Street Anatomy

The Artist’s Gift

Type: Paper Skeleton “Puppet”  (A Birthday Gift)
Medium: Micron pen and marker on Bristol board, thread
Size: Approx.  20″ x 6″
Year: 2009

One of the best presents you can receive from an artist is a piece of their work.  They’re not doing it for money, they’re setting aside their valuable time to do it, and they put themselves completely into it.  This is exactly what the talented Heather Tompkins did for a special someone’s birthday last weekend.  Heather calls it a small gift, but the only small things I see in this gift are all the wonderful tiny inked details in this skeleton and heart.

Just gorgeous.

I hope one day I’m worthy of getting a piece of art from Heather!

See more of Heather’s awesome work on Behance and on website.

Anatomic Fashion Friday: Spineless?

This vertebrae necklace was created by Molly Epstein, a student from Temple University.

Kate MacDowell

Wow is an understatement. These GORGEOUS porcelain sculptures were hand crafted by sculptor Kate MacDowell. I highly recommend checking out her whole collection on her site. It’s amazing, I wanted to post so many images but I limited myself to just these four! Her work is witty and telling and all beautiful.

In my work [the] romantic ideal of union with the natural world conflicts with our contemporary impact on the environment.  These pieces are in part responses to environmental stressors including climate change, toxic pollution, and gm crops.  They also borrow from myth, art history, figures of speech and other cultural touchstones… In each case the union between man and nature is shown to be one of friction and discomfort with the disturbing implication that we too are vulnerable to being victimized by our destructive practices.

Well said, and well done!

[via bloodmilk]

Yum Yum.

Thank you Benoit Levac for documenting these body parts and reminding us of the meat packing industry!  But for those of us who’d rather settle for green beans and chic peas, it’s hard to deny the stopping power these images have…

Street Anatomy’s Top Anatomical Gifts for This Holiday Season

Can’t think of what to get that strange friend of yours who has a peculiar interest in anatomy?  Are you that strange friend? Well, whether you’re shopping for yourself, a loved one, or a friend, the team here at Street Anatomy has put together quite a unique list of anatomically related gifts to give (or get for yourself) this holiday season!

Vanessa (mini-van) Vegter cheerfully suggests:

This fine wine, part of a collaborative packaging project between Mash and Red Heads Studio Winery, is described as being mysterious and intriguing, with no listed age and its own crime file to boot. I love this wine as a gift or as a unique addition to holiday dinner; romantic and sassy!

Available at Premier Wine and Spirits for $70.61 (Availability of all Red Heads Studio products are extremely limited)

This awesome reed diffuser is part of the ‘Perfume in Porcelain Collection’ collection by Joya and Sarah Cihat. Not only is it aesthetically pleasing, with notes of shiso tea leaf, darjeeling, white mint, cape jasmine, calla lilly and sicilian lemon, the scent is as fresh and mysterious as the look.

Available at HandHeldItems for $76.00

Jenny Drucker excitedly recommends:

Dadadreams is selling these fabulous vintage anatomy magnets for 4 bux!!! Check them out here!

I think I know someone who’d want their imaginary child to have this! Cutest little hand dyed onesie by Dottedwithhearts. Buy it for only 7 bux on Etsy!

Heather Tompkins uniquely presents:

SO! x-mas has arrived, this means GIFTS!!!!!! i mean, im sure it means other things like peace and joy and all that good stuff, but for this post it means ANATOMY GIFTS!!! so, here are my picks for rad Street Anatomy Holiday picks…

This rad 1940′s litho is probably not for everyone, BUT if you read Street Anatomy, this could be just the thing for you. Head over to Etsy and snag this sucker for $130.

“35 by 44 inches lithograph digestion medical chart from the 1940s. The black background is almost like a chalk board surface. Good vintage condition.”

Ok, this one I’m actually excited about. A friend who practices yoga (and loves anatomy!) pointed out this rad book. It’s basically like a Gray’s Anatomy for yoga. I don’t know squat about yoga, but I’m sure if I did it I would wanna know all about it, what it does and why it’s good for you, etc. If you DO practice yoga, then this is definitely THE book for you, go git it on the Amazon!!!

“In Yogabody, author Judith Hanson Lasater writes, “You can’t fully understand the dynamic movement of asana without first understanding the basic structure of the human body”… Organized into five parts — the locomotor system, the vertebral column, the lower extremity, the trunk, and the upper extremity, Yogabody covers the body’s bones, joints, connective tissue, nerves, and muscles… Packed with color anatomical drawings, black-and-white diagrammatic asana illustrations, and helpful charts, Yogabody is the Gray’s Anatomy for yoga teachers and students.”

Vanessa Ruiz not so secretly wants to have:

I’m a huge fan of anatomical heart necklaces, I wear this heart almost everyday.  And while there are a lot of anatomical heart necklaces out there,  this is the only other one I’d consider buying.  The shape is simple, interesting, and might cause people to stop and say “is that a heart?”  It’s $65.00 over at Beloved Little Lamb

We’re a big fan of David Foox’s Organ Donor Dolls here at Street Anatomy and I just think that they make perfect little gifts for any fan of designer toys.  They’re collectible and come in blind boxes, which means that you’ll never know which Organ Donor Doll you’ll get next! Exciting!

Available at Foox-u.com for $15.00 each.