Bits & Pieces

Pixelated Sculptures by Shawn Smith

Something Wicked

Is this real? Isn’t this real? What is real? Am I real?

Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable: End of an Era, 2009
Bull's head, gold, gold-plated steel, glass and formaldehyde solution
with a Carrara marble plinth

$100 million diamond- studded skull

Francis Bacon:

curiosities

katemacdowell

Painting From the Inside

Xia Xiaowan

Anders Parker's White Pine Wormwood Custom

A one-man operation in Burlington, VT, Creston Electric Instruments builds fairly traditional electric guitars, generally styled in the Fender tradition, but custom-designed according to each customer's expectations. Owner Creston Lea works with his clients throughout the entire process, resulting in highly personalized instruments and a body of work that reflects the pride and enjoyment he takes in his craft.

“I stress, more than anything, simplicity—almost to a ridiculous degree. I try to get everyone to pare down to one pickup and no knobs and then add as little as possible from there. It's a battle I don't mind losing, but I try to get people to think about utility and what actually makes a guitar a good guitar.”

Self Portrait

This Papercraft Self Portrait was Eric Testroete his Halloween costume last weekend. Eric is a 3D artist in the Vancouver game industryand he was inspired by the big-head mode seen in videogames. It was probably quite fun for him to do an offscreen project with his 3D skills. You can find more photos in this Flickr set.

low impact, high fiber

 
Gelitin: Palais Meyer Kainer

Night Wood

Dan Phillips

Point Sur Light House

Carmel CA Mission

Design Sponge

Santa Barbara CA gypsy

Low Impact woodland homes:

Hobbit-like house in Wales with maximum regard for the environment.
link 

Cal-Earth

Complex Paradox

Kris Kuksi