Year: 2011

PVC Pipe Spider

PVC Pipe Spider

Check out this yard installation of a giant spider made from PVC pipe by Florida-based maker Spring Chicken (no, really!). The legs are coated with polyurethane expanding foam, applied with rubber gloves of course (not bare skin), to give it that nitty gritty texture. And the body is made from sliced-in-half giant water jugs, which give the body a sort of ribbed appearance. I also like the attention to detail, including the pile of children’s shoes below the “spider victim” cocoon – creepy!

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Benoit Maubrey Takes “Wall of Sound” Literally

Benoit Maubrey Takes “Wall of Sound” Literally

MAKE has covered Berlin-based artist Benoît Maubrey prior work on Audio Ballerinas. Now he has created a similar, but stationary sculpture using over 1000 repurposed speakers. It’s called “Speakers Wall” and in the center is a genuine piece of the Berlin Wall. It has become something of a speaker’s corner for remote museum attendees who can call in and talk through a set of the speakers for 3 minutes. As an added bonus, the speakers are used as a PA system for DJs during concerts – I can only imagine what that would sound like.

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Sheet Music Star Wreath

I know, I know, it’s only Halloween, so it’s way too early for Christmas decorations! That may be so, but I’d have no problem displaying this beautiful sheet music star wreath by Handmade & Heritage any time of the year! Now, who has some vintage sheet music lying around, just waiting for a project?

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