Here are two surreal Star Wars/octopus mashups that were posted recently at Distracted by Star Wars, one of my favorite Tumblr sites.
Star Wars and cephalopods, two great tastes that taste great together!
"The Disorder is Me" ©Rubens Cantuni
See more by this artist at TokyoCandies.com.
"Octotrooper" ©Aaron Jasinski
Visit this artist at deviantArt for Octo-Fett, Octo-Vader, and more!
Dan Beard, 1887
Via Cephalolove (via finegarten)
Via Succeed Blog
For his senior thesis in the Illustration department at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Jim Tierney re-designed the dust jackets of four classic Jules Verne novels, including a particularly squid-tastic cover for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. If these books were for sale I would totally buy them. With money!
Jules Verne cover designs by Jim Tierney from Jim Tierney on Vimeo.
Via Faceout Books
Visit www.jimtierneyart.com to find out more about the designer and his process, and for detailed views of these beautiful creations.
IN SQUID WE TRUST, originally uploaded by Ben Templesmith.
Ben Templesmith has one of the most distinct and evocative artistic styles in comics. His most notable works include 30 Days of Night and Fell, and he is both the artist and writer on Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (my personal favorite), Welcome to Hoxford, and Singularity 7.
This intriguing declaration appeared on his blog yesterday, and about it Mr. Templesmith says,
Future tax doge and excuse for mass murder here we come!
Alright then.
IN SQUID WE TRUST is available as an 11″ x 17″ print (for $14.99) on his CafePress store.
At long last, Dr. John Zoidberg makes his debut appearance on Indie Squid Kid!
I don’t know the identity of the artist who did this, so I have to assume it was spontaneously generated by the Internet just to make me happy.
Thanks to my brother-in-law Alec for sending this my way!
I realized that I left out a couple of things from last night’s post, so here’s there rest…
The big book is Prehistoric Life: The Definitive History of Life On Earth by DK Publishing. It’s opened to the the section on Cretaceous invertebrates, and the reconstructed ammonite depicted there is the genus Scaphites.
The ceramic octopus was a gift from my friend Mur, and as soon as I know who made it (or where she got it) I will post an update here.
Lastly, we have one of this year’s Hallmark Keepsake ornaments. “Learning with Mr. Ray” depicts one of my favorite scenes from Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo. One of Nemo’s classmates is a young Flapjack Octopus (Opisthoteuthis californiana) named Pearl. Flapjacks, like all Cirrate octopuses, are deep-sea cephalopods, so, if she could have even survived living in a coral reef at all, Pearl must have been a transfer student or something. All the same, it’s nice to see obscure cephalopod species depicted in popular culture!
Unfinished: Cephalopodmas, originally uploaded by xtopher42.
Cephalopodmas is December 22…only eleven days away!
Watch this feed in the days to come for more holiday fun!
I hope that this week’s shopping guide has helped some of you find the perfect Christmas and/or Cephalopodmas gift for the squidophile in your life. To round things out, here are a few products that didn’t really fit in the other categories. And in case you missed them, those categories are:
Toys | Apparel | Books | Jewelry
Giant Squid Sticker ($2)
This sticker is roughly 3″ x 4″ and is printed on durable transparent vinyl.
Squid Kimono Billfold ($24)
This embossed vinyl wallet is a variation on the same theme we saw with their “Geisha Tentacles” shirt (which is still available!). It has two i.d. windows, three coin holders, and “surprises a-plenty.” Buy from Gama-Go!
Squiddish Pouch ($15)
From Leah’s product description:
The best thing about Squiddish Pouches is their diverse capabilities -
- they can be closed using the convenient button and button hole method OR
- they can be hung on the wall using a nail or pushpin through the buttonhole OR
- they can even be attached to holiday trees or other shrubbery by running a string through the buttonholeEach Squiddish Pouch is hand-cut from thick wool felt, which means each one is unique.
Each piece is securely sewn together, and features a lovely button eye.Measurements:
Open: 11″h x 3.25″w
Closed: 7.75″h x 3.25″wOther details:
Bright pink button
Rich Purple wool felt with darker purple thread design swirling through
Squid ($20)
These fair trade, colorful creatures open up to reveal a sturdy 16″ x 16″ tote bag that can be used again and again. Bring them to the grocery store or anywhere you typically receive plastic bags. When you’re done, simply stuff it back into the attached pet and clip it on to anything so it’s always around when you need it.
Justina Kochansky’s Etsy shop is the companion site to her webcomic Articulate Matter (previously reviewed here). She sells prints, a brand new calendar, and some of the actual polymer clay sculptures from the comic!
Ariculate Matter 2010 Calendar ($15)
Articulate Matter Prints ($10)
Card Squid ($75)
Ninja Squid ($100)
Once again we turn our sights on Etsy.com, the nexus of all things creative and crafty on the Internet. A search for “squid jewelry” (for example) currently returns over 400 results, but I’ve isolated three sellers that epitomize the kind of awesome cephalopod jewelry that abounds on Etsy.
Noadi’s Art (www.etsy.com/shop/noadi)
Sheryl Westleigh creates amazing polymer clay and mixed media jewelry and sculptures, and I think she loves cephalopods almost as much as do. (OK, probably more!) Her shop has tons of great items in multiple styles and color variations, so if any of these pieces have sold, I’m sure you will be able to find something every bit as good. Not every thing in Noadi’s shop is cephalopod-related—look for trilobites, horseshoe crabs, and even a festive holiday platypus!
Deep Purple Squid necklace ($30)
Brown Nautilus necklace ($30)
Brass Steampunk Octopus necklace ($35)
Cuttlefish Specimen Jar necklace ($30)
Industrial Fairytale (www.etsy.com/shop/industrialfairytale)
Sarah Dungan is an illustrator, animator, and creator of some fabulous steampunk jewelery.
http://industrialfairytale.com
http://sarahdungan.blogspot.com
http://industrialfairytale.blogspot.com
She is also one of the contributors to Cephalopod Tea Party!
A Victorian Octopus ($45)
Cinnabar Octopus and Jade ($35)
The Nautilus and the Deep Blue Sea earrings ($15)
Octopus Me (www.etsy.com/shop/OctopusMe)
If you are looking for something a little more high-end, how about sterling sliver (and sometimes gold) jewelry made from real octopus tentacles? Here are a couple of examples, but there are many, many more in the shop!
Free shipping on all items until Sunday, December 7th.
Size 4-7 Tentacle Ring ($160.00)
Unmatched Octopus Tentacle earrings ($85)
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