Art Abandoned

Classics in Lego

Check out this great photoset I found on Flickr via Drawn – Balakov has recreated famous photos in Legos – you can even see how he stages them here. I was drawn to this one because I posted the original photo here.

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A little cat break

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Mimi Kirchner – her dolls are wonderful!

Mimi has been an amazing inspiration for me for years – imagine having bits of stuff all over and never wanting to throw anything away – if you’ve seen my studio, you know I have a kinship! He dolls are lovely and I adore her use of wool.

A great watch for a Saturday morning! [...]

Andy Warhol – lives way beyond his 15 minutes

I have always loved Andy Warhol – his eccentricities make him so much more than an artist. So, running across this article tickles me.

Warhol’s Junk Becomes Inspirational Treasure

Just a teaser:

A cardboard lid is lifted and four archivists peer inside. A postal box from Paris. Who sent it? A piece of [...]

My thanks – a tour around the web

Thanks everyone for your support of my post yesterday. Now that I have it all out (writing is good for the soul), I’m less ticked off about it and ready to move on – but everyone’s comments and suggestions were great (here and on Facebook) so thanks!

So, I was reading my morning smattering of [...]

A toe tapper and some tutorials (if you don’t have enough to do!)

Saw this on Drawn this morning (the song is awesome and the art is even better) and thought you all might enjoy it.

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Then there are some great tutorials I’ve collected and since I’m not done with my “update” post, here is a great French Knot Tutorial from Sublime Stitching plus a fabulous (and [...]

Finished Project from Robin’s Class – of course – NOT MINE!

Claudina and I took Robin Atkins Class together and she (overachiever!) finished her project and put it on a purse! CUTE! You can almost see the cute felted purse she put it on in this photo: Anyway, as usual, Claudina did a fantastic job and if you want to – hop over and check out [...]

Daily Monster (no, not my kids!)

This is a quickie post because I’m working on several things and can’t seem to hit the “POST” button on any of them. Designer Jon Hicks has been drawing little monster pictures that he puts in his son’s lunchbox every day: Daniel’s Daily Monster. I think this is the COOLEST thing I’ve ever seen [...]