Lost Carcosa

Its always fun to come across neat things on the Internet, like this piece by Joe Hoskins, part of his “Death and Desire” exhibit.

Nearby, at the Red Light gallery, UMKC senior Joe Hoskins will be making his own allusions, during an exhibition titled “Death and Desire.”

“(My work) is a mix of H.P. Lovecraft, Tim Burton and ‘Masterpiece Theatre,’ ” Hoskins said.

Hoskins explained that his oil paintings function like pages from a macabre children’s book. He mentioned that the story “follows the tale of this paranormal investigator named Edmund.”

“It’s a typical, gothic, Edward Gorey-type thing,” Hoskins said.

Found at KansasCity.com

Art and comics.  Two great things, that often go hand in hand, much to the argument of certain elitist types.  ComicBookResources has a press release about Ben Templesmith’s soon to be released “Art of Wormwood”, a collection of artwork from the “Wormwood” comic series.

Templesmith’s visual approach, which has been described as “daring, horrific, and sometimes just plain perverse” has gained a cult following for his work in graphic novels including 30 Days of Night, Fell, Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse and more recently Welcome to Hoxford. He has said he is influenced by the science-fantasy cosmos of H.P. Lovecraft’s Old Ones and the work of H.R. Giger.

Read more details about the book and special edition hard cover at ComicBookResources.

Now heres a bit of awesomeness on the web!

The Obakemono Project is an English guide, complete with excellent artwork, to the fantastic Japanese monster folklore!

Completely awesome!

Enter The Obakemono Project!

BoingBoing has news of an artist who has come up with a great plan.  Great for us… and possibly the death of the artist. Mouse has decided to create a steampunk wallpaper everyday for a year!  Of course Mouse would appreciate it if you could help this project along by submitting ideas for new wallpapers.  You can read a little more, and find a link to Mouse’s site (and the pretty wallpapers) at BoingBoing.

One thing I like is the combining of two things that I like.  Two of those things are Steampunk and classic pinups.  Brass Goggles has come across some really neat Steampunk pinups from Suzanne Rachael Forbes.

Check them out, and find the linkage, at Brass Goggles.

Horror!  Death!  Mayhem!  Cuteness!

Emily Williams makes awesome sock zombies.  Each one has its own story and name, and are incredibly awesome!  Click the banner below to head to Fatally-Yours to read more and link over to Emily’s site to buy your own.

Brass Goggles, one of the premiere sites for all things steampunk, has a link to a superb French steampunk artist by the name of Sam Van Olffen.  Head to Brass Goggles for a peak and a link to Ollfen’s site.

Not much to say here.  Awesomeness.

Check them out.