HOW TO – Retro Butterfly Pendants
Beadizzygrl shows you how to make these retro butterfly pendants with hand-beaded frames.
Month: July 2008
Robotic duck that defecates photos
The ‘Charlie. Camerautomata’ is a new project by Taeyoon Choi , Recipient of the 2008 Commission for Resident Artist at the Eyebeam Art and Technology Center in NYC. The ‘Camerautomata’ (‘Camera’+’Automata’) is a ‘Magical Image Digesting Robotic Duck’. Charlie, the duck, is a participatory ‘Image- Technology’ for photographic intervention in public spaces. The project explores […]
Circuit bending flea market – Chicago 7/19/08
A big ‘ol circuit bent group sale-a-bration sounds like a great idea – Experimental Garage Sale will take place at the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago on July 19th, 2008 between Noon-9 PM. This free event will be a perfect opportunity for circuit benders and anyone interested to snag up toys for bending and to […]
Wind-Powered String Plucker
Collin @ MAKE writes: Ranjit from Brooklyn created this pleasant device and displayed it at the recent Figment Festival – seems a prime candidate to replace the windchime, hmm … windstring? – come see and hear this– um– whatever it is I love how subtle this sculpture is. It’s soft and gentle, unlike most piercing […]
Best of CRAFT
Here are some of my favorite posts from the CRAFT blog this week: HOW TO – Attract Bees to Your Garden Inlaid Wood Paintings by Alison Elizabeth Taylor HOW TO – Pan d’Epi (Wheatstalk Bread) Hoodie Laptop Sleeve Mosaic Bicycle
Inlaid Wood Paintings by Alison Elizabeth Taylor
Dinosaurs and Robots recently posted about the work of Alison Elizabeth Taylor. As a fellow Angeleno, I couldn’t agree more with Mister Jalopy’s musings about the inlaid wood technique she uses being a perfect match for the sun-soaked vistas that make her subject matter.
The trees have eyes (and the bushes do too)
UK street artist FilthyLuker is responsible for the additional eyeballs seen above. Totally … freaky and … cartoonishly .. cute – conflicting in .. brain! Either way, they’re awesome. – Bad Hair Day [via Wooster Collective]
