Pencil Sculpture
Can a pencil being used as an artwork itself? Check out Dalton Ghetti’s pencil sculpture. Amazing work!
Cool Stuff
Paper Made From Rock
What are the bag options these day for us at the store? Plastic, paper, and cloth. Now, you can have another option: Rock. Yes. This is crazy! As a Taiwanese, when I read this article, I just can’t wait to share this with everyone. They called it “The treeless paper.” It was manufactured in Taiwan and sold under the TerraSkin brand, is three parts recycled calcium carbonate—the same mineral in marble and limestone—and one part polyethylene binder. Production requires no water or bleach and only half the energy needed to make traditional paper. The material is durable; tote bags can be used over and over. It is also recyclable. And TerraSkin breaks down into a talcum-like powder if exposed to sunlight and humidity long enough.
The entire article is posted at business week.
Sand Artist/Animator
I found this amazing.
Kseniya Simonova is a 24 years old Ukranian artist. She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and “sand painting” skills to interpret Germany’s invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII. She won Ukraine’s Got Talent 2009. I don’ understand Ukrainian, but I was touched by her performance.
What do you think?
Mona Lisa Made from 3,604 Coffee Cups
My dad sent me a link about Mona Lisa coffee cups today. Back in July 2009, at the Aroma Festival at The Rocks in Sydney, Australia (an annual coffee festival), organizers used 3,604 cups of coffee — four shades using different amounts of coffee and milk — to make a replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Here’s a stop-motion video showing the production:
Pretty cool!