Cheval Noir is the website or Japanese artist Aya Kato.
Her work is so lushly detailed, with brilliant tapestries of color…
I swear, some of these images appear to actually give off light. Beautiful.
See more in her galleries.
Tag: japan
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I’m finally setting up an Etsy and/or Artfire portfolio. Before I do, I want to offer a few discounted items I had on hand (in just one particular style) to my wonderful blog readers.
Pardon the awful snapshots. They look much better in person! And they’re only $12 each unless otherwise specified (5 for $50).
B-Movie Posters (requests for others granted):
1) Attack of the Giant Leeches (1 1/2″ X 1″)
2) The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (1 1/2″ X 1″)
3) The Screaming Skull (1 1/2″ X 1″)
4) Jail Bait (1 1/2″ X 1″)Vintage Spookshow Posters:
1) Francisco’s Big Midnite Spook Frolic (1 1/2″ X 1 1/8″)
2) Alliance Stage Spooks (1 3/8″ X 1″)
3) Halloween Midnite Show (1 1/4″ X 1 1/8″)
4) Midnite Spook Show (1 1/8″ X 1 1/8″)
5) Midnite Jinx Show (1 1/8″ X 1 1/8″)Misc Vintage:
1) Antique Ouija Board (1 1/2″ X 1″)
2) Sea Life Wunderkammer (1 1/2″ X 1″)
3) Hand of Fate Fortune Telling Game (1 1/8″ X 1 1/8″)
4) Albini Magic Show Poster (1 3/8″ X 1″)
5) Femmebot (1 1/4″ X 1 1/4″)
6) Insectodeath antique poison label (1″ X 1 1/4″)Vintage Film:
1) Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1″ X 1″)
2) Metropolis (1″ X 1″)
3) The Brain that Wouldn’t Die (1″ X 1″)
4) Twilight Zone Mystic Seer (1 1/8″ X 1 1/8″)
5) Skeleton Dance (closeup) (1″ X 1″)
6) Skeleton Dance (four smiles) (1 1/2″ X 1/2″)Antique Anatomical Illustration:
1) Bird Skeleton (1 1/2″ X 1 1/8″)
2) Hand (1 1/2″ X 3/4″) Sale- $10
3) Brain (1 1/8″ X 1 1/8″)
4) Skull (1″ X 1″)
5) Heart (1 1/8″ X 6/8″) Sale $10Geekery:
1) Quantum physics on chalkboard (1 1/8″ X 1 1/8″)
2) TV test pattern (1 1/8″ X 1 1/8″)
3) Hubble image: spiral galaxy (1″ X 1″)
4) Hubble image: nebula (1″ X 1″)
5) Mirror neurons (1 1/4″ X 1 1/4″)Misc kitsch:
1) Kitschy kitty (1 1/2″ X 1″)
2) Shrimp TV dinner (1 1/8″ X 6/8″)
3) Turkey TV dinner (1 1/8″ X 3/4″)
4) Cassette (customizable label) ((1 1/2″ X 6/8″)Retro Japanese Kaiju (only $8 each):
(Please specify preference for image 1-7) All (1 1/2″ X 1/2″)Please contact me to place an order or request a custom design. You name it…I can make it. Feel free to spread the word!
Shipping is $2 for the first item, $1 for each additional item (max $5). I take paypal, check or money order.
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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:
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A while back, I posted some Anatomical Kaiju images, which turned out to be surprisingly well liked.
Here are a few more, featuring Gamera and foes…
I enjoy anatomical representations of fictional creatures. It takes the imagination one step further.
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Let’s start with a few old fashioned hairstyling devices…
You’re never too young to start paying a miserable price for beauty.
Lovely illusion…
This enticing image was a recent Suicide Food entry:
Precursor to the gold mine of sports drinks:
Although it was technically on Cake Wrecks, I think this cake is pretty great:
And for some reason this piece appeals to me.
So do these:
Party hat for the cephalopd inclined?
I would very much like to have this product by my bathtub:
Amazing.
Great new mandala designs by Shepard Fairey:
“Rats off to ya!”
Don’t you feel better, now that the anatomy has been explained? (I think I found this on Monster Brains…not sure)
Let’s put 20 seconds on the clock and see how many things we can find wrong with this picture. Okay…20 minutes…
Here’s something to get your mind off the Cabbage Patch dolls:
Halloween Countdown starts tomorrow so give me a hand with suggestions (*groooooan*)…
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Monster Brains has a nice little roundup of art by obscure artist Raiu.
You can definitely detect the classical style amidst the monsters and the undead…
More here.
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This minimalist robot has been getting a ton of web coverage lately, so I’m going to keep this brief and take a different angle.
If you’d like to read about the actual robot and its telecommunication purposes, you can do that anywhere (or at my source).
My personal opinion is that this would make a KILLER horror and/or suspense thriller prop.
So I ask you…what kind of horror plot do YOU think it belongs in? Get creative in the comments!
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Pink Tentacle just posted a nice little collection of logos from the Japanese Figure Trademark database. A few of my favorites…
Tip o’ the hat to ya…
Disco TP!
Dainty legged strong tooth…
Strong…armpits?
Show your favorite movies on your dog’s face.
Or for those who would prefer a larger animal…
Lastly…YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE CUTE! (That needs to be a new tag, I think)
See more here.
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I thought I posted some strange ice cream flavors last year, but I can’t seem to find any evidence of it. This post has a great roundup of some unconventional flavors.
Among them…
Pit Viper (said to be an aphrodisiac)
Raw Horse Flesh
Squid Ink
There’s also a trend of spicy cream, it seems.
Garlic
Chilies
Curry
Explore more of the other side of ice cream here.
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Another look at what’s passing through the revolving door of oddities that is my computer desktop…
There’s nothing funny about a rusty clown head on a gloomy day…
An arguably less common form of sexual harassment…
By William Bezek…this somehow reminds me of the upshot of being an Extra Woman:
How would YOU depict a “surge of evil menace?”
I forgot to include this in my Ric Stultz post, but I love this mechanical seahorse:
Haunted…
Caption contest for this next one?
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