Valraven brings us this interesting blend of cutting edge technology and old school gaff-making. Their mounted mermaid skeleton was 3D printed in high resolution, assembled, and aged. The results speak for themselves, with the bones devoid of the striations that are the mark of poor print head calibration.
I'm not sure why, but I've never connected with the Harry Potter franchise. In my circle of friends and family there are no shortage of fans. That includes my son, who has an impressive collection of both licensed and unlicensed props from the wizarding world.
Ultimately, his fandom transferred over to me in one small way- wands. I started browsing the work of wandmakers to find suitably magical holiday gifts for him. In the process, I began picking up a few for myself. The attraction is similar to the one I have for collecting Cthulhu idols. It's just cool to see all the wild variations on a basic theme.
Which brings me to this wonderfully gnarled antique maple wand from McCormick Wands. I'm not sure if the spalted effect is natural or part of the finish, but it's visually impressive either way.
Alex Libris returns to our pages with another masterful example of tomecraft. This time it's a journal bearing a cast ouroboros embossment, custom hardware, and hand-tooled leather cover.
This idol of Camazotz, the Mayan bat god, comes to us from ToT ArtStudio. The weathering is just perfect.
Silverrend Props brings us this tableaux of props from the newly remastered The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. That includes a wanted poster for the infamous Gray Fox, advertisement for the Imperial City's arena, Septim coin, and some very cool reproductions of the Varla and Welkynd stones.
The talented Karen Main returns to our pages with another of her distinctively fleshy creations. This time it's a Crown of Eyes.
