Located Just North of Cape Town, South Africa is where geography and modern... more >
Miyako Festivals
BibliOdyssey recently posted a beautiful book of silk paintings... more >
BibliOdyssey recently posted a beautiful book of silk paintings from 1920s showing all different festivals held in Kyoto, Japan during The Showa Period (the reign of Emperor Hirohito 1926-1989) They are like updated Hokusai…
James Jean
James Jean is a Los Angeles, Ca based artist with a wicked style and a pretty diverse and prestigious client list. But what excites me most are his sketches.
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Dugald Stewart Walker
“The Girl Who Sat By The Ashes” is a Irish story written... more >
“The Girl Who Sat By The Ashes” is a Irish story written by Padraic Colum and illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker in the 1920′s. The story is the telling of adventures by which Girl-go-with-the-Goats (poor farmers daughter) who in the
Sally Cruikshank
Sally Cruikshank began her career as an independent animator while... more >
Sally Cruikshank began her career as an independent animator while a college student in the 1970s. In 1975, while working in San Francisco for Snazelle Films, she wrote, designed, directed, and animated (with only minimal assistance) tons surreal shorts featuring…
Greenwood, Mississippi
For the last month I have been filming a documentary in the... more >
For the last month I have been filming a documentary in the South. Made some friends, ate alot of catfish and fried pickles. Listened to Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters. Made a deal with the
Guillaume Ninove
Drawn turned me onto Guillaume Ninove. He’s a French artist that creates... more >
Drawn turned me onto Guillaume Ninove. He’s a French artist that creates these beautiful pieces that are somewhere between sculpture and collage. Lately, he’s been making stop-motion pieces that use his scale models as set pieces. Animation…
Dorothy Lathrop
Here are some beautiful drawings from the... more >
Here are some beautiful drawings from the book “Hitty Her First Hundred Years” by Rachel Field and drawings by Dorothy Lathrop. The book was published in 1929 by Macmillan Co. The narrative unfolds through the…
Hello There
*Smashes cheap bottle of champange on desk*
Being my first post... more >
*Smashes cheap bottle of champange on desk*
Being my first post with Farmidable I would like to give a nod and wink to the wonderful and talented Zach and Bob. For as long as I have know these two…