Melita Curphy on her demon rug

Melita Curphy was photographed on her demon rug by Hallopino. Here's the rug:



She has lots of cool stuff on sale here.

*Buy mounted heads at eBay.

Demon rug by Melita Curphy

Demon rug by Melita Curphy, who has lots of cool stuff on sale here.

*Buy mounted heads at eBay.

Adorable Chimera, Neon Blue Jackalope

Chimera illustration and mounted jackalope by Melita Curphy, who lots of great art on sale here.

The jackalope was an art trade with flintlocklprivateer for this tentacled ring:



*Previously: Chimera fetus specimen.

*Buy chimera toys at eBay.

Chimera fetus specimen

Chimera fetus specimens by Melita Curphy on sale here.

*Buy cigar boxes at eBay.

Mounted monster head

Mounted monster head and gentleman monster by Melita Curphy. The mounted head is on sale here. And the painting will be part of the Ladies and Gentlemonsters show at Revolution Gallery in June.

*Previously: More mounted monster heads.

*Buy mounted heads at eBay.

Dapper Monster (link roundup)

Uncle Dapper plush monster by the incredibly prolific Melita Curphy. It'll eventually go on sale for $20.

And a few more links:

1. Lifehacker says Microsoft's security tools are good enough.

2. Outrage in Australia because Britney Spears lipsynched at a concert. John Mayer had a good line:

If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you.

3. V's mothership was directly inspired by the new wing to the Milwaukee Art Museum, designed by Spanish artist Santiago Calatrava. (I was extremly unimpressed with the first episode - - plot recycled from countless sci-fi shows and books and characters ranging from boring to unlikable.) Via.

*Previously: Dapper pink Stormtrooper.

*Buy Visitors at eBay.

Brutal Legend cosplay

For Halloween, Melita Curphy dressed as a female version of Eddie Riggs from Brutal Legend. Here are links to her various webstores, and she accepts commissions.

*Previously: Brutal Legend instructional stills.

*Buy heavy metal poster collections at Amazon.

Demon Mask by Melita Curphy

Demon Mask by Melita Curphy on sale for $45.

*Previously: Dog wearing a gas mask.

*Buy gas masks at eBay.

Shattering Door (link roundup)

Lots of mindbending art on display in Leandro Erlich's portfolio, including a shattering door, dry pool, and hell of mirrors. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Ceramic squirrel by Amanda Visell.

2. New Werewolf toy by Melita Curphy and Patch Together.

3. A Colossus from Shadow of the Colossus as a Spore Creature.

*Previously: Lego werewolf.

*Buy Amanda Visell toys at eBay.

Paul Bunyan centaur (link roundup)

Paul Bunyan/Babe the Blue Ox Centaur by Scrappers and Arne that either was or will be on sale here. Via.

And a few more links:

1. This can't possibly be real. Willie Brown (a longtime California politician) says of a recent party:

I went to an unbelievable dinner party at Charlotte and George Shultz's penthouse Monday night for retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, the new secretary of veterans affairs.

The party was a Stanlee Gatti tour de force, complete with fatigue-wearing servers, camouflage table cloths, extras dressed up as snipers and a full Marine color guard and band.

It was like being in Afghanistan.

All this for about a dozen guests. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was there with his wife, Maria Shriver. Gavin Newsom was there with Jennifer, and boy is she showing.

At what point does the Red Death show up and eliminate all of them? Via.

2. Design for the tentacle tiger vinyl toy - - Melita Curphy's second toy made by Patch Together. Would you be interested in a vinyl toy based on the mascots of either of my sites?

3. Nice gallery of photos of a rainbow over Brooklyn.

4. Popeye/Spongebob mashup.

*Previously: Paul Bunyan sculpture.

*Buy Paul Bunyan toys at eBay.

Custom Converse All-Stars

Converse All-Stars customized by Melita "Miss Monster" Curphy. She also recently posted nesting dolls for sale.

*Previously: Little Red Riding Hood All-Stars.

*Buy Converse posters at eBay.

Five masks

Vampire mask by Masquefaire on sale at Etsy.



Mummy mask by Heather Smith on sale at Etsy.



Okami (Japanese wolf goddess) mask by Merimask on sale at Etsy.



Spirit of the forest mask by columbina on sale at Etsy.




Monster mask by Melita Curphy on sale here.

*Previously: Obama/Okami mashup.

*Buy vintage masks at eBay.

Monstrous Nesting Dolls

Monstrous nesting dolls by Melita "Miss Monster" Curphy for an upcoming show at A.Okay Official in Chicago.

And I'd like to point out how well she uses Flickr in a blog-like way to advertise what she has to sell:



She very clearly explains what the item is and how to buy it, and provides a url where appropriate.

Relatedly, here's a striptease-themed set of nesting dolls by Dave Palumbo that will be part of the same show.

*See lots of bizarre nesting dolls here.

*Buy nesting dolls at eBay.

Darkstalkers Fan art

Some fan art that was not accepted for the Darkstalkers tribute book:


By Melita Curphy. See another submission here. And here's her webstore.



By Rosemary Travale. See another submission here. And here's her webstore.

*Previously: Plush Little Red Riding Hood eaten by the wolf.

*Buy Darkstalkers toys at eBay.

Painted prototype of Foo Dog (and more)

Melita Curphy has posted photos of the painted prototype of her Foo Dog toy, currently in production at Patch Together.

And speaking of toy prototypes, if you'd like to see Metin Seven's glowing sheep produced for sale,



tell Crazy Label.

*Previously: Tracy McGrady tries sheep tossing.

*Buy foo dogs at eBay.

Vinyl toy design by Melita Curphy

Melita "Miss Monster" Curphy calls this fellow a "burly foo dog type monster." You can preorder him for $45 at Patch Together, and if enough orders are placed, he'll be made.

*You can see more of my Patch Together picks here.

*Buy books about vinyl toys at Amazon.

Tiger, snake, octopus Chimera

Tiger, snake, octopus Chimera by Melita "Miss Monster" Curphy. Here's her Etsy store.

*Previously: Chimera generator.

*Buy chimera toys at eBay.

Fluorescent green tentacle pendant

Fluorescent green tentacle pendant by Melita Curphy on sale here.

*Previously: Tentacle-covered All-Stars by Curphy.

*Buy octopus toys at eBay.