Blamo Toys

by Julie Wolfson From monsters with solid brass mouths to three headed shark-man-bunny creatures, the handmade creations of Blamo mix elements of designer toys, art and craft. San Francisco-based designer Spencer Hansen, forms Blamo toys from cast solid brass, leather, hand carved solid sugar wood and hand-painted resin. In October and November, several new characters will make their Blamoville debut. Hansen made only twelve of …

Polly Borland: Bunny Nose

Australian portrait photographer Polly Borland collaborated with English actress Gwendoline Christie for more than three years on a project that led to Bunny Nose, a surreal visual portrait and celebration of Gwen's imposing stature in the form of a book. At 6' 3" tall, Christie's height immediately attracted Borland, but the resulting images more describe their resulting friendship than examine Christie's freakishly tall frame. The …

Photographer Tim Mantoani

by Alison Zavos for Feature Shoot Tim Mantoani remembers the moment he first held a 35mm camera in his hand and raised it to his eye to take a photograph of his high school counselor. His love of image-making drew him to Brooks Institute of Photography, where he specialized in advertising photography. These days, when Mantoani's not shooting on assignment, he's documenting venerable lensmen who …