Today I received my weekly newsletter from ParentsConnect.com, spotlighting an article about the swine flu vaccine. I find it unbelievable that so many pregnant women are willing to get the vaccination because the media or their OB tells them to, and before they do any research themselves on the risk factor. Not only is the current vaccine considered to be in its EXPERIMENTAL phase right now, but the company who developed it will not be held liable if severe side-effects show up.
So, I gotta admit… I always have the raddest ghetto phone around. I lose my phone 367 days a year and am always buying the cheapest one off eBay, but it makes me slightly depressed when my things aren’t in a beautiful physical state, so eventually I figured out how to beautify my crappy old cell phones.
The secret is that even though people think you’re very crafty and creative for doing it, it’s cake. So, I’m going to share all the steps with you on how to customize your old cell phone by gluing a unique image on it using a collage technique….
Click “read the rest of this entry” to download and print some images sets I’ve pieced together for you. They all feature the art of my favorite artist to use on my phones, Alphonse Mucha… Read the rest of this entry »
I’m not going to deny it… I’m probably obsessed with Design*Sponge more than ever because of this damn “Nesting” desease I’ve got. With Baby on the way, all I can think about is how filthy the house is, how I need some of that Fabreeze washing spray stuff because everything stinks, and all the THINGS I need to create my cozy home. It’s the DIY projects page & the “Before and After” posts that really get me.
As for the plumping of my little-mama-body, there’s Tartelette… a blog that shares all sorts of recipies for devilish sweets that I dream about. I’ve been refraining for so long, but tonight I’m going to try making the Meyer Lemon & Sour Cream Donuts because I really just can’t resist any longer (or perhaps I’ll end up buying a lousy City Markey donut because my brain cringes at the sight of the kitchen)!!
Andy Goldsworthy
My design teacher last semester (Jay Dougan) liked showing us videos of Andy’s art based from nature during our lectures. I forgot how happy I feel when I watch his artwork evolve until I stubled upon the Playful Learning blog (which makes me wish I had a four year-old… but I only have to wait 3.5 years for that, eh?). Not only is Andy a sculptor of nature and found objects, but a photographer and environmentalist, and his art pieces never fail to draw out the character of their environment.
Strandbeests
While we’re still talking about art, and the artists Jay [tried to] turn his classes on to, Theo Jansen and his Strandbeests stand out amoungst them all. Theo has been working for 16 years to create sculptures that move on their own in eerily lifelike ways, his newest creatures walk without assistance on the beaches of Holland. The wind powers the creatures’ many plastic spindly legs, each leg articulating in such a way that the bodies remain steady and level. Theo has even given them primitive logic gates that are used to reverse the animal’s direction if it senses dangerous water or loose sand where it might get stuck. Visit TED to view the beasts in action.
When a friend of mine sent me the new Nouvelle Vague Album, no. 3, it caused a little debate in my brain. I couldn’t decide if I was completely annoyed by them or I really enjoy listening to the “cover band”, or whatever you would call them. Example… check out the Sex Pistol’s God Save the Queen, and then check out Nouvelle Vague’s version (and imagine it’s a music video or something):
I thought this was pretty silly, but probably just because I know Leaf and how he likes the really neat downtown coffee shops. It might not be entertaining at all to those who’ve never experienced Juneau.
For my first entry I would like to praise the Heartless Bastards, who are right up there at the top of my list of favorite bands right next Blondie (who sounds nothing like them). When I first heard Erika Wennerstrom’s huge voice on the stereo I was sure it was a man’s, and ever since I’ve been a long-distant hard-core fan.
The Village Voice reviewed, “deadeye accurate in pitch and message… what we’ve got is a hard, gnarled voice singing simple-seeming melodies that feel archetypal rather than ordinary, which is no easier to explain than it is to do”. Stylus gave the group high praise, stating, “(Erika Wennerstrom) and her two band mates have created an album with more rocking songs and fat hooks than most bands can dream of. It’s not just that they rock, it’s that you believe what you hear, that they love the sound they make, that Wennerstrom lays her soul bare in her lyrics without sounding like Sarah McLachlan, that the women of rock who labored to make it OK for a girl to dream of playing guitar deserve far better than Avril Lavigne or Kelly Osbourne as their descendants.”
I’m Ursala, an art student living in the mountains of Colorado. Freshly Butchered is a collection of fresh-cut goodies, logging creativity, adventures, events, cooking attempts, and gathered inspiration. I share internet favorites, mixed tapes, stories & poems, and much more to inspire and delight.
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