Thanks to Neatorama and Miss Celania. Available in different animal designs. Link.
Category Archives: Art & Commerce
I Think I’ll be African-Canadian Today
Friday, April 23, 2010
“The Player” is the first realistic silicone African American mask on the market. This is one incredible mask and brings to mind characters played by Ving Raimes and Samual L. Jackson. Using all-new painting techniques used by top Hollywood Special Effects artists, Rusty Slusser has upped the anty in the world of realistic silicone masks. [...]
Porcelain at Nymphenburg
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
I am not a fan of chotchkas or china figurines, but artists have made some incredible art in ceramics and it is a medium I am increasingly drawn to. Then there is the world of porcelain manufacturing. I have loved some Limoges and Spode pieces and contemporary ceramics span a vast range of styles. Nymphenburg [...]
Porn for the Blind
Friday, April 16, 2010
Lisa J. Murphy is a photographer with a certificate in Tactile Graphics from the CNIB. She has photographed, sculpted, thermoformed, & self- published a book of nude photographs for the blind. Pictures and grade- one Braille accompany the images, so blind, vision impaired and sighted individuals can enjoy this work.
tactile mind is a handmade thermoform [...]
Most Expensive Artwork Sold At Auction
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
LONDON: A life-size bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti has been sold at a London auction for 65 million pounds ($104 million). Sotheby’s says the sale set a world record as the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction.
The auction house said Wednesday it took just eight minutes for bidders to [...]
The Olympics at Holt Renfrew
Thursday, January 28, 2010
My city is going a bit crazy. The Olympic Games begin here on Feb. 12 and it is the warmest January in recorded history here. The Snowdrops and Croci are blooming. There are buds on the trees and no snow on the local mountains so they are making snow day and night. Downtown is transformed. [...]
More From My City
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Rethink Communications made this ad about their scholarship in design at Langara College in Vancouver. Rethink is a Vancouver company.
Avatar Plot
Monday, January 11, 2010
I loved the movie, simple plot that it has. A celebration of imagination.
Support Local Artists
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Wherever you are, but if you are in Vancouver Nov. 20-22, GO TO THE EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL. A free Olympic-sized event. Link.
Fishing
Saturday, October 31, 2009
It’s been a week since my last posting and posts are going to be few and far between for a while because LUCKY ME, I am going to write another book that has all the pieces it needs in place to make me very happy. My agent and principal buyer are on side and I [...]