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May 23, 2012

Nachos Tattoos

It should come as no surprise that the team at Nachos NY have created their own line of nachos tattoos. I mean, they have their own guacamole tote bag, after all. The group teamed up with Perry Shall to create these illustrations that are the ultimate in grown-up temporary tattoos.

How-To: Online Gallery Playset

Artist Aram Bartholl has devised a beautifully simple papercraft project that will turn your laptop into a miniature net art gallery. Just download the Online Gallery Playset, print and cut it out, open some of your favorite web art pieces on your laptop, and enjoy the show!

P.S. don't forget to offer yourself a free glass of crummy wine for the authentic exhibition opening experience.

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May 22, 2012

Knitted Hamburger Wall Art

You've got just a few more days to celebrate National Hamburger Month. (Not to be confused with National Hamburger and Pickle month - that's March.) While I'd prefer a garden burger, this knitted hamburger wall art from Natalya's Studio definitely caught my eye. I've seen a lot of felt hamburger toys, amigurumi hamburgers, etc., but this is the first wall art I've seen. Want more? Check out this hamburger merit badge from Waggons West.

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Nintendo Characters as Traditional Japanese Woodblock Prints

Ilustrator Jed Henry is creating a series of Nintendo characters based on the style of traditional Japanese ukiyo-e woodcut prints. The images above depict Link from The Legend of Zelda and a sketch for an upcoming Mario Kart print.

[via technabob]

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Turning a Jawbreaker on a Lathe to Make a Shot Glass

One of my favorite parts of eating a giant jawbreaker is watching the layers of colors change throughout the candy. This video from hifijohn on YouTube takes that pleasure to a whole new level. He attached a giant jawbreaker to his lathe and proceeded to turn a shot glass from it. It's mesmerizing to watch the beautiful colored layers emerge and change as the piece takes shape. I imagine it smelled really wonderful, too! [via BoingBoing]

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May 18, 2012

Luke Haynes Quilts: The American Context

Yesterday, I had the chance to see crafty pal Luke Haynes' quilt show, The American Context: A New Look at Quilts, at the Eli Alexander Gallery right here in NYC.

I'd seen photos of his quilts before, but in person, the beauty, the attention to detail, and the sheer scale of his projects is really quite staggering. To give you a taste of level of skill we're talking about, here are a few photos from the gallery. Since Luke gave me the tour himself, I even got to take a peek at the backs of some of the quilts!

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Evelin Kasikov's Stitched Portraits

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Evelin Kasikov's embroidery work has been featured on CRAFT before because her projects were so incredible, and her new work, called The Portrait Project, is no exception.

The Portrait Project is a set of 10 stitched portraits, all based on the same grid. Images are created by using different stitching methods and thread thicknesses. The grid consists of squares, crosses and diagonal lines. Each image is created by using some or all of the layers.

[via prostheticknowledge]

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May 16, 2012

Digitally Designed Lace

Artist Cristina Suzuki created a series of illustrations called Rendas Digitais (Digital Lace) based on traditional textile techniques, which she mimics by processing her original drawings with graphic design software.

Lace looks complex, but it is actually simple details that together amplify the view and bring a complexity, startling the viewer. That's how I feel when I see the work of Northeastern weavers. And I've built my work from that. The difference? I don't use thread. Yet

[via Creator's Project]

May 14, 2012

Wisdom Tooth Ring

Jewelry artist Shannon Larratt created a one-of-a-kind gift for his fiance for her birthday last week.

Quite a while ago she gave me permission to use her wisdom teeth (appropriate for her reaching a "wise-old age") that have been sitting in a jar of alcohol since she had them yanked out. So for a birthday present I spent some time welding and carving metal (this is all hand-formed, not cast like most of my rings) into a ring that holds the tooth along with a pair of moonstones.

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May 10, 2012

Ghost in the Machine by Iri5

We've blogged about Erica Iris Simmons, aka Iri5, before but I just saw a post about her recent pieces on DudeCraft and have gotten lost looking at her incredible work for the past hour! She has been creating portraits of film stars from film, classic composers from sheet music, pinups from wine bottle labels, and recently created an ode to Mandelbrot out of a copy of his Fractal Geometry of Nature. Below are a few in-process shots of the Audrey Hepburn portrait. Be sure to check out her Iri5 Flickr stream for recent work that will be shown in an upcoming show in Princeton, NJ!

May 9, 2012

Krystina Naylor's Open Box Illusion

Artist Krystina Naylor created these epic sculptures of open cardboard boxes that appear in proportion from one angle, but reveal themselves to be a completely different shape from another.

[via alecshao]

May 4, 2012

Yuka Otani's Sweet Vessels

Artist Yuka Otani makes charming glassware from sugar substitute, food coloring, and various flavors. These works are called Sweet Vessels and will be opening at Papabubble in New York on May 12th.

[via madblog]

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