Skeletal Stilettos

High heeled boots and shoes that feature heels that look like they are made from spinal columns. The shoes are mostly plain with lace-up side details on some, straps and simple leather patterns on others. These simple details are contrasted by the organic formed spines on the heels.

(Via: Everlasting Blort), Via: The Presurfer

Skeletonized Oscar

In LA, a skeletonized Oscar-esque statue suddenly appeared atop Runyon Canyon days before the awards show last week. For those who don’t know it, Runyon Canyon is a park in Hollywood that’s very popular with joggers, hikers and dog lovers (dogs can go unleashed and run up the canyon trails).

No one knows who sculpted the giant Oscar, but clearly there’s a message behind it. Has plastic surgery taken over Hollywood? The world? Is there anything wrong with plastic surgery? (Via: Los Anjealous.)Via: Neatorama

Day of the Dead Papercuts

Images: British Museum Prints Database

Day of the Dead was about a month and a half ago, but I’ve just discovered a neat post by BibliOdyssey about papel picado (perforated paper) papercuts in the theme of the festival:

"In Mexico, papel picado (perforated paper), refers to the traditional art of decorative cut paper banners. Papel picado are usually cut with sharp fierritos (small chisels) from as many as fifty layers of colored tissue paper at a time. Designs may incorporate lattice-work, images of human and animal figures, flowers, and lettering. Many papel picado are made especially for the Mexican festival of the Days of the Dead and include skeletal figures engaged in the everyday activities of the living." (Source)

Link, VIA: Neatorama