Maria Michails-Posidis made this exhibition, called “Emergy,” as her MFA thesis. It’s a modified rowing machine inside a hand-crafted boat that powers LED-backlit photographs in the gallery highlighting urban growth related to water use in the Phoenix area valley. She has kept a very detailed blog of the production process. Photos on Flickr tagged with […]
C’mon. Who hasn’t fantasized about commanding your own army of Gromits? Okay. Maybe that’s just me. Making an army of Gromit’s (Claymation Mold making) Related: Stop motion puppet-making
Ryan Peter Miller made these two skull portraits using the tips of different colored crayons. They’re on view at the Eye Lounge in Phoenix.
Just a bit of crafty fun spotted on the TV airwaves. I love this skit that aired on Saturday Night Live this weekend called “Indoor Gardening Tips from a Man Who’s Very Scared of Plants” starring a deadpan Christopher Walken. He puts googly eyes on all his plants from cactuses to ferns so they aren’t […]
Caitlin Holcomb of Nice Etc. just unveiled her new line of lampshades fashioned from repurposed vintage doilies and lace. I can see these working with all kinds of decorating styles–they’d be especially sweet in a nursery or craft room. Doily and Lace Lampshades Related: • Recycled Calendar Lampshade • HOW TO – Revamp a Lampshade […]
Sean Gallagher posted pics of this incredible celestial clock he’s building which uses the Make: Controller. Celestial Clock
The Bragg’s Pie Factory in Phoenix currently has a show consisting of oodles of “mutant” piñatas, which range from elegant to just delightfully bizarre. It’ll be up until the 18th, and even if the gallery’s not open, their huge windows let you see in quite well. I have additional Flickr photos.
