August 8th, 2011

Penguin-Wars by ~Mad-Hatter-LCarol on deviantART With a family full of Star Wars enthusiasts and a personal appreciation of the Penguins of Madagascar…I so love this fan art!

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July 31st, 2011

So, like many folks out there, we recently saw the last Harry Potter movie and loved it! We’re all big fans of the books and movies. Of course, we thoroughly enjoyed the exhibit at the Pacific Science Center last fall that featured actual props, models and costumes from the films. Our favorite parts of the [...]

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April 15th, 2011

First Impressions by *burdge-bug on deviantART In honor of my niece’s birthday this month, I found this lovely sketch of Miss Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy over at DeviantArt.com. She a huge Jane Austen fan especially Pride and Prejudice. Of course, I’m a big fan myself so I can totally appreciate this piece…love their expressions and [...]

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March 15th, 2011

Skittle Yoshi Kart by *mattmcmanis on deviantART Love this fan art piece of Yoshi on his cart! The various versions of MarioKart have consistently been my favorite Nintendo games. And, I always knew playing with your food could be fun but this is just amazing! (For those Skittles fans out there, the white pieces are [...]

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March 1st, 2011

I love the shadows created by the sunlight streaming on the ship’s deck in this photo I took on my way to the Antarctic Peninsula in 2001. At the top of the photo, you can see the bottom of a lifeboat and down the left side is the mechanism for lowering/raising the lifeboat. Taken as [...]

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February 10th, 2011

Cat by ~TeSzu on deviantART Found this stunning pencil drawing over at DeviantArt.com. The detail of the fur, whiskers and wings is incredible. When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it was a photograph, it all looks so realistic. You can view more of TeSzu amazing art here>>

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January 15th, 2011

Harry Potter by *Shiritsu on deviantART Found these cute Harry Potter clay figures over at DeviantArt.com today. Love the minimalist style that portrays so much. I think Snape may be my favorite of this set of figures. They are made of FIMO clay by Shiritsu…very cool.

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