Artistic Inspiration - or - What makes my heart beat faster

I've spent last week recovering from travel and grand kiddlet fun.  Sleep isn't a priority when you're visiting family you don't see but once in a blue moon but the aftermath. - a killer.  Also getting the last of the Nativity Scenes finished. Pictures soon.

I'll tell you a secret. I need to feast on others artful creations as much as possible in order to get my creative juices flowing. Thanks to the great almighty web I come across some great images.

Like these cute little bears I found through a fun blog by a English mom living in France.  Aren't we global?  Debora of Kickcan & Conker has so much eye candy.  What is a Conker?  I don't care. 

I just love that she introduced me to these great bear prints.  They are made in France by Zu.  These bears are French, don't you think?  Would any American do a print of a teddy type bear smoking a pipe?  Only the French. I'm in awe of how they use simple shapes to make the cutest images and how they create distinct personalities from essentially the same features.

More Kids Decor

We do love to decorate a room or space for our kids.  I love this embroidered pillow from Coral and Tusk. 

Hungry Hungry Hippo Pillow

The Hippo has swallowed an alligator, which has swallowed a fruit bat that has a pear in it.  They have another version-

Hungry Whale

This is  a whale that has swallowed a shark that swallowed a peg legged sailor who swallowed a crab that grabbed a fish. 

These delight me even though they aren't very colorful or vivid like I usually adore.  You have to get close and examine them to get the joke.  The Whale seems a bit gruesome - maybe because one of the eaten is a human.  I can see this idea carried out further.  Lets see, a Child eats a shark that has eaten a surfer who's eaten shrimp. . .   Wolf eats Grandma who has eaten cookies. . .   Do you think this is funny or tasteless?