Dracula

Mark English's Dracula

Wonderful to me in so many ways. Especially since I recently finished Bram Stoker's Dracula.

The Lantern Parade

Thomas Cooper Gotch (c. 1918)

Phillips Brothers Coral Tiara

"Phillips Brothers, in which the dominant partner was Robert Phillips, were the leading supplier of coral goods in London, as well as being important goldsmiths and jewellers. In 1870 the firm advertised that it had 'the most complete collection of fine coral work in the world'. Robert Phillips received the order of the Crown of Italy for his services to the coral industry in Naples." (Source: V&A )

White Raven

(photos: Mike Yip - source)

All the little animals

Don't they look dapper? 

Photos from everyeskimo.

We all Scream illustrated ice-cream recipes

I'd like to try these myself—sans the champagne and porter. I just need to get an ice-cream maker first. More recipes from We All Scream.


If many of my instagram photos and tweets recently revolve around food, it's because I've been obsessing over (alternative-food?) recipes.
It started ever since my older sister was tested for Food Intolerance. We all get the same reaction after reading the test results—for us or for others—wondering what's left to eat when you can't consume the most common ingredients: dairy, wheat, eggs, yeast, gluten, etc.

Eating out becomes a challenge—you can't control what goes in the food you're ordering. So you're left to buy and cook your own food, since you can monitor the ingredients. 
I've been experimenting with cooking and baking, with the former being more successful than the latter. I've yet to try things like Tofu omelette, and Wheat-Egg-Dairy-Gluten-Yeast-free pancakes.

I thought getting this book would solve my lack of baked goods, but it's never that easy. The first baking trial of Blondies ended up dry (but not Biscotti dry) and smelling like dough. To be fair, the author stated she prefers certain ingredient brands over others, so we probably didn't have ingredients stellar enough to make a successful batch.

Andy Paiko glass

Here

Camera Collection

I can imagine many would admire, if not foam at the mouth, John Kratz's camera collection.

Scout's Honor Co. stamps

Seeing this on Scout's Honor Co. blog made me miss those days when we used to write letters to our cousins. We used to draw on the stationary (envelopes especially) whatever we were into at the time - mostly video games and comics characters.
This would be the grown-up version of those letters: a stamp which will turn plain envelopes into personalized stationary.

I think I was also inclined to blog about this since the photos feature stamps of Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch, when I just posted about To Kill a Mockingbird not too long ago. I suppose it's a nod to their name, Scout's Honor Co.

Let's go

Mountains print from In Haus Press

Ilva Beretta

yesterday evening in my garden

Landmannalaugar, Iceland

Photographer: Cor Laffra

berkah

illustration by Clare Owen

Art Dubai: Quick glance

Oil painting on canvas

Jeong Myung-Jo | Artside gallery, Beijing/Seoul.
Exhibiting stand: B20

 

Into Temptation 2 | digital print on velvet
Bert Vredegoor | Galerie Kashya Hildebrand

Exhibition stand: B26

This is how I celebrate my 100th post

By Colin Harman. I need to get one for my studio. You can order a print here.

Abandoned

Something about the atmosphere in these makes it almost appear like the photos were taken underwater. The amount of decay is terrific yet the places strangely seem preserved. In some photos, you'll find condiment jars and school books left behind, which makes you wonder what happened there.


The Ruins of Detroit and Theaters by Yves Marchand Romain Meffre

Herriott Grace

Herriott Grace is a father and daughter team based in Canada that sells handmade wooden items. At the time of this post, they've sold out most of their items and promise to update soon. I don't mind though. I'm just content looking at the photos they have there on display.

Ex nihilo nihil fit

    © Flora Douville

He come to town...

To me, this cover feels reminiscent of over world layouts of old-school RPGs. It's likely not intended to look like that, because the more I look at it, the less I see it as such. But at first glance, I almost expected to find a pixelated, sword-and-shield-wielding sprite wandering somewhere in the forest.

Maple keys

By coe&waito