American composer and conductor Eric Whitacre spliced together nearly 250 submitted YouTube videos to form an online choir performing “Lux Arumque,” and then posted the assembled piece on YouTube. This is one of those “I Love the Internet” moments! Here is a more detailed article on the project.
Every weekday Neil Pasricha reminds us of all the awesome things out there. What’s your awesome thing today? 1000 Awesome Things
Have you ever really thought about what you buy? Kate does, and she documents it on her blog. I think it’s a fascinating look into consumerism. Do we really need all this stuff? Kate’s blog Kate’s book
The Verdict? Tomato juice is still kind of gross. Sorry. Life List: Try a Bloody Mary, originally uploaded by Kathleen Rear.
Illustrations by Charles Vess One of my very favorite stories from Neil’s short story collection “Fragile Things” There’s some good advice here. I especially love how the drawing moves from sketch, to coloring, to painting. Here’s more Video on Neil’s site: Mouse Circus
Featured artist: Me! I set off to do a series of photographs of water. And that was pretty good, but it occurred to me while shooting the water/food color sequence that what was important about this was the movement. So, I filmed it, enhanced the colors and then slowed it waaaay down. It turned out …
Whooo! Yeah so much fun! I should have had more bottles. Bonus footage of me being bossy at my husband and him getting me back by adding to my anxiety. How you do it is find the seam on the bottle then with a firm grip on everything follow the seam with your saber and …
Glamping or Glamour Camping is the latest rage. With heads full of Kathrine Hepburn and Meryl Streep’s glamorous African adventures, ladies are getting together in style! Check out these links and get going this summer! Steeping Beauty- Glamping essentials Safari West Sinya on Lone Man Creek Glamping tips and tricks from 52 Perfect Days Costanoa
Continuing the “Art Is Everywhere” series; extraordinary art using ordinary objects. Baptiste Debombourg has used 35,000 staples to create Air Force One and Two. A depiction of Icarus’ Fall I have a whole new respect for my stapler now.
I needed new containers for the morning beverage(s) of choice around our house. I’ve always wanted to try etching and I found this super simple how to at Create Studio Materials: Clear contact paper, exacto knife, printed pattern, glass ware, Armor Etch brand etching cream, rubber gloves, newspaper or old towels, plastic spoon. I chose …
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