My daughter Ella has been a fan of Chuck Taylors since she was in middle school. It usually didn't take her too long to personalize a new pair and turn them into wearable art. Sometimes it was just a little enhancement (with markers or duct tape), others times it was a full scale makeover.
I've always thought a fire screen depicting Hades, complete with stylized devil and pitchfork, would be cool. So, despite their somewhat jaded aesthetic, when I saw these they intrigued me. The screens , ( either 1666 London or 64Ad Rome) are laser cut from Cor-ten steel.
These 3 dimensional trompe l'oeil paintings by artist Steve Wolfe not only depict great book cover designs, but also capture the distinct qualities that come with a well read, and worn, book.
Here's a recently discovered site dedicated to salvaged metal type and logos from the days when chrome was king. Take a look.
Elvis lives, and as recorded by painter Markku Laakso he's living the good life somewhere in the Finnish wilds. Check out more of these witty and slightly warped painting here.
