4.04.2011

Wooden Scale

Absolutely one of my favorite pieces. More work by Jason Middlebrook here.

3.03.2011

Ponds on the Inside

"Domestic Ponds" by Benjamin Graindorge and Eric Jourdan. Some interesting aquarium and houseplant design. I found a few articles on the designs here here, and here (they all say basically the same things, maybe just read one.)

3.02.2011

Shadow Work

Artist Kumi Yamashita (here), Larry Kagan (here) and Tim Nobel & Sue Webster are all known for creating sculptural shadow puppets. Below are some of my favorites.

Kumi Yamashita

Kumi Yamashita      
 
Larry Kagan

Larry Kagan

Tim Nobel & Sue Webster

Tim Nobel & Sue Webster

Tim Nobel & Sue Webster

Tim Nobel & Sue Webster

2.17.2011

Another Tree House

I guess I really like tree houses because here is a link to a cheesy website with a cheesy mission statement offering (for a price) a stay in a tree sphere. Below are some photos of the spheres.


below is a more spacious Vietnamese tree house. More information about that can be found here.

Finally, Here is a portfolio of O2 Treehouse. Some interesting ones can be found there, but I've uploaded my favorites below:



Tree Light

Here and Here are some articles on trees that have been implanted with gold nanoparticles, allowing them to glow red.
And because I was having trouble finding pictures of glowing trees, below are some of my favorite photos from a series of google image searches on trees.


1.23.2011

3D Glass Paintings

Here is work from the artist David Spriggs who uses multiple panes of glass to create 3D paiintings. Below are a few of my favorites from the site.