March Art Roundup: Pink Chubby Toads, Fried Egg Elephants(?!) & Octopodes On The Ceiling!

This month, just to shake things up, we're going 3D. Art isn't limited to flat paper prints anyway, right? Plus I've found sooo many new sculptors I think you're gonna love.

Starting with Shayne Greco and the JAW-DROPPING octopus chandelier he just made for his own house:

WANT.

Greco is a ceramic artist who specializes in mostly octopodes and the occasional stunning seahorse:

He makes everything from vases to sinks, so go check out his IG account to see more - or visit his website for purchasing info. (Brace yourself, it's pricey!)

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I featured Fancy Creatures back when I purchased her Lemon Head doll a few years ago, but she's just made some more cuties I think you'll like:

Strawberry Ice Cream Bunny!

And then there's the sweetly bizarre Fried Egg Elephant:

I'm so torn between the creepy and cute on this. I'M SCRAMBLED, Y'ALL. Buuuut I think the teal neck ruffle has won me over.  Go follow Nastya on IG for more, then check her Etsy shop if you need one of her fancy creatures in your life. (Most of her prices are between $100-$150.)

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If you're not a fan of porcelain dolls you might find these creepy, too, but I've been head-over-heels for Xhanthi's doll face art since the moment this photo crossed my feed:

OooOOOoooh.

Xhanthi mounts and custom paints each resin doll face, and they are stunning:

She recently did a whole series of "pastel buns", which gave me all the grabby hands:

Srsly, I want them all.

Look at that shine! And those sweet colors! The longer I look, the harder it is to pick a favorite.

Then last week Xhanthi posted a teaser image of her Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice, and I CANNOT WAIT:

Go follow Xhanthi on IG to see the rest of her work, and so you don't miss Lydia! Then keep an eye on her online shop, too. (Right now she only has a few pieces of 2D art listed - although the bunny cards are super cute!)

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You know how some photos inspire an instant, visceral response? Like, just punching all the air out of you? That's what this one did to me, but in the best possible way:

 EEEEEEEEEEEE

Ded. I AM DED WITH TEH CUTE.

That's by Rioky Art, who's also laying waste to my sense of decorum with adorableness like this:

And this:

Their expressions crack me up. You think we interrupted something?

Go follow Rioky on IG for more, then check out their Etsy shop to see what they have in stock! (Only 2 figures are listed right now, so fingers crossed for more seedling cuties. I have a mighty need.)

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And finally, you guys, I found the most phenomenal miniature sculptor. If you like the look of Tim Burton's stop-motion work, then you will go NUTS for Caroline McFarlane-Watts' new figure series, "Good Witches Bad Witches."

This is Hortense, the first in the series and available/shipping right now. All her tiny details are blowing my mind:

Caroline has a whole slew of fun witchy characters, which I assume will all eventually be made into limited edition figures like Hortense:

 

 

The bunny in the basket! Hee!

PLUS - and this is where I lost my heart for good - she makes toads, y'all. GLORIOUS TOADS:

 They're about the size of a softball, and come with tiny leashes! 

::flails::

Go follow Caroline at Tall Tales Productions on IG for alll the eye candy, then check out her website to order. I've been trying to hold out 'til Caroline lists more blank resin toads in her online shop, so I can try painting my own, but I might cave and order a painted one. The only trouble is deciding which color: Pink or green?! 

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That's it for this month, I hope these made you smile. :)

Now, let's give away some art!

Starting with this cutie:

Baby Vader is a 12X18 signed print by Nathan Szerdy. Fun fact: John and I commissioned the original of this from Nathan (which we still have), but this print version has extra digital tweaks and a full background. Nathan gave us the print along with the original, but I'd rather one of you have it!

Next I have a sweet Supergirl print by Jessica Grundy/Von Braun:

It's 11X17 and signed. No fun story for this one; I just saw it at a con and bought it for you guys. :p (My give-away board is a fabulous excuse to support more artists.)

And your THIRD option, dear commenters, is an original piece of art:

This cutie-patootie Cap by Kate Carleton:

That's a 4X6 original marker sketch, matted to 5X7 and ready to frame. (My scan washed it out a little; it's more vivid IRL.)

You can probably tell by the dates that I'm trying to clear out my oldest selections from the give-away board, so no wildcard option this week! Let me whittle down some of these older choices, then I'll go back to letting you choose from the whole give-away board.

SO, comment below and tell me which of these three you want! (It's OK to say all of them, ha.) I'll announce my randomly selected winners in my very next post, so stay tuned.  

UPDATE: The give-away has ended!

 The winner of baby Vader is Kyla Graff
The winner of Supergirl is Waldorf
And the winner of Captain America is Ekio Locatiare

Congrats, you three, and please e-mail me your mailing addresses!