i was going through my comics the other day and i stumbled upon this ridiculous drawing of an octopus driving a car in disguise (by dan james, ghostshrimp press). it was so absurd and hilarious to me that i decided i wanted to put it on a shirt (my only blank tee).

unfortunately, i got some ink near the collar and made the amateur move of trying to wipe it off with water which made the blob bigger and uglier. i also should have done more thatn one pass cause it’s too light in some areas. i guess i’ll try again when i find another blank tee.

The SF Craft Mafia is having a trunk show this Saturday with a mess of vendors selling DIY handmade goods. It should be awesome. They are offering free craft workshops and the first 50 people that attend will get a goodie bag.

i think i am running out of stuff to blog about. here is a collage i sent to my friend porous a few weeks ago.
i made the doors flap open to reveal this happy bejeweled bikini guy:

doors closed

doors open

he’s showing some new stuff this friday Nov 17 @ parklife so come out if you like his stuff

crips and bloods

in 6th grade one of my assignments was to write and illustrate my very own book. i decided to write about a spoiled affluent girl named Mary whose mom sends her to Compton to learn about the “real world” after she throws her escargot plate at the wall. during this journey of personal epiphanies, she witnesses gang violence, crack being dealt to kids her age, corrupt & lazy cops, and prostitution. Needless to say, concerned Mrs. Celedon brought this up to my mom at the PTA meeting.

i found this chair and grabbed it cause i liked the shape and it was crazy comfy. i thought i might reupholster with some other fabric but decided on keeping the cream since it’s in pretty good condition. however, i don’t know if i screwed up by adding these buttons. i thought wood buttons to match the legs would be cool, but i got these two tone ones and now i think they look like nipples.

young didn’t want this square ikea lamp anymore, so i printed 3 film poster images to 8.5″by 3.5″ on label paper, then stuck em on each side.

believe it or not, this is a poster for Vertigo

Thanks to Mike Davis for sending me a link to THEE BEST SCARVES EVAR. I guess this woman was in the latest issue of Giant Robot.

Check out the whole collection here.

hey check out this handmade felt doll that’s anatomically correct. you unzip him and you can see all his innards such as trachea, lungs, kidneys, heart, intestines and the zipper acts as…umm…his little man. damn it!!

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I make these dolls by hand, and have never tried to sell them, but they’ve been such a hit with friends, and that i decided to see if other people have as kooky tastes as we do. The doll measures about 8 – 9 inches from head to “toe”, even though he has none, and he has a zipper running from his groin to his neck. if you unzip the zipper, you can see (and remove or rearrange) his internal organs. Included organs are: Heart, lungs w/ trachia, 2 kidneys, an intestine, a liver, stomach, and.. i think that about sums it up. sure, we have other weird organs in our real bodies, but i think this get’s the point across. I love this thing. it never get’s old. feel free to ask questions! thanks.

i made a snowglobe after getting the idea from the latest issue of ready made. i got these mexican wrestlers and barn animals at the toy store, superglued them together on the jar lid and then filled the jar with water and glitter. i am thinking the next one i make i should use a plastic jar or find a glass jar with thin glass so the inside doesn’t get magnified

here is the cartoon car-crash carnage diorama i made:

It used to take me forever do make these posters in Photoshop, but now with The Rasterbator it’s easy as pie.

I AM MELANIE DANIELS

About a year ago, my friend Serg got me hip to Ready Made Magazine, a DIY Martha Stewart Living kinda magazine for broke ass kids who want to make cool stuff out of old junk. So I finally gets around to making this lamp shade out of slides that I don’t even look at anymore and the estimate in the magazine was that it would cost around $45. I’d say it cost me $12 tops and it was so freaking easy, taking about 3 hours total to put together. You should check out the magazine if you like to make crap. If you want to make the slide lamp, click here for the instructions.