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Pearl One, Knit Two, Biker Chic Just for You
7:16 pm by admin in Crafts, Sculpture
Knitting a motorcycle cozy reminds me vaguely of a time past, when a friend of mine covered a lounge chair in frosting. Impressive effort and generally a crowd pleaser…
Garth from Extreme Craft pointed us to a fantastic story he did on artist Theresa Honeywell who created this knit motorcycle which is on display now through April 30th at the Georgia Museum of Art. Honeywell’s work explores the cool tough male world with her pieces like the knit tool belt, knit jackammer, as well as embroidery work of tattoo designs.
Oldies, but Goodies!
More Robots - The LongPen
Apparently, Margaret Atwood hates signing books. Note that the picture is not actually the LongPen, as it has yet to be unveiled. Stay tuned…
Margaret Atwood of Canadian Sci-Fi author fame has created a little gadget to help her laziness and potentially piss off her fans and fellow authors. She has invented a robotic […]
Remove Plaque with Your Tongue Stud
Eewww! A toothbrush tongue stud! I am all for dental hygiene, just ask me how often I floss my teeth in a day… but I find this truly disturbing!
Silicon Zoo
Ridiculously tiny creatures hidden on ridiculously tiny chips…
Our search has led to a new collection of photomicrographs (photographs taken through a microscope) featuring many of the interesting silicon creatures and other doodling scribbled onto integrated circuits by engineers when they were designing computer chip masks. The tiny creatures are far too small to be seen […]
Beauty Creates Urge to Destroy
Apparently, this is an actual phenomenon. Have you ever wanted to destroy something beautiful?
If you thought art galleries were quiet havens of contemplation, think again. Looking at great works of art can inspire a strong, sometimes irresistible urge to destroy, Italian researchers have found.
Dubbed the “David syndrome,” after the statue of the young […]
MoMA “Unofficial Guides”
Check out the unofficial guides to the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)! They are a really cool and unique view on some of that modern art crap everyone doesn’t know how to interpret.
I especially like the ones with the slightly off-color, sexually-charged dialogues between students and teacher.
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