meep believing ©Linda Billet
“Life’s like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.” Jim Henson (as quoted by Linda Billet)
Meep Believing
Category Archives: Art
Tiny Interventions
©Isaac Cordal
Paperwork
©Elsa Mora
Cyborg Fashion
©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
Giving in to the Lure of Shoes
If you know me even a little bit, you know how much I love shoes. Continue reading
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
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
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
Maybe She’s Born With It (or maybe it’s projection mapping)
Here’s a bonus I-Can’t-Sleep-and-I-Have-to-Get-Up-In-Four-Hours OBT. Lucky you! (Less lucky me, though this video of “makeup” projected onto a woman’s face is absolutely hypnotic.) Continue reading
You’ve Got (Snail) Mail!
Janice MacLeod
This started out being a post about a great idea, some very appealing art, and a lovely gift that my mother would have loved. But the more I read about Janice MacLeod, the more interested I became in her story. Continue reading
Some Assembly Required – Bonus Friday Post!
I would love to save the artist whose work entertained me during my lunch today for a later post, but 1. it’s just too good to hold back and 2. it’s so clever, I’m sure I’d be immediately scooped by everyone else!
It Was a Dark and Stormie Night
©Stormie Mills
Today’s OBT is about the public art of Stormie Mills, who, in spite of his name, is not a character from 50 Shades of Gray.
The Unusual Marriage of Monsters and Post-Its
It’s nice that he’s got my worst nightmare locked in.
©Don Kenn
Don Kenn is a busy guy. Continue reading
No, Thanks. I’ll Stand.
Scopophilia chair by Fiona Roberts. Quit trying to look up my skirt.
As much as I love beautiful things, weird makes me even happier.
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It’s Pronounced I-gor
. . . M-C-A, it’s fun to stay at the . . .
©Igor Siwanowicz
My OBT 