13 things

Shadow Profile Art Project

A fascinating project: FRAGMENTS by Kumi Yamashita.

“FRAGMENTS consists of resin tiles which cast the shadow profiles of 40 New Mexican residents of different backgrounds and ethnicities... It is both testament and celebration of the people whose names may never make it into the history books or history museums, but who definitely make up the rich fabric of life in a pueblo, city, county, and state."

A tighter shot of some of the faces shows the nuance involved.

Remarkable!  Would love to see this in person in the permanent collection of the New Mexico History Museum.

Kudos to Kumi Yamashita for the beautiful executed idea.

(Thanks to Dayna for the tip!)

Wrights Lake | California

Yes, it really is this beautiful.

So wonderful to be at a spectacular alpine lake in the Sierras this summer. 

Nature and everything good. :)

No cell, no TV, no internet. Just time to hike and swim and eat and get dirty and contemplate the important things in life.

Long Lost Pal

 Illustration by Jenni Sparks

Or maybe you were thinking of this one.

Thumbs up for the print, music and video versions!

[ via thisisnthappiness ]

One, Two Graphic Punch | Helena Wurzel

Super saturated colors, clean strong graphics.

Sure do love the art of Helena Wurzel.

Standing at the Edge of the Water

 

My Butt

[ as seen on 20x200 ]

Yellow Wonder

Another thing I like about San Francisco: you can walk down the street in this wonderful yellow contraption and it seems like it was meant to be.

Yay color! Yay super crafty folk! Yay balloons in action!

Rainbow Queen

A year in color for the Rainbow Queen via Vogue.

(click to enlarge)

Audrey Hepburn | Ever Elegant

Fun! Make sure to click and enlarge for full effect.

 

POPULOUS-AUDREY

by Craig Alan

 More info about Craig Alan here.  (Love the part, "Craig's creative luminance did not wholly shine until his family transferred to New Orleans...")

Well worth meandering over to the great post on Colossal, People as Pixels, which includes a number of fascinating photos of "people as the fundamental building blocks for larger images."

Big scale art involving crowds. How could that not be fun?

A Remarkable Creature

What an incredible picture by Sharon Gillum.

Takes your breath away... Beautiful!

Coconut Octopus

photographed by Sharon Gillum

at the California Academy of Sciences

{ click image above to enlarge... recommended! }

Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames

One cool dude. And he's interested in architecture and drafting?  Now I like him even more.

Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames for Pacific Standard Time

the birth of the LA art scene.

For more info on Ice Cube & The Eames visit http://pacificstandardtime.org.

Handmade Portraits: Sophie Blackall

Illustrator Sophie Blackall pens the most beautiful characters.

Here's a video about her latest (maybe greatest, so far) project.

Handmade Portraits: Sophie Blackall from Etsy on Vimeo.