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Art, amy long, tentacles

Soft, Cuddly Tentacles

Amy Long is a Phoenix MFA student who uses crocheted fibers and hand felted wool to create lovable alien-like figures. Unfortunately, since they're on exhibit (it's her thesis show), you can't touch, hug, or squeeze. But don't you wish you had a basketful of these soft cuddly tentacles instead of stupid teddy bears when you were a kid? More pics after the jump.

These are extraterrestrial sea anemones.

The show is in Tempe, Arizona until the end of the week. Images by Bekathwia

Amy Long's show on Flickr via Craftzine

8:00 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By LISA KATAYAMA
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Jeff-Minor at 08:05 AM on 04/09/08
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The "tube worms" remind me of the things in Greg Bear's Queen of Angels. They need to be wearing clothes, their alien nakedness offends me!
GodofMonkeys at 08:08 AM on 04/09/08
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Suddenly every bad live-action Japanese anime show I've ever seen is flashing before my eyes.

I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
AhnyerKeester at 08:21 AM on 04/09/08
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Mommy look! Someone sculpted you gall bladder! And there's daddy's colon. And Auntie Sue's stomach! Mommy, is that my tonsils?
extracrispy at 08:21 AM on 04/09/08
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Those aren't aliens. They're snorks!!
PVIII at 08:23 AM on 04/09/08
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More like a really bad case of genital herpes...ewwwwwwwwwwww
IHateWhatYouHaveOn at 08:40 AM on 04/09/08
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You mean they aren't sex toys?
Ravac at 08:46 AM on 04/09/08
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Dildo warmers?
Plague at 08:59 AM on 04/09/08
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@extracrispy:
First thing I said too!
geekgrrl at 09:08 AM on 04/09/08
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teddy bears may be stupid, but cuddly nonetheless. there's room in the huggable universe for teddies AND tentacles!
Tenno at 09:28 AM on 04/09/08
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Enjoy your cuddly rape humans!
Annalee Newitz at 09:44 AM on 04/09/08
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I want a cuddly sand worm.
Tiwa at 09:49 AM on 04/09/08
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Reminds me of every fine art thesis at my school.
b-a-n-a-n-a-s at 08:15 PM on 04/09/08
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Real life Snorks!
b-a-n-a-n-a-s at 08:16 PM on 04/09/08
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Real life Snorks and their poop!

at 09:43 AM on 07/09/08

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