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"You go out with a girl you used to date, she looks so damn good, and then at a certain point you say, Boy, now I remember. I know why I left!"   Arsenio Hall The Five Traditional Ceremonial Fruits, 1970 color wood print by Pham Van Don.  Pham Van Don was born in 1917 in Hanoi, Vietnam.  

Photo Provided by Paul D. Stephenson Holga Car Series 2010 All Student Art Exhibit at GSU University Park, Illinois, March 17, 2011 Art Forum, the Governors State University art student organization, and the GSU Visual Arts Gallery are hosting the annual All Student Exhibition, from March 30, to April 15. A reception and awards ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 30, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Distinguished juror Joyce Owens will judge the student work and award the monetary prizes, which include $300 for best-in-show. Refreshments will be served. The reception and exhibit are free and open to the public. The juried competition is open to all students enrolled in GSU art courses during the Spring/Summer 2010, Fall 2010, and Spring 2011. The goal of the exhibit is to showcase the best work of GSU graduate and undergraduate students from all disciplines. including at least one film student who submitted a short video piece in the exhibit. "Interacting with this kind of work is ...

Last weekend our local library had a story time for children.  We had a lot of fun listening to stories and creating crafts.  Here is some of what we did.  Books and fun are an important part of every community.  

"I was having lunch with one of my clients, the CEO of a rapidly growing mid-size company, when I casually asked for his job description. He smiled and said, “Well, if you followed me around you’d probably think I do lots of things. But I only have one job. I build   passion . Most people think talent is in short supply. Hell, the papers are full of stories about regular folks working miracles when something they really care about is on the line. Talent is not in short supply. Passion is. My job is showing people that what we’re doing is worth doing. I provide the whys   so our people can provide the   hows . Once passion is in place,” he said with a big grin, “my job becomes insisting that people use their vacation and trying to stay out of the way. In a previous article,   8 Keys to Innovation: Building Brands by Killing Frogs , I noted that prisoners are some of the most creative and innovative people. Turning toothpaste tubes into lethal weapons demonstrates thei...

By Steph in Architecture & Design , Gadgets & Geek Art , Technology & Futurism It’s the 21st century – so why are printers still so bulky, ugly and wasteful? The time is ripe for printers that fit into the world of iPods, cell phones and paper-thin computers, and concept designers are stepping up to the plate with incredible visions of the future. Tiny stick printers that can go anywhere, printers that use pencil stubs or even coffee dregs in lieu of ink cartridges, printers that can erase and reuse paper. Some designs go further still, transcending mere ink to produce three-dimensional objects and even food. Printing with a Pencil Stub (images via: yanko design ) The problem with printers is, if you make a mistake, there’s no way to erase it. You simply have to start all over again, wasting both ink and a sheet of paper. So why not use graphite instead? This creative printer concept by Hoyoung Lee does t...

By Delana in Architecture & Design , Gadgets & Geek Art , Technology & Futurism Manufacturing is about to undergo its biggest transformation ever, but it won’t come with big factories and a booming work force: it will happen with the use of small-scale 3D printers. Imagine being able to create just about anything you will ever want or need with little more than the push of a button. Everything can be made on demand, so there’s no waste and no need for warehouses to store loads of inventory. Although the materials and exact mechanisms vary, 3D printers all work in basically the same way: they build 2D layer upon 2D layer of material, following a three-dimensional guide, to create a 3D object. It sounds futuristic, but it’s happening right now thanks to 3D printers – and there’s no telling how far we can take this promising technology. (images via: Gajitz ) 3D printing isn’t new by any means. It’s been aroun...

By Marc in Furniture & Interiors , Gadgets & Geek Art , Technology & Futurism As steampunk connoisseurs and hobbyists become veterans at their craft, they’ve been increasingly turning their cog-loving eyes toward their most modern fixtures: their computer and accessories. These artisans have always had a field day retro fitting their keyboards, but monitors, mouses, and flash drives are all becoming targets of the steampunk obsessed. Take a look at 36 of the most breathtaking steampunk computer mods: (Images via techchee , toxel , freepeople , desktopped ) Computer monitors have always been drab affairs, but they’re also the focal point of any steampunk project. Old monitors are a great fit for large cabinet-style setups, while the more modern flat screens are perfect for the sleek elegant look. What’s the use of having a beautifully modified monitor if the rest of your setup screams Office Max? (Images via gizmodo , unlacethevictorians , gadgetsin , toxel , ...

By Steph in Urban & Street Art There are artists who work with paint and clay, and then there are artists who create bizarre and thought-provoking art from slightly less conventional materials to prove a point. This collection features sculptures made from guns and bullets, high-speed bullet photography, illustrations of what happens when bullets pierce flesh and even drawings made by shooting at metal and paper with a sub-machine gun. Reliquaries Made of Guns and Ammunition (images via: Al Farrow ) Artist Al Farrow combined religious imagery with guns and bullets to startling effect in his 2001 series, ‘ Reliquaries ’. The sculptures are an ironic play on the medieval cult of the relic as well as a statement about continued ties between war and religion. Farrow says that in the making of these pieces, he was absolutely astonished at the ease with which one can procure huge amounts of gun related paraphernalia. Hig...