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What separates art from craft?  Ridsdel decided to figure out if something belongs on Etsy or in an art museum by peeling away the cover of various porcelain sets that granny might own. The surgical reveal shows a more intricate design of flowers… something more precious, in some circles. Check out …

When I first heard one of my favorite artists of all-time ,artist extraordinaire Mark Ryden, was going to collaborate with a ballet, I dropped everything and bought tickets before it sold out. I drove 3 and half hours to see the show in Costa Mesa, CA at the Segerstrom Center …

Israeli artist Tamara Kostianovsky created a series of work called  “Actus Reus”. She took pieces of clothing and created butchered meat for the series. Here is her (F)artist statement: “The material connects our bodies with the ones in the work, bringing violent acts into a familiar realm. My intention is to confront …

Israeli artist Sigalit Landau had a really cool idea of of submerging a perfectly gorgeous velvet dress in the Dead Sea and fuhgeddaboudit for two months. The result was the Morton Salt girl‘s worst nightmare…. clumped up salt on a Victorian dress! I think the dress is gorgeous, but sad that it’s …

Israeli artist Costa Magarakis creates fantastically mystical sculptures out of shoes that are reminiscent of  the gothic works of Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Torro. These are so spectacularly splendid! The best part is you can order one of the works of art off his Etsy shop directly. My fave has to …

  Brilliantly talented artist Andrea Kett has a new series of greeting cards and notebooks that will tickle your fancy! If you’re a fan of ‘superior smut’, then these are right up your alley…. or shall I say … Boudoir!  You may notice the header art for this blog is also by Andrea …

This past month, I was able to check out the incredible Guillermo del Toro exhibit called “At Home with Monsters”  at LACMA , boy, was I glad I didn’t miss it! There were unique pieces of rare artwork, props from all his films, including “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Orphanage”, and actual …

I stumbled upon Ashley Rose Couture  while reading Juxtapoz magazine and boy, what a treat! Hailing from Massachusetts, Ashley Rose has created some remarkable pieces reminiscent of Alexander McQueen. The photo shoots for her pieces are equally stunning and intriguing. And the best part of all… “In the upcoming weeks, I …

Russia artist Asya Kozina ( that fabulous artist that made those paper wigs)  designed these national wedding dresses out of paper! Wowie wow wow. I suck at making paper planes, so this is beyond impressive to me. This was a project for an underwear brand called ‘Wild Orchid’, hence the …

British artist Laura Keeble  took original antique church windows and transformed them into prominent, commercial items, like a Starbucks cup  and a Coke bottle, to name a few. I highly recommend clicking over to her site and exploring her art. Once she replicated 5 Banksy’s Slave Labour  for anyone to take right …