2010: Year of the Dinosaur

Miss Moose has been a good friend of mine for many years now and always seems to have something up her sleeve in regards to photography. Whether it’s trekking across the country with complete strangers or helping a friend dress up as her for halloween, her whimsical artistic ventures always make you think a little bit.

One favorite series Lis has done involves tiny plastic dinosaurs going on a myriad of adventures, and sometimes just hanging out. The tiny toys are photographed so well that you’re not sure if they’re real or not – her clever angles and lighting give the impression of life happening: dinos at work, dinos at play, dinos being dinos.

When I offhandedly mentioned to Lis a few months ago that it would be cute if she had a dinosaur calendar, I had no idea that it would be this awesome – with Lis’ eye for the obscure, the Zazzle flip-top calender is totally cute – and the best part? It’s got twelve all new dinosaur photos taken just for the calender. Dino’s playing with ice cream and violins, scaling potatoes as if they were mountains, and getting x-rays, it’s got all the amusement of childrens toys and is just serious enough to be hung in any office.

Looking for more of these eclectic photos? Check out Lis’ other work  at her blog or on flickr.