©Boyd Baten
Remember when you were a kids and believed that the future would look like some combination of Lost in Space, Star Trek, and Tron? Continue reading
Cyborg Fashion
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Giving in to the Lure of Shoes
If you know me even a little bit, you know how much I love shoes. Continue reading
They Had Me at Hootenanny!
Eat Me Art*
*NOTE: Readers named “Art” should not consider today’s title to be an invitation.
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz
The Real Glitteratti
Logan Hardcore is even beautiful up close!
On September 6, all the professional sometimes-ladies put on their best finery and walked the runway at the Ice Palace at the Cherry Grove Hotel in Cherry Grove, Fire Island, New York, and once again, my camera and I were there! Continue reading
Etsomnia™ Volume XII: Things to Hang* Yourself With
Fantastic skill combined with atrocious taste.
*Please don’t.
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
During my search for the Etsy disasters and desirables in last week’s Fail Edition, I came across such an embarrassment of tragic neckwear, I decided they needed their own Etsomnia™ post. Continue reading
I do, I do, I do!
Now THIS is a proposal (or two)! Continue reading
Restoration Hard-to-Afford
“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
― Oscar Wilde
Wit, Whimsy, and Women’s Wear:
©Elga Fernandez Lamas
Spanish illustrator Elga Fernancez Lamas is a wiz at combining her love of fashion and her whimsical illustration style Continue reading
Retro Snark:
Judge was a weekly satirical magazine published in the U.S. from 1881 to the mid forties. Its covers have long been avidly sought by collectors for their gorgeous, lush illustrations and witty content. Started by a group of disgruntled former Puck Magazine writers and artists, it served as the launching pad for quite a few notable careers, including Harold Ross, who used his experience on Judge to start The New Yorker in 1925. The New Yorker eventually became its main competitor, and Judge finally lost the circulation wars in 1947. Continue reading
Lorraine Loots and the Very Young Eyes:
©Lorraine Loots
365 Paintings for Ants is one of those titles that immediately grabbed my attention. Continue reading
Your Friday Dose of Happy
©Oamul Lu
Chinese illustrator Oamul Lu creates fresh, happy, thoroughly lovable GIF animations, perfectly suited to a Friday! Continue reading
Too Fast
©Stone House
Two Anniversaries!
Today marks my 200th consecutive day of blogging AND my 24th anniversary at work. It’s a gala day!
My blog makes me so happy. It is my daily joy to share with you the things that make me go oooh (and also awww, and ewww). Happy anniversary to us all!
I’m also fortunate enough to work with some outstanding people, so today, I celebrate the whole lot of you!
Etsomnia™ Volume XI: Fail is in the Air?
et·som·ni·a (/etˈsämnēə/), noun, 1. a sleep disorder caused by obsessive Etsy browsing. 2. the surprising arrival of weird handmade merchandise ordered in one’s sleep.
Okay, I might have doctored this a little. However, the sideways kidney was already there.“No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face.” ― John Donne, who should prepare to be disappointed
Unwitting Collaboration
Israeli composer Ophir “Kutiman” Kutiel creates original songs by editing together clips of amateur musicians he finds on YouTube. Continue reading
Pulp Fik Shun
Baby-faced boy makes good. Continue reading
On Shakey* Ground (*misspelling intentional)
Alejandro Rose-Garcia
In honor of Sherry, our lovely house guest from Austin, TX, today’s OBT is one of the many musicians who have made her hometown’s music scene what it is today. Continue reading
Buddhist meets steampunk meets A.I.
Kwanon_z by Wang Ziwon
I have often described my daily search for One Beautiful Thing as “following the breadcrumbs.” Continue reading
Wallflower
Cecelia Paredes / Rex Features
Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes is known for her self portraits, even though in those works, she seems to be trying to make herself disappear. Continue reading
My OBT 