Tom Gauld creates stunning prints of monsters and aliens. Check out his hairy monster below. I took the liberty of animating it so you could see all 3 prints.
Animated gif of a monster’s internal organs. Click to see him animate.
He also has a “Noisy Alphabet” where aliens create all the sounds.
He also has multiple comic strips. Here’s my fav, having read Ulysses myself.
Check this artist out. You won’t be disappointed.
Tim Kane
I stumbled across the webcomic Out of Skin and was taken by the stark language and stunning, almost greytone, graphics.
The prose also delivers: “The moon shone clean and white as a skull.”
The story is a period piece, perhaps late nineteenth century. It centers around a woman, who lives alone in the woods, discovering a grave of pale corpses uncovered by the rain. The mystery of what happens drags her down some creepy paths. Namely a tree with flesh for bark and hands for leaves.
Truly a work of fiction that delves into some deep places of horror. Read and enjoy.
Tim Kane
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a banana? Every night, you plant yourself in the ground. Maybe pour a little water on for growth. How difficult is it these days to raise a young banana? Lin Shih-Yung answers these questions and more you never knew you had with her surreal paintings. Take a look.
Titled “3 Newts”
Titled “Wasp” this shows a person with a wilted leaf for a head.
This one is titled “6 Newts”
Titled “Fresh” it shows a green banana committing suicide.
Titled “After Taking a Paint”
Apparently, the banana people are called Newts. You can see more images from her Flicker site.
by Tim Kane
Anyone who loves steampunk also falls into the vintage lot. It’s natural. Vintage and retro items just pull me back to a time when things were done by hand. The ornate scroll work and brass give me the warm fuzzies. I even have a board dedicated to this obsession on Pinterest. Then I chanced upon my vintage Valhalla: a blog called Vintage Me Oh My. This site is every retro fan’s dream.
The photo above shows vintage metal locks and skeleton keys. There’s even a double-lock!
The proprietor of this glorious site is one Megan Cummins, a graphic designer from San Francisco. She calls her site “online crack” for vintage goodness. And I’d have to agree. I just can’t stop scrolling through it.
An example of some vintage goods you can purchase through a friend’s site.
Traveling through her blog is like a trip through time. You loose yourself in the things that once were.
A forgotten casino sign.
There’s a melancholy feeling that wells up inside me when I see these images. Some of them are so lonely and forgotten. Yet there’s warmth too.
These vintage style Ralph Lauren hang tags were found by Workingformorework, who compiled a set of images on their blog.
You may notice that Megan doesn’t photograph these items herself. Instead she finds or solicits stunning pictures from others. She’s a sort of clearinghouse of vintage. Like something, then click over to the original site to view more.
A letter from the Civil War, located at The Carter House in Franklin, TN.
Take a look for yourself and get your vintage fix satisfied.
Tim Kane
I wondered what my reading list would look like if I compressed it all into one, six second burst. Now, there were some problems. Namely, I read mostly ebooks now and they didn’t show up so well on the video.
Here’s a list of the books I was able to cram in:
Happy Reading
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