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What is tattoo Tuesday about?
September 6, 2016
King Kong is a cinematic monster that first appeared in film in 1933.
“The character has become one of the world’s most famous movie icons, having inspired countless sequels, remakes, spin-offs, imitators, parodies, cartoons, books, comics, video games, theme park rides, and even a stage play. His role in the different narratives varies, ranging from a rampaging monster to a tragic antihero.” – Wikipedia
King Kong was found on Skull Island – a fictional island in the Indian Ocean. (Heck, it is all fictional.) The prehistoric denizens of Skull Island predated Jurassic Park by about 60 years.
The film was remade in 1976 and 2005, adding to King Kong’s reputation as an enduring film icon. The largest Kong yet (see what I mean?) is coming to the screen in March, 2017 in Kong: Skull Island.
How do I fly?
August 28, 2016
These photographs are a project of Spanish photographer Xavi Bou. Called chronophotographs, they capture a series of images of birds in flight, showing the net result of the motion – think Eadweard Muybridge and his photographs of human and animal motion that were taken 150 years ago.
I love this one of ducks lifting off from a lake.
What am I funny critter blogging?
August 26, 2016
This little guy garnered an award of highly commended for Yuzuru Masuda in the 2015 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
This is the winner by Julian Rad
What am I celebrating today?
August 4, 2016
Today is St. Sithney’s Day – he’s the one on the left with the doggies. As the Breton legend goes, Sithney was asked by the Creator to be the patron saint of young girls seeking husbands. Sithney is reported to have demurred, saying he would get no rest taking on a job like that and that he would rather be the patron saint of mad dogs. And he is.
What am I sappy cat blogging?
July 29, 2016
“They say cats have 9 lives. Well Internet cats now have 1 additional life, thanks to embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota. The Nara-based artist began creating clothes as a hobby, mainly for her family. “My son was of a smaller build and store-bought clothes wouldn’t fit him well so I would often make him clothes,” explains Kubota. “It was actually at his request that I began embroidering cats.”
As it turns out, Kubota’s son is somewhat of a cat fanatic and enjoys collecting images of cute cats he finds on the Internet. His favorite ones would become models for embroideries.
After posting her creations online they quickly went viral (like most Internet cats do), prompting Kubota to open an etsy shop 6 months ago. Despite the hefty price tag for a shirt ($250 – $300) she quickly racked up 15 sales and her current inventory is looking a bit slim. According to her website she also used to do custom orders. But now that she seems to be getting busier that service may be in jeopardy.
Update: Kubota has released a book about her hand-embroidered cats called neko shirt.”
This post is from Spoon and Tamago
Gunsmoke and Knitting 