An Education

...just saved my life.

From the Selby

From The Selby, creator of The Selby Is In Your Place, come photos of the home of Jamie Isaia and Anthony Malat. I cannot get enough of this page: http://www.theselby.com/
I don't particularly like how the photographer refers to himself as "THE Selby", but I do like the concept of the work itself to a degree where it overshadows the pretentious-sounding artist's name. Nonetheless, The Selby takes various photographs of creative people and their habitats from all over the world, making for an entertaining and vibrant gallery. Enjoy.

Perching

Play and Stop

Work by Alyssa Monks

Come Wander With Me

Come Wander With Me from drumm2k on Vimeo.

With Beauty and Upmost Grace...

To and Fro

http://www.flickr.com/photos/holliefernando/

Things I would love to wear this summer:

Credit to allencompany.etsy.com

Recycled: Vintage Fur

Some will argue that the wearing of fur, both vintage and new, is a wrongful or desecrating act to the dead animal. However, wearing vintage fur is recycling. In celebration:

Over-studied Madness

Me...


...and my beautiful feline.

Sea Lion Love

Mr. Cottontail

Spring tidings! Here's a wooden egg that I painted last night with Alex and his family.
An aside, but I remembered these bull horns hanging in my Opa's den in Downey, CA. Turns out he still had them stashed away in the garage. He then gave them to me.

The Bone Room

In Berkley, California, rests this wonderful shop called The Bone Room which sells all sorts of natural history-related goodies and absolute amazements (I made that word up, but I have no other literate word to describe my excitement). However, right here in Southern California, you can find Necromance, which is similar on Melrose Ave. in Hollywood. God, I'd love to open a shop of the such. Though, I don't think it'd be a very lucrative career choice here in the Inland Empire.

Speaking of Taxidermy......

Here I've gathered a few photos of the good, the bad, and just plain, outright ugly of the taxidermy world. Ok, mostly the latter two.

Yes, that's a USB stick.

Yes, it is what it looks like.

Thanks to crappytaxidermy.com

Still Life

I absolutely cannot wait to read this book. Melissa Milgrom approaches the controversial subject of taxidermy, studying and interviewing taxidermists for over five years. She shows that modern taxidermy intertwines art, naturalism, science, hunting, and recycling for a refreshing take on this Victorian-rooted hobby.

Check out Melissa Dixson, a NYC-based taxidermist who sells her work on etsy.com. Here's a link to her wonderful blog, shop and more: http://www.melissadixson.com/works.html

Easy, Gently

With her artful lyrics and dynamic grooves, Joanna Newson is back with her new album "Have One On Me". Love her. Listen.

A Dead Weather

We do not revolt. We do not paint on cardboard. We do not yell.

When will we count on one another?

Some photos borrowed from the wonderful blog, HOPI BOTANICALS