Artist Creates Tribute to Studio Ghibli’s Totoro With Gorgeous Pepper Grinder

A wonderful Totoro themed pepper grinder by master woodcarver Arcangelo Ambrosi.

From Arcangelo Ambrosi:

This is a pepper/salt/spice grinder, you can just rotate his head to grind :)

I’ve always wanted to make some tribute crafts to Studio Ghibli characters and so I designed and created this. I like pepper grinders and I hope to make some creative design in the future. This one is made of ash, the dark part is ebonized (I used vinegar in wich I dipped a piece of steel wool for some days) and the reaction on wood is magic! I didn’t know it could work on ash. The nose is a very small piece of bog oak, and the eyes are white acrylic with ebony dots.

Unfortunately, this one is not for sale, but the artist has a few rather expensive, and absolutely exquisite, tobacco pipes for sale on his site.

[Arcangelo Ambrosi on Deviantart]



Disney’s Raya and The Last Dragon Gets its First Full Trailer [Video]

Official Synopsis:

“Raya and the Last Dragon” takes us on an exciting, epic journey to the fantasy world of Kumandra, where humans and dragons lived together long ago in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people. However, along her journey, she’ll learn that it’ll take more than a dragon to save the world—it’s going to take trust and teamwork as well.

Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon will hit the big screen on on March 5. It will also be available to stream on Display+ with Premier Access.

[Walt Disney Animation Studios]