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make your own plastic sheet

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:41:03 +0000

Tory Hughes sent in a link to this cool video – make your own bioplastic with household ingredients: vinegar, glycerin, starch and water. You can even laser cut shapes from the plastic sheet.

New art material? If you try it let me know how it turns out!

Test sheets of bioplastic hanging to dry

via Shapeways

when books come alive

Susan Lomuto — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:38:41 +0000

The New Zealand Book Council’s outstanding preview for celebrated author Maurice Gee’s book Going West is a beautiful marriage between paper arts and animation. The brilliant work of siblings Martin and Line Andersen, this fast-paced animation was made with pages from the actual book!

link via craftstylish

synergy2: the time is right!

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:23:23 +0000

Enjoy a little commercial break while I prepare today’s post. I will be at the Synergy conference in February 2010 and hope to see DAM readers there. Let me know if you are going – I would love to meet you!

Check back this afternoon for your daily dose of inspiration. Thanks to Seth Savarick for this beautifully crafted teaser (can’t believe how perfectly matched the music is – really builds the excitement).

happy endings

Susan Lomuto — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:14:01 +0000

Who doesn’t like a happy ending? Recent Ringling College of Art and Design graduate Lindsey Olivares’ senior thesis animation is a sweet reminder to have a little faith. If you are having a difficult day and you feel like you want to give up…or if you are having a good day and you can see that happy ending in the distance, I think you will find this film uplifting. I know I did.

Read more about this project, which took her 18 months to complete, here. Olivares also shows us sketches and drawings as well as 3d models used in the film.

The talented Olivares is now working at Dreamworks PDI as a Visual Development artist. They were smart to grab her – I predict that she will have a long, successful career. Congratulations Lindsey.

blueberries ripening

Susan Lomuto — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:04:01 +0000

today’s flickr find:

My week is getting off to a topsy-turvy start, so while I set it upright and back on its course enjoy this image of blueberries ripening. Isn’t it great? Then watch the trailer for The Mighty Humble Blueberry, an award-winning documentary about the little fruit that could. This time of year I eat blueberries every day…and every night. The little fruit that could. Yes, this.

I’ll be back this afternoon with a feature post!

gregp25 on flickr

AboutBlueberries.com

high5 glass: william morris – live the choice you make

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:05:05 +0000

On our final day in the High5 Glass series we celebrate one of the most daring, innovative glass blowers in the country today. Influenced by archaeology and ancient pagan cultures, William Morris’ mastery over material allows him to take glass to a place few have gone. Absent are the riot of color and translucency usually associated with this medium. Instead, under his spell of natural talent, technical skill and fearless experimentation, Morris coaxes the material to simulate the coloring and texture of ancient artifacts.

Situla, 13″ x 14″ x 7″, blown glass, steel stand

Animal Pins, 16″ x 9″ x 5″, blown glass, steel stand

When he was twenty years old William Morris took a job driving a truck for the Pilchuk School of Glass because he couldn’t afford to enroll as a student. Fascinated by Dale Chihuly’s work, he asked the renowned glass artist if he could help him in the studio at the school. Chihuly agreed and Morris stayed for ten years. It was a decade-long unpaid internship that allowed him to learn from artists who were better than him until he found his own voice – and indeed it has matured into a deep, resonant voice that honors nature, history and primitive rituals.

Sumatra Sumbar Situla, 18″ x 24″x 11″, blown glass, steel stand

“In looking at Morris’ art, we are reminded of what it is to be ancient, what it is to be human; we momentarily reconnect with that elemental aspect of our psyches that is prehistoric. This is the territory that Carl Jung termed the collective unconscious, a potent repository of meaning and experience. Beyond his technical brilliance in the craft of blowing and sculpting glass, it is Morris’ ability to enter and work within the realm of the unconscious that makes him a superior artist.” Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass

Whisk, 30″ x 10″x 3″, blown glass, steel stand

Watch this video from Road Trip Nation as Morris shares his story with three curious students. He may have been a man without a plan, but he was willing to do whatever it took to learn his craft. Morris’ advice regarding living the choices that we make is relevant to everyone, regardless of what path you are on.

In the video profile below, Creative Nature filmmaker John Andres and curator Linda Tesner talk about the man, the art and the inspiration.

Links:

William Morris’ website
More of Morris at Holsten Galleries
View the trailer for Creative Nature, a full length documentary about William Morris
Purchase the DVD: Creative Nature
Here’s one book about the artist: William Morris: Animal/Artifact
And another one: William Morris: Man Adorned
William Morris on Road Trip Nation
Pilchuk Glass School

High5 Glass Series

About the High5 series here

High5 Glass features Mary Van Cline

High5 Glass features Lino Tagliapietra Makes a Cane

High5 Glass features Michael Janis

High5 Glass features Bountiful Beads

High5 Glass features Kate Fowle Meleney

High5 Glass features Kristina Logan

High5 Glass features Susan Taylor Glasgow

High5 Glass features Frabel in the Garden

high5 glass: kristina logan at work

Susan Lomuto — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:00:38 +0000

The video clip below is a teaser for acclaimed bead artist Kristina Logan’s Master Class DVD from the Corning Museum of Glass. I love that she purposefully creates subtle differences on each side. In this clip she talks about why she leaves herself options – something to think about!

Kristina Logan’s Disc Bead Collection

Links:

Kristina Logan’s website
About the DVD
Purchase the DVD
Corning Museum of Glass Glass Masters At Work Series
Kristina Logan’s Craftcast interview

High5 Glass Series

About the High5 series here

High5 Glass features Mary Van Cline

High5 Glass features Lino Tagliapietra Makes a Cane

High5 Glass features Michael Janis

High5 Glass features Bountiful Beads

High5 Glass features Kate Fowle Meleney

tagliapietra making a cane

Susan Lomuto — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:00:21 +0000

There are 87 glass art videos online made by Corning Museum of Glass, including the one below featuring celebrated glass artist Lino Tagliapietra making a glass cane. The museum also hosts the Voices of Contemporary Glass series – to hear Tagliapietra speak about his life and passion for his work, click here.

Lino Tagliapietra

brian dettmer carves a new definition for book

Susan Lomuto — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:57:02 +0000

Throughout history writers have connected us to new experiences, people and ideas with books that enrich, enlighten, educate, romance, uplift, devastate and distract. Brian Dettmer’s altered book sculptures are meant for the same curious sort who dares to pick up a book and be transported to another place. Full of intrigue and mystery, Dettmer’s carved books are as layered and complex as the characters in a good story.

Full Set of Funk, altered set of encyclopedias, 9.5″ x 66″ x 6″

Standard American, altered vintage encyclopedia set , 9.25″ x 26″ x 9.5″

Standard American, detail

Packer Schopf Gallery describes Dettmer’s work as “sculptural subtraction.” The artist, adept at uncovering secrets, exposing hiding places and revealing beauty, conveys old messages in new ways. By ‘taking away’ – carefully removing pieces and parts of a book’s pages with scalpel and tweezers - he alters our perception and accomplishes the unthinkable: Brian Dettmer creates new connections.

New Books of Knowledge, altered set of encyclopedias, 16″ x 26.5″ x 10″

New Books of Knowledge, top view

New Books of Knowledge, detail

In the video below, listen to the artist talk about his work, including an explanation of how he created his new, animated sculptures. If you want to know more about his process read this BPM Magazine article.

For Brian Dettmer’s most recent work, visit his Flickr site. Even more at Toomey Tourell Fine Art. And books aren’t the only thing he alters. His altered cassette tape skulls are scary. More work-in-progress studio shots here.

Books being prepped in the artist’s studio

Kingdom, altered book, 9 5/8″ x 10.75″ x 9.75″

Many thanks to Seth Savarick to thank for letting us know about this fascinating work.

sand mandalas: expressing the here and now

Susan Lomuto — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:25:21 +0000

This morning I am practicing balance, being in the moment and impermanence. This video is a good reminder for all of that. I hope to be back late this afternoon with another post.

“There is nothing in existence that is not a speckle creating never ending circles around itself.”

mechanical marionette street theater

Susan Lomuto — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:09:40 +0000

today’s flickr find:

Today was a roller coaster of a day - I need a reason to smile broadly and be amazed. The French street theater company Royale De Luxe lifts me up with their artistry, commitment, dedication, creativity and sheer will to bring a smile to the masses. Based in Nantes, France, the company has been performing around Europe since the late 1970’s. Best known for their giant sized mechanical marionettes, they take their crane to the streets for the Estuary Arts Festival, unveiling a new performance every other year. Their latest production was a fairy tale told over several days last week at multiple locations in the city of Nantes. Click on each of the images to see dozens of pictures taken by two people lucky enough to witness the touching tale unfold.

misterstf on Flickr

GillesB on Flickr

In this video, watch the sad giant walking through the streets searching for his lost niece. The video starts slowly, but look closely and you will see what an enormous undertaking it is to make a production like this happen. Pairs of men dressed in period costumes and holding ropes connected to the giant jump from a landing two by two to move his feet forward, one step at a time.

Heart.Be.Still. Hope this makes you smile too – have a great weekend!

More about Royale de Luxe on Interesting Thing of the Day

More photos and the story of this year’s performance on socyberty

fluid sculpture

Susan Lomuto — Wed, 13 May 2009 17:11:58 +0000

I don’t know anything about Charlie Bucket except that he used a small loom to knit a tube from plastic tubing and then he set it up with a system that allowed him to push colorful fluids through the tubing.

This sculpture is a prototype for one that he will demonstrate at Maker’s Faire San Mateo later this month. Cool beans.

Watch the video all the way through to get a glimpse of how he does it.

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Fluid Sculpture from Charlie Bucket on Vimeo.

via Bioephemera

nga artist interview: helen shirk

Susan Lomuto — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:00:33 +0000

The National Gallery of Australia has an interesting collection of artist interview videos, including one with acclaimed American metalsmith Helen Shirk. I have renewed hope – Shirk says that new breakthroughs are common around the age of 50. Guess who is turning 50 this year?

Watch Helen Shirk’s interview here – you can watch all of the interviews here.

Violet Hood Commemorative cup XVIII, copper, patina, coloured pencils

willard wigan: less is more

Susan Lomuto — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:00:38 +0000

Willard Wigan is dyslexic. When he was growing up his teachers made him feel small. As he explains in the video below, they made him feel like he was nothing. He began sculpting tiny houses for ants in an effort to escape his learning difficulties. Determined to help others understand that nothing doesn’t exist – that less is often more, Wigan became proficient in the art of micro-sculpture.

Each one of Wigan’s micro sculptures fits inside the eye of a needle and can only be seen under a microscope – the very patient sculptor sold his collection for 20 million dollars. That’s not nothing.

keith newstead: top-notch automata

Susan Lomuto — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:00:21 +0000

Automata artist Keith Newstead’s step by step record of his first Steampunk Automata is now a book, available on blurb here. I love this – both the automata and the idea of self-publishing a book!

Keith Newstead’s Steampunk Automata

A Steampunk Romance

The video below shows the automata in motion and gives you a good sense of this man’s genius. Click this You Tube link to see two dozen video clips of Newstead’s other automata.