Restricted Areas in Russia by Photographer Danila Tkachenko

On this cold and rainy day, these images of Russia by Danila Tkachenko seem appropriate.

Microsoft Kills Clip Art

From abcNEWS :

Clip Art, the iconic collection of images beloved by students and professionals around the world for their whimsy and ease of inserting into Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, has been laid to rest. 

Microsoft announced in a blog post that it is shuttering its Clip Art library in favor of Bing Images, where users can now download royalty free images to use in their projects.

Destressing using Art Therapy techniques

I am definitely one who struggles with stress, especially around the holidays. Here are some art therapy techniques that can be used to combat stress and anxiety.

5 in 1

"Recycles". Detail of a diptych by TONE, PROEMBRION, SEPE, CHAZME, CEKAS for Urban Forms 2014. Łódź, Poland. (photo © Urban Forms/Marek Szymanski)

Five street artists known as TONE, PROEMBRION, SEPE, CHAZME and CEKAS, have collaborated on a massive 30ft. tall street art piece in Poland. Read more about it here. 

Damien Hirst's Army of Geppettos

Here is an interesting article that gives an in-depth view of the artisans that actually craft many of Damien Hirst's (as well as many other renouned artists) large pieces.

Wire project

For this assignment we had to make a 3d object out of metal wire. I chose the spray bottle because it had a straightforward design, but would also allow me to be creative in the execution of the spray top.

I decided to start with the base of the bottle and work my way up to the most complicated part of the bottle. 

Then i constructed the body, using four straight wires going around the base and connecting to the top ring i created. The hardest part was figuring out how to attach the wires without bending them too much. The more the wires bent, the more my object lost its intended shape. 

(Unfortunately, I lost my phone at this point and got a new one, so I am missing a few pictures of my process.)

After i had the body assembled, I began work on the sprayer/top of the spray bottle. This was the most frustrating part of the process. Because the top of the spray bottle was so top-heavy, I had to use a smaller gauge wire to even out the weight. It ended up working out really well.

Kandinsky at the Frist

I went to the Kandinsky exhibit yesterday. Definitely worth checking out!

http://fristcenter.org/calendar-exhibitions/detail/kandinsky-a-retrospective