From the Vaults of the Unhinged: The Original Uncanny Valley
Today, Benda is remembered as one of America's most accomplished illustrators. He created covers for The Saturday Evening Post, illustrated books and magazines, designed theater costumes, and taught at the Art Students League of New York. But among collectors, he is perhaps best known for the masks that bore his name.
Body of a Flower: Luna Moth
“The illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity, and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world.”
Behold the Body of the Moon
And I’ll lick my wounds with the glow of the full moon and remind you that if your ship doesn’t come in, you’ll have to row out to meet it.
Body of a Flower
You wanted me to fly. You wanted the honey and the flower. I wanted forever.
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July 2026
- Jul 25, 2026 Leonardo's Anatomical Studies Jul 25, 2026
- Jul 25, 2026 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: The Original Uncanny Valley Jul 25, 2026
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June 2026
- Jun 27, 2026 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: The Patron Saint Who Carried Her Eyes on a Plate Jun 27, 2026
- Jun 27, 2026 The Flower Woman in Bloom Jun 27, 2026
- Jun 27, 2026 Lorelei, the Nixie Jun 27, 2026
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April 2026
- Apr 29, 2026 Ataraxia Apr 29, 2026
- Apr 28, 2026 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: Memento Mori: A Skeleton in a Niche Apr 28, 2026
- Apr 28, 2026 Dedicated to all the great conquerors: past, present and to come Apr 28, 2026
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March 2026
- Mar 29, 2026 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: The Theater of Unruly Dreams Mar 29, 2026
- Mar 29, 2026 The Last Dance Mar 29, 2026
- February 2026
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January 2026
- Jan 29, 2026 To the Origin of All Becoming Jan 29, 2026
- Jan 18, 2026 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: The Eye That Escaped the Body Jan 18, 2026
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December 2025
- Dec 29, 2025 Chaos Magnum Umbra Mortis Dec 29, 2025
- Dec 27, 2025 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: Kangaroo Boxing—The Most Chaotic Sport History Ever Tolerated Dec 27, 2025
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November 2025
- Nov 19, 2025 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: The Screaming Experiments of Dr. Duchenne Nov 19, 2025
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October 2025
- Oct 29, 2025 Hypnopompia Oct 29, 2025
- Oct 28, 2025 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: The Mechanical Ballet of Oskar Schlemmer Oct 28, 2025
- Oct 16, 2025 Sloshed Oct 16, 2025
- Oct 2, 2025 Resurrected Relics: Reviving Paul Pfurtscheller’s Charts Oct 2, 2025
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September 2025
- Sep 30, 2025 From the Vaults of the Unhinged: Fortunio Liceti’s Book of Monsters Sep 30, 2025
- Sep 7, 2025 Decomposition Sep 7, 2025
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August 2025
- Aug 28, 2025 We are all gonna die Aug 28, 2025
- Aug 16, 2025 Despair at Dawn Engraved Aug 16, 2025
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July 2025
- Jul 20, 2025 Eve Before the Cosmos Jul 20, 2025
- Jul 11, 2025 Framed Art Goals Jul 11, 2025
- Jul 6, 2025 Tricolor Carpenter Bee Jul 6, 2025
- Jul 3, 2025 “Maybe we should stop selling cards” Jul 3, 2025
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June 2025
- Jun 28, 2025 Yellow-Vented Hornet Jun 28, 2025
- Jun 18, 2025 Introducing Luis Ricardo Falero Jun 18, 2025
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May 2025
- May 25, 2025 High Priestess May 25, 2025
- May 22, 2025 Gold Foil Embellished QWN Bees May 22, 2025
- May 9, 2025 Mayfest and Little Coincidences May 9, 2025
- May 5, 2025 Ocho Años y Cinco de Mayo May 5, 2025
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April 2025
- Apr 30, 2025 Innocence That Goes Apr 30, 2025
- Apr 20, 2025 Despair at Dawn Apr 20, 2025
- Apr 10, 2025 The Last Judgement Apr 10, 2025
- Apr 6, 2025 Bitches and Hoes Apr 6, 2025
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March 2025
- Mar 23, 2025 The Sin and The Confession Mar 23, 2025
- Mar 10, 2025 Guillotines Mar 10, 2025
- Mar 1, 2025 Antique brass openwork frame Mar 1, 2025
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February 2025
- Feb 26, 2025 What keeps me up at night Feb 26, 2025
- Feb 24, 2025 Science ۞ Myth ۞ Symbology Feb 24, 2025
- Feb 23, 2025 Sublime Déshabillé Feb 23, 2025
- Feb 9, 2025 The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings Feb 9, 2025
- Feb 7, 2025 Embrace the Meaninglessness Feb 7, 2025
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January 2025
- Jan 31, 2025 Mora Jan 31, 2025
- Jan 24, 2025 Blessings abound Jan 24, 2025
- Jan 20, 2025 Môniyâw Jan 20, 2025
- Jan 19, 2025 New embossed gold foil cards Jan 19, 2025
- Jan 11, 2025 Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches Jan 11, 2025
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December 2024
- Dec 30, 2024 Thank you Dec 30, 2024
- Dec 12, 2024 Body of a Flower: Luna Moth Dec 12, 2024
- Dec 11, 2024 Cannabis Dec 11, 2024
- Dec 3, 2024 La Loïe Dec 3, 2024
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November 2024
- Nov 14, 2024 Darkness Creeps in Nov 14, 2024
- Nov 3, 2024 Dreams of Battle and Death Nov 3, 2024
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October 2024
- Oct 28, 2024 Fledgling Folly Oct 28, 2024
- Oct 4, 2024 Lady Longfingers of Sorrow Oct 4, 2024
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September 2024
- Sep 24, 2024 You were raped Sep 24, 2024
- Sep 15, 2024 Can I pick your brain? Sep 15, 2024
- Sep 14, 2024 Behold the Body of the Moon Sep 14, 2024
- Sep 12, 2024 Dementia and Alzheimer’s Sep 12, 2024
- Sep 9, 2024 What the Heck Sep 9, 2024
- Sep 5, 2024 Nightmare Sep 5, 2024
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August 2024
- Aug 31, 2024 Three Years Later Aug 31, 2024
- Aug 29, 2024 Eurasian Grass Snake (Tropidonotis Natrix) Aug 29, 2024
- Aug 27, 2024 Body of a Flower: Spiderwasp Aug 27, 2024
- Aug 20, 2024 Retribution Aug 20, 2024
- Aug 18, 2024 Bounty (Hold onto whatever makes you happy) Aug 18, 2024
- Aug 10, 2024 Body of a Flower: Robber Fly Aug 10, 2024
- Aug 10, 2024 World of the Dead Aug 10, 2024
- Aug 7, 2024 The Parisian and tattoos Aug 7, 2024
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July 2024
- Jul 21, 2024 Follow your heart Jul 21, 2024
- Jul 17, 2024 Word Salad Jul 17, 2024
- Jul 12, 2024 Body of a Flower Jul 12, 2024
- Jul 4, 2024 Thus Always to Tyrants Jul 4, 2024
- Jul 1, 2024 Mrs. Maud Jul 1, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 29, 2024 Gloaming Jun 29, 2024
- Jun 21, 2024 Specter Sorceress Jun 21, 2024
- Jun 14, 2024 The human + animal bond Jun 14, 2024
- Jun 10, 2024 No womb. No gloom. Jun 10, 2024
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May 2024
- May 28, 2024 Going Stag No. 5 May 28, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 29, 2024 Basic human decency stuff Apr 29, 2024
- Apr 22, 2024 All Storms Now Laid Apr 22, 2024
- Apr 7, 2024 Upward to Heaven Apr 7, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 4, 2024 Human Dissections Mar 4, 2024
- Mar 3, 2024 Femina Luna Mar 3, 2024
- Mar 2, 2024 Friendships Mar 2, 2024
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February 2024
- Feb 26, 2024 Surrender Boxes Feb 26, 2024
- Feb 25, 2024 The Land of Entrapment Feb 25, 2024
- Feb 19, 2024 Lilacs and brain cancer Feb 19, 2024
- Feb 17, 2024 Divorce and Break-Ups Feb 17, 2024
- Feb 11, 2024 QWN Bee Feb 11, 2024
- Feb 6, 2024 A story and a warning to creators Feb 6, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 2, 2024 Woody Guthrie, Cherokee Bill and Bass Reeves Jan 2, 2024
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December 2023
- Dec 26, 2023 Tulsa Mayfest Dec 26, 2023
- Dec 17, 2023 25 Years Ago Dec 17, 2023
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November 2023
- Nov 21, 2023 Santa’s Happy Pills Nov 21, 2023
- Nov 11, 2023 Death and Feather Plucking Nov 11, 2023
- Nov 11, 2023 Pretty Boy Floyd Nov 11, 2023
- Nov 5, 2023 Grave Hunting Nov 5, 2023
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October 2023
- Oct 19, 2023 Lenticulars Oct 19, 2023
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August 2023
- Aug 26, 2023 Fire’s Remorse Aug 26, 2023
- Aug 7, 2023 Memento Mori Aug 7, 2023
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June 2023
- Jun 7, 2023 Source cards Jun 7, 2023
- Jun 6, 2023 The morbs Jun 6, 2023
- Jun 3, 2023 Touch Grass Jun 3, 2023
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May 2023
- May 30, 2023 Femina Marina May 30, 2023
- March 2023
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December 2022
- Dec 20, 2022 Time is the Devourer of Things Dec 20, 2022
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October 2022
- Oct 13, 2022 Going Stag No. 2 Oct 13, 2022
- Oct 6, 2022 Childbirth and Puerperal Fever Oct 6, 2022
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September 2022
- Sep 30, 2022 Gaunt Jaunt Sep 30, 2022
- Sep 16, 2022 New Life to Old Frames Sep 16, 2022
- Sep 13, 2022 Paper and the Birdcage Sep 13, 2022
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August 2022
- Aug 25, 2022 Going Stag Aug 25, 2022
- Aug 5, 2022 Anatomicam Cardiocorum Nervorum Aug 5, 2022
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July 2022
- Jul 31, 2022 Insect and Terrarium Building Jul 31, 2022
- Jul 27, 2022 Maria Celeste Jul 27, 2022
- Jul 20, 2022 Eye and Amazonite Jul 20, 2022
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June 2022
- Jun 28, 2022 Nitimur in Vetitum Jun 28, 2022
- Jun 6, 2022 Surrender Box Jun 6, 2022
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May 2022
- May 1, 2022 Who were you— May 1, 2022
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September 2021
- Sep 4, 2021 Tulsa Punk Rock Flea Market 2021 Sep 4, 2021
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August 2021
- Aug 25, 2021 Notebooks Aug 25, 2021
- Aug 9, 2021 Death and Pollination Aug 9, 2021
- Aug 4, 2021 Topographical Maps Aug 4, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 31, 2021 Jewelry Jul 31, 2021
- Jul 27, 2021 Dark Bird Jul 27, 2021
- Jul 24, 2021 You’re the Moon Jul 24, 2021
- Jul 13, 2021 Saudade Jul 13, 2021
- Jul 11, 2021 Memento Mori Jul 11, 2021
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June 2021
- Jun 26, 2021 Engraving on Agate Jun 26, 2021
- Jun 24, 2021 Engraving on Canvas Jun 24, 2021
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May 2021
- May 19, 2021 Heart and Soul May 19, 2021