Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Beardy goodness
Dig these neat and simple yet rather hairy prints from Australian artist and tee designer, Luke Chiswell. Couldn't find much info on him, but check out his site to see more.
Monday, 9 May 2011
DIY Terrarium Magnets
I love these! How rad, add a mini garden to practically anywhere... I came across them on the Ruffled site, where they've got a tutorial on how to make your own. They were made as wedding favours, which is an awesome original idea, but there's so much you can do with this to adapt it to suit any area you want. Something about looking at them just makes me feel so... zen.
I think I'd like one in my car.
Make your own, check out the how-to here.
I think I'd like one in my car.
Make your own, check out the how-to here.
Sunday, 8 May 2011
Friday, 6 May 2011
Apache - Danger Beach
Pretty rad song and video from Danger Beach, directed by Ned Wenlock and character animation by Rodney Selby.
Apache from oneedo on Vimeo.
Apache from oneedo on Vimeo.
Monday, 2 May 2011
Hand-made sculptures by Kate Macdowell
Digg the surreal, thoughtful feeling of these hand-made sculptures by Kate Macdowell. Such great detail as well.
"I hand sculpt each piece out of porcelain, often building a solid form and then hollowing it out. Smaller forms are built petal by petal, branch by branch and allow me the chance to get immersed in close study of the structure of a blossom or a bee. I chose porcelain for its luminous and ghostly qualities as well as its strength and ability to show fine texture. It highlights both the impermanence and fragility of natural forms in a dying ecosystem, while paradoxically, being a material that can last for thousands of years and is historically associated with high status and value. I see each piece as a captured and preserved specimen, a painstaking record of endangered natural forms and a commentary on our own culpability."
Check out more of her work on her site.
In my work this romantic ideal of union with the natural world conflicts with our contemporary impact on the environment. These pieces are in part responses to environmental stressors.
"I hand sculpt each piece out of porcelain, often building a solid form and then hollowing it out. Smaller forms are built petal by petal, branch by branch and allow me the chance to get immersed in close study of the structure of a blossom or a bee. I chose porcelain for its luminous and ghostly qualities as well as its strength and ability to show fine texture. It highlights both the impermanence and fragility of natural forms in a dying ecosystem, while paradoxically, being a material that can last for thousands of years and is historically associated with high status and value. I see each piece as a captured and preserved specimen, a painstaking record of endangered natural forms and a commentary on our own culpability."
Check out more of her work on her site.
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