December 2010
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A new moon →
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This etching is mindboggling. I would love to see these in person - and to try this technique out myself someday. Oh, how I miss printmaking.
Despite its harvest theme, I…
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Flash Mob Performs Messiah →
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AMAZING.
I don’t know what would be more inspiring: to be one of the singers popping up in the mall food court, or one of the bedazzled onlookers, surprised by glory?
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I would like new music for Christmas. What do you all recommend?
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Pixelovely's Gesture Drawing Tool →
drawnblog:
Grab something to draw with, click your preferences, and get drawing.
(Thanks, Sebastien!)
Oh good! I was almost resigning myself to taking a proper break over the holidays. Seriously though, useful.
Andrew Zuckerman →
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Want.
The Bird book by Andrew Zuckerman is pretty remarkable. Traveling across four countries over a year, he photographed 74 birds…
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Peter Crawley →
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These were impressive already and then I read the caption.
Employing an unusual way of illustrating, Peter…
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He lived a simple life in a small cottage, where he taught himself falconry and...
– Bookslut Blog Suddenly I need to know all there is to know about T. H. White.
Gods of the South Seas →
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Tiny gods!
‘Gods of the South Seas’ is a new screenprint that reinterprets every single image from the classic 1946 Metropolitan Museum of Art book ‘Arts of the South…
Spinal Tap's IMDB rating goes to eleven →
This might be the coolest Easter egg of all time: (via prosthetic knowledge) Tags: movies This is Spinal Tap
Also, it is important to remember space aliens. If space aliens ever come to...
– Justin Gerard, http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2010/12/drawing-month.html
The Legend of Steel Bashaw, Part 1 →
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Want. So hard.
In November 1993, a little more than two years after my arrival to the Netherlands, I started a painting just to please myself. At that time I did…
When You See It, You'll Pass LEGO Bricks →
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Ha! Oh my.
Note: Check the filename if you’re really having trouble. Also, never attempt the hidden-picture on the back of a Highlights. I bet Han shot first after all!…
Shrunkenheadman Club →
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Hey MtMers - how many want this book? Bulk order time?
Someone spilled paint on a stool in an art school in San Jose, California.
The blob of paint ended up…
Peanuts, November 24th, 1967 →
Peanuts, November 24th, 1967
Mutter and Growl →
Eyewitnesses said that when John Singer Sargent painted in watercolor, he “groaned, swore (if no ladies were present), exclaimed, whistled to keep his spirits up, growled in rage when things went…
Positive Attitude →