Finally, a Jeff Carter jersey we wouldn't mind in our collection

As hockey player tributes go, this is slightly better than a bobblehead doll. Philadelphia Flyers center Jeff Carter somehow became the artistic inspiration for "bearklektor," a professional body-art painter whose work can be found on a Flickr photostream. There's an entire set of photos featuring this young lass in a painted-on Carter jersey. For this hockey-centric shoot, the model is the artist's daughter's "bestie and she is a riot." (Ick, and indeed.) The photographer is the talented Carlallenphotography, a.k.a. "shutteratthethought" on Flickr. For the next shoot, either Leahy or I are available as a spotter. The artist writes that "this art and the beauty of the human body make a perfect combination," and our pants we couldn't agree more. It's always amazed me how the purity of the female form can overcome the decades... [read full story]