Funny Road Signs
16 05 2013 Comments : No Comments »Categories : Funny, Oops!
Most high school kids would choose school lunches over homemade lunches when given the choice. But not David LaFerriere’s kids, because they’d miss out on their dad’s hand-drawn-surprise lunch bags!

300 competitors scrabbled across the thick black mud of the River Blackwater in Essex took part in Maldon Mud Race this year.
The competitors dressed in wacky costumes, which makes the task of crossing the finish line somewhat harder, crawl through sticky mud to reach the finish line before the tide comes in.

Wendy Tsao created Child’s Own Studio in 2007, after making a softie based on a sketch that her 4 year old son was constantly drawing. She started doing softies for other children as well which grew into a business, but above all, it’s “a craft” as Wendy says. I would say it’s “art”.

A pack of elegantly and lavishly dressed bulldogs walked across stage during the 34th annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest in Des Moines, Iowa at the beginning of this week.
4-year-old pup named Huckleberry was crowned as this year’s ‘Beautiful Bulldog.’

Artist Keng Lye produces three-dimensional works of art with acrylics and epoxy resin that are somewhere between painting and sculpture. The time-consuming process involves pouring resin into a bowl and then painting on top of it with acrylics, layer by layer.

When in Rome, it is said, one should do as the Romans do. And that is exactly what citizens of the Eternal City did this weekend as they took a step back in time to celebrate the 2,766th birthday of the capital.

Giraffes are commonly seen as gentle creatures, but their courtship rites involve bruising and ferocious physical battles for dominance. Often, the battles are abandoned after a short tussle, but they can degenerate into a fight to the death.

The collection of sculptures titled Handheld, made by artist Jessica Harrison, seem to be made out of real flesh, skin and hair. The sculptures are actually made by casting the palms and backs of her hands.

Clock, 2009, Mixed Media

Large round table, 2009, Mixed Media
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