more of her works at her blog How 2 draw a cup of coffee and her Etsy shop. I especially love those typewriter ones, as well as the spools of thread. yummy.
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oh boy, I am so looking forward to seeing this, I hope it gets to where I am... PINA is a 3D film by Wim Wenders on the legendary German modern dance choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in June 2009, and her dance company at the Tanztheater Wuppertal in Germany. She was a leading exponent of the neo-expressionist form of German dance known as Tanztheater.
This is the official trailer for the movie, which has already been released in some parts of Europe. It was shot in 3D with the ensemble of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. How gorgeous are the moves?
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Great mirror effect on the shots used in this video by Chicago resident Craig Shimala. You can see another video he made with a mirror filter while driving down the streets of the city at his Flickr account. It really gives you a different view of the city. Looks a lot like a spaceship out of a science fiction movie at time LOL. Some frames make the city look like lego blocks. Amazing.
A video made by Josh Owens of some of his favorite shots from New York City.
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One thing I love about the Internet is that it's not only an incredible source for research and discoveries, it is also a great avenue for artists and small businesses to build their clientele and sales. I'm a big fan of Etsy, where so many talented people get to show off their handmade wonders. One of them is Joe Bagley, who makes paper cuts of everyday objects and scenarios. With his swivel Xacto knife, he hand cuts all his designs.
In this video, the self-taught paper cut artist, who is a trained archaelogist, talks about himself and his work.
Goodness. It took him 14 days to cut the Suffolk County Courthouse piece, which was designed so that the angle emphasises the height of the clock and structure. Impressive, no?
You can buy Joe's papercuts
for as little as $35-45 for an 8 x 10 inch work
at his Etsy shop papercutsbyjoe.
Check out also his website Papercuts by Joe and his blog.
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Love and Family: La Maison en Petits Cubes (Oscar winner)
La Maison en Petits Cubes
This is such a beautiful film. It gets going very slowly; I wondered at the start why I was watching it (and how it could have won an Oscar) but I'm glad I didn't close the window. I've watched it three times running, my nose is red and blocked, my tears are still rolling down my cheeks.
There is zero dialogue. The colors are muted. The animation is grainy. There is very little action. But this visually wonderful animation is a powerful reminder of what's important in life. Watch it, weep and go hug your loved ones.
La Maison en Petits Cubes (つみきのいえ, Tsumiki no Ie?, "The House of Small Cubes") is a 2008 Japanese animated short subject film created by Katō Kunio, with music by Kenji Kondo. It won the grand prize for short films (the Annecy Cristal) at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in 2008 and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009.
[watch Logorama, Oscar winner for Best Animated Short 2010] Please leave me a comment if you enjoyed this. You can follow me on Twitteror get updates from this blog by ♥ following me (click on the Google Friend Connect "follow this blog" button at the top of my sidebar) or ♥ subscribing by email through this form
I so love these book covers designed by Rie Akutsu and Koji Shimizu for +d. You can really drink in the text with this, and they come with their own teabag bookmarks too. Sooo cute!! I've made carryable fabric book covers, gotta reshape the handles to make them like these!
Aren't these adorable too? You could really jazz up a bookcase with these animal indexes designed by Hiroshi Sasagawa for +d, you can also mark where you've removed a book or CD/DVDs from a shelf. As fun for adults as for kids.
heheh, these I could really do with because I eat a lot of instant noodle! The little Cupmen, designed by Akira Mabuchi for +d, will sit on top of your cup noodles after you've poured water in and change colors, letting you know when they're ready (the noodles, not the men!). If you eat cup noodles, you'll know the lid tends to flip upwards with the steam, I would love to see how long these guys can hang on...
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Coming soon to your TV screen: Once Upon A Time (promo video in this post)
Remember the fairy tales you read when you were little? Well, the creators of Lost hope to lure you back to the lands of magic and good versus evil created by storytellers like the Brothers Grimm with the upcoming ABC series Once Upon A Time. This fall, the fantasy world of characters like Snow White (played by Ginnifer Goodwin), Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and the Evil Queen (Lana Parilla) will collide with the modern day world of "lost princess" Anna Swan (Jennifer Morrison) on your TV screens. Expect a modern fairy tale with a twist - and don't mind too much if you notice that your favorite childhood tales get meshed up as one. Rumplestiltskin - who actually has his own fairy tale of the same name - is one of the main characters.
If you like cliches, you may enjoy the show, or at least the newly released trailer, which is pumped full of familiar tunes: "Time is frozen here"; "Why doesn't everybody just leave? They can't; if they try, bad things happen"; "Believing in even the possibility of a happy ending is a very powerful thing". Oh and don't forget the dark warning that's meant to put fear in us all (delivered by Robert Carlyle as Rumpelstiltsin: "Everything we love will be ripped from us whilst we suffer for all eternity. No more happy endings."
Wow. Powerful writing...not. The script could do with some work but I have no quibbles with the production of the promo, which is of cinematographic quality. And just for the moody tone and Robert Carlyle, I would watch the pilot. In these tough economic times, escaping into a world of make belief could prove attractive. And in all fairy tales, good triumps over evil, no? Perhaps ABC's found an old-world trick to tide us through this lacklustre economic environment.
Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz (Lost, Tron: Legacy) invite you to a
bold new vision of the world where fairytales and the modern day are
about to collide.
Anna Swan (Jennifer Morrison) knows how to take care of herself.
She's a 28-year old bail bonds collector who's been on her own ever
since she was abandoned as a baby. But when the son she gave up years
ago finds her, everything will change. Henry (Jared Gilmore) is 10
years old now and in desperate need of Anna's help. Henry believes
that Anna actually comes from an alternate world... and is Prince
Charming (Josh Dallas) and Snow White's (Ginnifer Goodwin) missing
daughter. According to his book of fairytales, they sent her away to
protect her from the Evil Queen's (Lana Parilla) curse, which trapped
the fairytale world forever, frozen in time. Of course Anna doesn't
believe a word, but when she brings Henry back to Storybrooke, she
finds herself drawn to this unusual boy and his strange New England
town. Concerned for Henry, she decides to stay for a while, but she
soon suspects that Storybrooke is more than it seems. It's a place
where magic has been forgotten, but is still powerfully close... where
fairytale characters are alive, even though they don't remember who
they once were--including the Evil Queen who is now Henry's foster
mother. The epic battle for the future of all worlds is beginning, but
for good to win, Anna will have to accept her destiny and fight like
hell.
Cast
Robert Carlyle - Rumplestiltskin
Josh Dallas - Prince Charming/John Doe
James Dornan - Sheriff Graham
Jared Gilmore - Henry
Ginnifer Goodwin - Snow White/Sister Mary Margret Blanchard
Jennifer Morrison - Emma Swan
Lana Parilla - Evil Queen/Regina
Raphael Sbarge - Archie/Jiminy Cricket
Credits
Production Company - ABC Studios
Executive Producer - Edward Kitsis
Executive Producer - Adam Horowitz
Executive Producer - Steve Pearlman
Executive Producer/Director - Mark Mylod
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How would you like to be proposed to like this ...?
Here's to love. I got goosebumps by the end of the first minute. Very cute and creative way of proposing, better than in the movies.
Ginny is so, so lucky!
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These sidewalk ads by Dutch agency Fresh Green Ads show up only when the floor gets wet. How cool! Wouldn't it be nicer if it were more than ads that pop up right in front of you as you're strolling along! Read more about it in this Co.Design article.
I love this fantastic letter bench from Boex in the form of a folded postcard. See for yourself, it's even stamped!
A Secret Boxed-up Bazaar of Fantastical Things (NPR). What a great idea for art installations! The Lost Horizon Night Market is an art project that's a bit like a street carnival. People can rent box trucks for $150 and do something creative in them with a focus on audience participation. A bunch of trucks park together to bring the night market to a location. Among the participatory "art" that's been exhibited: a strip truck, a tea house, a Happy Birthday truck (you get a cupcake, a party hat and a song), a smash truck (very good for anyone wanting to get rid of some pent-up frustration). The project started in Brooklyn in 2009 and has traveled to various cities. Read another article on it at wired.com.
If you need money, you could sell your jewelry or maybe just dismantle one of Sophie Kemp's ring.
She designed these cool currencies rings by folding currency bills in an origami style.
Give me some of these rings!!
I was completely wowed by the tableware by Wasara which I first saw last year at Merci in Paris. You can't really tell from the photos but they are eco-friendly plates, cups and bowls made of tree-free biodegradable materials like bamboo, reed pulp and bagasse (an agricultural waste byproduct). Really fancy paper plates designed by Shinichiro Ogata that are great for parties, but they'll set you back quite a bit! The Kaku plates come in 4 sizes: small (3.1" x 3.1"), medium: 5.9" x 5.9"), large (8" x 8"), XL (9.75" x 9.75").
Prices:
Small (pack of 12): $8.00
Medium (pack of 12): $10.00
Large (pack of 8): $11.00
(XL bulk order only)
A beautiful and different way of writing a letter. Each of these letter collages (on sale at her Etsy shop) by Spanish artist Catalina Viejo Lopez de Roda are an artistic representation of her feelings about the person, being or thing the letter is addressed to. The "words" are illustrated by colorful shapes that are handcut and individually glued. It all comes together like a mosaic wall. Gorgeous.
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plates come in 4 sizes: small (3.1" x 3.1"), medium: 5.9" x 5.9"), large (8" x 8"), XL (9.75" x 9.75").
