Cynthia Mosser

One laugh does not comprise the hilarity of Christoph Niemann's in-flight sketches as he flies to Berlin. Like every international flight I've taken, he sums up the experience succinctly (and perfectly). Image source: Red Eye - NYTimes.com

A doll-lover from an early age, artist Margaux Lange repurposes Barbie doll parts into one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces. I love her jewelry's unique qualities, whimsical compositions and use of design! The feeling these pieces evoke in my mind is "crazy cute"! Image: Smiley Neckpiece NE-08

Saguaro cacti near TUCSON, AZ (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum) . I can't get over how visually foreign these plants are (compared to those in the Pacific Northwest).

Someone's been busy.

Add caption Mexican Talavera pottery (which I saw in Southern Arizona - Tubac, AZ), I realized how similar the motifs appear to that of European decorative folk art. Additionally the motifs appear much more loose in handling than that of say, Hungarian folk art. I discovered this brightly-colored ceramic-ware was brought to Mexico from Spain in the 1500's. Authentic Talavera pottery only comes from the City of Puebla and from nearby communities of Atlixco , Cholula , and Tecali . 1 1 Source Wikipedia  Image source ellaeco.com 

Looking at various CACTI in the Arizona desert is like looking at the other side of the moon (compared to plants the Pacific Northwest). Rounded shapes like these are so attractive, you want to hug them, but attention! the spines are frighteningly painful. This is dangerously passive nature! Image source: tucson