“Awesome” future advice dad!

15 September 2014 at 07:35

Sorry but I agree with dad on this one. Edit: Hey guys, I don’t really agree with dad. I really do think love trumps all money! I was just being silly when I wrote that I agree with dad hehe!

Misato Sano’s Charming Wooden Dogs Are Carved With Personality

Colossal

By: Jackie Andres

3 April 2026 at 20:03

Misato Sano’s Charming Wooden Dogs Are Carved With Personality

Misato Sano’s studio is replete with piles of wooden offcuts, heavy lumber, woodworking equipment, and flowing natural light. The Miyagi-based artist has been sculpting charismatic dogs for several years, steadily adding more distinct characters to her growing pack.

Self-portraiture remains a consistent theme within Sano’s practice. Each dog evokes a different emotion mirroring the artist’s personality, ranging from shy and skittish to excited and silly. “Visualizing my inner self through expressions and gestures full of charm and humor has also become an opportunity to deepen my self-love,” she shares.

a wood-carved sculpture of a dog by Misato Sano — “I Got a Good Idea!” (2025)

Sano’s distinctive woodcarving techniques are exemplary of the artist’s signature style. Dimpled surfaces, for instance, evoke different types of dog coats and allow for color variance to come through upon the finishing application of oil paint. Working with camphor wood, the sculptural exaggeration of physical features such as limbs, bulbous tufts of fur, and even nails add to the body of work’s playful appeal.

These rhythmic textures and amusing design choices have also lent themselves to explorations of embroidery and illustration. Meditative stitches and repetitive, gridded ink drawings are a continuation of the artist’s dialogue with herself.

Sano is gearing up for an exciting year. Later this month, her work will be on view in a duo exhibition at the Kan Hai Art Museum in Taiwan. In August, the artist’s work is traveling to the states for Nucleus Portland’s 10th anniversary show, before a third exhibition at Igoone Arai in her native Miyagi, Japan. Keep up with the artist’s tail-wagging adventures by following her on Instagram.

a pink wood-carved sculpture of a dog by Misato Sano — “Raspberry” (2025)

a wood-carved dog sculpture by Misato Sano stands on the ground. more wood-carved dogs stand on pedestals behind it — “I’ve Got a Feeling” (2024)

detail of a wood-carved sculpture of a dog with bamboo growing out of its head by Misato Sano — “Bamboo Shoot Crazy” (2025)

face details of a wood-carved dog sculpture dog by Misato Sano — “Let’s go, BOSCH!” (2025)

a wood-carved pekingese sculpture by Misato Sano — “Rice Cake Pekingese” (2025)

face details of a wood-carved pug sculpture by Misato Sano — “Wrinkly Pug” (2025)

a wood-carved yorkie sculpture by Misato Sano — “Captain Yorkie” (2025)

a grid-like drawing of 24 pug faces by Misato Sano, each depicting a different emotion — From the artist’s “Drawing Series” (2025)

“The Forgetful Whippet” (2025)

an embroidery by Misato Sano depicting a dog combing its hair, wearing colorful bows. the piece sits inside an embroidery hoop — “Wear a Ribbon and Look Fashionable” (2024)

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You can’t play with him! He’s….

Ink On The Side

By: sareen

17 February 2014 at 07:11

Is it sad that I know a LOT of parents that think this way? I bet some of you do too.

Authentic Lebanese

Ink On The Side

By: sareen

26 January 2015 at 07:41

I’m SO sick of seeing all these “trendy” foods popping up everywhere! What food is bothering you that’s in all menus right now?

Evolution of Fears

Ink On The Side

By: sareen

16 March 2015 at 08:01

Erm….no comment about this comic. Disclaimer: yes I know the black plague doesn’t have symptoms like allergies. So lighten up will you!

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Antiques and Vintage - flickr

By: Manuel Gual

8 June 2026 at 07:23

Manuel Gual posted a photo:

Madrid 1974: A Retro Spy Comedy Through the Secret Files of a Chaotic Bureaucracy

Description

A cinematic retro series set in a fictional 1974 Madrid, blending spy comedy, bureaucratic absurdity, street chases, secret archives, analog surveillance and vintage Spanish urban life. The images recreate a world of confidential folders, smoky offices, rotary telephones, typewriters, old taxis, crowded markets, railway stations, rooftop antennas, hidden laboratories, newspaper presses and suspicious government corridors. The atmosphere feels like a lost espionage farce from the seventies: serious men in ill fitting suits, anxious messengers, improvised agents, comic confusion, urgent missions and a constant sense that every secret operation is seconds away from becoming a public disaster.

The collection moves between interior and exterior scenes with strong narrative continuity: intelligence offices full of papers, tense investigations, chaotic pursuits through Madrid streets, undercover activity in cafés and markets, and surreal technical experiments in improvised laboratories. Its visual language combines photorealistic period detail with comic exaggeration, creating a nostalgic but dynamic tribute to classic European spy parody, Spanish popular culture and analog detective fiction.

These images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.