Zao Wou Ki -- AOD

These recent works truly illustrate a cold winter day.
India ink on rice paper. Some artist info here

Holiday Pet Post -- Boston Style

Maggie is so festive, on and off the tree!!

From My Desk

Image Inspiration

Is this the opposite of snow on branches?

Camilla Engman -- AOD

"Waiting for the Snow-blindness"

"Recommence"

Check out more of this Swedish painter's bundled-up characters here

Andries Botha -- AOD

"History has an Aspect of Oversight...," Installation, 2004

This South African artist makes such inspired, thoughtful pieces that evoke both childhood longing and social conflicts. More here

Monday Clicks

Just some hot tickets around the web that are worth sharing:

Amazing Cheese Rock from Frannie

Art Jumpers from Ryan

Cat Runners from Brigitte

Slinky Cat from Justin

Nice warm winter collars made by Kim

A cool record post from August

Upside Down Dogs from Nato and Miranda

Cheers to some great finds!

Emi during Rocky Horror

This film scared me more than the baby...

Things I Love

In addition to the color yellow, I love Cleveland basketball, and MAN are they on a run and looking smart! (Thanks for the pic, Bro)

"Anderson Varejao (right) and Daniel Gibson enjoy another big lead over an over-matched foe on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers, wearing 1970 throwback uniforms, moved to 15-3 with the biggest victory over a Knicks team in franchise history." Source

Barbara Crane -- AOD

"Palm Springs, California," 1970

"Pigeons," 1975

Despite my undeniable fear of birds, I am drawn to the "chaos vs. order" that comes up in Crane's photography.

Holiday Crafts

It's that time of year again-- Try making your own ornaments & decorations and get in the spirit of giving...here are some inspired images to enjoy:




More here

Happy December!!

Barack Obama drains 3-point jumper on first try in Kuwait