Awwwwww!

July 28th, 2008

Sock Wars

May 15th, 2008

No, not those sock wars! Check out this absurdly cute t-shirt from Threadless:

While I’d normally vote for the chimp in a sock monkey vs. dragon puppet battle, those flames are pretty fearsome. See this link for more pictures and styles.

Spider Stitches

May 7th, 2008

It looks like this project was started a few years ago but pictures are just starting to make the rounds on the blogs thanks to this story on Boingboing.

Artist Nina Katchadourian repairs broken spider webs using tiny lengths of thread sometimes small amounts of glue. While visually arresting, Katchadourian says that the spiders want nothing to do with her alterations: “My repairs were always rejected by the spider and discarded, usually during the course of the night, even in webs which looked abandoned.” See her site for more images.

They Did It!

April 23rd, 2008

We’ve been following the International Fiber Collaborative project for quite some time now, and I’m psyched to see that they are finally finished:

Last summer, grad-student and artist Jennifer Marsh sent out a call for contributions of knit or crocheted panels that were to be sewn to create a gigantic gas station cozy, in order to raise awareness about gas consumption in the United States. Not only is this a new and provocative way to continue the discussion about dependence on foreign oil, but the results are visually compelling.

Check out their website at www.internationalfibercollaborative.com for pictures, artist statements, and additional information.