Posted on
09.15.08 by Widge @ 5:33 am  I know we like the pods a lot. So does Ectoplasmosis, who pointed us to this kickass painting of a man being visited by his Fairy Podmother. The title? Finally. Of course. I'd like to hereby put forward the notion that we need an entire series of these, placing squid and octopi at the center of fairy tales. We could have:
Who's in? Categorized as: Art
|
Posted on
09.15.08 by Widge @ 2:39 am  What in the hell? These are supposed to be Glow Guard Dwarfs. They stay whatever color they are, apparently, and then glow at night. Click through to NotCot to see them glow. I picked the pitch black one for obvious reasons. And this might seem like a good idea, but I can't stop wondering. Are you sure it's a gnome? Is it Santa Claus in night stealth mode? Is it an Easter Island moai redesigned by the hippest new designer? Is it a squid readying itself for takeoff? WHAT IS IT, REALLY? And what's with the dog? Why is there a dog phasing out of existence behind the thing? Did it take a leak on the Ebony Gnome and now it's condemned to a semi-existence, howling its despair as it winks out of reality? Do you see why I never sleep? Do you see? Categorized as: Art
|
Posted on
09.14.08 by Widge @ 11:04 pm  You know it's funny to find a pointer to this on Ectoplasmosis--we ran into this print, No. 8 by Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters, at DragonCon. And we share their zeal for it. It's amazing. The artists were there (nice folks, them) offering it as part of a series of equally wicked cool postcards. Sadly, we were never able to make it back to the art area what with all the madness going on that weekend. You can find the print for sale here. Of course, we ask the next question. And that is: where's the first seven? Can we collect them all like they were offered at our local Hardee's? Are there more beyond the eighth? Inquiring, demented, cephalopod-fixated minds want to know. Categorized as: Art
|
Posted on
09.11.08 by Cosette @ 2:33 am  Banned from Waffle Houses across the Southeast, I drive the getaway car for the Waffle Bunny Bandit. He looks cute, gets served his food, then bares his fangs and goes batshit on the breakfast. In the ensuing melee, he bounds out into the parking lot and we make our escape. He always saves me some bacon and some toast. That's why he's my new best friend. I found my new best friend at Under The Licorice Tree (via Craftzine), whose talented proprietor has this to say about him: "calvin drinks maple soda with his waffles and likes to dance the macarena. don't try and take his waffle..." Wise advice. Categorized as: Art
|
Posted on
09.09.08 by ScottC @ 9:17 am  The Internet can be weird. I'm not talking about the normal weirdness of zombie puppets and the whole 25ology concept. I'm talking about the kind of weird that makes you feel like someone walked on your grave. For instance, Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles is hosting its second Crazy 4 Cult exhibition, Crazy 4 Cult 2: This Time Its Personal. Like last year, it was hosted by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier. Essentially, its a bunch of artists interpreting classic cult movies and TV through the prism of Artistic Expression. Actually, some of the pieces look quite interesting, especially this work which they used for one of their advertising posters. The weirdness started when I saw the artist's name, Scott Campbell. That's my name. Now, I'm just capable of drawing stick figures so I'm pretty sure I didn't do this. Is this some strange extrusion from an alternate dimension? I mentioned this to Widge and he started wailing about Sammy the Slug. Don't ask, long story. Do I have some doppelganger living a different and more talented life? I mean, he's the same age as I am. But then I figured out what's going on. The big clue was Kevin Smith. As some of you know, Ken Plume works for Kevin Smith's site Quick Stop Entertainment. So I figure this is his plan to gaslight me and drive me insane. Categorized as: Art
|
|
|
