Jacqueline Lou Skaggs creates tiny paintings on pennies.
H.G. Wells was born on this day, September 21st, 1866.
It’s a little known fact that the inspiration for his famous novel “The Time Machine” was based on the plans and writings he uncovered belonging to Obediah Krinklenut. Obediah was renowned throughout the world of Steampunk Monkey Nation for his brilliant mind for invention. Along with a working time machine model, Obediah was also famed for creating the Telekinetic Stove Pipe Hat which generated mental mastery over the physical world. (pictured) In 1988 a series of Petroglyphs were discovered adjacent to the Mercantour National Park in southern France. They appear to confirm Obediah’s success with time travel and explain his sudden disappearance. The crude tableau presented the violent death of a well-dressed, Victorian-styled simian by a pack of ferocious tusked beasts.
Honor the memory of H.G. Wells with a visit to Steampunk Monkey Nation.
Anyone who takes joy in drawing flying monkeys is all right in my book. Check out the wonderful work of fellow Austin Craft Riot member Monica Knighton. She has a wonderful way of bringing animals to life with her line work and color.
Along with her lushly illustrated “Stolen Child Tarot” deck she’s also got a fun Halloween Kickstarter project in the works. Check it out here.
At first glance I assumed the work of Joschi Herczeg and Daniele Kaehr was the result of some clever digital manipulation. Instead, their technique is described as a coordination of small controlled explosions with the camera’s shutter release.
September 19th is “Talk Like A Pirate” Day
By the fearsome fangs of the Kraken, ye best be talking like yer life depends on it or say hello to the murky depths that guard Davy Jone’s locker. Arrrrrrr…….
“Little Kaiju” (translates as strange beast or monster) explores the streets of Tokyo. Writer/Director- TWiN (Jonathan & Josh Baker)
New image from ChetArt: The Code Monkey. This energy drink fueled programming simian is available as a signed print and on a variety of merchandise.
A selection of ChetArt imagery has been added to a line of 30 piece puzzles. Great for little ones that are trying to formulate some sense of a disjointed world.
Tauba Auerbach has created a book that creates the RGB color scheme. It’s like holding Photoshop’s color picker in your hands. via designboom
Lorenzo Durán creates beautifully intricate imagery on leaves.
Check out the wonderful wit of Grant Snider.
The Creative Pets 2013 desk calendar combines characters from the ChetArt “Literary Pets,” “Artistic Pets” and “Musical Pets” to give you a year’s worth of well-balanced liberal arts puns.
Each month’s page is contained within a specialized Calendar CD case, which flips open to easily display on a desk, table or any other flat surface.
12 individual, one-sided pages for each month. Each page measures 5.4″ x 4.65.” Printed in rich color on 51 lb, Ultra Premium Presentation Matte paper.
Either nice effects work or mutant cat.
Shawn Clover expertly merges present day San Francisco with the city’s 1906 earthquake ravaged past.
View a fun collection of alternative album covers over at Shortlist. Above is a re-magining of Kraftwerk’s “The Man-Machine.”
The fiber work of Gabriel Dawe exhibits the ethereal qualities of a prism.
Matthew Olin created a series of superheroes using typographic elements. Comic and design geeks unite!
Michael Mapes creates intriguing portraits in the form of scientific specimen boxes.