May 20, 2012
Rachel Birdsell is one interesting artist. She has an incredibly unique sense of humor and it shows in her found art projects. It can be said that Rachel is a huge contributor to environmental awareness, keeping loads of objects from ever reaching the landfill and turning them into art. She tries to give homes ...
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April 15, 2012
It’s only a couple of weeks before this year’s Free Comic Book Day but there is already much enthusiasm in the air. For just one day – the first Saturday in May – comic book stores around the world can participate in giving away free comics to anyone who wishes to walk inside. Obviously there ...
April 2, 2012
If you have ever been to the Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, IL, you would have seen some crazy artwork. Some colleges/universities encourage art students to make their artwork out of people’s trash. SIUE has an art program and the college does just that. SIUE faculty chooses twelve art major students every year to participate ...
February 12, 2012
What is graphic design? Well dictionary.com defines graphic design as “the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.” To me, the most interesting part of that definition is the words “convey information”. At its core graphic design ...
February 4, 2012
Do you have tons of art that you would love to sell but you have no time or no clue how to do it yourself? Welcome to Society6 where making some extra cash for your artistic talent has never been so effortless. Society6 sells art prints on a variety of surfaces from artists ...
October 18, 2011
Halloween is my favorite holiday, and for many reasons. I love having an excuse to dress up any way you want to for one night and celebrate by going to haunted houses, parties, bonfires, watching scary movies or taking the kids out to trick-or-treat. Overall, the best thing about it is it is a great ...
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October 3, 2011
So it is officially October, the month all of you Halloween-lovers have been waiting for. Thankfully, Halloween falls on a Monday this year, which creates the perfect opportunity to do it all this year! Why not throw a Halloween party on Friday or Saturday and leave Monday for Trick-or-Treating with the kids? Your party can ...
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September 26, 2011
Recently, a friend of mine showed me this video of a portrait made by finger painting on the iPad. The artist is called David Kassan. If you were impressed by his art – like I was – you should check out his portfolio at http://www.davidkassan.com. It is incredible what artists can do with today’s new ...
August 21, 2011
Are you a fan of screen-printing? Well here is a creative idea to try out on your next project. Instead of printing on a t-shirt or on a canvas we are going to use recycled newspapers. This is a great idea if your making a line of prints that is news related or political, and ...
August 9, 2011
You would never believe that this modern and beautiful lamp is a do-it-yourself project simply made out of large plastic cups! First you will need 200-250 large, recyclable plastic cups. As someone who just got out of college, I know from experience that you could probably collect enough cups for this project by gathering used ...
