The Art of Ming Ong

'Disgusted' by Mong Ong

'Fight or Flight' by Ming Ong

'Chainsaw' by Ming Ong

'5 Blessings' by Ming Ong

'Cut-up Carousel' by Ming Ong

“Ming Ong is an artist and graphic designer, based in Los Angeles, California. Her artwork reflects her international upbringing and inclusive worldview.
Her paintings often depict children and animals in disquieting situations, juxtaposing bright colors and nostalgic children’s book illustration with dark subject matter and serious themes.

Her influences include 50′s and 60′s American advertising, 80′s American cartoons, Chinese propaganda art, Japanese anime and pop characters, and Japanese children’s illustrations”

Unintentionally Creepy Toys…

A friend recently sent me the link to this video of a bizarre toy…

Isn’t that a beautiful toy?! I’m sure the makers thought it would be a cute thing… a little fluffy kitty hiding in a milk churn aww… but even ignoring the stripped bare one – the twinkly music, the weird long tongue, strange mouth and staring eyes, the mechanical way it moves! Gah! This led to me searching for other similar beauties. Enjoy!

Toy makers… what were you thinking?

The Art of AJ Fosik

'The Shepherd Inevitably Consumes the Flock' by AJ Fosik

'Being in so far as being goes' by AJ Fosik

Work in progress by AJ Fosik

'Dare Nothing, Hope for Nothing' by AJ Fosik

'The Illusion of Self' by AJ Fosik

Stunning wooden sculptures / 3D Illustrations by American artist AJ Fosik.
The Mastadon video gives a great glimpse into the process involved in making of one these pieces ( a piece that was featured on the band’s ‘The Hunter‘ album), where everything is handcrafted  – not a laser cutter in sight!

Happy Yaksmas!

May the fat man in the red suit bring you many Nose Goblins!

The Loner

The Loner from fla on Vimeo.

A melancholy little animation by FLA from Sticky Monster Lab. I love the environment that’s been created and the gorgeous style!

The Loner by FLA

Halloween 2011

Well it’s that time of year again… here’s a collection of some of my favourite Halloween related images this year!

'Hypnotic Hermees' by Gary Ham

Gary’s website // Online Shop

'The Bride and Doom' by Kelly Denato

Kelly’s Website

'Cat' by Travis Lampe

'Pout or Treat' by Travis Lampe

Travis’ Website // Online Shop

'Slo-Poke' by 64 Colours

64 Colours Website // Online Shop

'Black Cat' by Kathie Olivas

Kathie’s Website // Prints To Buy

'Skeleton Ghost' by Brandt Peters

Brandt’s Website // Prints To Buy

'Greeter No. 6A' by Kathie Olivas x Brandt Peters

'Boo No. 6B' by Kathie Olivas x Brandt Peters

'Bride of Frankenstein' by Pinkytoast

'Little Pumpkin and the Pumpkin Pie Maker' by Pinkytoast

Pinkytoast Website // Online Shop

Beetle collection by Felt Mistress

Paku Paku Beetle by Felt Mistress

Saloon Beetle by Felt Mistress

Hot Footed Beetle by Felt Mistress

A treat for all you Coleopterists out there! (or people that collect and study beetles to you and me)

Wallace Collection beetle specimens at NHM

I’ve always liked those big cases full of insects in places like the Natural History Museum but I once looked up methods for preserving insects in this way and even though they are ‘only insects’ it kind of felt a little bit cruel to me – I can’t even kill spiders, even though they are hideous!

Anyway, no real living creatures were harmed in the making of these brilliant beetles by Felt Mistress. You can have a pinned and framed critter and a completely clear conscience… and real beetles don’t have such awesome boots either so these definitely win for me!

At the time of posting, these are available to buy here, but I imagine they won’t be around for too long!

‘The Lullaby’ by Joe Fenton (Video)

I’ve posted about the work of Joe Fenton before – this time we can see him draw one of his incredible pieces from start to finish!

Custom Vinyl Toys by MAp-MAp

Some of my favourite custom vinyl toys are created by UK artist & illustrator Matthew Plater, aka MAp-MAp. His quirky collection of characters often have a cool little backstories to accompany them. I love seeing the designs at the just primed stage because it gives a great insight into how much painstaking sculpting goes on to create these customs and original pieces.

WIP Custom Dunny Sculpts by MAp-MAp

Painted Dunny Customs by MAp-MAp

'Gaff' by MAp-MAp

'Rebirth' by MAp-MAp

'Chef Branko' by MAp-MAp

'Quinjo' by MAp-MAp

MAp-MAp’s customs and original paintings are usually sold through his online shop – http://maptownsqr.bigcartel.com/

The Art of Kelly Denato

'The Blooze' by Kelly Denato

'The Dropsies (1 of 4)' by Kelly Denato

'Rabbits and Ribbons' by Kelly Denato

'Split Ends' by Kelly Denato

Above are my favourite 4 acrylic on wood paintings by Brooklyn based artist, illustrator and animator Kelly Denato. For some reason I’ve picked a lot of the dark coloured paintings, but you should check out her blog or Flickr photostream because her style is really varied – she also creates soft plush sculptures and custom vinyl toys and has a great selection of colourful character sketches too!

'Crybabyvanilla' by Kelly Denato

Character sketches by Kelly Denato