Here’s a neat gallery of hand carved nickels, called “Hobo nickels” – from Wikipedia – “The hobo nickel is a sculptural art form involving the creative modification of small-denomination coins, essentially resulting in miniature bas reliefs. The nickel, because of its size, thickness, and relative softness, was a favored coin for this purpose. However, the […]
Edouard Martinet makes these amazing animal sculptures from scrap metal in junkyards – [via] – Link.
Asbury lanes has an amazing gallery of bowling pin art from a show earlier this year – [via] – Link.
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Spanish Flea posted up his Zippo lighter art creations & mods along with this little RC car that fits inside a Zippo – Link.
My pal Fbz made this awesome 3 layer stenciled skateboard, ethernet! – Link. Related: Custom skateboard decks, plans and tools – Link. Design your own skateboard – Link. Homemade Skateboard decks – Link. Skateboard projects – Link. Tons and tons of stencil projects – Link.
Windell writes – “JellyBean (the cat) participates in an experiment in simulated video feedback. This is done by taking the video (in real time) from an iSight webcam, and processing it with a little Quartz Composer program. This is an example from a tutorial that I’ve written about getting started with Quartz Composer. “ [via] […]
Michelle @ Retroblast has an interview with 8-Bit artist Chris Olian – “Mastermind of pixilated pop art, Chris Olan AKA 8-Bit Artist, has made a name for himself in the realm of video game-inspired art. COIN-OP TV and RetroBlast take an inside look at Olan’s talents and inspiration.” – Link. More: 8-Bit artist Chris Olian […]
