Category Archives: artful

Plush Gameboy is craft nerdvana

Posted on April 24, 2012 by mike

Wait, before you read the rest of this post, get the full effect with the original Tetris music: I’m in awe of SteffBomb‘s I Love Tetris I Love Sewing Plush Gameboy. It’s such a perfect, plush replica that it’s even … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs at the pearly gates

Posted on October 13, 2011 by mike

Wonderful cover on the New Yorker. Found at iPad Insight

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“I have to brainstorm while grieving”

Posted on September 12, 2011 by mike

says Ana Juan, whose cover, “Reflections,” (on the left) commemorates the tenth anniversary of 9/11. The New Yorker has a small feature about all of it’s 9/11 covers, called Ten Years Since Black on Black. My favorite is on the … Continue reading →

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chalkboard skull

Posted on September 12, 2011 by mike

If you think of artists as provocateurs, then Sarah & Joseph Belknap are clearly artists. When the wife saw their skull chalkboards her first response was “That’s a little too pol pot for me.” I think they’re neat, they’re also … Continue reading →

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too nice to eat

Posted on September 6, 2011 by mike

These lollipops from VintageConfections are just too pretty to eat. You can even get a custom message printed on the stick. Found at my new favorite site, CMYBacon.

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Inductance

Posted on May 19, 2011 by mike

Real or fake, it’s still pretty cool Found at The Denver Egotist.

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smart animated gifs

Posted on May 16, 2011 by mike

If we don’t, remember me. is a brilliant tumblr of smart, subtle clips from popular movies that have been turned into animated gifs. Sometimes, they’re so penetrating, it almost reminds me of super-sad Garfield minus Garfield.

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Jordan Grace Owens & The Paperdoll Lightmans

Posted on April 29, 2011 by mike

Here’s an old story. So, a few months ago, I saw these beautiful paperdolls over at BB Blog. Quirky & modern – you could totally see the artist had skill & personality. I had to investigate! All the way down … Continue reading →

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Deconstructed art on the cheap

Posted on April 28, 2011 by mike

20×200 has two great prints by Todd McLellan, that start at just twenty smackers. Old Flip Clock & Old Typewriter are both from his Disassembly series: In my series Disassembly, I photographed old items that are no longer used by the … Continue reading →