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Damn You, Art School

Amy L. Rawson — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:15:03 +0000

This looks very useful!

Creativity Blogs

Amy L. Rawson — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:02:05 +0000

Here are a couple more blogs I found interesting. Creative Something has a lot of articles and some good links if you find yourself needing motivation/inspiration. Sustainably Creative is a similar blog that is written by a man with some fairly significant health problems that limit him physically, but sure don't seem to hold him back artistically. Check them both out! I know, I should be spending less time reading about being creative and more time actually going out and creating ... I'll get right on that.

Geek Art Blog

Amy L. Rawson — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:09:56 +0000

Oooh! I found another geek art blog, this is a French one but the posts are also written in English. Not that it matters much, the focus is the art. Yay! More geekery! I added the link to my 'Cool Stuff' section at the right, too. :)

Fungal Christmas Art

Amy L. Rawson — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:06:00 +0000

I know this is the wrong time of year for Christmas art, and (as usual) I'm about three years behind on the trending links, but this is too cool not to share. Fungal culture Christmas tree! The geek in me just went "Squeeee!"

Plush Jon Snow and Ghost

Amy L. Rawson — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:11:00 +0000

Yep, I'm a big fan of the Game of Thrones TV series, too. It's got baby dragons in it, what's not to love? Game of Thrones inspired art was inevitable, and this has to be one of the best. It's a plush Jon Snow and Ghost by Mick Minogue. Love it. From the artist's own description:

A handmade personal plush inspired by the saddest character In the Game of Thrones series. Jon Snow the bastard son of House Stark and his trusty Direwolf 'Ghost'. This lonely plush doll comes with his own Valyrian steel sword 'Longclaw'. Ghost comes with his very own White Walker hand which he found out past the wall In the snowy snow.

Lots more photos can be found here.

Pysanky Fabric

Amy L. Rawson — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:15:41 +0000

I wandered over to Spoonflower last week and saw that the theme of one of their upcoming fabric design contests is 'painted eggs.' I couldn't help it. I had to create something for it! Here is my design, based on traditional Ukrainian pysanky. You can find it on the Spoonflower website here.

Josh Ellingson - Simone and Cthulhu

Amy L. Rawson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:34:00 +0000

I love it. :)

Simone and Cthulhu by Josh Ellingson

Cernunnos: Antlers

Amy L. Rawson — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:19:34 +0000

One antler sculpted!

NY Times

Amy L. Rawson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:00:00 +0000

A recent NY Times article titled Why We Love Beautiful Things examines a bit of science behind good design. It's a good read, and it makes me want to paint a mural on my studio wall. :)

Face of the Earth Terrariums

Amy L. Rawson — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:31:00 +0000

Face of the Earth is an Etsy shop that sells (among other things) some intricate and amazing terrariums. My favorite is the Beetlejuice terrarium, pictured here. There's also a mini Bag-End and a Breaking Bad terrarium. Mini-ecosystems + pop culture geekery = awesome!