Monster sculptures by Ellen June

A small sampling of the magical wolves, snails, dragons and other creature sculptures on display at Ellen June's gallery and blog. She has items as cheap as $10 on sale here, and welcomes commissions.

*Previously: The wolf that eats the sun.

*Buy plush dragons at eBay.

Lego K-9 (link roundup)

Go here for step by step instructions for making a Lego K-9 from Doctor Who.

And a few more links:

1. Goofy minotaur.

2. "Return cart's here."

3. Sleeping dragon.

4. Ninjas playing catch, minotaur, and dioskilos (two-headed dog) by Scott Campbell.

*Previously: Origami minotaur.

*Buy minotaur posters at eBay.

High-energy centaur

I love this energetic tiger-striped centaur illustration by albertocubatas for a centaur design contest at ConceptArt.

*Previously: Demon centaur Lego minifig.

*Buy centaurs at eBay.

Stylish Medusa (link roundup)

Stylish Medusa by Brian Gubicza, available on a button at Etsy.

And a few more links:

1. Kiwis are really cute.

2. Courtesy of Annalee Newitz, I learned that Ben Edlund (creator of The Tick) wrote for Angel, Firefly, and now Supernatural. (The black and white Supernatural episode this season was terrific.)

3. Lots of revolting photos of a whole chicken in a can. Relatedly, Gizmodo is hosting a Photoshop contest to see if anyone can come up with something more revolting to put in a can.

4. At least one flu expert says paper masks "don't keep viruses away, they keep people away."

*Previously: What it looks like when you get an Amish computer virus.

*Buy plush kiwis at eBay.

Fairy Sculptures

Blue Moon and Purple Daisy Fairy sculptures by Liz Amend. These and a few others are on sale here. Via.

*Previously: Fairy Tale Titan.

*Buy vintage fairy tale collectibles at eBay.

Dragon and wolf (link roundup)

A girl, a dragon, and a wolf (or is it a dragon wolf?) by Chelsea Greene Lewyta. Lots of great, but disturbing and NSFW, art at her site.

And a few more links:

1. Israelis don't want to call the disease "Swine Flu," so instead they're going to call it "Mexican Flu." Via.

2. No photo or video, but use your imagination - - Chihuahua yanked out of owner's sight by 70-mph gust of wind. Via.

3. You absolutely want to see what the Libyan National Security Adviser looks (and dresses) like. (And don't miss the last sentence of Hillary Clinton's opening statement.) Via.

4. That LA judge who kept the lawsuit against Sharon Stone a secret says it was just an innocent mistake. Via.

*Previously: What if the Big Bad Wolf had gone to law school?

*Buy plush dragons at eBay.

Pegasus, Unicorn, and Rock Band papercraft

The latest paper toys from Christopher Bonnette are a pegasus/horse, unicorn (depending on your preference) and full rock band with equipment. You can download them here (scroll horizontally through the designs at the top of the screen).

*Previously: Unicorn and mermaid in a jacuzzi.

*Buy pegasus toys at eBay.

Bionic Satyr Stilt Legs (and more)

That's right, Kim Graham created bionic satyr stilt legs. You can see her walking around in them in the video below, and halfway through the video she wears the furred version:



The "Digigrade leg extensions" are just the tip of the iceberg of the wonderful creations on display at her site, including this giant paper mache treeman:



And if you visit her blog, you'll see lots of work in progress photos.

*Previously: Drink Coca-Cola, gain a bionic arm.

*Buy Six Million Dollar Man toys at eBay.

Minotaur and Medusa desktop wallpapers

Little Big Planet's Sackboy as Medusa and a Minotaur from God of War. I took the liberty of turning them into fullscreen and widescreen desktop wallpapers:






*Previously: Valentine-themed Little Big Planet desktop wallpapers.

*Order Sackboy figures at The Big Bad Toy Store.

Sculptures by Greg Brotherton

Two metal sculptures by Greg Bortherton:


The Migraine Machine.




Three Prisoners.

He has a t-shirt on sale here.

*Previously: Minotaur and jackalope tv ad.

*Buy minotaurs at eBay.

Iorek Byrnison desktop wallpaper (link roundup)

Iorek Byrnison, the armored bear from Philip Pullman's Golden Compass, by Martin Dasnoy. Available as a desktop wallpaper sized image here. See also "Witchblade." Via.

And a few more links:

1. Michael Gondry will draw a sketch of you for $20. Via.

2. Some sex offenders in California are housed at a facility called Coalinga. It apparently costs $200,000 a year for each "patient."

3. An inspirational guide for how the USA should proceed in the world.

4. Hercules vs. the hydra.

*Previously: Reimagined His Dark Materials book covers.

*Buy Golden Compass posters at eBay.

Medusa and Mr. Limpet t-shirts by Matt Pott

Medusa and Mr. Limpet t-shirts by Matt Pott on sale here. If you're not familiar with Mr. Limpet, it's a movie starring Don Knotts where Knotts turns into a fish with a powerful sonar scream that he uses to help the Allies sink Nazis. Honest:



*Previously: Chuck Norris vs. Medusa.

*Buy Medusa toys at eBay.

Chuck Norris vs. Medusa

Chuck Norris vs. Medusa by Jason Chalker for "Chuck Norris in Greek Mythology" week at The Austin Sketch Squad. See also, Walker: Texas Centaur.

And a few more links:

1. Apparently, the Clippers have to pay an AM radio station to broadcast their games in Los Angeles.

2. Don't waste your anger by directing it at AIG employees. The two biggest Congressional recipients of "bonuses" from A.I.G. were Chris Dodd and Barack Obama. Obama received $101,332 in contributions.

3. There's now a Crayola crayon called "Purple Mountain's Majesty." There's also one called "Awesome." How long until there's a blue one called "Twitter?"

4. High praise to Mobil's Speedpass, which has excellent customer service. I buy gas at Costco, so I decided to cancel my Speedpass. I called the 800 number, was promptly connected to a human who spoke clear English after I pressed 0, and he quickly canceled the account for me without making any attempt to sell me any services.

*Previously: Chuck Norris Debate Club.

*Buy Chuck Norris toys at eBay.

Merlion poster by EMEK

A merlion (mermaid lion) stars in this concert poster for The Prodigy by EMEK. Via.

*Previously: Merlion statue.

*Buy EMEK posters at eBay.

Medusa/Genie Threadless t-shirt design

"Geniedusa" t-shirt design by Louise Smyth. You can vote for it at Threadless by clicking on the widget:



*Previously: Plush Medusa.

*Buy Medusa toys at eBay.

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.

Wolpertinger (Bavarian Jackalope)

This is a wolpertinger



It's basically a Bavarian version of the jackalope. According to Wikipedia:

Like the jackalope, the Wolpertinger is thought to have been inspired by sightings of wild rabbits infected with the Shope papilloma virus, which causes the growth of antler-like tumors in various places on the rabbit's head and body.

And this is André SMATIK Ljosaj's version of the wolpertinger:



You can see more work by Smatik here, and play a flash platformer featuring his wolpertinger here. Via.

*Previously: Robot-tormenting Jackalope by Amanda Visell.

*Buy jackalopes at eBay.

Little wooden gnomes

Little wooden gnomes on sale in Aimee Ray's Etsy store.

*Previously: Gnomes vs. Ants by Amanda Visell.

*Buy garden gnomes at eBay.

Plush haunted iMac by Serena Kuhl

"Polter Man with Hockey Puck Mouse and Keyboard" by Serena Kuhl. $40.00.

It's part of The Monster Art Rally show at Gallery 1988 in San Francisco. You can see images of all of the included artwork here. And here's a few more standouts along with links to the artists' sites:




"Gorgon (Medusa)" by Jellibat. $60.00



"Pandora's Present" by Lana Crooks. $350.00



"Blackula" by Crystal Bedford. $45.00

*See previously posted plush creations here.

*Learn how to make sock monkeys with these books at Amazon.

Plush beheaded Medusa

Plush Medusa head by Heidi Kenney. Head over here to see severed Yeti and Cyclops heads.

*Previously: Mutant plush bunnys.

*Buy plush monsters at eBay.