Made On Earth — Big Heads
“You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! Damn you all to hell!” Oh, my mistake. This isn’t a post- apocalyptic world where apes rule, but rather the parking lot behind artist David Adickes’ studio near downtown Houston.
Craft & Design
From traditional crafts to modern crafts, we’re covering news and interesting projects to educate you and keep you inspired. Design trends and pop culture related projects are here to inspire.
Made On Earth — Johnny Jetpack
Nathan Arnold of Seattle has discovered that strapping a dummy to a compressed-air jet- pack, launching it more than 100 feet in the air, and then watching it fall to the ground is three times as funny as just throwing a dummy off something really high and watching it fall to the ground.
HOWTO – Refashion an Old Chair
Sarah from the Pink of Perfection has just posted up a video on how to refashion an old chair — this one, found abandoned along the side of the road. From Sarah, “I knew a slap of paint and a fresh, modern fabric would transport this classic frame to any left bank sidewalk cafe.” Link.
Walkman guitar distortion pedal
Johan made a guitar distortion pedal from an old walkman, there are not a ton of details, but looks like it would be fun to build – “..I’ve taken a walkman and converted it to a guitar distortion pedal. This was pretty easy actually, and I got the idea from the net and I wanted […]
How-To: Polaroid Transfers
Shawn writes – “This is the best Polaroid Transfer tutorial I’ve seen online– nice photos and clearly written instructions. This is a perfect technique for spicing up your own photos or having fun with found slides. Polaroid transfers have a unique visual style that is a little ghostly, a little impressionistic, and often very moody. […]
Fire Art photos & video!
The Fire Arts Exposition at Monster park in San Francisco was HOT! Tons of homemade fire breathing contraptions and more. The finale was a fire tornado and a huge electricity-meets-fire finish. Here’s a bit about the event and some photos – Link. Related: Participating artists and performers – Link. The Black Rock Arts Foundation – […]
Polaroid + Pinhole = Pinholaroid
Adrian shows you how to make a pinhole camera from an old Polaroid – “I picked up a Polaroid camera for $1 at a garage sale thinking I could add a pinhole and have a pinholaroid. I didn’t find any good online tutorials, and feeling confident after building my digital pinhole camera, I decided to […]