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Just when you thought it was safe to go shopping for holiday cards, this seasonal twist on the iconic Jaws poster swaps horror for . . . humor. Here we see a festive, Santa hat-sporting shark lurking beneath the waves, ready to feast on a blissfully unaware antler-clad swimmer because no-one warmed her that Santa Jaws was coming to town — and suddenly, CHOMP! This card is the perfect mix of holly and jaws-olly.
Shark Attack on Your Christmas Cards!
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The first sightings of a ghostly figure wandering the woods near a newly constructed train line in Freehold, New Jersey began in the 1870s. They were usually described as a lady having glowing eyes or a pair of antlers that twinkled in the moonlight. The sightings were most frequent during the harvest moon in woodlands just outside the farms that bordered the town.
Continue reading The Ghost Antlers By Travis Louie
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Trained as a cabinet maker, Wenzel Friedrich immigrated to the US in 1853, settling in San Antonio, Texas. In 1880, he realized the potential of the Texas stockyards’ plentiful supply of steer horns for use in the making of furniture. It is likely that Friedrich was inspired by furniture he had seen in Europe, where antlers and other emblems of the hunt were used as décor as early as the 15th century. Friedrich’s horned furniture fulfilled the Victorian fancy for the unusual, as well as symbolizing the Wild West. Heating the horn made the material pliable, allowing Friedrich to create exaggerated curves for his pieces. If you happen to live in San Antonio, you can see examples of his work in the historic Oge House, which is now a Bed & Breakfast.
You can read more about Friedrich Wenzel’s horn furniture designs at This Link.
Photographed in the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in Manhattan.
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This fun ceramic sugar skull wall trophy was created by the Mexico City-based Ceramica La Mejor; a high-end commercial ceramic production company that makes all kind of cool stuff. We visited their booth at ICFF and took a few photos of one of our favorite pieces for our Pink Thing of the Day
Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Ceramic Sugar Skull with Antlers
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This attractive, illuminated Moose Head was photographed by me in the booth for Norway-based Modular Furniture Design firm Ope, at the Javits Center in NYC, during the ICFF show, in May, 2016. No Moose was killed to make this awesome lamp.
