Beautiful "Lost Found Art"

Antique pin cushion

Wooden figure collection 16 years in the making (from 1850-1920)
Antique doll head collection
For some lovely and unusual antique, dada-style collections for your home, take a tour through this wonderful design company's website:

LOST FOUND ART
Thanks go to the Lori Langille Blog (Automatism)
I love all of these! I want them!
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Pussycat, pussycat

Yes, she does look pretty in pink. And blue and white.

Totally wigged-out idea! I wonder if my cat would go for that?

Kitty Wigs

via Finkbuilt blog

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Rare Antique Prints

You can get these gorgeous, surreal antique Valentijns fish prints from 1726, this wonderful monkey print by Buffon 1766 and this stunning art deco print by Benedictus 1934 at:
Panteek

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(Thanks, Bibliodyssey)

Number Two Tickler Uke Coming...

I want to thank all of the people who ordered my new t-shirt and all of the blogs that blogged about it and my art: Boingboing , Drawn! , Juxtapoz , J-Walk , Uke Hunt , ArtNYC, Fanpotai , Swankie Schedule , i hate peas , butternutcomics , daily yoghurt ,to name a few. And, thanks to the people who sent me some nice feedback.

About my new ukulele which is due out in February: I actually designed the uke itself, so it will not be a standard-looking uke like the last one. It is more detailed in it's construction and it will have some very special features that only a luthier could accomplish. That is why it is taking so long for the luthier (Lou Reimuller) to build it. It's entirely hand-crafted from scratch and it's a brand new uke design, yet it's still very traditional in it's own way.

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Chloe and Picasso

Painting by Picasso
Chloe's wall of drawings

I "met" this lovely, intellectual British artist last year named Chloe Cumming. She's erumpent, you know, and she has been making some "sugar walls". She blogged this wall of drawings and she blogged this Picasso. Yes, I can definitely see a connection.
She draws wrestler men and they are as fascinating and wiggly as this Picasso. And she is right, Picasso drew cartoons. We all do.
See for yourself and enjoy:
Chloe's blog

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Town of Luthiers

photo by R. Jacobson

There is a town in Mexico called

Paracho

with a statue of a luthier in the main plaza. "Paracho is the home of some of the best luthiers in Mexico, if not the world. Guitar shops line the main street entering town. But, the best guitars are made by luthiers working out of their homes on the back streets of the town." link

There is even a giant guitar on the main road.

Read more about luthiers at wikipedia:

Luthier

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The Classic Vintage Appeal of Brian Taylor's Toys

Trexi series 3 figure Astrocat in designer toy stores

Coney Plush Figure due out Spring 2008

Brian Taylor has a knack for drawing up classic-looking toy designs. That's what I like to see. The upcoming Coney Plush figure is hilarious and well-presented in this promo. It will even have an embroidered version.

More about his creations at:

Candykiller Blog

He'll be in an upcoming group show at MerryKarnowsky opening Feb 9, 2008 and he has a new letterpress print out.

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