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What did this duck say when the paparazzi came to photograph her? Read the complete story at: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4041_0_3_0_C/
How is the Beverly Hills Cycling Classic the best kept secret on Chicago's South Side? Find out at Beverly Hills Cycling Classic, Chicago's Tour de France
The cashier was really cool. I let him in on what I was trying to do, and he controlled the checkout pace to try to hit it right on the dot.
Make sure to check out the other days I tried to get a receipt with a special number.
Love cheese? Love outer space? This is the perfect gift. Check out my blog post for the real links to get this cheese:
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These are 10x15 inch pine boards. And yes, I have lots of storage in my shelf by the window. My dining room is really more of a studio working space.
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Read the full 10-step encaustic photo tutorial at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5472_0_3_0_C/
Now that you did a great job rubbing the print onto the wax board, it's time to take the paper off. But ah! You can't just peel the paper off, you silly bug. That paper is STUCK big time on the board.
What are we gonna do?!
Dip a sponge into a can of water and start rubbing the paper off. The paper will get all soggy and precipitate off. I don't know what the real word is for that term. But the paper gets all soggy. And just globs off. Yeah. Glob. That's the technical term.
In this photo you can see the photo appearing! Magical! The toner adhered to the wax! Keep on rubbing that paper off soldier!
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Read the full 10-step encaustic photo tutorial at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5472_0_3_0_C/
And then we rub like we never rubbed before. Seriously. To make sure the photo transfers onto the wax, you have to rub this sucker HARD. I like to put all my weight onto the spoon as i rub. I'll rub so hard, that the wax underneath will move around. You need a really sturdy table for this. If your table is not sturdy, it's gonna be really frustrating.
Also, that spoon is gonna get REALLY hot if you are rubbing it right. Seriously. It's metal. It gets hot! I fold up a paper towl and put it in the bowl of the spoon. You know what else is cool about spoons? You can use one hand to press down on the bowl of the spoon, and use the other hand to hold the handle. One hand is pressing down. The other hand is guiding the spoon around.
Don't bother trying to use that wooden tool just to the left. I tried that on one of my photos and it sucked big time. Half the image didn't transfer! Wooden ceramics tool, you need to stay in the ceramics department where you belong!
Was I too mean to the wooden ceramics tool?
Another thing. When you think you've rubbed it enough, repeat the rubbing and spend twice as much time as you think you'd need. This part is really important.
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Read the full 10-step encaustic photo tutorial at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5472_0_3_0_C/
The rationale and inspiration behind the Crown Fountain artist's latest pubic artwork:For those up late, super sneak-preview into the exclusive interview with the great White-out Monster: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5930_0_3_0_...
7 peppers are all cuddled up in one tight silver tin box. I really like how the reflective qualities of the peppers is also protrayed in the reflective box.
You can read my full critique of this photo and the others I submitted to the flickr 07_07_07 group on my blog at: http://www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4157_0_3_0_C/
This piece was selling for $11,000 by London's Woolf Gallery at ArtChicago; which seems a lot for a bunch of Rubik's cubes, but think about it. If a Rubik's cube sells for $11, then it would cost $8,448 to buy 768 of them. However, I'm assuming if you are buying 768 Rubik's cubes, then you'll get a massive discount. But even then, let's say you get them for half off, then that's $4,224.
And then all the time spent getting each cube to have the right color. But that shouldn't be too hard, because you only have to get the right color combination on one face.
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Read all five highlights of ArtChicago at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5388_0_3_0_C/
I'd like to see what the back of the sculpture looks like. It's nice that the artist and gallery offers us a view of the side. Actually, that's what made me realize they are rubik's cubes. Which having the side of the artwork reveal the medium is interesting. But then that's what people often do when looking at a painting or a uniquely created photo. You look at the edge to see what it's on.
One other thing. The number of Rubik's cubes are incorrect in the label. There are 22 cubes wide. 32 cubes high. That makes for 704 cubes, not 768.
Discover my tricks to making and placing origami postcards inside Walgreens: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5946_0_3_0_...
You can't undo what you did in the past, but you can start a new future. Have faith, be confident, and step forward!! Sometimes when you start a new future it means that you no longer have some of the same people from your past in your future. Sometimes, that is not a bad thing. ......I am walking into my destiny. {Random Thoughts 11.7.10}
According to McDonalds nutrition chart, their grilled chicken has more cholesterol than their crispy chicken. How can this be? I blog about this at: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4593_0_3_0_C/
This is an image for a blog post about how I met Sam Zell (the new Tribune CEO) in the lobby of the Tribune Tower. Read this story at: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4416_0_3_0_C/
So fun that one of my drawing-on-photos made the top ten list. The setting sun helps to add to the life of the original photo. I walk by this planter quite frequently (almost every day) either going to lunch or on my way home. This particular day the plants struck me with how the light was sitting on the plants making them seem like a big huge monster. The overflowing and rising sweetpotato vines made this whole installation quite monstrous.
Photographing this beast from a lower angle helped to give it a more ominous feel. I took several shots with various people walking by trying to strike the right cord of having people in the shot for scale, but to not have the people distract from the featured creature. The two people in the background give good context, but they don't overwhelm. In fact, it's funny how they are so oblivious to the supernatural personality sitting right in front of them!
I went through a couple revisions of the monster finally settling on this one. His robustness matches the heft of the round planter. The position of his horns are nice, because it makes reinforce the lower perspective of the photo. His mouth is so wide open, you want to jump inside. The dimensionality of his arms help to reinforce his rotund body.
The pink flowers add a nice touch to this big guy.
Flickr rates this photo as my 10th most interesting photo of 2012. Get my insight into the ten most interesting photos of 2012.
Why are there three sushi chefs in a Walgreens? Find out at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5921_0_3_0_...
The sunburst is lots of fun. It's bursting the summertime fun with this guy on a swing.
How did wireguy fall off the swing? Find out at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5441_0_3_0_C/
Who can paint flowers white? Why it's... For those up late, super sneak-preview into the exclusive interview with the great White-out Monster: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5930_0_3_0_...
"never to end a day accompanied with hatred and anger,
replace it with forgiveness and a good humane judgment...
then that's the time you can sleep early..."
I woke up this day with alot on my mind. I wanted to be by myself and just be with my thoughts. I needed a place to think. This is where I ended up - Tybee Island. Sitting on the beach and listening to the waves as they rolled in and rolled out helped me to put things in the right perspective. I was looking forward to returning home to see some of the key people in my life that I had missed while I was away on my family trip. {Random Thoughts 9.17.10}
This was the first time I got caught leaving public art around. It was with a sticky note in the MCA elevator that said "What will you discover outside?"
Read the full story at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5532_0_3_0_C/
Why did I write this? And why did I stick it in the corner? Find out at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5474_0_3_0_C/
How the Chicago Fire Festival was like being at an Olympics opening ceremony
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A fairly crowded photograph. The building reminds me of Lego pieces and that is strange because I never played with Lego.
Acrylic on corrugated cardboard
Artwork, collage of cardboard pieces joined together
59 x 59 cms
In wooden frame of 78 x 78 x 4.5 cms .
These seven apples are all buddies chatting while sitting on a wooden fence in Chicago's Winnemac park. "So bob, have you been bobbing lately?" hahaha!
You can read my full critique of this photo and the others I submitted to the flickr 07_07_07 group on my blog at: http://www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4157_0_3_0_C/
After sitting on the fence, the apples rolled over to the baseball field in Chicago's Winnemac Park and sat on the bench.
I really like the still life quality to this photo. It's probably my favorite of my 07/07/07 series.
You can read my full critique of this photo and the others I submitted to the flickr 07_07_07 group on my blog at: http://www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4157_0_3_0_C/
A robot mans the Robot Cave in the Wrigley Walgreens. What? Yes. Get the details at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5921_0_3_0_...
@M_DesyJKT48 : 'Desy tjantik yaaa????!!!' Selamat jam 20.43 (?) #randomthought Lagi ngapain kamu? t.co/dPmLn8KJ90 (via Twitter twitter.com/M_DesyJKT48/status/691979783073169408)
This graph is for a blog post about the number of emails that the presidential candidates sent out in October 2007. Read the analysis about it here: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4358_0_3_0_C/
Why are these moon rocks being found Chicago? Discover the reason at www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5989_0_3_0_C/
Did Walgreens really intentionally put the condoms aisle next to this beautiful window? www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/5921_0_3_0_...
A bashed in nail looks like the number seven. These three nails spell out 777 for the flickr group 07_07_07 in honor of the day 07/07/07. I like how the nails also look like they are doing a dance. It's hammer time!
You can read my full critique of this photo and the others I submitted to the flickr 07_07_07 group on my blog at: http://www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4157_0_3_0_C/
New Age Definition
Firm. yet Flexible....
Action
Moulding oneself in accord with the flow of the wind..
Some notes brainstorming ideas for custom checks. Read the full blog post at: www.spudart.org/blogs/randomthoughts_comments/4684_0_3_0_C/