World’s Greatest Umbrella

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Hey rain– this is pretty much how I feel about you!

Three from above:

Design by Art Lebedev

Singing Single in the Rain Bonus Round: Light Saber Umbrellas:
“Battle Sith Lords, Women And Wetness At The Same Time”

(via One Last Word; via Geekologie)

Winners Drink Milk

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

We’ve covered the Iowa State Fair butter sculptures before, but this is our first foray into cheese sculpting:

“Winners Drink Milk” by Sarah Kaufman, the self proclaimed “Cheese Lady,” for the Indiana State Fair.

For more impressive cheese sculptures, check out this gallery from Women’s Day.

(via BoingBoing)

Update from Heywood: For more food sculpting awesomeness, check out Jim Victor’s gallery of butter, cheese, chocolate, and vegetable sculptures.

Moment of Humanity: Stand By Me

Monday, October 26th, 2009

For more like this, check out Playing For Change: Peace Through Music.

(via Katya)

Fairey Doin’ Work

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Love him or hate him, Shepard Fairey has made an indelible impact on pop culture, politics, and probably other spheres I’m too tired to think of right now. Check out this rare, up close view of the controversial artist at his craft:

(via Notcot, via Arkitip)

Cut-N-Fold: Ancient Temples of Awesomeness

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

The first two installments of Blogadilla’s very own cut-n-fold-n-tape paper art series: Blogadilla’s Ancient Temples of Awesomeness. They take only 10 minutes to cut and tape together, and will look awesome in your home, dorm, or office.

[Here are the first two temples, with two more on their way next week.]

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[click on the photos for full-scale printable versions]

The Shaka Temple of 1,000 Hands
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The Temple of the Lava Skull
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Rainy Day Art Project: Steve Zissou

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

It was raining yesterday, and I haven’t painted anything in years.
Yesterday’s art project: a portrait of Steve Zissou.

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Acrylic on canvas, 12×16.
And it’s for sale, if the price is right (interested parties please comment below).

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Crazy 4 Cult

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

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(images by Crazy 4 Cult)

The Crazy 4 Cult shows – artworks by various artists, based upon cult films. Take a look at the galleries (LINK and LINK) . . . utterly awesome.