Artist Deborah Simon's series of Flayed Bear Sculptures combine taxidermy, science and embroidery. Her three unusual bear sculptures have faux fur partially pulled back to reveal the anatomy underneath.
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A Grisly Grizzly and Other Bare Bears by Deborah Simon
Artist Deborah Simon's series of Flayed Bear Sculptures combine taxidermy, science and embroidery. Her three unusual bear sculptures have faux fur partially pulled back to reveal the anatomy underneath.
The 20 Most Incredible Photos Of Living Creatures From 2013.
National Geographic's 2013 Year in Review is a beautiful interactive site on which one could spend hours and hours exploring many of the most incredible scientific findings, technological advancements, space exploration, geopolitical stories, travel images, adventure scenarios, ancient worlds, human cultures, environmental happenings, animal photography and more from 2013.
Simpsons Animator Liz Climo Does A Cute and Quirky 12 Days Of Christmas.
The 12 Days of Christmas as told by comic artist and Simpsons animator Liz Climo is a charming and hilarious exchange between a bear and a bunny that will warm your heart and give you the giggles.
On the first Day Of Christmas....
On the second Day Of Christmas....
On the third Day Of Christmas....
On the fourth Day Of Christmas....
On the fifth Day Of Christmas....
On the sixth Day Of Christmas....
On the seventh Day Of Christmas....
On the eighth Day Of Christmas....
Be sure to visit her tumblr to see the remaining days of Christmas!
The talented Liz Climo works as an animator on The Simpsons and is represented by: Kathleen Ortiz at New Leaf Literary.
Follow her on twitter: @elclimo
Interested in purchasing some of her adorable witty items? Check out the following links.
• Shirts and other wonderful things: http://shirtsandladders.com/
• Prints: http://society6.com/LizClimo
• Greeting cards, mugs, etc: http://www.cafepress.com/ridiculouslittlethings
Elegant Animal Head Urns of Ceramic and Wood by Artist Lorien Stern
Lorien Stern comes from Ojai, a small town in Southern California. She recently received her BFA from California College of the Arts in Oakland, where she focused on ceramics, painting, claymation, screen printing, wood turning, piñatas, and egg batiking. Experimenting in various mediums, her animal urns are what caught my eye. They combine white ceramic animal heads with turned wood and are simultaneously whimsical and sophisticated. Whether used as actual cremation urns or merely objets'd'art, they are definitely unique.
“Penguin Urn” (10” x 3.5” x 3.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)
“Alligator Urn” (8” x 3.5” x 3.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)
“Bear Urn” (10” x 3.5” x 3.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)
“Horse Urn” (10” x 3.5” x 3.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)
“St. Bernard Urn” (9” x 5” x 5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2013)
“Bull Urn” (12.25” x 6.5” Ceramic and American Poplar 2010)
Lorien Stern (above) now lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. (image courtesy of Facebook)
Lorien works in has a fun series of large and small "animal heads" that you should check out at her website.
Shop her etsy store here
Beautifully Designed CHOMP Food Chain Puzzle Books by Mirim Seo and Kelly Holohan.
Chomp puzzle books are designed to teach kids about basic food chains. Crafted of wood and paper, each beautiful puzzle book introduces a different level of a food chain in its environment; Forest, Ocean, Arctic, Jungle, and Desert. All food chains include, producers, consumers, and decomposers and each plays a role in the chain. When completed, the puzzle shows the eating process.
Beautifully designed and packaged, the set of books was a design project by student Mirim Seo for Temple University's Tyler School of Art under the tutelage and with art direction by Professor Kelly Holohan.
Ocean:
Jungle:
Arctic:
Forest:
At this time Chomp is not available for purchase, which is really disappointing, but hopefully the puzzle books will be paired with the right backer to bring this project to life. May I suggest Kickstarter?
Big Rice Straw Beasts Sculpted For The Wara Straw Art Festival.
You may or may not have seen images of large sculpted straw beasts, recently being shared all over the internet. Truth be told, they are not new, but are actually a few years old (from 2010 and 2011) from the annual Wara Straw Art festival in Niigata. According to CNN Travel, The Wara Art Matsuri takes place every year in two locations in Niigata, at Kanko Shisetsu Iwamuroya (96-1 Iwamuro Onsen, Nishikan-ku, Niigata) and Uwasekigata park (1 Matsunoo, Nishikan-ku, Niigata).
The festival is an annual celebration of Autumn where local people and college students of Art and Architecture departments create some impressive straw art in Nishikan-ku, an area is said to have the "largest paddy fields in the country," according to Japan Style.
The art is created from rice straw by locals and college students. The structures are made from pipes and wood sticks, then the straw is added, taking about a week per piece to complete.
images are courtesy of Kotaku and CNN Travel
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