The toys that parents weren't buying for Christmas...

These toys aren't as strange as some of the other objects I've posted about, but then again dolls can look just as creepy as Fiji Mermaids...

These mixed-up toys were created by Las Vegas artist NAY. They remind me of the mixed-up toys in Toy Story, like the baby doll head on the spider body and the fishing rod thing with Barbie legs.

NAY thinks that all toys should look as strange as the ones he creates:

Photo credits: http://www.l-page.net/auction/2007_06_17_archive.html

'Evidence' of Fairies

 Please note the use of inverted commas!

Artist Takeshi Yamada creates rogue taxidermy pieces - his creatures look real, but never existed in live form.

Yamada has also created pieces which look like genuine fossils. Two of these fossil pieces are his 'fossilized fairies'. They look very real!

Photo credits: Sideshow World

Fiji Mermaids

Yesterday I was reading Antler magazine. In the sidebar, there are pictures of the past issues. Volume #2 was titled Wunderkammer, and it was about curious objects and places.

So, for the next few posts I will be writing about curious objects and places. The magazine mentioned Fiji mermaids. They were believed to be real when they first appeared in public. They were actually skilled taxidermy jobs, and made up of the torso of a monkey and the tail of a fish. Some were made to look more human-like.

Here are some pictures so you may satisfy your curiosity immediately!

This Fiji Mermaid doesn't look quite as scary as the others (I think...). The head and body are  man made and the fins are real.

 Photo credits:
http://www.eso-garden.com/index.php?/weblog/the_mermaids_of_juan_cabana/
http://bakka-deliviano.blogspot.com/2009/02/jenglot.html
http://www.roguetaxidermy.com/gallery_images/528_78712.jpg