Debra Broz’s Oddities
By adding sculpting compound and paint, Austin-based artist Debra Broz turns cute ceramic animal figurines into monstrosities: cows merge with pigeons, ducks grow extra heads and dogs grow yard-long tongues. View them all at the link.
Link -via Design Observer | Photo: Rebecca Marino
9,500-Year-Old Lucky Charm
Image: Yael Yolovitch / Israel Antiquities Authority
Archaeologists in Israel discovered this 9,500-year-old cultic figurine
of a ram with spiral horns, carved out of limestone:
The animal figurines were found near the remains of an ancient round
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Top Ten Worst Nativity Sets
Sacrilegious or just silly? Mark Oestreicher collected twenty of the strangest Christmas creches, many comprised of animal figurines depicting the birth of Jesus. This family of penguins struck me as particularly weird. Link -Thanks, Mark!
