Movie Inspiration

Internet, you'll be happy to hear that we finally made it. After two failed attempts, Oliver and I saw Hellboy 2 at the second-run movie theater yesterday. And it was totally worth our persistence. I loved the gorgeous and elaborate design of the movie, so much that I wanted to pack up some of the best moments and take them home. These were my favorite parts:


1. The Elvish seal that kept showing up on boxes, armbands, and so forth. I couldn't find a picture of it, but it was a sort of Yggdrasil tree. The one on the left is an actual Norse depiction of Yggdrasil from a Viking Age tapestry, but the seal in the movie looked more like the center image, which is the Tree of Life necklace from Modcloth. On the right, Phyllophilia Tree Earrings from Lenastudio.


2. The map seller with a Gothic cathedral for a head; The Two Towers ring by BarbaraTaramasso; House and Tree Ring by JDavisStudio.


3. The giant roots of a forest god; Roots...Horn Earrings by Carpedraco; Roots: Soft Suede Journal by Kreativlink.


4. A beautiful Victorian-era edition of Tennyson from the movie; a similar edition you could buy from New Boston Fine and Rare Books; a less expensive edition of Whittier from Bambooks.


5. Creepy Angel of Death with eyes in his wings; creepy and wonderful Owl Eyeball Ring from Jessitaylor; equally creepy and wonderful Glass Crocodile Taxidermy Eye Ring from Dolldisasterdesign.



6. The Venus of Willendorf, available from the Museum Store in an 8-inch tall reproduction (almost twice the size of the original). You have to love the Venus of Willendorf; she is awesome! And if a monumentally oversized version like the one in the movie actually existed, I would totally buy it and put it in my living room.