Daisy and Dandelion Chains
My Mother taught me how to pop off the head of a dandelion and use the stem to make a chain link. One summer we made endless dandelion chain necklaces, bracelets too, all while weeding the lawn. I think she found a win-win situation to keep the kids busy and get her dandelions dug out [...]
The Dollypop Guild
Paul Richmond (whose upcoming exhibit, Cheesecake, will be opening in June at the Center on Halsted in Chicago) explores the path of his own identity and sexuality in his paintings.
Prints and original paintings available at Etsy — and there’s a book of his works, with text, titled Ins & Outs: A Collection. (Via A [...]
Goat & Mole Shoes
Experimental footwear or art? Is there really a difference? Goat Shoes feature hooves and guns (I guess that’s a weapons update on the old stiletto?)
And Moulded Moles are, well, what it sounds like.
Found via this Miao kitty cat shoe post at A tad Too Much Tan For Taupe.
These Ain’t Your Granny’s Stitches
Dale Spender feminism quote in needlework by Rosa Martyn (of My Little Stitches) isn’t the only feminist needlework out there, but it’s a great example of something — a cause, a philosophy, a book — inspiring you into picking up a needle and thread. In this case, Martyn did her cross stitch on the [...]
Real Flash Photography
Capturing lightening has always fascinated me. I know there’s a science to taking such photographs, but that doesn’t make it any less amazing.
Electric 4th in Series, photograph by TMC Photo.
Can You Remember My Dream?
In Can You Remember My Dream?, by artist Julia Hepburn, lanterns of diorama dreams surround a nested bed.
Hepburn’s work was exhibited as Come Up To My Room, the annual alternative design event held at Toronto’s Gladstone Hotel.
See Also:
The artist’s own blog is Collection Hepburn.
An interview with the artist about the installation.
Trade Your Pretty Pancing Pink Ponies In For Psychedelic Art Deco Zebras
This vintage art deco print of zebras is signed “May” and it’s still in the original faux bamboo rimmed frame.
I can’t tell from this photo if this vintage print is from an illustration or a painting; but I really love it!
The Blue Doors
The Blue Doors, fine art photography by october54gallery.
“The Alf Files”
Did Mulder or Scully ever own a cat? If so, its mysterious disappearance would be explained and the culprit caught in this illustration by Tim Tomkinson. (Via Don’t Stand There Gawping.)
