Posts Tagged ‘art’
Human Nature
Airports often have displays flanking the corridors of their terminals. Local artists, historical displays, they can be vaguely interesting. But once in a while, a really great installation catches my eye. Right now, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs has on display a really interesting collection, in connection with [...]
Car art
This is Michael's car. He drew a moon and some stars on the window, stuck a big note next to them encouraging passers by to add their own images and resting on the door handle below he left orange and white polish. The he left the car, parked, for 4 days. What you see here is just one side of the result. Pretty awesome. This just goes to [...]
Chris Haberman
Chris Haberman is an artist. He paints things. I don't know the first place I saw his work, because it seems like I see it everywhere in Portland. It's in coffee shops, at food carts, on the sides of buildings. It's everywhere. And it's good. At least I think it's good. It's intricate and emotional and raw. Every time I see [...]
Sharpie Art
The Sharpie is not normally counted among art supplies or preferred tools for creating a masterpiece. But to Charlie Kratzer they'll do just fine. Charlie covered the walls of his basement--floor to ceiling--with murals he drew with $10 worth of Sharpies. You'll find Sherlock Holmes, Winston Churchill, Shakespeare and even the TV squirrel Rocky [...]
Recycled Arts Festival
If your mantra is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; you've got to find time to check out the Recycled Arts Festival at Esther Short Park this weekend in Vancouver. Over 70 artists specializing in everything from jewelry to clothing to metal arts and more will bring their Green goods. The Recycled Arts Festival is sponsored by the Clark County [...]
Hailey Coffee Co.
I love random art. Whether it’s street art or kid’s refrigerator art or the art you find on a beach. I like it all. I also like coffee. The Hailey Coffee Co, in Hailey Idaho combines the two. Not only can you get a fantastic cup of joe, you can entertain yourself while you wait, looking at the artwork and poetry carved into the [...]
Linda Buechler
I make a habit of frequenting Random Order Coffeehouse for their excellent pie. A week or so ago I was there with my partner in pie. She pointed out some fantastic art that was hanging on the wall: beautiful botanicals, strikingly painted on jewel-toned, multi-part backgrounds. I turned to look, and noticed that the paintings were [...]
Solar map of NYC
Solar maps are not only kind of cool looking, they're extremely functional. I know, not exactly what you might want to hang on the wall of your home... But this solar map in particular is providing data that will help NYC implement solar power that could provide about one-fifth of the electricity consumed by eight million [...]
Portland Acupuncture Project
This week, I was walking through Mt. Tabor Park with a friend. "What's that?" she asked, pointing up a hill at a super-tall golden rod. We walked to the top and found ourselves in front of a 35 foot steel post. A sign told us that we were looking at a "needle." Part of the Portland Acupuncture Project, the needle was one of many that [...]
My Masterpiece Art Studio
There's no art quite like kids' art. At My Masterpiece Art Studio, it's all about the kids. Offering open studio time, art parties and structured classes, the directors at My Masterpiece help each child let the artist within shine through. The next Van Gogh could be making a ceramic bowl there right now.
