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.
The Water Clock Children’s Museum of Indianapolis displays time as colored & filled up water vessels – “Designed by French physicist and artist Bernard Gitton…The clock, which is 26.5 feet tall, uses 70 gallons of a solution of water, methyl alcohol and food coloring. The alcohol prevents algae and fungus from growing inside the pipes […]
Adrian writes – “A tutorial on how to make “spinning” photography of objects to large to fit on a turntable. All you need is a long piece of rope, chalk and a parking lot! (From the photographer who made the camera made out of Legos.)” – Link.
On Erika’s blog, Gnoodles found something for us that is very strange, but very cool…like a modern Charlie Brown story. “Outside our building is a sorry little sidewalk tree. At the height of summer, it had about five leaves. A dead glowstick has been dangling from its branches for three months. Tonight while I was […]
Vurdlak writes – “This website will be all about optical illusions. I will post new illusions every now and then and make this website biggest and most quality collection on the net. Over and out.” The site has a ton of great illusions that will make your eyes water and your brain tweak, also a […]
Slade sent us this great Instructables how to on making LED earrings. In the intro, “I’ve made these simple earrings for friends before. They will glow well over 12 hours and can be made for less then 10 dollers of parts.” Link.
Micro art is going to be BIG this year, er small! – “Chinese micro-painter Jin Yin Hua has painted an image of a giant panda on a single human hair. The artist took 10 days to create the mini-masterpiece using a single rabbit hair as a paintbrush. Visitors to a Chinese gallery who wanted to […]
If you are in NY you must check out “The Workmanship of Risk” exhibit at the St. Lawrence University. Curated by KnitKnit founder Sabrina Gschwandtner the exhibit looks at handcrafts for conceptual rather than utilitarian purposes. From the site, “Juxtaposing knitting with mechanically reproduced media, needlepoint with politics, and sewing with social critique…” Pictured above […]
