AT-AT Snack-Snacks, A Glittery Goblin King, & Cruella Paper-Cuts

WHAT WHAT, HEDGEHOG BUTT

Someone sent me a whole thread of these last week (which of course I can't find now), and I felt this one in particular needed to be shared/inflicted. I bet if you stuck teeny googly eyes on the butt cheeks you'd get a pudgy mole with a shaved undercut.

::head tilt::

Hang on.

I WAS RIGHT.

Or it's a slightly squished anteater, ha.


And now I will seamlessly transition into today's actual post.

Ahem hem hem.

IT'S TIME TO LOOK AT MY FAVORITE ART FINDS, Y'ALL

::whispers on the wind:: seeeamlessssss


First up, AT-AT snack-snacks!

WANT. And I bet you can tell by the name how I say "AT-AT." :p
(Don't come for me, it's just more fun to say that way.)

Anyhoo, don't you just want to pop these sweeties in your mouth for a big satistying CHOMP?

Well DON'T, they're made of resin and clay and stuff. Which is even better, because this way they last forever and won't attract those tiny sugar ants you think are just specks of dust until they start moving and freak you out at 3AM. Hypothetically.

The creator of the AT-AT Snack-Snacks, Fiona of Prismatic Brush, actually specializes in cute dinosaur sculpts. Except they're not just dinosuars; sometimes they're dinosaur/vegetable hybrids with punny names:

Sneeks and Carrex and Tomurtles, oh my!

Fiona also makes delicious Bertie Bott's every-flavor dino beans:

Plus Poke-dinos, Ninja Turtles, ranbow cake dinos, and more:

Check out the Prismatic Brush web store for adoption details, and of course follow her on Instagram for more!

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Kathlene's Creations recently painted the sweetest little Hufflebadger ever, LOOK:

EEEEEEEE! So much flailing over here.

All of her art seems to be that sweet, simple, wispy style:

AND THEN, she makes lil' enamel pins!

Yzma kitty on Kuzko's nose, omigosh. And Pascal with Max!

Head to Kathlene's online shop to browse and/or buy everything from stickers to pins to prints to hand-painted purses.

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Some of you remember how I feel about Labyrinth, right? And as an avid art fangirl, of COURSE I hunt for new Labyrinth art. After actual decades of this I can tell you one thing for certain: David Bowie's face breaks most artists. They just can't do it, y'all, they can't capture him. So finding art of Jareth that actually looks like Jareth is nigh-on impossible.

Which brings me to Ashleigh of Studio DarkBloom, who I'm delighted - giddy, even! -  to report has achieved the impossible:

BEHOLD

Ashleigh clearly adores David Bowie, because she has more paintings of him than anyone or anything else in her shop, both as Jareth and as himself. 

Now here's where I start grinning like the cheesy 80s fangirl I am: Ashleigh offers hand-embellished prints of Jareth... WITH GLITTER:

Look at that sparkle, aw yeah.

And listen, if Labyrinth's not your thing, she's still got you covered: 

Hands down, my favorite depiction of Loki ever.

Ashleigh's use of color is MIND-BLOWING:

Right??

And finally a non-fandom one, because this painting haunts me in the most beautiful way:

Head over to the Studio Darkbloom Etsy shop for prints, stickers, and even a few originals! Ashleigh also has a RedBubble shop where you can order her work on everything from pillows to phone cases, which could get dangerous real fast. ;)

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Alley McGlynn is a cut paper artist I just discovered with less than 3,500 followers, so of COURSE we've gotta spread some love her way: 

She layers up these intricate scenes shadowbox style, and she has a retro mod style and the BEST color sense:

Her Instagram account is all the most delightful eye candy; her works-in-progress are just as gorgeous as the finished pieces!

This old-school Cruella sillhouette in the doorway is my current favorite. SO SO GOOD.

Alley also does more in 3D: she makes sweet paper cakes under glass domes, and free-standing little Parisian shop fronts, all out of paper!

One more Disney piece, though; I love how Cindy's dress is free-standing:

Gorgeous.

Head over to Alley's Etsy shop for prints, stickers, greeting cards, and even originals if you're quick enough to snag one during her sales!

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And finally, Lucia Heffernan paints animals doing human things, like yoga or playing video games:

Most of them will make you laugh, but others are just beautful and sweet:

This dapper otter may be my favorite, heh:

Give Lucia a follow on Instagram if you want more sweet smiles in your feed, then check out her Etsy shop for paper prints, or her online webstore for canvas giclées.

Now, let's give away some art from my stash, shall we? Remember, to enter you have to choose your favorite of these sets to win, so, choose wisely.

OPTION #1: Weird Robots

My first set includes an original, one-of-a-kind painting by Karl Diaz. It's a painting of a C3PO sushi roll topped with R2D2 caviar and being held by lightsaber chopsticks. It's weird. It's awesome. You know you want it.

The set also includes a print by Diaz called "Fish Power" printed on heavy watercolor paper.

OPTION #2: Glorious Purpose

My next set is for you Loki fans, and also includes an original OOAK piece:

You get the 8.5X11 print AND the original ink drawing the print was made from, both by Michael "Locoduck" Duran.

And finally, OPTION #3: Patronus Vibes

This one's for my fellow Hufflepuffs and/or Potter fans:

The badger is an original copper plate etching intaglio by Chelsea Smith, which John displayed in his room for years. (It's not actually fanart, we just thought it had patronus vibes.) Luna conjuring her rabbit patronus is a signed 8X10 print by Kate Carleton.

Now, CHOOSE! CHOOSE AND PERISH!
Or, uh, enter the art give-away. Yeah. That's what I meant.

Then *I* will choose 3 of you lucky commenters at random to win. I'll announce the winners in my very next post, so remember to check back!

UPDATE: The give-away has ended!

The winner of the Weird Robots set is Amanda Nease
The winner of the Loki set is jtb34
And the winner of Patronus Vibes is JulieG

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

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I do these art roundups because I love - LOVE - finding new art, and it makes me happy to share independent artists with you. I also purchase most of the give-away art myself, and ship everything for free - including internationally - for the same reason.

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Thanks, gang, love y'all.