February 2012
27 posts
“Untitled #9” by Geoffrey Johnson
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Bonsai Treehouse:
A former maze illustrator is the architect behind these incredibly detailed bonsai sculptures made of clay, epoxy putty, copper line, plastic, and resin.
Marvel at the rest of Japanese artist Takanori Aiba‘s work here.
(via MyModernMet)
DIY Clay Jewelry Dish:
You’ll need:
one small and one medium sized ovenproof bowls
a baking sheet or wax paper
a paper or fabric lace doily
a rolling pin
2 ounces of polymer clay
a knife
an oven
a nail file (optional)
Preheat the oven to 275°F (130°C). Even though most polymer clay is non-toxic, all the surfaces and tools that comes in contact with the clay should be strictly used for crafts and not reused...
Henri Fantin-Latour, Roses
bring it back’
Absent Minded
Absent Minded by Joe Webb, United Kingdom
Print: $35 (via: saatchionline)
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!”
– Audrey Hepburn
“At every moment of our lives, we have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in...”
– Paulo Coelho
back to N.Y.C. in nine days,
(Via: stadshem)
“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer
Super Market Sarah
Sarah’s “walls” started in her living room but have now spread into public spaces; galleries, shop fronts, bars, receptions and most recently Sarah curated a 30ft high wall at Selfridges London Concept Store.
The walls have taken on collaborative formats and so far Sarah has worked with brilliant designers including Fred Butler, Patternity, Donna Wilson, Tatty Devine and many...
“Dance Door” by Robert Graham
“I don’t know how to answer, but I know what I think, the words in the head are...”
– Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Chi Yuen Pieces:
Chi Yuen
January 2012
29 posts
'Smoking Kids' By Frieke Janssens
Frieke Janssens created a photography series entitled ‘Smoking Kids,’ displaying tobacco-puffing children based in a variety of different backgrounds.
A YouTube video of a chainsmoking Indonesian toddler inspired me to create this series, “Smoking Kids”. The video highlighted the cultural differences between the east and west, and questioned notions of smoking being a mainly...
Decisions with kids :
via: the strangefunnyworld
Paris 2004
Palais de Tokyo By Le Marais
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream...”
– Edgar Allen Poe
by jamies wang
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Do the birds know in their wings they have bones? And me with no feathers.
Love is all flesh and then it’s not.
A fossil with the soft tissue gone.
I’ve broken all the wishbones you were drying on the windowsill.
Done with beauty, this week’s unexpected snow turns to slush.
A wish, a foretelling. Most days it’s the weather gets me out of bed.
‘Bones in...
Abbott Handerson Thayer, Roses
edward pfizenmaier. wollman rink, central park, new york, 1954
“A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose.”
– Miranda Kerr
shiningambivalence asked: Hello, I just wanted to let you know that this is just about my new favorite blog. So inspiring, the art is wonderfully beautiful! Cheers. xxx
DIY Satsuma Candle :
You’ll need:
Satsuma oranges with stems attached
olive or vegetable oil
a serrated knife
a spoon
matches
Once the flesh of the orange is taken out, the pith connecting the outer stem should remain. The pith will be the wick of the candle. Snip the outer stem off with a pair of scissors so the candle can sit flat.
Pour a few glugs of olive oil into the orange, leaving just the very...
jaw-dropping :
dandelion installation by Regine Ramseier
Mar Arza, Asylum
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Ai Weiwei, Forever Bicycles (1200 bicycles):
“Cycling is one of the most common forms of transportation in China, but Weiwei manipulates the bicycles by removing their primary function and making them static. The freedom associated with cycling is lost and the bicycles are piled together in a labrynth-like way…”