Book Sculpture

Jacqueline Rush Lee is inspired by materials, color and forms that she finds in her everyday environment. She explains her book sculptures: "I am interested in how these recycled books come with their own histories of use and meaning and how they serve as potent vehicles of expression. I transform the books into sculptures that explore and redefine the book as familiar object, medium, and archetypal form."

Pothole Gardens

'If we planted one of those in every hole, it would be like a forest in the road' says artist Pete Dungey who's series of public installations highlights the problems of Britian's roads. (via PICDIT)

Magnetic Movie

Time after time, still a great animated short. If you haven't seen it already, check out this Semiconductor film by Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt shot at the NASA Space Sciences Laboratory, UC Berkeley, California, USA. 

Alexa Meade

Alexa Meade's work has been lighting up the meme sphere lately. Her work involves acrylic applied directly onto human forms thus creating a painterly context within public spaces.

I'm Here

Absolute Vodka presents a short film written and directed by Spike Jonze about two heartsick robots in Los Angeles. Watch here.

Music from New Mexico

A new video from New Mexico musician, Joe West.  Joe is part of indie label, Frogville Records. Joe has made several cds but this is his first especially for kids of all ages. The video was made at his home outside of Santa Fe, and features Joe, his daughter, Clementine and Clementine's mom, Tara.

The T-Shirt War

Lifelong friends Rhett & Link created a clever little viral video on Vimeo called The T-Shirt War to drive traffic to their site and cross-promote the others involved in making the video. Nice work guys.

Yike Bike

There definitely seems to be a trend coming out of NZ. Another revolutionary mode of transport – this time on wheels. The YikeBike proposes to replace the bicycle as an urban commute vehicle with a rechargeable battery that'll get you 6-8 miles per charge and can top 12 mph. It also folds down into a small footprint at only 22 lbs. Reserve yours today (for $4,450).

We Were Promised Jetpacks

The Martin Aircraft Company has developed the Martin Jetpack for public use. Now officially for sale ($75,000), the flying machine operates with a 200 HP gasoline engine topping 60 mph and getting you 8,000 feet of altitude (but way more than that of attitude).

Bird Rock

French artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates works by drawing on the rhythms of daily life to produce sound in unexpected ways.


For his installation in The Curve, he creates a walk-though aviary for a flock of zebra finches, furnished with electric guitars and other musical instruments. As the birds go about their routine activities, perching on or feeding from the various pieces of equipment, they create a captivating, live soundscape.

David Billy

Brooklyn artist David Billy creates some whimsically refreshing public art. (via ignant)

70s New York Streets

Black and white photos by Bruce Barone documents life and texture of New York City in the 70s. (via PICDIT)

Gordon Magnin

Los Angeles-based artist Gordon Magnin works in collage and found image. His interest "lies in the inventive use of geometry, pattern, repetition, form, perspective, and systematic operations as methods to distort and subvert the intended objective, interpretation, and significance of consumer based images." In other words, cool stuff to look at. He's currently showing online at Beefmaster Gallery.

Cross Promotion

Just a birth announcement for another blog. Vitamin E is my new iPhone photo blog. I will be posting one image a day. Sometimes showing the inner workings of Tolleson Design. Don’t change that dial.

Lisa Kellner

Lisa recently came to my attention via the internet and I am loving both of her 2D and 3D installations. She was schooled in NYC and Boston.