From the listing:
i was at a flea market and found an old rusted outdoor plant stand. thought to myself…ah……clean it up, put plants in it, a nice summer treat! then i thought……NOT…….too “normal” ( lol), so decided to make an art piece instead. originally it was going to be an outdoor piece, which is why i grouted the original set of “doll’s heads”. grout can withstand the elements. i have several grouted doll’s heads on poles in both my back and front yard (who knows what my neighbors must think!). but then i liked it so much i decided to keep it inside and expand the piece to have 3 side/front pieces.
since it had to do with “plants” the old nursery rhyme came to mind:” mary mary quite contrary. how does your garden grow. with silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row”. well, obviously too long a title for an art piece so i shortened it to “mary mary…pretty maids all in a row”.
once i finished it and placed it in my living room the cat decided that she also loved it and started “chewing” on the 3 side/front pieces. oh no. so i took those up to my studio and boxed them for safe keeping. the cat still likes the main standing piece but doesn’t seem to chew on it as much. whew!
what is weird is that the doll’s heads move……i go to bed at night and they are facing one way. in the morning they are looking in another direction! maybe they “play” at night?
That last part made me shudder for real. OMG OMG OMG!
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Thanks Shay!
{source} <— the artist wants you to know she not only took the pictures but that she made this piece.
August 1st, 2009 at 9:45 am
This one actually makes me feel a little queasy.
August 1st, 2009 at 9:49 am
I have nightmares like this – minus the plastic parrot.
August 1st, 2009 at 10:15 am
Just a note from a German reader: The artist’s last name is “Beinhacker” which means “Leg chopper”. What a telling name…
These pictures will haunt my dreams for ages O_o
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August 1st, 2009 at 11:17 am
It’s a bit like ‘Hellraiser’ meets ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ .
“…who knows what my neighbors must think!…”
-probably worrying about their safety and the value of their property.
August 1st, 2009 at 11:58 am
Maybe her cat was “chewing” on it to destroy it for the good of humanity.
August 1st, 2009 at 12:39 pm
That’s just effing creepy!
August 1st, 2009 at 12:47 pm
I agree, that last part definitely gave me chills. The first close-up of the doll’s face made me pee my pants a little. EEK.
August 1st, 2009 at 12:56 pm
HOLY FUCK.
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August 1st, 2009 at 2:30 pm
What the fuck is with the flies all over the face? Srsly?
I guess glittery pipecleaners were on sale at the Hobby Lobby.
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August 1st, 2009 at 3:51 pm
i certainly find no part of this personally aesthetically pleasing!
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August 1st, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Oh my-some people just shouldn’t…
August 1st, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Sometimes your shit is just scary.
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August 1st, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Um…….WOW….is all I can say
August 1st, 2009 at 8:03 pm
hmmmm yea like hmmmm I am shaking my head and wondering what they do for Halloween yea like hmmmm.
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August 1st, 2009 at 8:12 pm
i have several grouted doll’s heads on poles in both my back and front yard
That’s a sentence you don’t see every day.
(Though I expect it to appear in a police report soon, along with the phrase, “she was always such a nice, quiet lady.”)
August 1st, 2009 at 8:47 pm
My eyes! How will I get this image out of my brain. This comment comes from a chick who works in a funeral home!!!
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August 1st, 2009 at 8:52 pm
K… thanks for that…
I don’t feel safe sleeping after that. Those heads are gonna be in my nightmares for a LOOOOOONG time!
August 1st, 2009 at 10:33 pm
I’m scared. The way the heads are smiling, even with that all over, is just plain creepy.
August 2nd, 2009 at 7:50 am
AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is the stuff horror movies are made of.
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August 2nd, 2009 at 10:55 am
I certainly hope the neighbors are thinking of moving.
August 2nd, 2009 at 11:33 am
There is no part of that that doesn’t creep me out. Except the small golden babies on the bottom of the third picture. They remind me of the carrot jockeys from CakeWrecks.
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August 2nd, 2009 at 11:36 am
It also makes me wonder when “art piece” became synonymous for “please institutionalize the creator immediately”.
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August 2nd, 2009 at 11:43 am
It’s like Jeffrey Dahmer made an I Spy photo layout.
August 2nd, 2009 at 1:54 pm
LMAO.my fiance almost wet herself reading the comments to this…
is it wrong to want some of this “art”…lol
I think it would make a great CD cover…
I love the “Hellraiser meets Priscilla” connection…
just brutal…
August 3rd, 2009 at 8:08 am
terrarium of cult?
August 3rd, 2009 at 8:25 am
idols? is this childs play 4? haha
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August 3rd, 2009 at 1:13 pm
A little creepy, but I applaud any kind of creativity – so cool.
August 3rd, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Oh my goodness…I laughed so hard I cried, the comments were hilarious too…thanks for such a great laugh on such a crappy day! =)
August 4th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Imagine finding this in an archaeological dig two centuries down the line. What will they think of us???
August 4th, 2009 at 9:46 am
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August 6th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
You know, several incredibly profound and pithy comments popped into my head when I saw this, um, “art piece,” but all I can actually say is… Oh. My. God.
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August 10th, 2009 at 1:11 am
o.O oh my hell. the photo with the gold painted feet and red-tipped feathers… it has dentures on its head. i’m torn between that’s seriously screwed up and those things are gonna come to life and exact revenge one day.