Rebecca Escamilla
Lover of books, science, nature, family, justice, music, language, art, love, internets.
Stunning Optically Clear Acrylic Gaming Dice by Artisan Dice
photo via Cameron Donaldson Artisan Dice has a line of acrylic gaming dice that are polished in five stages during their production to give them…
An Animated Short About Idioms Featuring the ‘Skeleton in the Closet’ and the ‘Elephant in the Room’
The skeleton in the closet confronts the elephant in the room in “Confessions of an Idiom”, an animated short film by Amanda Koh and Mollie…
Artist Creates Beautifully Detailed Illustrations From Intricately Cut Pressed Fern Leaves
East Sussex, England-based artist Helen Ahpornsiri creates beautifully detailed illustrations of animals and trees using pressed fern leaves. She documented the meticulous process of making…
An Adorable Newborn Hippopotamus Bobs in the Water With Its Mother at the San Diego Zoo
Funani, a mother hippopotamus at the San Diego Zoo, gave birth to a calf on March 23, 2015. Her adorable baby hippo has spent the…
Two Bright Pink Chickens Rescued on the Waterfront in Portland, Oregon
photo by Emily Sinovic via Multnomah County Animal Services Yesterday, two bright pink chickens were spotted wandering on the waterfront in Portland, Oregon. After Portland-area…
Lacuna, A Public Art Installation and Free Library Made From 50,000 Books
Lacuna is a public temple to books that is made from 50,000 books itself. The 80-foot diameter art installation acts as a free library by…
Comic Papyrus, A Complete Font Designed as a Mashup of Papyrus and Comic Sans
Graphic designer Ben Harman combined the two generally loathed typefaces Papyrus and Comic Sans into the font Comic Papyrus. We previously featured the same concept…
A Cat Walks Through a Panoramic Photo and Becomes a Hilarious, Multi-Legged Cat-erpillar
FallenCoffee took a panoramic photo while his cat was walking by. The result was a hilarious photo of a multi-legged cat-erpillar that rivals Longcat in…
Tokonyan, A Giant Lucky Cat Figurine in Tokoname, Japan
photo by Hayashi Mei Tokonyan is a giant maneki-neko (a good-luck cat figurine) in Tokoname, Japan. The ten-and-a-half-foot cat head looks over the town of…
A Menacing Octopus Peeking Out of a Teacup
Brisbane, Australia-based artist Michael Palmer of Voodoo Delicious creates creepy sculptures from cast resin and teacups. Each teacup contains a darkly cute beast—a menacing octopus,…