Posts Tagged ‘plush’

Inspiration | The Beauty Within

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

I’ve been very negligent with the whole blogging thing. I’ve been leaving it all up to my better half. Once in awhile I would send her links to cool stuff, but that’s been pretty much the extent of my involvement. Well there’s no turning back now…

Just when you thought you’ve seen it all someone shows you something that was never meant to be seen. Like the early sketch of a painting, the complicated tools used to create the simplest tasks. These are often more interesting then the final product. There’s something magical about the thought process, the production method. Along comes Kent Rogowski with his photographic art of teddy bears turned inside out.


Childhood magic lives on, albeit in a slightly twisted way. In his interview with Nicole Pasulka, Rogowski says that his work is more about the childhood icon represented by the teddy bear than about recreating the toy. I beg to differ, but I’m not about to turn my boo bear inside-out to test it.

Found via BoingBoing.

Inspiration | Eee! Monsters!

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

We love our unusual plush around here.

Eric recently came across Cotton Monster (via Modish) — the work of quilt/monster maker Jennifer Strunge. Jennifer makes a range of monsters that vary in size and price (between $35US for a baby monster and $80 for a more grown-up one).

The monsters are all made with recycled clothes and linens. A much better use for a fleece that’s been outgrown, I’d say.

Make sure you check out the Monster Care guide and the Cotton Monster blog. Jennifer’s got images of some crazy big monsters there and other fabulous creations.