I’ve been in a foul humor lately; there are too many things happening at once, and not enough of them are pleasant. As is usually the case, it will pass, and I’ll be back to my slightly less bitter and curmudgeonly self soon. But until then, perhaps I should vent a little. Paris Hilton and [...]
Sometimes you have something you need to say to someone far away, but you don’t quite know how to fully express the sentiment (without spending money). For those moments, why not send a very special e-card? Someecards has a variety of clever e-cards available, including such gems as: “You’re going to be a great MILF”, [...]
I’m looking for an illustrator for a very (very) small project. I need about ten to twenty simple silhouettes for a web project, and I am willing to pay for them. I can’t pay much, mind you; this is a personal project, so I don’t have anyone bankrolling me. If you are interested, drop me [...]
Things are going to be slower even than is usual around here for a few weeks. The summer heat always makes me lethargic, and yet my schedules and projects have no respect for this simple fact of Florida life. So, we shall soldier bravely on in the face of mosquitoes and storms and humidity and [...]
“My dad was a different story. When pressed he would admit to his own flings with creativity — singing in a barbershop quartet, for example — but most of the time he would just point out that his wife was the creative one.”
I love this house. I would even provide my own Moog synthesizer and vinyl-clad go-go dancers for the parties. Hell, I would even brush up my high school French could I could read the web-site. [via jwz] Share/Bookmark
I don’t do “cute” very well. (I don’t do “goth” very well either, for that matter.) However, any artist who creates little monsters out of clay, using a slogan “Monsters for Every Occasion,” well, I have to like it. Drop by Dylan Edwards’ Feeping Creatures and you’ll see what I mean. His prices are quite [...]
I was first introduced to the eerie but beautiful sounds of the theramin as a child. I would rush home from elementary school and slide into the living room and in front of the TV, hoping to arrive in time to hear the opening strains of the theme from Dark Shadows. That strange, unearthly wail [...]
As Woody Allen famously quipped: “Don’t knock masturbation; it’s sex with someone I love.” I don’t know if that thought was in the mind of French art duo Pupsam when they created their exhibition SelfKiss, but it’s applicable. Using photo manipulation the artists created images of individuals passionately embracing themselves, and the results are remarkable, [...]
I am inordinately fond of steampunk stylings, as regular readers have figured out by now. Sadly, very few of these items are mass-produced; most are the products of meticulous craftsmanship by skilled kit-bashers and machinists. This Victorian Dell Flat-Panel Monitor is a marvelous example, as the artisan provided step by step instructions to enable the [...]
Jack Chick pseudo-Christian tracts are marvelous things. They are simple black and white newsprint comic books in a small form-factor, sized just right for handing to strangers on the street, or leaving on the top of the toilet paper dispenser in a public restroom. Filled to the brim with hatred of and cartoonish stereotypes of [...]
If you’ve ever worked for a corporation you are probably familiar with Succesories motivational posters. They feature a nicely photographed image — usually from nature, like an eagle or a mountain — with a bold caption and inspirational message. Most of us develop an immunity to them, often dismissing them with a quick eye-roll and [...]
Yes, that’s an ancient store carving of a man performing an unnatural act with a horse. What, you thought that was invented in a Tijuana cantina? This sculpture and many others are part of a 10th century temple complex in Khajuraho, India. It was a site of significant religious and cultural importance until the 1400s, [...]
It is a truism that creative people are rarely the most organized individuals. Accordingly many of us haven’t taken adequate care in planning for our eventual demise, particularly as regards the fate of our creative works. Author and blogger Neil Gaiman has an excellent post (and has made a crusade of) educating writers about creating [...]
If any of you are trying to determine how to spend your income tax refund, allow me to suggest you purchase one of Dr. Grordbort’s Infallible Aether Oscillators. These sturdy weapons of fictional destruction are hand-crafted metal sculptures in limited editions, brought to an eager world by Weta Originals, an offshoot of Peter Jackson’s effects [...]
I don’t have children. It’s probably for the best — can you imagine what kind of twisted progeny I would create? From time to time I reflect on that decision, and wonder if I made the right choice. And then I’m reminded of just how strange kids can be, particularly when they are imaginary. John [...]
Here is a trio of darkly humorous links for your shopping pleasure. Blood Puddle Pillows: A burgundy satin pillow in the shape of an irregular pool of blood. I am inordinately fond of this idea. Pushin Daisies: If anyone would like to purchase me a gift, the highly-detailed replica of the 1938 Cadillac Hearse would [...]