(Image © Mishkin)

This art news post is rather late and I do apologize for that. I am going to try and make this Art News post really count. Things have been very hectic here at Carmine Magazine headquarters what with the holiday season. (Not to mention I woke up this morning to the news that my black & blue 30GB Zune decided to commit suicide along with every other Zune of it’s kind all around the world. Read about that on Wired.com.) Look for an official welcome to 2009 post in the next few days here on Carmine Magazine featuring a poll (hopefully), a video (maybe) and news on the plans/ideas I have for the site in 2009. The image above would probably be more appropriate for that post, but it’s just too pretty not to share. Be sure to check out Amy Gwatkin’s and Anna Leader’s Mishkin project for more of their photography.

• NOTCOT.COM recently did a feature on the 1800 Tequila Limited Edition Artist Bottles. The bottles are gorgeous and Jean’s photos highlight their beauty quite well. Check out the feature here.
• Check out these beautiful glass skeletons from Melli-Ink.
• BibliOdyssey recently posted scans from some original Winnie the Pooh drawings. These are definitely worth checking out.
• One of my new favorite blogs, Environmental Graffiti recently posted a feature (the images on the post are now broken) on photographer Frank Relle. He specializes in taking pictures of the destruction that still plagues New Orleans, Louisiana years after Hurricane Katrina. Check out the haunting galleries.
• Logo Design Love interviewed Sol Sender, who led a design team for the Obama 08 logo, about some of the logos they tried out before settling on the final logo. It’s interesting to see the progression of the logo ideas. Read Obama logo ideas that weren’t chosen.
• Alan Valek posted 100 Cereal Box Covers. It’s really interesting to see how popular cereal brands have changed over the years.
• Green Upgrader shows us Solar Powered Sidewalk Art: The One Day Poem Pavilion.
• Looking for the perfect planner? Wish you could find a way to reuse some of your old papers? Green Upgrader shows you how to Make Your Own 2009 Planner from Trash.

• The Coraline movie site has been revamped recently. I really enjoy the Other Mother’s B-B-B-button Games on the site. (To get there click map, in the lower right side of the house you’ll find The Other Mother’s Workshop which is where you can make these pictures for yourself.)
• Zoetica Ebb interview about her photography. (You can also read our interview with Zoetica about her painting! You can also read the interview Gala Darling did with Zoetica, Nadya & Meredith of Coilhouse.)
• Molly Crabapple, Dr. Sketchy founder, writes “No one imagines her hobby is going to take over the world… but mine did.” The article includes tips on how to make your event go viral.
• Ever wanted to see what inspires Audrey Kawasaki? Ever wished you could take a look at the inspiration folder on her computer? Check out her FFFFound profile to do just that.
• Inspired by 28 Days Later, a man takes pictures of an abandoned London, England on Christmas Day 2008. Check out the blog post and the Flickr set.
• My favorite movie site, First Showing.net, just posted Great Posters for The Spirit Designed by Art Students.
• This guy’s art supplies set on Flickr makes me drool. How about you? Also, check out his blog Lung Sketching Scrolls — Sketchblog: Sci-Fi sketches and art supplies reviews.
• A tutorial for using bamboo sticks as an alternative to higher priced drawing pens like Rapidograph. Check it out on Comic Tools.
• Another great post from Comic Tools is This week: ERASE YOUR FUCKING PENCILS!! Obviously this one has swearing, but the points are valid. Also, it gives tips on making your pencil lines easier to erase.
• San Smith wrote a nice post (with pictures!) about creating visual lists, journals and goals for 2009. Check it out.

• Neil Gaiman posted pictures from his “one-off box-for-an-author” in promotion of the movie Coraline based on is book of the same name. Read about it here and see more pictures.
• Sakurako Shimizu shows us Waveform Series jewelry. Waveform Series is the laser-cut shapes of the waveform of the sound in sound editing software environment. I used some human sound such as yawn, atchoum, giggle, wow, and the sound of church bell.
• This Flickr user has quite the collection of soaps. Check out the scans.
• i09 shows us how Science Fiction Solves the Mystery of Jack the Ripper.
• Looking for a more interesting way to display the date on your website or blog? Check out Human Calendar. Or you can just look at it below. (Note: to create a calendar for your blog, click the big calendar on the site and scroll down to “portable” calendars.)

This video looks like a Dexter (the Showtime television show) promotion. However, it’s really just bread formed to look like human body parts on display in refrigerated cases in Thailand.