Cows Made From Recycled Car Parts
Artist Miina Äkkijyrkkä created these bovine sculptures using body parts from junked cars. She’s made enough of them for a veritable automotive animal farm.
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Fluorescent Light Moon Sculpture
Chinese artist Wang Yuyang constructed his own Artificial Moon using thousands of differently shaped fluorescent lights.
His work conveys the consumption of energy, the awe of looking at the moon, and an ancient Chinese fable.
Eighty Foot VHS Tape Corridor
I am attracted to things that are capable of transcending their own banality and materiality to become something else, something more. I like the way that videotape is simultaneously delicate and durable, since it’s meant to last. I can rip it easily with my hands because it’s so thin, but I can also stretch it. Videotape is made to present the world in color, but it appears purely black.
Ghostbusters Theme Song on 8 Floppy Drives
Ah, floppy drives! No need to stack them in landfills when you can hack them to make sweet, sweet music, like the Imperial March and Daft Punk’s “Derezzed”. The latest, another hot track from MrSolidSnake745, is taking me straight back to 1984. Check out his drives belt out the Ghostbusters theme song. (Thanks Trish!)
How-To: Maxi Dress Teepee
Turn an old maxi dress into a mini teepee that’s perfect for playrooms or pets with this easy peasy tot teepee tutorial from Sheri at Awesome Sauce and Asshattery! More: How-To: Build a Cardboard Cat Rocket @Craftzine.com blog Princess Playhouse @Craftzine.com blog HOW TO – Make a Cardboard Playhouse @Craftzine.com blog
Fish Skeleton from Plastic Utensils
Artist Carlos Bonil creates surprisingly realistic sculptures of skeletons, like this monumental fish skeleton called “Fish and Pail,” from plastic utensils that have been fused together. [via Alec Shao]
How-To: Make a Jump Rope From Plastic Bags
Katie over at A Childhood List wrote this great tutorial for those times when you have too many plastic bags and not enough jump ropes. [via apartment therapy] More: Plastic Bag Crafts @Craftzine.com blog How-To: Plastic Bag Jellyfish in a Bottle @Craftzine.com blog Fused Plastic Shopping Bags: Toadstool Tote & Rain Bucket Hat @Craftzine.com blog