Sunday, August 26, 2012

STRANGE NEWS, BIZARRE NEWS, WEIRD NEWS - ALL TRUE: Norwegian gallery loses a Rembrandt in the mail

http://nuttynuttynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/norwegian-gallery-loses-rembrandt-in.html?m=1

Oxbow Blown Glass (Candle Lanterns)

These lanterns were given to me.
I’m not sure of the provenance.
Possibly::
 
 
 
 
“OX-BOW 90” (etched in glass just above middle, above the black spiral):
 
 
 
 
“OX-BOW 94” etched in glass::

Just Duckie:: Not Pretty, Not Pink

::Grandpa’s handmade wind spinners deconstructed, reimagined::

::Sprocket (Gear)

::Found “driftwood” coconut half

::Eyes:: sprocket gears (computer innards)

::Wrench (double ended)

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_in_Pink

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Old lady’s botched bid to restore a painting of Christ has sparked a string of spoof 'wreck-storations'

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4504895/Restoration-nightmares.html?print=yes

Japanese toilet maker rolls out poop-powered motorbike | Daily Buzz - Yahoo! News Canada

http://www.google.com/gwt/x?noimg=1&wsc=bf&u=http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-buzz/japanese-toilet-maker-rolls-poop-powered-motorbike-143218014.html%3B_ylt%3DA0LkuEN9ijlQSwsAGwMXssB_%3B_ylu%3DX3oDMTNsamg3cTU1BG1pdANUb3BTdG9yeSBGUARwa2cDMTY3Y2U2MjYtYzQyZC0zMmI2LTg1OWItZjM5YWJkNjM2ZjE3BHBvcwM1BHNlYwN0b3Bfc3RvcnkEdmVyAzYzMDU2NmIwLWVlYzItMTFlMS1hZTcyLTdjNWFhM2E1OWRkYg--%3B_ylg%3DX3oDMTFpaWd1MzUyBGludGwDY2EEbGFuZwNlbi1jYQRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z%3B_ylv%3D3&ei=fYo5UJ_EBaWKxQLLwYDICQ

Brass Torch Sculpture

::washboard brass deconstructed

::reimagined as a torch

::approx: 4”x4”

 

::background (search makerofthings for abstract lattice)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

func art:: wrenched eye

::Eye: magnet

::Wrench (tractor grade)

::Spring

::Gears

 

::balanced (not welded)

 

::additional wood stabilizers are being added between spring and wrench

 

 

 

func art:: SssEyeCloptyc Scythe Disc

::Carriage bench spring

::Wheel (belt spindle)

::Scythe handle

::Tiller disc

 

::Bolted together, not welded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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