Are there any words you find hard to spell? Here’s my collection of tweets over the past few years that shares my difficult words: “rubbage” is actually spelled “rubbish?” #learningtospell I tend to spell simplier instead of simpler, which is…
The Museum of Contemporary Art is working with 17 teen artists to make self-portrait videos. Give them a look. They are interesting. Alejandro: I’d like to hear more of Alejandro’s interviews with MCA visitors. Alexis: Interesting piece asking strangers who…
My photo is featured on the homepage gapersblock.com today (archive in Rearview). This caution tape was flapping around so fast, it was like a squid swimming in water. It really did! You ever see squids swim? Their legs flap around…
Let’s admit it. The Pace bus service in Chicago isn’t really all that popular. You always see only one guy riding on the bus, Mr. Pace. Here’s seven suggestions on how Pace can improve their bus service. 1) Pen cups…
I want to hang clouds from trees. Sorta like the clouds are ornaments. That will be a neat sight to see. How should I make the clouds? I made a poll on the Spudart Facebook Page. Please vote on the…
I had the honor of meeting Amit Gupta, founder of Photojojo the most fun photo website. He was very intrigued by the public artwork that I do. Only a couple weeks later, he found out that he has acute lukeumia…
A few interesting points from Art21’s interview with Paul McCarthy: Equating amusement parks with art. It’s a really interesting idea to explore how a place like Great America can be artwork. I would like to explore this. The way Paul…
Art21 scored an exclusive with Cindy Sherman where she talks about shooting digital for the first time in her life. Wow. Cindy. It’s 2011, and you never shot with a digital camera? That was one surprise in this video. Another…
Thanks to Kelly Ryan O’Brien for posting this on her Idols and Egos blog Yeah! I think this is why I always want honest critiques of my work. The past few months I’ve been thinking a lot about if I…
In theory there are 101 of these wax creatures. So far six have been discovered. In my encaustic painting class we learned how to make mono prints with wax. Here are little monsters made on tissue paper with a blue…
Tell me what to put in the puppy’s circle, and I will draw it! Here’s what people have suggested to me so far: A bone (@personalgenius on twitter) Kibble! (Tom Saaristo on flickr) Scooby Snacks (Jamie McQuinn on facebook) A…
There are two incredible art events happening in Chicago on Thursday, November 17, 2011. 1) A talk at the Cultural Center on Chicago’s bridges (i love Chicago’s Bridges) 2) A dance performance interpreting artwork at the Art Institute (art +…
While looking for more art podcasts, I found three audio podcasts that I’m going to bring into my mix of podcasts. How about you give them a try too? ————— Art Talk KCRW Edward Goldman offers impassioned views on what…
Tateshots and etsy are two video podcasts that I look forward to with every release. ————— TateShots A selection of short videos each month, with a focus on modern and contemporary art at Tate. TateShots is probably in my top…
Walking around the museum trying to find artworks to match the autographs, the art on the walls felt like they belonged in a cardboard box in my apartment.
Wanna be in art? Head on over to your nearest art museum and stand in front of a framed work of art. You’ll see yourself in the reflection. Snap a photo and now you are officially in the art! It…
HINT HINT HINT My birthday is coming up on November 20. And I have this VERY handy wish list on Amazon with 302 items listed. Is that overwhelming? It’s sorted by priority. 11 items are marked as highest. 52 has…
Blip.tv looks like it has some good tv shows about art. Here’s ten that I just hand-picked and added to my subscription. Fear No ARTDiscover the artists behind the art. Join host Elysabeth Alfano and go behind the scenes into…
Go to an art museum with a friend and this word list. Discuss the artwork using these words. Either pick a word a random. Or go straight down the list. This particular artwork is by John Baldessari, “Terms Most Useful…
The word “onemegabyte” sounds so cool. Too bad the domain and twitter account are taken. And yet there is no website and no tweets. Nothing is being stored on that onemegabyte.
I’m pretty sure that I’m the one who make Apple’s Softbank server die today during the iPhone 4S launch. And I’m serious. I know this probably isn’t true. But I do half believe it. Today was a great lesson in…
“Dude, fml.” What does fml mean? Whenever I see “fml,” I think “full of mayo.” I know it means “f**k my life.” But that’s dramatic and negative. Full of mayo is much more fun. Can you imagine being full of…
Here is the complete list of all the words that are palindromes AND that you can type with just your left hand. There are 16 such words. dad deed ere esse eve ewe gag radar redder refer sagas sees sexes…
Be boldly simple. That’s my sticky note memorial I wrote for Steve Jobs. Lots of people wrote things like “Steve Jobs changed my life.” “I have a hole in my heart.” Do you really? The man is a great thinker.…
Wanna learn how to make encaustic photos? Here I’ll show you how to transfer photos onto wax! Far out! Gesso setup These are 10×15 inch pine boards. And yes, I have lots of storage in my shelf by the window.…
I combed the internet for a master list of palindrome words. I found a bunch. But none were a master list. Here's one list with all the palindrome words combined. A total of 216 palindrome words. a, aa, aba, acca,…
What do you think this is? Lion Sunshine Flower Jelly donut splashing into a bowl of milk Popcorn Foliage around Spongebob’s house Please leave what you think this is in the comments. Thanks!
