I got quite obsessed with Miami Ink, especially when Kat Von D arrived… ummm… amazing artist… then I obviously followed her to LA. Not literally, but via DMAX.

Anyway, the point of this is, I first saw Shawn Barber’s work on afore mentioned Miami based show, where he painted an amazing portrait of Kat Von D. There’s a couple on his site along with tons of other amazing work and amazing people. Go look. Love the hands.

In case you’re not a geek like me, the image is of Kim Saigh (top artist and LA Ink star).

As part of my on-going crisis/retail therapy, I bought this from the really rather excellent The Great Frog

I do feel a bit ‘rock’, but i’m willing to put up with that. I want this too…

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… and i find this. I think i might NEED this more than a clock.

There seems to be a lot of hotdog related items on there.

Demon Lamp by Jamie Hewlett. RAWR…

Amazing photographs from Papua New Guinea by Brent Stirton.

Wicked work from JAKe via GRIFF.

He’s all official, i’m told lucas wears his shirts. I think i might hate him.

Check his work anyway.

… you might find these, if you so wish. but i doubt it.

Sneaker Freaker tells us of  a new collab between Mr Lucas and Mr Dassler. I’m really not sure about the pumps, but this is very cool.

I love Flickr. I love Avanaut’s pics.

Find out how he creates the snow scenes here.

Fresh from the very helpful Mr King and created by the very talented Scrojo comes my latest purchase… and boy am i happy with it!

As you all know, i had a rather lovely time in Norfolk VA a little while ago, enjoying alleycats, trails and lashings of pizza. Whilst i didn’t actually see any derby when i was there, i met a few of the stars of the Norfolk scene, please take a bow all.

Anyway, i find all the associated media fascinating, amazing and very, very american (in a good way). Props to one and all.

I don’t particularly like xmas, yeh, bah humbug to you too. But i do like these decorations very much.

You can buy them (for me) at suck