I’m posting the link to this video so I don’t lose it. I quit on Friday night at 10pm. Yes, this past Friday. It’s all good.
Posted by ewoman at 8:00 AM PDT
Are You Still Smoking?
category: Uncategorized
Small Birds in Peril - Populations Declining in U.S.
category: Animals
The U.S. bird population has been cut in half within the past ten years. Something has to be done to remedy this situation. One quick way to help a bit is to implement a law requiring domestic cats (the most prolific hunters on the planet) that are allowed to wonder outside to wear small bells to give the the sweet little birds an early warning about their approach. A few notes to show the decline in populations:
Field Sparrow Population Change 1967-2007: -68%
Boreal Chickadee Population Change 1967-2007: -73%
Evening Grosbeak Population Change 1967-2007: -78%
Posted by Russell at 8:00 AM PDT
Lew Minter: Obsessed Artist Superdude
category: Art & Design
I knew about my third cousin, Lew Minter, all my life. However, because our families went different ways geographically, Lew and I never met. We finally began to communicate by email about three years ago, and we began to share our obsessions. You see, we’re both artists, but Lew actually did something with his talent and skills, whereas I merely write about my knowledge. He currently is the director of the art department media lab and art lecturer for Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.
Lew (pictured at left) now has a new Website, and I wanted to show it off because I’m very proud of my cousin. He’s involved with everything from painting to wall sculptures to digital prints and to digital reconstructions. The latter work has had him occupied for a great deal of time over the past few years, and it’s incredible. In fact, that work was part and parcel of what landed his images in the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna (Museum of Modern Art) in Rome.
His whole portfolio is great, but I want one of the wall sculptures (one example shown above). Or one of the digital prints…or…
Posted by ewoman at 8:00 AM PDT
Art on the Street
category: Art & Design
One interesting medium for street art is the Storm Drain, and you can view a great collection of these paintings at flickr. But it is the Manhole Covers that seem to attract fanatics. “Manhole Graffiti” makes a magnificent table, and the artwork tends to be a trend in Japan.
For more images, check out the Japanese manhole covers at flickr and the results of the 2004 Vancouver BC “Art Underfoot” competition.
For those of you having a fanatic attack about designing manhole covers, you can begin to satisfy your cravings by reading the book, “Designs Underfoot: The Art of Manhole Covers in New York City
Posted by Russell at 8:00 AM PDT
