I have to admit that I don’t have much time to surf the web, so I appreciate that boing boing goes to the trouble for me. It is often a good source of new art links. While ear wax sculpture, nazi sex dolls, and the $18, 000 bar of soap make me want to turn off the computer, and take my baby out for fresh air and a very long walk, it’s the rare gem that makes the site worth a visit now and then. Among my favourite finds this month are:

Art or Crap? Take the quiz. I scored 11 our of 16. I felt a little bad about the plaster cast, but if you have a minute it’s a fun thing to do.

An interview on NPR with children’s author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak.

The work of Dave Devries whose paintings are based on kids’ drawings of monsters and superheroes. (I like the bird face bordering this piece.)

And speaking of monsters, Jill Miller is one brave cookie. She is waiting for big foot.

I was also glad to find the-artists.org, a good source with useful search engines for all things relating to major modern and contemporary visual artists.