Rainbow Sponge Lady *loves* her art!

You've hear the saying, "Do what you love."
Here's the Rainbow Sponge lady to give us a demonstration.

What Color Is That Word?

Enter a word, and The Color Of... will show you its color (drawn from searching Flickr)

Thanks to Dudecraft for the find!

Comic Book Grammar by Nate Piekos

Nate Piekos at Blambot has written up a wonderfully detailed article for letterers about traditions and trends in comic book grammar. It was fun to read and appreciate how much is communicated through the styling of the letters and balloons.

ELLIPSES
The ellipsis is used when a character's speech trails off. If a character is speaking, trails off, and then resumes in another balloon, you should always end the first dialogue with an ellipsis and then begin the second dialogue with an ellipsis. Another allowable use is when a character's speech is stilted or they pause due to physical distress. Injured characters or those soon-to-be unconscious often make good use of this in wavy balloons. There are only THREE periods in an ellipsis. Again, you'd be surprised how often I've seen four or more.

via Sentence First

Natalie Irish Created Marilyn out of kisses

Artist Natalie Irish created this portrait of Marilyn Munroe with lipstick and many many kisses:

via Craft

My Potholes

My Potholes is a really fun photo series using potholes in various cities.

Marwencol (Documentary)

Marwencol is an astonishing documentary. The subject is great. Even more amazing is the director's ability to let the story reveal itself. Everyone should see this film.

Artist Fights Urban Outfitters via Social Media Community

My Aim Is True has this great write-up about how Gayla Gil fought back against Urban Outfitters when she learned her design had been stolen - using social media.

Gayla Gil's original work

Urban Outfitter's copy

Radiolab and NPR Present: Words

This video makes me ridiculously happy. Hooray for RadioLab videos!

Candy Chang: Before I Die

Check out Candy Chang's brilliant art piece: Before I Die

World of Geekcraft

My friend Paul from Dudecraft made this awesome Day the Earth Stood Still toolbox and it's included in the new book, World of Geekcraft!

Underwater Sculptures

These underwater sculptures by Jason de Caires Taylor have just moved up my plans for a dive trip in Mexico.

Minimalist Muppets by Eric Slager

Kinda in love with these:


by Eric Slager

Banksy Halloween costume.

George Schnakenberg's Halloween costume was amazing.

Art by Andrea Dorfman

This goes out to all artists and the artistically inclined - a sweet ditty fo those times we doubt if it's worth it or doubt we can do what we're called to do.

Tic Tac Micha

I love Tic Tac Micha!

Thomas Hawk's "$2 Portraits Project"

"The goal of the [$2 Portrait] project is to increase human interaction."

Thank you, Thomas Hawk, for a wonderful idea that has changed my experience of being asked for money and which has improved my world.

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Artist: Gregorio de Masi

LIB invited artists to paint live throughout the weekend. I loved Gregorio de Masi's work and ideas.

ArcAttack!

Visualize a man in a metal mesh suit playing with electricity from giant Tesla coils which are used as musical instruments. That's ArcAttack!

Tiny Sparks Design - prints on wood

Another artist I really liked at MakerFaire: Bradley Boggie of Tiny Sparks Design. He's screenprinting onto finely sanded wood - beautiful pieces with a slightly raised texture.

WoodBuddy

Completely fell for the delightful and impressive dry-needle-felted WoolBuddy creations of Jackie Huang. No stitching!

Just wonderful.