February 1

Since when did Instagram stop showing “recent photos” for a search? When I do a search on Instagram, it shows only “top posts.” What if I…

  What is the zip code for the White House? The Post Office suggests many zip codes for the White House. Use the Post Office Zip Code…

word: putemup definition: The interjection one yells while one’s fists are raised and is requesting that the other person engage in a brawl. Short for “put…

I would love an iPhone Atari 2600 emulator app. Right now an iTunes search for “atari” results in the following games: — Centipede — Missile Command…

Here’s where Illinois ranks in terms of population among other nations: 13,881,427: Cambodia 13,547,510: Ecuador 13,013,926: Malawi 12,763,371: Illinois 12,525,094: Niger 12,293,545: Guatemala 12,236,805: Zimbabwe Here’s…

My brother Erik posted on his blog that the Chicago Cubs are offering fans the opportunity to get their very own 4″ x 8″ personalized brick…

Yesterday I burned my top of my mouth eating some very hot pizza. I still have a blister there now, and it makes food less tasty.…

Ever wonder where people sell your name to when you fill out a request form or profile form online? Here’s a trick that I do: When…

Balloons have been used for decades to conduct scientific studies. NASA balloons are constructed of thin, 0.002-centimeter (0.8 mil), polyethylene film, about the same thickness as…

Urban life protrayed in this oil pastel with plastic and metal frame. 22″ x 17″ oil pastel, masonite, plastic, turnbuckles, wireSale for this artwork is negotiable

A web of strings connecting 8 cans evokes communication on several levels. One being the ol’ can and strings. You can actually hear another person speaking.…

Art that people can wear around the gallery to encourage talking about art. Once you wear the shirt you take on the personality of that artwork.…

Two concepts merge together in one artwork: 1) Twister: nut and screw (the nut twists around) 2) Twister: landscape with dramatic weather conditions implies a tornado…

Handbuilding assignment to combine two pinchpots. A golden screw holds the two parts together. 4″ Stoneware, hardwareSale for this artwork is negotiable

The last painting I did in college. A play on flat areas and 3-d creating an eerie mood. Just a fun overall painting. 18 x 24″…

balance, precariousness 12.5″ x 13.5″ x 2.5″ golf clubs, wood, string, paperSale for this artwork is negotiable

4″ x 19.5″ x 10″ street sign, construction horseSale for this artwork is negotiable

Positioned by the exit of the gallery, visitors can humorously rid the visions of the artwork left in their eyes by the artwork they had just…

Some shall stand some shall fall. 4′ x 2′ x 2′ potatoes, stoneware, dirtThis artwork no longer exists. However, it can be recreated.

Rodin’s figures have a very live real feeling. This painting takes the three-dimesionality of the figure and portrays it onto a two-dimensional surface. But then the…

A balance and contrast between what’s inside and outside. The log is carved into, but the bright colors painted inside pop out. The rebar is on…

Part of the log series around 1′ wood, carpet, nails, screws, metal, wire, wax, plasticSale for this artwork is negotiable

Guest artist Steve Murakishi visited our class for a critique one day in Drawing 1 at Illinois Wesleyan University. I did a drawing on wood featuring…

part of the log series 8.5″ x 5.75″ x 2.5″ wood, laserprint, screwsSale for this artwork is negotiable

Rhythm of time and materials. Wax everchanging. Wax sealing and preserving. Painted color figures dance. Old fashion newspaper clipping sealed. 2′ x 2′ acrylic, wax, plastic…

Assignment to combine three specific paintings. (I’m being too lazy to look them up right now) 2′ x 3′ acrylic on canvasSale for this artwork is…

Print done from a wood cut made with a powergrinder. The rough medium fits the subject matter. It was later pointed out to me by Thomas…