creepy cool

a haunting and gorgeous installation by jason de Caires taylor via

happy clay

aptly named, as these really do make me a little happy just looking at them.

pretty as a painting

by Michelle Armas

giving thanks

i've been reading Lit by Mary Karr for an embarrassingly long time now. when she was going through a far worse bout of (alcoholism induced) anxiety and depression, she mentioned how the one thing that seemed to help the most (and surprisingly so) was being thankful for what she could think to be thankful for (i for one can think of quite a lot) and then praying for what she still needed and/or wanted. i've never been much of a prayer, i'm not particularly religious, though i do ask/pray for the exact same thing every 11:11 i catch and every time a plane i'm on takes off and lands, but i've started to work on increasing the frequency. thank then pray, not a bad optimistic cycle, and not a bad sketch here to sum up the thanks portion of the program...

sketch via this adorable artist in chicago - lots more cute works on her etsy site.

happiness is a cotton candy cloud

not sure if my jaw dropped because i'm speechless or hungry after perusing the site of Will Cotton. both, most likely. clearly i got a little carried away and couldn't pick just one or even three. see more of his yummy art here via here. i think i have a new favorite.

fat monkey

neat flip-flop installation in sao paulo via

i've been framed

no wait, these have been framed. i simply adore these. via

Mamika, You Made My Day

no small task on this monday morning, mamika. moments after heading out the door i was greeted by a torrential downpour. remembering my 9am meeting and knowing there was no time to go back and change into a skirt and wellies (my torrential downpour bottom-half of choice), i plodded onward. flash forward 25 minutes, and i could be seen scolding myself out loud as i unsuccessfully navigated puddle after puddle after puddle. flash forward another hour or so and here i sit, my pants still soaked from the knees down. so soaked that the bottom hem of my pant came undone and dragged in the puddles. i feel pretty.

let them look at cake

these are just amazing. rarely am i astounded by cakes, but these are pure artistry. via

papier?

vraiment?? oui!!

by Matt Shlian via

Once Upon

i'm also jealous of Heidi Lender's monday project.

J’aime le Chocolat! J’aime la Vanille!

Not sure how the above relates to chocolate or vanilla, but I also like them both AND like this sculpture. Think I might like the rest of the showing too. Morning Art, by Richard Taylor, opens tonight at Gallery KH.

via The Chicago Reader

book smarts

Rune Guneriussen does it again. first lamps in nature, now books. was just saying yesterday how i like the juxtaposition of out-of-place objects, and Rune is the one i was thinking of. happy to see more equally captivating images. via via

breathless

truly, unlike any other, chie mihara's shoes take my breath away. quite simply, they are art for the foot.