Katherine DeJarnette Babin creates interesting found object jewelry from her home base in New Orleans. She has some pieces listed on her website, but she also creates custom pieces. Her custom work starts by reviewing photos of assorted findings and culminates with a unique found object piece like the one pictured above. Link.
WisePig writes in – This place salvages aiplane parts – propellers, engines, wheels, doors – into furniture. (Check out the Waco Conference Table!). I’m sure a few makers out there can be inspired to make a few of their own creations. Motoart desks and chairs – Link.
Meant for the urban environment, “Wind to Light”, an installation by Jason Bruges Studio utilizes 500 mini wind turbines to generate power to illuminate mounted LEDs on the top of the turbines. The result is a cloud of light that emanates from the ground as weather and wind patterns shift over time. Jason Bruges Studio […]
Beakmyn sent us very detailed instructions along with some images of tombstones which he’s made using a variety of parts which you should be able to pick up at your local home improvement store. When you are done you’ll have something like this: Tools: 2 4×8 foot sheets of Dow Blueboard (1″ styrofoam insulation board, […]
Everyone has skeletons for Halloween. But this is something a little more creative. A charred corpse made out of some common household items: Charred corpse – Link. Thanks Donald
New York-based artist Nikos Floros made these stunning opera costumes from 20 thousand beer and soft drink cans for an art exhibition in Athens – [via] Link & video.
Craig writes in – Just in time for Halloween, a 2 story spider web. At times I had a stepladder on the car and the extension ladder at unnatural angles, but my wife was there to make sure I was safe while constructing the largest spider web to date. Now all I need is a […]
