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Artsy

Janine Mackintosh does wonderful things with eucalyptus leaves

Amazing art created from folded paper, by Simon Schubert

More folded paper, but this time in a completely different way. Make sure to scroll through the images to get the whole effect, plus a specially post modern ending.

I know not everyone is a birds fan, but Leontine Greenberg makes them seem sweet and whimsical to me.

Another interesting portfolio, this by Mary Katogi.

Some photos from the 2009 Biennale in Venice. Modern art can be cool, yet utterly stupid at times.

I can't even remember finding Chris Berens, but looking over his stuff now sort of freaks me out and intrigues me. Which I suppose is good.

Eek. I have no idea why I saved Sebastian Bremer since I can't find anything that makes me tingle to see it at the moment, but there is a lot of OCDish repetition and line work, which likely drew me in.

I really love the simple/cartoony style of Shigeru Ito... Scroll down to the book covers especially.

Art of Native Vermont. This is what I always like to call kitchen art. As in, it'd look nice framed in my kitchen.

Very influenced by Klimt, but still gorgeous, by David Sala. I think it's from a children's book, but my french is stuck at ou est la tour eiffle...

Amazing stuff by Meredith Dittmar.



Toys / Craftsy / Other Artsy Stuff Really

I kindof love this cardboard rhino, although not really sure wtf I'd do with it. (Likely stick it in a box somewhere to have it mate with dust bunnies. Rhino-bunny offspring -- Bonus!

I love things ordered according to their colour - and so this display of coloured pencils makes me smiley.

I'm not really into the whole typhography craze, but I can still recognize purdy stuff, like this poster of a vine-y alphabet.

OMG this is some insane shit - the whole text of Romeo and Juliet deconstructed into categories of rage indifference and passion

Amazing creatures and things from imaginism studios. This is what I want to do when I grow up...

Great installation of cascading books by Alycia Martin.



Design (aka more Artsy stuff) and Furniture

Local link this time by an art school in Tel Aviv - coffee culture. Am digging the bubbles.

Dachshund (caNNOT spell that) Lamp. Way too expensive, yet cute.

Heh, I marked this as inflatable something when I saved the link, so I guess I'll just leave it as that.

I've always been a sucker for crayons, and Crayola is the brand of my childhood. Still makes me nostalgic when I pass by their display at the Office Depot stores. Nice retrospective post about their branding through the ages.

Pretty Japanese crayons that make lovely mixed colours.

Perfect for those of us with anal retentive flat mates. Lego fridge!

Mushroomy air filled lamps.

I would love this pixely bag for myself. Or at least I would if it weren't so expensive, even though I have like 12 tote bags I never use.

Kitchy I know, but I'm a sucker for rainbows.



WTF-arry

You know I once watched a play where the dude saved all his fingernail clippings from his life in a jar on the mantle, sort of a way to mark the growth I suppose. This Life Urn thing reminds me of that somehow. Ack.

A creepy leash/lead, that I may have linked before... *hums The Beatles*

With the high holidays upon us, let us go back to Passover and renumerate the 10 plagues, with Peeps.

While also technically art, there is some serious wtf action going on here with this snail anatomy artwork. Slimy.

Giving new life to the term tea bagging. Heh.