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if you love monsters
and drawings of other weird yet somewhat wonderful characters
with a smatterings of rants about ants in pants with cherries on top
and bananas with pyjamas on the bottom
then ... WHY are u just sitting there
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About
Watermelonee is the personal website of Melanie Manuel – that's me, or more lovingly known as Melonee around these parts. I'm a designer of sorts based in sunny Brisbane, Australia.
My education and experience lies in the fields of advertising & graphic design. That, along with my vivid imagination has enabled me to explore and create art & illustration for fun and yes … for profit.
I work best using a combination of Illustrator & Photoshop backed with a good strong soy latte. My machine of choice is a Mac but I do ❤ my fairly worn PC. On other occasions I paint and draw with pencils.
5 EARTH SHATTERING facts about Mel
✪ she is an incurable TV addict
✪ has an on-going battle with conventional beliefs
✪ is a closet cook … for a perfect French omelette it’s all in the technique!
✪ is full of surprises … e.g. disliked eggplant as a child but now enjoys its soft mushy texture
✪ is an ardent fan of the ellipses …
Now that you know me better, feel free to drop me a line. I’d love to hear from you!
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“Our only wish, to catch a fish, so juicy sweet!”
New Zealand-based special effects wizards from Weta Workshop installed this incredibly awesome 13 meter (43 foot) Gollum statue inside Wellington Airport in New Zealand to promote the upcoming release of the first installment of Peter Jackson’s film trilogy of The Hobbit.
Gollum appears to be smiling as he attempts to catch himself a tasty fish while looming over travelers who are themselves having a bite to eat. You can even see a few bubbles emerging from Gollum’s mouth, which can only mean one thing: Surprise travelers! Your airport is underwater and you didn’t even know it.
Watch video of the installation of one of J. R. R. Tolkien’s most memorable characters here.
[via Geekologie]
Prepping new piece, fingers crossed it’ll be ready in a week #surprise #acrylic #melonee #stopprocrastinating (Taken with Instagram)
Mike Libby’s Insect Lab creations are incredibly awesome. We’ve been admiring and coveting these clockwork insects for years. You might think they look photoshopped, but they are completely real natural marvels turned into delicate works of art.
“Robot-like insects and insect-like robots are the stuff of science fiction and science fact. Often in science fiction, insects are frequently featured as robotic critters. There are many examples in TV, movies, video games, comic books, even on album covers. From Cronos to The Golden Compass, the insect/robot archetype has been used, re-used and re-imagined countless times.
Both biologists and engineers look to insect movement, design and social behavior to inspire new technology and applications. Some of the most advanced aircraft is smaller than a dragonfly, and NASA scientists are making walking rovers and “swarm theory” probes for planetary exploration. Technology is finding that the most efficient design features comes from natural systems.
Over time and ironically, this technology closely resembles the musings of science fiction. This hybridization of both fields is where Insect Lab borrows from. Insect Lab celebrates these correspondences and contradictions. The work does not intend to function, but playfully and slyly insists that it possibly could.”
Mike began his unusual project on a day like any other, when he found an intact dead beetle. Thinking about how the little bug functioned as a mechanical device, he remembered he had also found an old wristwatch and decided to combine the two. After dissecting the beetle and mounting the mechanical parts, he realized he quite liked his new craft and decided to stick to it.
Now Mike Libby works with all sorts of insects, from scorpions to ordinary beetles and dragonflies. He only works with non-endangered species from all around the world, fitting them with mechanisms from antique watches as well as old typewriter and sewing-machine parts.
Check out Mike Libby’s Insect Lab and feel free to email him if you want to purchase any of his clockwork wonders or place a special order. We look forward to gifting ourselves with one of these awesome little pieces some day…
[via Oddity Central]
Everyday I’ve walked out it’s been unnaturally sunny in ffreezing #Melbourne … a sign? I’m considering (Taken with Instagram)
After painting then gardening … Is this a diy heaven or hell? #studiospace #spiderslivehere (Taken with Instagram)
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Shop
To buy some of my designs click on the links below
✚ Redbubble store … for tees & prints
✚ MySoti store … for large print tees
✚ Society6 store ... for prints, iPhone & laptop skins
