Jason writes – Art-O-Mat celebrates 10 years! Art-O-Mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines converted to vend art. There are 82 active machines in various locations throughout the country. Art-O-Mat: 10th anniversary – Link (great gallery!).
James Ford spent 2 years affixing over 4,500 on to a car. It’s a homage to the “General Lee” car from the Dukes of Hazzard: The General Carbuncle… Link.
Craig writes in – Here are some circuit board earrings I’ve been making for years. Cut a circuit board with a Dremel cutoff wheel, sand the edges straight with a belt sander and then ultra-fine sand the edges and corners smooth. Since it is fiberglass, you must coat the raw edge with a clear nail […]
No more jibba jabba, determine your bandwidth speed with Mr.T. – “Mr. T1” is a bandwidth meter detector that runs as a standalone, cross-platform (OSX, Linux, Windows) application. The project constantly checks the current speed of the connected network and if it reaches that of a standard T1 line (1.5mbit/sec) or higher then a Mr.T […]
Caitlyn writes – This is an incredibly detailed tutorial about the japanese art of making kanazashi hair accesories dating back to 200 years ago when geisha started using them by deviantART member kurokami-kanzashi. The tutorial is in seven easily downloadable parts for your enjoyment. Each kanzashi is made out of multiple squared of small, folded […]
Nemomatic writes – This sculpture grew out of a long time fascination with the Giant Squid. My name being Nemo has meant a lifetime of “Captain Nemo” references, thus making me aware of these monsters since an early age. I am a sculptor who works almost exclusively with found materials, though typically I like to […]
Seattle based artist Casey Curran makes these intricate hand crank assemblages out of twine, bass wood, books, and handbent wire… Here’s a video of a crank fly – Link.
