Bulbdial clock
The folks at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories are at it again, this time (get it?) with a kit version of the Bulbdial clock.
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Command signs
These signs (stickers? graffiti?) use simple computer commands to address elements of the urban environment. Love that these can have both a positive or critical message. If only you could command-z IRL… [via @alexislloyd]
Bird head necklace
When your bird friend passes (this one died of natural causes), what do you do? Make a macabre bird head pendant, of course! Check out lots more taxidermy art posts over at CRAFT. [Thanks, Moxie!]
With a Bic lighter and lots of patience
Oliver Kosta-Théfaine is a Parisian artist who works in a number of media. But my favorite works of his are those that involve the absurdly simple technique of standing on a lighter with a disposable cigarette lighter and burning patterns onto a ceiling. [via Dude Craft]
Doug Repetto’s Walking Tables workshop at MoMA, this Friday!
This sounds like so much fun, I’m tempted to drive up to NYC for the day to attend. As part of MoMA’a amazing Bauhaus exhibitions, events, and workshops, Douglas Repetto (Dorkbot founder, artist, and teacher at Columbia) will be doing a workshop, called “Walking Tables and Wrestling Foals: A Hands-on Workshop and Musical Performance.” Here’s […]
Lovecraft Elder Thing sculpt
From ConceptArt.org user Jiangzu (who says “I am so addicted to sculpting that I forget to eat half the time”) this awesome Sculpey-and-wire rendition of one of Lovecraft’s master baddies from At the Mountains of Madness. This thread includes more shots and details of this and other creature builds. [via Propnomicon]
Turning unsightly cables into design
Not sure what to do about those unsightly cables that are strung about your abode? Well, instead of hiding them, why not feature them prominently on the wall?