Minas Tirith Matchstick Model

Patrick Acton is an artist from Iowa who uses wooden matchsticks to create his incredible works of art. His works has been featured on ABC’s Extreme, Makeouver, Home Edition, Home and Garden TV as well as magazines such as Highlights for Children, Reminisce, AAA Travel Wood, The Iowan and others. This is one of his upcoming project which is to be completed by 2009 where a model of Minas Tirith from Lord of the Rings will be built.

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Richard Notkin Ceramic Art

Richard Notkin is an American ceramic artist who is especially known for his sculptural reinterpretations of traditional Yixing pottery. Although the vast majority consists almost entirely of teapots, Richard Notkin consider himself a sculptor and the material he love to work with is clay.

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Fabergés Exquisite Jeweled Eggs

These masterpiece eggs are created by jeweler Peter Carl Fabergés and they are the most unique and expensive eggs (not the real egg of course) in the world. Made from expensive metals or gemstones and decorated with a combination of enamel and gem, these exquisite eggs can be found in museums and private collections.

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Bruno Torf Fantasy Garden

 Artist Bruno Torf created this sculpture garden as a permanent attraction in the small Victorian village of Marysville near Melbourne, Australia. The luscious sub-alpine forests of the surrounding areas were ideal for Bruno’s settings which consists of over three hundred paintings and sculptures. The garden started out with just fifteen life size terracotta sculptures but slowly grew to over one hundred and fifteen pieces on display.

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Weird Shoes Collection

 

A photo collection of weirdly designed shoes. The cardboard shoe above would definitely steal the dorky limelight at any party. 13 more pics of weird shoes after the jump.

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