the noble duke 

PIGEON VISION

dr. julius neubronner's patented pigeon camera c.1903 

yes!!!

and let's not forget werner's... kinski is perfect.

 

SOPHIE

sophie taeuber-arp (1889-1943)

imagine going back in time as a fly on the wall at the cabaret voltaire while sophie, her fellow jean arp & their various wierdo buddies threw their dada soirees. 

zurich must have been really quite the place back then...

CUTTLEFISH CASTING

trying my hand at cuttlefish casting. this method uses the bone of the cuttlefish (mollusc family) as a mold. 

the side you carve is soft as chalk and has these beautiful thin layers.

i love it.

  inspiration: horse armour

NOT SO TINY

 

 tiny tim 
wow. would an fellow like this get a tv special today?
i wonder...

mortimer

silkscreened print 4" x7"

REMARKABLE PERSONS

portraits, memoirs, and characters

man on wire (2008)

WITCHES HAMMER

hard to believe it's well into october already. to kickstart the current season of spook, let's take a look at the malleus maleficarum, otherwise known as the witches hammer.

this was the go-to book for witch-hunters throughout late medieval europe. it was written by heinrich kramer and jacob sprenger in 1486, and came hot off of gutenberg's press in 1487. (i wonder if ol' johannes had any regrets about this?) anyway, a classics prof of mine wrote a modern translation for anyone interested.( i had a bizarre crush on this guy- even with the khaki / white running shoe / mismatched tie combo)

ATLAS OF EARLY PRINTING

for anyone interested in 15th century bookmaking as much as i am,

this site will thrill!

had a wonderful visit to san fran this summer...

it's like going back into the victorian era. (with overgrown succulents).

PUBLIC DOMAIN

the pleasures are endless on this site- 

i love love love it. 

smoke fairies

medical aspects of death & the human mind

BEHOLD