The pollen count must be high today, because those eyes are pretty irritated.
“You were soooooo wasted, bro!”
Is he leaning on the back of a chair? I don’t know what’s going on here.
Going batty…
Awww, these poor sad saps…maybe I’d be depressed too if I were awkwardly stuffed posthumously.
This is probably the only despondent pounce effort you’ll ever see. I bet even the prey would want to comfort him.
GOOGLY EYES? Really?
These two really deserve captions…ideas?
You know how sometimes you’ll see an animal at a certain angle, at a certain moment, and it appears to be smiling? This is not that.
These are gruesome, gratuitous, godawful grins…facial contortions that do not exist in the actual animal kingdom.
Are you ready?
A couple of them are kinda sweet.
…or manic.
…or stoned.
…or the stuff nightmares are made of.
…or inquisitive.
…or surprised.
…or something dug out of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus.
…or just happy to see ya.
…or…or…this.
…or have one more than the most fashionable number of mammalian eyes.
…or look like an ad for wolf dentures.
Now let’s have a look at some creatures who appear to be experiencing emotions or postures that do not, in reality, exist in the animal kingdom as we know it.
The whole lower half of this one is more disturbing than its nonplussed face.
Is he Jazzercizing?
Squirrel in sensual repose:
“Oh God. I must have slept wrong.”
Waiting by the principal’s office…
Tacky Taxidermy 101: when in doubt, HYPEREXTEND LIMBS!
One of the best signs I’ve ever seen:
Tacky Taxidermy won the theme week contest! So here we go!
Sometimes there is just a *little* something off about the taxidermy creatures we encounter…
But others are downright SASSY AND FIERCE!
I welcome captions for any of these!
SWS does NOT endorse the mistreatment/killing of animals for art! I make an effort to post only ethical taxidermy in which the animals were already deceased. If you somehow discover that one of these creations actively harmed the creature involved, please let me know so I can remove the image immediately.
I’ve been following Emi Slade’s work for a while, but was freshly impressed by this taxidermy project (featured at La Luz de Jesus in the 3rd Biennial Taxidermy Show).
It’s all in the teeth.
Double your taxidermy pleasure:
She takes artistic liberties with existing creatures…
…or invents her own.
Like bacon, cupcakes, ninjas and zombies, unicorns seem to have taken off in popular culture. Most artistic renderings of these horned beasts of the equine persuasion tend to be somewhat similar.
Indigo Ocean on deviantART takes another angle and creates “realistic” baby versions.
While I never got into the unicorn craze, something about these mini faux-foals is kind of captivating.
Does anyone know the artist responsible for this (I bet one of you will!)? I swoon every time I look at this piece.
The lesser known alternative to “shooting lasers from one’s eyes” is shooting pinup models.
My fellow introverts, here is a fabulous KEEP AWAY sign!
Who wants a start a club with this name with me?
From Cake Wrecks comes this awesome reproduction:
Hey, want some fashion? Here goes…
Hairdo hall of fame!
Excellent costume idea:
And while was not intended as a Halloween costume, I think it would work wonderfully as one.
Great alternative to to poodle skirt:
Just make sure you’re not dressed for trouble.
Lovely Crazy Cat Lady:
This has been circulating a lot, but I just have to make sure you’ve all seen it.
Two loves had he…
“Lite Brite, Lite Brite…turn on the magic of colored lights!”
[Imitates Todd Flanders] “Is your source on this reliable?”
This kid is going places in life…
Old Sunday School postcards are always cheese-tastically awesome.
The word of the week: HAMAGINATION.
I love hints of barely detectable darkness amidst standard prim and proper design.
Well done, taxidermist. Well done. Does anyone remember the Ren and Stimpy “Log” commercial that featured “Ultra Log” (which just had a hideous dead squirrel nailed to the top)?
Coincidentally, I also came across what might have been the goal of the project above:
Can this be me, please?
Okay…time to get some reading done…
Vanessie Art Dolls are the work of the talented Esther Verschoor.
The dolls and outfits are hand crafted from a wide variety of materials. And all real skulls are from animals who have died of natural causes (never killed for food, fur or human use).
As if the costumes weren’t brilliantly detailed enough, many of the dolls are actually sporting lacy underwear and stockings beneath!
Some figures are placed within sculptures or scenes…
Fans of interesting taxidermy and Gothic/Victorian fashion will love these pieces.
There are so many lovely things to look at in the Vanessie galleries. Have a look!
I never intend to post about this holiday, but I once again got wrapped up in some nifty searches.
How about a few vintage treats to start?
Is the groundhog the instructor, or part of the recipe?
“Nice marmot.”
I’ve learned that anything can be turned into an occasion for beer. Too bad I don’t like beer. Where are the Groundhog Day chocolate parties?
How about a little “art?”
Punxsutawney Phil the Seer of Seers:
King Henry Groundhog (hm?):
How about a painted groundhog tart pan? My goodness, this is depressing.
At least this soap is a bit more cheerful.
This poor guy looks like he’s undergoing an uncomfortable medical procedure.
Colorful…postmodern…
And now for your daily dose of euphemism: the Jolly Groundhog:
Innnnnnnteresting…(I love how this next one is available on “Fine Art America”).
Now this, I really like:
Bloody Groundhog Day:
You better recognize.
And a little taxidermy…
GAH! (The store this comes from is actually pretty great)
His posture is sublime:
The groundhog saw his shadow this morning, so that means six more weeks of…this?
In closing…
Don’t miss the absurd finds on last year’s Groundhog Day post!
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