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cassette tape skeleton: honey, i made you a mix tape

Cassette Tape Skeleton by Brian Dettmer

This oooey-gooey delicious skeleton is made from the melted down old carcasses of cassette tapes. Artist Brian Dettmer created these guys for an exhibition at the International Museum of Surgical Science, right here in my hometown of Chicago.

While the full-sized skeleton looks like it’s inspired by 80s greats such as R.E.M., The Knack, and…

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July 26th, 2008 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: geek art + craft strange + wonderful

voodoo glow skull arrives just in time for halloween

Glowing Scary Deaths-Head Toy

I’m thinking that this Halloween, I’d like to scare all the neighborhood kids out of their wits with a bunch of these disembodied robo-heads sitting in my front windows.

The brilliantly named “Glowing Scary Deaths-Head Toy” looks like your average, everyday metal-headed, Skeletor-robot-zombie until you flip the switch. Once powered up, the skull lights up…

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October 9th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun strange + wonderful