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Meet Stanislav Szukalski, brilliant artist and founder of Zermatism.
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Meet Stanislav Szukalski, brilliant artist and founder of Zermatism.

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The Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists creates custom creatures both real, and not-so-real.
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An online version of the 16th-century, illuminated manuscript complete with translation and commentary.
When you read things like this, you've just got to love how utterly bizarre medieval biology was:
Some say that weasels conceive through the ear and give birth through the mouth; others say, on the contrary, that they conceive through the mouth and give birth through the ear; it is said, also, that they are skilled in healing, so that if by chance their young are killed, and their parents succeed in finding them, they can bring their offspring back to life.
Courtesy of those Phine and Phriendly Phwak!sters

AHOP2 is an amazing directory of commercial and fine art portfolios that lets you view the work of hundreds of illustrators, artists, and photographers with just a few clicks. I could get lost here for days. Requires Flash 6 (what is it with artist's websites and Flash anyway?).

Yet another great collage site: The International Society of Altered Book Artists. Spend some quality browsing time wandering through the members' gallery.

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Cut and Paste: A History of Photomontage