Creativity is something I think about a lot. I used to despise the word and avoided using it altogether because it seemed so pretentious. Mothers and friends hide their scrapbooks and journals using the word against themselves—“It’s not that good. I’m not creative like you.” People seem more willing to accept mistakes in life from…
130,000 pieces. Nothing but Legos. 600 man hours. Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Victorian on Mud Heap: This isn’t Mike Doyle’s first time around the brick. The Victorian is the third installment in his series of abandoned houses. “Some ask if Lego brick building is Art. To me, that is like asking is sculpting with…
“Doodling has never been a nemesis of intellectual thought. In reality, it is one of its greatest allies.” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fx0QcHyrFk] “…Because doodling is so universally accessible, and it is not intimidating as an art from, it can be leveraged as a portal through which we move people into higher levels of visual literacy.”
6 years in the making. 672 pages. Arabic calligraphy. Islamic mythology. Hardbound. Foil-stamped. Out today. “I never know the endings of the books when I’m working on them. I spent a year on the first rough draft and couldn’t figure out the ending. Then I spent another year on the second rough draft, and still…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbPAjyj1spQ&feature=player_embedded] “1991. 16mm film. This was shot before video assist technology was available. You carefully planned the animation and went for it. But you had to wait to get the film processed to see the shot for the first time.” Five years later, Tim Hittle made Canhead: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCWSQcaWoNk&feature=channel_video_title] “1996. 35mm film. This was shot with…
Centered City Yoga (Utah) is seeking an artist to execute a work of art for Centered City Yoga, with payment of $250 to cover cost of time and materials. The purpose of this piece is to create two-dimensional signage for the new Centered City Yoga Revolution studio, located downstairs at the 918 south 900 east…
You can no longer talk about children’s book art in Utah without hearing Willy Terry’s name pop up. This is a good thing. A very good thing. See what I mean? This is a typical painting from Will—and by ‘typical’ I mean teeming with rich, luscious colors, playful contrast between light and dark tones, endearing…
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/27003856] This little gem has been getting passed around websites like crazy! Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared comes from Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling of This Is It and is well worth the three and a half minutes it takes to watch.
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/22894261] Nelson Boles is the hands and brains behind this beautiful little animation.