Lego geisha

Lego geisha by RongYIREN.

*Buy Geisha: A Photographic History, 1872-1912 at Amazon.

Geishas, space cats and more by Yuko Shimizu

A few badass geishas, space cats, and more by Yuko Shimizu:












She doesn't appear to have prints for sale, but I believe she's done covers for The Unwritten, which is available at Amazon.

She's also participating in a show at Society of Illustrators opening September 1:

Suspiciously toothy Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood by Angel Diaz, based on a design by Alicia Pereira. See also: Geisha.

*Previously: Plush Little Red Riding Hood.

*Buy geisha toys at eBay.

Ping Pong-playing geisha (link roundup)

Classic Japanese imagery melds with a manga style in Shohei Otomo's frequently NSFW gallery. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Oh my god, capybaras can be this big?!

2. And speaking of disturbing creatures, I feel obligated to link to the video of the horrifying worms in the North Carolina sewer.

3. Two ninjas and a baby.

4. Young vampire toy designed by Patricio Oliver available for preorder at Patch Together.

*Previously: Day of the Dead geisha doll.

*Buy geisha toys at eBay.

Mechtorians and Mecha-Geishas

These are just a few of the fabulous new works of art on display at Gallery1998's "Transcenders" show:






Steampunk robots by Doktor A. (Many of these are still available for purchase.)




Mecha-Geishas by Scott Scheidly. (Both still available.)

You can see all of the items from the show here, although it was funnier before I told them their url was linked to this similarly sounding site.

*Previously: Steampunk fortune teller by Doktor A.

*Buy Doktor A art toys at eBay.

Day of the Dead Geisha doll

Dia de los Muertos-style geisha doll by Michelle Ritchie. She's participating in an art show at Autobody Fine Art gallery in Alameda, California, starting March 7.

*Previously: Vintage photos of geishas in bathing suits.

*Buy Day of the Dead collectibles at eBay.

Armored Mon Calamari, perhaps?

Art by Keith Thompson, on sale as a print here. Via.


Thompson's gallery is full of wonderful creations. This robo-geisha is probably my favorite:


"Karakuri" is available as a print here.

*Previously: Robot performs the Tale of Genji.

*Buy "Robots, Androids and Animatrons, Second Edition : 12 Incredible Projects You Can Build" at Amazon.