Do you know it's Halloween?

Here is an interesting Halloween video, created in 2005 for UNICEF by 12 musicians in Dublin. Great soundtrack!

Amazing Maizes!

Mike's mazes are amazing!

Freedom River...

In 1971, Joseph Cavalla --of 'Get Smart' fame--wrote this thought-provoking short, animated film. Orson Welles narrates.

Spidron Systems?

Everything you need to know about Spidron systems; my favourites are the Polyhedra but that's just me!

Google Earth? How about Google Mars?

Move over Leonardo, there's a new kid on the block!

Dr. Eugene Tsui is an architect, industrial designer, artist, scientist, publisher, athlete, and inventor. He produces designs based on the study of nature. Dr. Tsui is the new Renascence man!

Treat yourself to classic Theatrical Trailers!

This is a link to numerous trailers from such classics as 'The Golden age of Sinbad' and 'The Nightmare before Christmas' and of course the amazing, 'The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao'.

Check out this Czech animator.

The short film is from Vlasta Pospilova, a Czech animator. This web site is filled with very interesting projects from various animators and film makers.

Dali doubletake!

This painting still amazes me, even after all these years.

Mascot Maker, Mascot maker, make me a mascot.

If you ever wanted to design a mascot for the Olympics, now is your chance...

This is a very sad commentary on our media...

HP is offering a slimming feature on all their cameras.

Are we that self conscious that we need to digitally change the way we look? I agree that many of our serving sizes and ingredients are questionable, but we still have to be happy with who we are; and not to feel that the only way we can have a decent photo taken of ourselves is by digitally modifying it first.

Browse thousands of images...

Images of maps, postcards, and illustrations are found at this site.

For Jackson Pollock wannabees...

Have fun, and don't worry about cleaning up!

The Cave beneath the sea...

In 1985, Henri Cosquer discovered a cave, covered with prehistoric drawings, 115 feet below sea level. The discovery of the drawings were kept a secret after 3 divers lost their way and drowned.

A whole new dimension to sidewalk art!

Julian Beever and Kurt Wenner have pedestrians stopping in their tracks! Chalk one up for originality!

Pieces of wood, or masterpiece?

Heather Jansch collects pieces of driftwood and then assembles them into masterpieces!
Incredible!

Harry Potter's invisibility cloak a reality?

British Scientists have discovered that a complex artificial composite, of copper rings and wires patterned onto fiberglass composite sheets, will distort space! This stops microwaves being reflected back, and instead are bent around the cloaked object, whatever its shape, and allowed to flow on as if it didn't exist. I don't believe the cloaks are available at Walmart, yet...
Maybe, next Halloween.

Heads up; it's about time!

Breguet is putting into production the famous 'Marie-Antoinette' watch. Marie had commissioned the special timepiece, only to have it delivered 34 years after her death. Today, famous watchmaker, Breguet is recreating this work of art.

Our ABC's, naturally...

David Sacks' book, 'Language Visible', gives a fascinating insight on how our Roman Alphabet grew throughout the ages, beginning with the Phoenicians and adapting numerous other civilization's systems of writing. For example the letter 'A' is derived from the pictogram of an 'ox', 'Aleph' in Phoenician. If you turn the capital letter 'A' on the side, you can still see the horns.

For other fascinating books check out Greybishop's Books in Ontario, Canada.

Learn your ABCs on the wing of a butterfly!

Is this for real? Kjell Sandved has photographed butterfly wings with markings that appear to be letter forms.

Black Sun in Denmark

This reminds me of the 'smoke monster' on Lost. Instead of smoke, this black formation is made up of millions of starlings!

Napoleon's Buttons or just a really long invasion?

One of my favourite books is Napoleon's Buttons, a corollary between the affect of chemistry (I know, it sounds boring already) to our history and present. The name of the book refers to one chapter that links the possibility that the chemical used for the buttons, to help fasten the clothing of his army, was inferior and broke during Napoleon's winter attack on Russia. Charles Minard's brilliantly illustrates a schematic of the dwindling size of the army as it advances and eventually retreats.

Gaudi not Gaudy!

Although many people attribute the word 'gaudy' to Spanish architect, Antoni Gaudi, they are incorrect. Whatever your view of Gaudi's work, one has to admit he was an innovator and a genius.

Is this art for males only?

I'm not too sure what to say about this artist's work: Form or Function?

For all you Lost fans!

A new movie??

Size is Relative

This link compares earth to other planets, our sun and other bodies in the universe. It gives a good perspective of Earth's size in relation to our celestrial neighbors.

Seeing Eye tongue

Wisconsin neuroscientist and physician Paul Bach-y-Rita, one of the inventors of a device that allows the blind to receive visual images through their tongue. "You don't see with the eyes, you see with your brain."

The Map of Lost is found?

This is a very large image, and it will intrique a lot of Lost fanatics, including me! Click the image to see a larger version; to see the entire image, click on the headline.

A great web site intro

Draw using an online pencil; very cool. Leo Burnett is a famous ad agency.

This 'Rocks'!

Nek Chand's rock garden has been described as one of the "wonders of the modern world."
Nek secretly built his 40 acre rock garden out of 'found' materials. Check it out!

A great incentive for typing faster?

The faster you type, the faster the toy hamster 'runs'.

Toasty Images!

Is this for real: a toaster that 'toasts' images, digitally.

It's just an illusion!

Akiyoshi Kitaoka, who is the Ritsumeikan University's Professor of Psychology, has come up with some amazing optical illusions! Warning: they may make you dizzy; if so, head back to Sawsee2's blog and check out some soothing links.

Square Pig

Great animated mini-movies animated by Craig Frazier and produced by hillmancurtis, inc.

Love Bean?

Ok, here is a new unique gift... send a special, message bean can to the person you want to impress. They open the can, add water and wait a few days for the message to appear on the growing bean. Why didn't I think of this!

300,000,000 Milestone

The U.S.'s population will pass the 300 million mark this October, 2006. It took 91 years to go from 100 million to 200 million and only 39 years to go from 200 million to 300 million! So can we expect 400 million in only 14 years from now?

I saw Elvis on a pinhead!

Some art is easy to overlook, especially if it can fit onto a pinhead.
Willard Wigan takes art in a whole different direction.

Unbelievable Sculptures!

Ron Mueck, from Australia is astounding art lovers, and engaging all, with his larger-than-life, ultra-realistic sculptures! Wow! This is an artist that you'll never forget.