James Hance is an artist who is known for putting a geeky spin on childhood classics. And his latest product has combined two of my favorite things: Firefly and the Muppets. He has recreated the characters from Firefly as Muppets. Kermit, of course, is Mal, Fozzy is Jayne, Miss Piggy is Inara, Wembly from Fraggle […]
Continue ReadingA week ago I posted a review of The Steampunk Bible, a nice compendium that tries (and succeeds, I believe) to answer the question, What is Steampunk? While that book chooses to answer the question with a mixture of essays …
Continue ReadingThe muse has hit me like a vorpal sword. I’ve been working on some poems for an upcoming comedy performance and it was impossible to resist the temptation to …
Continue ReadingI was hanging out with my nephews over the weekend. Jack and Henry are aged 8 and 4 respectively. A couple years back, Jack took tap dancing lessons. When he outgrew his shoes, and became a wee bit self-conscious about being …
Continue ReadingI attended the recent 3rd Conference on Middle-earth (in Westford, Massachusetts) where I listened to talks on blond elf imagery and debates on how to adapt The Hobbit into one movie or two movies (and the wisdom of that latter …
Continue ReadingI was drawing pictures with my nephew Jack. “What shall we draw?” I asked. “Let’s draw Star Wars,” Jack said, innocently enough. We began to draw Star Wars. Jack drew a guy, then a box. Next he drew a face …
Continue ReadingArtist Mike Bukowski loves H.P. Lovecraft, it appears. His website has tentacles on it. He’s had a number of art shows focused on the slippery, squamous creatures of the Cthulhu mythos. And so, last June, he began the arduous process …
Continue ReadingThe approach of Memorial Day finds me waxing poetic about the joys of camping. After leaving the hills and valleys of England behind and finding myself in the foothills of Maine, a place that is home to mosquitoes, black bears and other such lovely treats, I find myself married to someone who camps… in a […]
Continue ReadingMany of our daily conversations are dominated by some combination of these four topics: Our homes, our partners, our children, and our appearance. This is particularly true for women, as social pressures drive us to focus on these things above all else. However, habit can become stifling, and it’s probably not healthy to fulfill any […]
Continue ReadingThis amazing Lego wall is the work of Denmark-based Lene Rønsholt Wille. The circular wall, called “Metaphorical Horizons,” took six weeks and 270,000 white LEGO blocks. It is located in the central hall of the World Trade Center in Amsterdam. …
Continue ReadingSometimes you need to know which superhumans possess the ability of elemental transmutation, and that’s the kind of pressing information that won’t always wait for a cursory Google search. Thankfully the team at Pop Chart Lab has come to your …
Continue ReadingThe folks at Spoke Art, the transient art gallery and publishing house behind the awesome Samurai Star Wars prints we mentioned last September, are putting on an exhibit in New York City that will pay tribute to three giants in …
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A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure to host a steampunk discussion at Mythic Faire, a fantasy/myth/alt culture convention that features live music, masquerade balls and special guests. I had a stellar time, both as a guest and an attendee, with the steampunk panel discussion being the highlight of my weekend. I type […]
Continue ReadingTo celebrate their 100th anniversary, The Company Store, known to me and many others as a good place to buy sheets, is holding a design contest for kids to create a brand new comforter design. The winning design will be …
Continue ReadingDuring a recent weekend, we spent some quality geeky time at a friend’s house. I played my first game of Magic: The Gathering. We had a Big Bang Theory marathon. But before we headed over, my friend called and asked …
Continue ReadingDuring a recent weekend, we spent some quality geeky time at a friend’s house. I played my first game of Magic: The Gathering. We had a Big Bang Theory marathon. But before we headed over, my friend called and asked …
Continue ReadingThe Golden Kite Awards are given each year to the most outstanding children’s books published during the previous year, and written or illustrated by members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. The following blurbs are from the SCBWI Press Release. Jennifer Holm’s novel Turtle in Paradise receives this year’s Golden Kite […]
Continue ReadingI have two most-awesome sons! They’re smart, fun, funny and adventurous boys. Now that both are at school all day (my youngest is in Kindergarten this year), it’s been almost shocking how peaceful and quiet things are around the house. My youngest especially enjoys crafts, and we spent a good part of the winter in […]
Continue ReadingGather up the kiddies because it’s storytime! Meet Wind, a lonely triangle living on a flat, yet mysterious world. Watch as curiosity compels her to unravel those mysteries and change her world forever… (Warning: Spoilers below the clip!) “Wind and Mr. Ug ” is a shining example of education by stealth. It makes Möbius strips […]
Continue ReadingWhen I was a newlywed GeekGirl, I hated to cook. It was boring and I didn’t like planning out menus or looking for recipes. Those were the pre-Internet days (gasp!) and pre children days. Back then when I got home from school exhausted we went out for meals. However, as I got older I began to enjoy […]
Continue ReadingLove is in the air, the trees, the rocks, and even on Mars. Just to keep everyone in the loving mood, I wanted to share something my husband shared with me on Valentine’s Day. We have been together 19 years and married almost 17 years and he knows exactly the kinds of things that float my […]
Continue Reading“Their names are legend: Raikou. Entei. Suicune. Lugia. Ho-Oh. Kyogre. Groudon. Rayquaza. Deoxys. Dialga. Palkia. And when Legendary Pokémon come together, only the greatest Trainers can control their might. In the Pokémon TCG: Call of Legends expansion, not only will you discover incredibly powerful Pokémon– including very rare “Shiny” versions of some of them–but you’ll […]
Continue ReadingTheo Jansen is a rather inspired Dutch sculptor, who for the last ten years has been developing a fascinating cross between robotics and kinetic sculpture. His ‘strandbeests’ or ‘beach animals’ use a form of rather beguiling biomimicry, and are constructed …
Continue ReadingAs a children’s book author and illustrator, I am always a little embarrassed to admit when I’ve somehow missed a picture book classic. But the truth is, I had never read anything by Eric Carle — not even the book …
Continue ReadingEnter today for a chance to win one of three Star Wars Art: Visions books. The artwork was commissioned from a lot of great current artists including Will Wilson, William Stout and Alex Ross. Over 300 pages of amazing images. …
Continue Reading“Mathematics is the gate and key of the sciences. …Neglect of mathematics works injury to all knowledge, since he who is ignorant of it cannot know the other sciences or the things of this world.” –Roger Bacon Math is one of those quintessentially geeky things that are often taught so badly that even some of […]
Continue ReadingArtist Tim Liddy paints photo-realistic reproductions of the covers of classic, play-worn board game boxes. Found via Laughing Squid, via Makezine.
Continue ReadingAwesome monster art drawn on Post-It notes. The coloring gives it a wonderful antique block-print quality. Link via Neatorama via Ectoplasmosis!
Continue ReadingIt is widely accepted that Star Wars has influenced art and pop culture since A New Hope was released in 1977, but what if it was able to influence art that predates the movie itself. Star Wars Art: Visions, aims …
Continue ReadingAidan Reed is five years old. More than anything, he loves monsters. Dressing up as monsters, playing with monster toys and especially drawing monsters. Then in September a real-life monster reared its ugly head and Aidan was diagnosed with acute …
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