A friend of mine pointed out this designer to me and I think he is great, so I will pass it on. 

This is the blog with shopping.

This is his portfolio site with logos, print work and photogaphy….cool photography. 

 

 

Just the other day, I was telling someone about how I wanted to put together an experiment to figure out what would make plastic decompose faster. Well, today I got an email about this high school guy who beat me to it!

At 16 years old, Daniel Burd had my undivided attention as he explained his scientific process in an article from The Record. He knew that plastic would eventually break down, although he may never see it in his lifetime, and knew that microorganisms were the key. Daniel preceded to mix yeast and water to grow microbes. He isolated the ones that were eating the plastic and made them more concentrated. Then, he worked on the perfect temperature for his microbe army. The output from the decomposing process is only water and carbon dioxide in very small levels.

Daniel Burd won the top prize at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa and received a $10,000 prize and $20,000 scholarship! Go Daniel! Where can I buy some stock?  

A friend of mine sent me a link today for Ponoko and I needed to share it right away. This is a site where you can design your own stuff. It is crazy! You make your 2D or 3D design in one of the approved design programs and send it off to Ponoko to get made. They have various materials to choose from and can laser cut too. You can make your own jewelry, puzzles, furniture and more. Some people have already designed some cool things and they are giving away the design files. Then, you can choose your material and buy them.

Also, if you have an idea about a product and you want to make a prototype, this is perfect. I am so impressed with this process. 

   

that I think break dancing is super cool? Well, check this out!

Yesterday’s photo is NOT body parts or excretions, but actually Bolthouse Farms juice (Vedge is red and Green Goodness is green, of course) mixed with alcohol on ice. 

See, not scary…..but I thought it was pretty cool. Good idea Jamie. 

 

 

Let’s play a little game:

A friend of ours was showing us some of his photos from vacation and when he got to these photos, I was a little disturbed. What do you think this is? I will let you know tomorrow!

 

 

I know that people have already started receiving and spending those stimulus checks. We haven’t gotten ours yet, but when we do, it will go towards paying my husband’s student loan. 

See how others are spending their money on this website: How I Spent My Stimulus. There are some good ones here … people really trying to make a statement or stick it to “the man!”

  

Zhang Peng is an up and coming Chinese photographer. Her work is interesting to me because it speaks to Chinese culture, especially from a woman’s point of view. 

She has selected photography for sale at artnet. There is also one article on Arts Fair International where she describes her use of photography and she talks about the meaning behind this series of photographs. In this article, Zhang uses this line to describe her work, “What lies beneath the beauty and magnificence is endless pain that no one ever knows.” 

If I share an artist’s work on my blog that I would like people to be aware of, it is important to note that all the artwork, including photography, is the copyright of the artist. If said artist sees their work on this blog and wants it removed, please contact me and I will remove it immediately.