I don’t have any info about this project, except for the Source. The artist seems to have the same name as an athlete (who dominated my web searches).
Lovely work on this anatomical art book.
A few more here.
Tag: Books
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(But in my case, 2011 has certainly tried so far!)Brings new meaning to the phrase “my better half:”
…and new meaning to “a meeting of minds:”
I should definitely do this with my hip-length hair. Now, how to craft a faucet accessory…
Mystery solved!
Best typo of the month…and top of my destination list if it’s true. Where do heavy meals line the urban roadsides? Bring me to the land of meatloaf trees and pizza flowers!
I’d also like to go to this coffee shop:
Best cake inscription of the month:
Happy birthday! “Rats off to you!” (You know this sickly looking thing has red velvet cake innards)
Or for another unique birthday idea (not recommended):
I want one of these.
I find this photo incredibly haunting.
I love this image.
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What a great idea (especially for the art and literature geeks out there…like me). Novel Posters really put the writing on the wall (*groan*).
Pride and Prejudice:
These posters are made solely from the full text of the novel, from beginning to end. As of now, it’s a Kickstarter company. I hope they get plenty of funding!
Great Expectations:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland:
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Sometimes the kindness of strangers absolutely blows me away. I was given a lovely set of Ghost Girl books (plus an awesome pillow case I plan to photograph) by Tonya Hurley.
From a purely aesthetic point of view, these books are beautifully constructed. Absolutely gorgeous.
I’m away from the books at the moment…which is a shame, because images taken from the internet do not show that the silhouette of Ghost Girl is actually cut out and placed behind a clear frame like a portrait.
Even the inside of the books contain wonderful detail. These are every bit as much works of art as they are novels.
I’ll be immersed in thousands of pages of Behavioral, Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience for the next number of months, so my fiction reading will be very limited. But if anyone has already read the Ghost Girl trilogy, please comment and tell me about it.
Check out the trailer for Lovesick. I wish this were a full length feature!
More fun stuff to browse on the website.
Ms. Hurley, thank you for making my day with this package and giving me some fun things to look forward to!
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Morbid Anatomy recently led me to an incredible series of work by Swiss scholar Johann Jakob Scheuchzer.
Scheuchzer, a doctor and natural scientist from Zurich, planned the Physica sacra as an explanation of and a commentary on the Bible on natural-scientific grounds. He himself oversaw the illustrations which were largely based on his own natural history cabinet or on other famous European cabinets of rare specimens.
So much to take in…
You can see the whole amazing set on Flickr here.
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I’ve spent a great deal of time in LA. Although I love the art scene there, literature has never been the first thing that comes to mind when I think of the city. But there seems to be a new trend of library themed bars and restaurants.
I approve! A couple of these will definitely be on my next LA itinerary.
The Wellesbourne
I think this one is my favorite. It looks so warm and cozy (not to mention nice and packed, like my own library).
Hyperion Tavern (only open for private events)
This law library themed space can be confused with a regular house, since it happens to be sandwiched between two houses and is not open to the public.
Library Bar
I hear this one has a great jukebox…
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I tend to avoid the upscale scene on the Sunset Strip, but I’m still happy that trendy nightlife is getting a bookish makeover!
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Let’s see what’s clogging up my desktop thanks to my itchy trigger (a.k.a “right click”) finger this week…
I’m guessing I got these from Golden Age Comic Book Stories. Here’s a nice little head on a platter to whet your holiday appetite.
I’ve made a bunch of unique snow globes as gifts over the years, so even though Urban Outfitters chose a trendy object (other options could have included cupcakes, bacon and ninjas), I applaud unusual snow globes.
Halloween is over, but there is no excuse NOT to show this costume:
Atypik has some great geek treats…like these Rorschach coasters:
Could this really make me…a CHAMPION?
AMAZING photo by Lori Nix:
A gift fit for a president:
When I glanced at this photo, I really wished the queen were making a bold fashion statement. Turns out she was watching a 3D science presentation (which is arguably still pretty neat):
This doll by Sheri DeBow reminds me of my slightly goth days in college (I would have had solid black under that lace though…modest thing that I am).
Oh, and while we’re on the subject, how about a Robert Smith embroidered pillow?
I love the color and composition of this photo:
I saw this a few weeks ago at a baby’s first birthday party (not in a house, in a church rec room). At first I was calling him “Composite Jesus” because he is actually composed out of little pieces of religious scenery. But he could also be known as “Kenny Loggins Jesus.”
Now Kenny Loggins Jesus and I bid you adieu…
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A Journey Round My Skull posted a series of Harry Clarke illustrations from a 1925 publication of Faust. Quite unique and compelling…
Beautiful, strange, haunting shapes morph into each other, often adorned with the delicate detail of fine art deco…
See the rest here.
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Now that Halloween is over, let’s exchange those murderous knives for…airbrush guns?
Yes, this is an actual book cover. Though it looks like a bio on Freddy Krueger’s snazzy, artistic cousin.
Everyone watch out…there is danger of looking fierce.
There is also a series of very odd Jack-O-Lanterns at the source.
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Great find, Mark’s Scrapbook of Oddities & Treasures!
If anyone ever finds a copy of this…may I buy it?
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