Craft, Wildlife

Cat Battle Armour / schnabuble

100% wearable, flexible, and comfortable, the Cat Battle Armour is an armour harness for your kitty. Completely hand-made from durable veg-tan leather, this is no mere costume piece. Your cat will become an unstoppable force for slaughter in this fully articulated suit, shielding him/her from foes while allowing unimpeded movement across the battlefield or living room floor — via Etsy

Science, Wildlife

CSIRO 3D-prints blue titanium dragon for Brisbane girl Sophie

A seven-year-old girl who wrote to the CSIRO asking for a dragon has had her dream come true.

The CSIRO has created a blue 3D titanium dragon and sent it to Sophie’s home in Brisbane.

Seven-year-old Sophie wrote to the CSIRO after her father told her about the work of the scientists there.

Would it be possible if you can make me a dragon? Sophie wrote.

I would call it Toothless if it was a girl and if it is a boy I would call it Stuart.

The CSIRO posted the letter online, telling Sophie they were looking into it.

But the letter went viral, appearing on international news sites and prompting a flood of interest, including from financial institutions who wanted to bankroll the dragon.

Even Hollywood animation studio DreamWorks got in on the act.

They said they knew how to train dragons and they wanted to speak with Sophie.

Our work has never ventured into dragons of the mythical, fire-breathing variety, the CSIRO said.

And for this, Australia, we are sorry.

The result was the birth of the CSIRO’s first dragon at the additive manufacturing facility Lab 22 in Melbourne — via redwolf.newsvine.com

Craft, Wildlife

Oval Tentacle Platter / Cephalopodink

Centre is glazed in a bright aqua blue with a crystal crackle effect. Underneath is glazed white and the tentacle sculpture is left unglazed as the soft white exposed clay. The tentacle is hand sculpted so each platter will be unique — via Etsy

Craft, Wildlife

Tentacle Monster Bowl / Wild Card Pottery

While the clay way drying, a slimy, gross, tentacled monster slithered up from the deep and attempted kidnap! Using the magical freezing fire power of my kiln, I was able to save this poor, innocent bowl from the ravages of the sea monster. But not before a few of the vicious, viscous tentacles were fused by fire to the bowl’s sides. The End — via Etsy