A fresh batch of “Literary Pets” have been added to the Etsy shop. Pictured above, clockwise from top left: Drools Verne, Willa Catter, William Pawkner and Laura Bengal Wilder. From William Pawkner’s Etsy item description: From Oxford, Mississippi, William Pawkner was considered one of America’s most important Southern authors. He wrote novels, short stories, essays and screenplays. Among his famous works are”The Hound and the Fury,” “As I Lay Panting” and “The Rovers.”
Whimsical and hyper-real paintings from Melissa Haslam.
Here’s a fun visual timeline graphic representation of events for Christopher Nolan’s film “Inception” by dehahs. (Click graphic for larger view.)
Wonderful totem-inspired work from artist Raymond Lemstra.
Lush and detailed wildlife paintings by Scottish artist Lindsey Carr.
Through multi-angle photography, face-mapping, custom 3D printing (and throw in a giant bag of cash), the Clone Factory can re-create you as an action figure. Via ShortList.
Star Wars Art: Visions features the art of a wide range of artists, illustrators, designers, and cartoonists that interpret the many facets of the Star Wars universe. Featured above: Luke’s Lesson by Jacob Pfeiffer.
Installation by Elise Morin and Clemence Eliard composed of 65,000 old CDs hand sewn together. More images via designboom.
Carli Davidson has captured a series of hilarious portraits of pets titled “Shake.”
Elegant and clever visual play using negative space from artist Tang Yau Hoong.
Directed by Rémy Dereux, Maxime Hibon, Juliette Klauser, Raphaëlle Ranson and Louise Seynhaeve.
Victoria B.C. artist Laura Bifano creates a fun and unique menagerie of cubism creatures.
Just added to the Etsy shop, a selection of whimsical “Googie” styled sign illustrations available as 8″ x 10″ signed and matted prints.
Presenting The Union of Superlative Heroes and Order of Nefarious Villains book. Both sets of Victorian/Steampunk characters have been combined into a unique back to back book structure. This handmade limited edition of 100 measures at 7.25″ x 5″ and is covered in tan and black book cloth featuring gold and silver Lokta end papers. Covers are adorned with a hot stamped foil emblems representing each side. Hand bound with care and artistic precision by Julie Sullivan of Dancing Cat Bindery.
What follows is a small selection of pages from the collection of 48 total characters with bios, 12 episodes of action and enlightenment and a partial glimpse at 1 of the 2 whimsical novelty advertising pages.
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The San Diego Convention Center from our hotel’s front door.
Our last day started slow and showed all the signs of a general mood of winding down… until after lunchtime. The crowds and sales suddenly came to life and we ended up with our best day to date. So it was a great way to wrap things up for our second year in San Diego. The only regret from the experience was a lack of time to spend out in the exhibit hall visiting other booths and vendors. I took a bit of time during the morning lull to document a few of our neighbor’s booths. Be sure and visit their sites for more fun and wonderfulness.
Peter Mayhew with his purchase of my “Hairy Trinity” print.
Another day of great sales with the added bonus of two great events. The first was the purchase of my signed print titled “The Hairy Trinity” by the wife of Mr. Peter Mayhew, a.k.a. Chewbacca. (Peter has recently undergone surgery and wasn’t able to walk the convention floor.) Shortly after the purchase I visited Peter’s signing booth to thank them both for the purchase and was invited to take a picture of Peter holding his print.
The second event was the purchase of one of my new Superlative/Nefarious books by a gentleman that showed an intense interest and asked several questions about the project. As we wrapped up the sale he presented his business card and identified himself as a project executive with Imagine Entertainment, the company founded by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. So perhaps my book will eventually work its way through the studio’s intricate project review maze.
More photos from the day:
Today’s sales were a record for a single day’s effort for us. Thus we were both very focused on staying close to the booth. What follows are some additional shots around the convention floor before the doors opened, a couple of booth shots of talented folks (and new friends) and more costume fun.
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