Art posts - Spudart

What is your blog’s story? May 10, 2011
Jaime Tardy had something interesting to say about blog writing in her post, How My Blog Landed Me on Yahoo’s Homepage (Twice) in the First Year Lesson #1: Believe your story is awesome, then tell it often We all have…
What’s at ArtChicago 2011? Rubik’s Cubes and candy wrapper goblets May 1, 2011
The highlights of from the 120+ galleries at ArtChicago 2011 are: 708 Rubik’s Cubes, 950 candy wrapper goblets, sea anemones, a Transformer face, and one massive inspiring bridge. “Cube Works” by Sophie, 768 Rubik’s cubes (ArtChicago 2011) This piece was…
Rebecca Black the next Milli Vanilli? March 28, 2011
Everyone is talking about the Rebecca Black youtube video, “Friday.” 63 million views thus far by a 13-year-old. That’s cool. I admit I like sugary pop songs. But this one is just… too… well, it’s amusing. Let me say that.…
What secret things could these ninjas do? March 14, 2011
If I buy 48 of these ninjas from the dollar store, what should I do with them? A few responses from the Spudart Facebook Fan Page: — I think you should place them around the city like your sticky notes.…
Want more snow? Get out the snowhose February 17, 2011
(Photo courtesy lahp) What if garden hoses sprayed snow instead of water? During summertime, you can quickly cool off. But then the snow melts. The real value of the snowhose is during the winter. Missing the snow? Spray some on…
What is your eclectic score? January 28, 2011
Take the 20 musicians you listen to the most. How different are they? You can compute your electic score with the eclectic test. Oh, and you have to use last.fm. My eclectic score is currently 93/100, meaning my musical preferences…
Which 2011 Chicago mayor candidate supports the arts the most? January 20, 2011
Time Out or some publication did coverage on which candidate supports the arts the most. (excuse me as I forget the link, if anyone has it, please leave it in the comments) They looked at if anyone in their family…
What would you do with 50 square meters of public space? December 23, 2010
Seen via Wooster Collective. A few artists unofficially assembled a fence in the middle of the popular Palackeho square in Prague. The government officials were confused and didn’t do anything to it at first. The artists wanted to question what…
What streets have you lived on? November 30, 2010
I’m starting a new twitter hashtag named #streetswhereilived Please tweet all the street names of where you have lived. Mine are 114th, Griffin, East, Cornelia, Bell What are all the streets where you have lived?
Does this photo look dark to you? November 17, 2010
Does this photo look extremely dark to you? On my monitor at home it looks fine, but at work it’s very dark It should look bright, not dark. When I worked on this photo at home it didn’t look like…
Who are your most similar friends? November 5, 2010
Find out which if your friends has the most common interests with you. A new feature on Facebook lists your top friends that have the most common liked Pages as you. facebook.com/pages/browser.php. Here’s my list: Hey, how about you like…
How would you caption this photo? November 4, 2010
A leaf was under the under, and the under was under a bus.
Who will win the monster versus sushi fight? July 29, 2010
(photo by ohalchemygirl) It’s a monster versus sushi smackdown! Who will be the last monster or sushi standing? My bet is on the tamago. I love tamago. (that’s the rectangular yellow egg maki). Please leave a comment about which character…
What book you have read that has had the biggest impact on your life and why? May 7, 2010
What a great question! There are multiple areas of my life that I’d like to use to address this question. I have a hard time picking just one book. Artistically Trivia-wise Relationships Spiritually and overall approach to life: Society Love…
What’s your first CD you ever owned? March 22, 2010
The first CD I ever owned is Bobby Brown’s “Don’t Be Cruel.” Classic. What’s your first CD you ever owned? Feel free to leave it in the comments below or tweet it with the hashtag #firstcd Here’s the first 14…
Why do you never see the recycle guys and the garbage men together at the same time? January 5, 2010
I just have to share this genius question and brilliant responses from facebook:
What are you most passionate about? December 3, 2009
Online personals have some interesting questions, especially eHarmony. They have 13 questions, and I’ve been meaning to share some of my responses, cuz there are some thought-provoking questions. I’ve posted the question What are the THREE things for which you…
If one thurses on Thursday, does one fry on Friday? October 16, 2009
Days of the week as verbs. Person 1: How are you? Person 2: I’m frying. You? Person 1: Yeah, it is very hot in this elevator. Tomorrow I’ll be satting. Person 2: Sweet, I love to relax and sat. On…
What are the odds of finding a four-leaf clover? July 6, 2009
A few years ago I was walking up the sidewalk to my parents’ house, and there was one clover growing out of a sidewalk crack. That one clover just happened to be a four-leaf clover! Since then I always look…
Why is it called nose singular? It should be noses June 15, 2009
We have two holes in the front of our head filled with goop. They are for seeing. These holes with goop are called eyes. We have two holes in the side of our head for hearing. They are called ears.…
Are you a dork when you say you are a dork? May 7, 2009
lahp on twitter said: “We’ve already had a discussion about Klingon cloaking devices this ayem. Yep. We’re dorks.” When you say that you are a dork, doesn’t that diminishes your dorkness? Dorks don’t admit to being dorks. Or can you…
What am I looking for? May 1, 2009
You are looking for this webpage. And hopefully you did a search on Google and found this page. Here is what you are looking for: Call to God What is your treasure? Art Authentication
What day is it? April 10, 2009
I find it funny when people at work are sitting at their computers and ask what the day is. Um. It’s on your computer. It’s nice and all they are being friendly and socialable by asking another human. But really.…
If America was smaller would it make it easier for people to move away? March 20, 2009
When America messes up so much that people get tired of living here, we’ll joke about moving to Canada. But really. Canada? A) It’s so far away. B) It’s Canada. But what if we lived in Europe. Couldn’t you just…
QUESTION: If you got a tattoo, what would you get and where would you put it? February 4, 2009
My first answer is: None. and the location is nowhere. Actually my answer is: a doodle, inked onto the inside of my hand from a pen. Stays for less than one day. The doodle would be a smiley face. Actually,…
Why do we photograph our cities? January 28, 2009
Walking down the corridor in Chicago’s Grand Avenue station, the train starts flying by. One of the windows on the train is totally smashed. The pattern created is incredibly exquisite with beautiful lines emanating out from one spot. I didn’t…
What does 01.20.09 mean to you? January 21, 2009
Funny how back in the day there were all those hats and shirts that said 01.20.09 in anticipation of Bush’s last day in office. It’s amazing how Obama was able to take control of 01.20.09 and outshine the fact that…
Favorite fourth grade memory? December 15, 2008
Beau Bergeron is the artist behind the increasingly popular snow ghosts did an entertaining presentation to IDEO. On his website’s contact form one of the fields is “favorite fourth grade memory.” Here’s my response: learning multiplication. it showed me how…
Plastic nativity sets in bulk? December 2, 2008
I’m looking to do a photo series where I photograph nativities in alleys. I’d like to leave the nativity in the alley for someone to find. Does anyone know where I can get a bunch of nativity sets in bulk…
What do trees reach for? November 18, 2008
photo courtesy cathibeth, thanks cathie! I was looking for a creative question, and Cathibeth sent me the following: If the trees in Maine reach to the sky and grab ahold… what are they grabbing ahold of? Here’s a few of…
Do you support teachers? Then vote NO to Con Con October 22, 2008
Illinois voters, if you care about our teachers, I urge you to vote NO to the Illinois Constitution question that will appear on your ballot this November: Public Questions To the Voters of Cook County: “Shall the Illinois Constitution be…