic value for me and others of like mind.
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