I stumbled across this post over at Glamour.com about things men want you to do more of, both inside and outside the bedroom. And as I paged through the advice , it made me wonder (yes, like Carrie Bradshaw), does anyone actually take this shit seriously? Other than this guy , of course… I mean, I’m not going to lie — I love a good women’s mag
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Are Sex and Dating Tips in Women’s Magazines At All Worthwhile?
More of the, while I was at Bullseye story…we spent some time doing some kiln casting. Very interesting stuff and I have to say, it has my mind reeling with ideas. In our class we had two figures to use to caste.
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Kiln Casting a Pyramid
A post over at Time NewsFeed asks if “Quit Facebook Day” is a bust. Well, I didn’t know it was happening in the first place, and I’m online for like every waking hour.
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I Didn’t Get The ‘Quit Facebook’ Memo
Working on a story about the effort sparked by David Liss and Gregory Burke to bring a bonafide Toronto Biennial to fruition , I took the opportunity to drive down to Buffalo to visit the Albright Knox , which, it so happens, is the force beyond Western New York's own biennial event, ” Beyond/In WNY ,” which opens in September. It's comprised of about 30% Toronto artists, but nevermind that for the moment; part and parcel of my meeting with the Albright's director Louis Grachos and Hallwalls director John Massier was a lovely tour of the Albright
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Favourites: The Albright Knox
Do check out this new blog by the very prolific artist, Kagan Mcleod , focusing on his favourite musicians (above = Freestyle Fellowship). Says Kagan, This is just a random collection of fan art, mostly done in the hour before I go to bed, for fun. My tastes are pretty wide so I hope there will be something for everyone — I’d say my favourites are almost everything ’50s, ’60s and early-’70s, along with ’80s and ’90s rap and R & B, and a scant helping of more recent stuff
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Music-themed ink drawings by Kagan Mcleod
Our sister site Blisstree.com is the place we go to for tasty recipes, yoga moves, and other stuff that makes us feel good inside and out. Here are some of our favorites of their posts from the last week: 1
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The 10 Best Posts from Blisstree Last Week
Illustration: Chinese Ornament from Owen Jones The Grammar of Ornament 1856 Although Owen Jones was to publish a volume entirely dedicated to Chinese ornament in 1867, The Grammar of Chinese Ornament , he had included only a slim chapter on the subject in his 1856 volume The Grammar of Ornament . The earlier chapter was a much smaller affair than the 1867 book, but was also relatively small compared to some of the other chapters in the book. Only four colour plates were included along with one page of text.
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Owen Jones and Chinese Ornament
All good things come to an end, and today, one of the best in recent memory wraps up at the end of the day when Marina Abromovich takes her leave of her months-long performance piece, ” The Artist Is Present,” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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The artist will leave the building, finally: Marina Abromovich wraps up at MoMA
Our sister site Crushable.com is great for keeping up with all of our guilty pleasures, from TV to movies to celebs. Here are some of our picks from their last week
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Top 10 Crushable Posts from Last Week
Tif from T. Matthews Fine Art shares a tutorial on her blog for making this 3-D fabric flower wall art piece. What a fun way to add a splash of color to your walls! Get the how-to .
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Tutorial: 3-D fabric flower wall art
“…from the point of view of technology, a code generated within a digital computer is now self-replicating as the genome of a line of living cells. From the point of view of biology, a code generated by a living organism has been translated into a digital representation for replication, editing, and transmission to other cells.” – George Dyson in response to Craig Venter’s announcement of “synthetic” life. Commentary via John Robb : “Now that we have a self-replicating biological platform (yeast — likely one of many different platforms that will be floated over the next couple of years) that can accommodate a completely synthetic genome, the race in on: towards an abundance in nearly every material or process that can be enabled via biological means
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Craig Venter synthetic life fallout: P2P pharmaceuticals and fuels?
You may feel that your art isn’t selling as well as you’d like. Take a moment to review these 7 key points about remembering to persevere in this week’s Art Marketing Action podcast–an audio version of the newsletter/post of the same title
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Art Marketing Action Podcast – Remember to Persevere
by Eugenia Topina Eugena Topina of Eugena’s Creations has this easy to follow tutorial for a bullseye and leaf cane up on her website. Click here to go to the tutorial! Technorati Tags: Eugena’s Creations , tutorial , bullseye cane , leaf cane
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Bullseye and Leaf Cane Tutorial
Nikki from Lilybug Designs made this girlie-girl bed canopy for her daughter’s room in reponse to her daughter’s declaration that her room was not “fancy enough.” With the pink tulle and the feathers, I bet she doesn’t say that now! Is your own daughter’s room not “fancy enough”? Nikki gives the how-to so you can make your own. Go to the…
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Tutorial: Fancy tulle bed canopy for a girlie-girl room
image by My Favorite Things Join Kim with My Favorite Things stamps for an informative video on how to watercolor your stamped images. Click here for the video
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Tutorial: Water Coloring Your Stamped Images
Ellie from Bustle and Sew shares a free pattern on her blog for the cute little Scottie dog that she used to applique the cover of this throw pillow. What an absolutely sweet design! Read more about her project and get the free pattern .
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Free pattern: Scottie dog appliqued throw pillow
Southern Princess from This is Me… made this cute beach chair cover out of an inexpensive towel and some terry cloth. The sleeve that fits over the back of the chair will keep the towel from blowing away, and the pocket hanging off the side gives a place to stash a magazine or sunscreen. Go to the tutorial . [photo from This is…
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Tutorial: Make a beach chair cover from a towel
(1) Abstract flower from Happy Threads (2) By Wisdom a House is Built from Liberty Primitives & Needlework (3) Bouquet de Roses from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou (4) Summer (English and French versions) from gazette94 (5) Drop Your Weapons from Kincavel Krosses (6) More Things Are Wrought … from Embroiderbee’s Blog (7) Leaning Alphabet Sampler by Connie G.
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Free charts: Cross-stitch
Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Costume designer Colleen Atwood’s sketches of Alice in Wonderland dresses. Photo: Courtesy of Disney In Tim Burton’s epic “Alice in Wonderland ,” Alice may be lost, but her costumes were anything but. The brainchild of Colleen Atwood , a Hollywood-favorite costume designer with two Academy Awards under her belt for “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “Chicago,” the fantastic flounces and madcap flourishes that brought the characters to life were carefully calculated.
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‘Alice in Wonderland’ Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Talks Dresses
Amy Teegan of Lemon and Raspberry has produced this free e-book entitled Better Photography in 3 Steps . The book is available for download in PDF format.
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Free e-book: Better Photography in 3 Steps