d.i.y. gift bows

more d.i.y. fun here at how about orange.

Kiki Smith,

Identical Twins

Cast aluminum with metal cords in four parts

10 x 3 5/8 x 2 1/4; 10 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2; 9 x 4 x 2 1/2; 10 5/8 x 4 x 2 1/4 inches

Joanne Lee 'Synergy series'

Joanne Le

I heavily experimented with the materiality of sumi ink and different surfaces that it can adhere to, but eventually found duralar to hold the most alluring possibilities. I was focused on the push and pull of these two elements together, which had its own energy that needed to be released. Some areas formed naturally, through the way the ink dried or with its reaction with salt, while other areas were purposefully connected with my touch. There was a
 certain sensibility I had with these materials that allowed me to move the forms in and out of themselves.

This show took place in the Gateway Gallery at the Maryland Institute College of Art, from September 20-October 15, 2010.

Joanne Lee
Sumi ink, graphite, and salt on duralar
2009

Gediminas Šiaulys

Gediminas Šiaulys

Pier Paolo Pasolini - Il Fiore delle mille e una notte AKA Arabian Nights (1974)

Making Books (1947)

Making Books (1947)

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By juiceboxgasoline Alexandra

One of These Nights

in loving that girl

tanjko

By bliaaaaa noven This photo was taken on December 20, 2010.

d.i.y. ornaments!

check out the instructions here --d.i.y. terrarium ornaments

also more fun d.i.y. projects can be found here! at the free people blog. good stuff i say!

notation

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matthewstone

matthew stone. i'm enjoying the quality of light, crispness, and human flesh, in these photos.

gyotaku

gyotaku is an ancient form of print making, 'gyo' meaning fish, and 'taku' meaning printing, is where the practice got it's name. The practice originated as a way for fisherman to verify what they had caught before the age of photographic reproduction.

research/source material

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Introduction: the arts and mental health

Fine Arts and Feminism: The Awakening Consciousness

Lise Vogel

What's in a Label? The Relationship between Feminist Self-Identification and "Feminist" Attitudes among U.S. Women and Men

Janice McCabe

The Feminist Critique of Art History

Thalia Gouma-Peterson and Patricia Mathews

The Coming of Age of Feminist Sociology: Some Issues of Practice and Theory for the Next Twenty Years

Sasha Roseneil

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read for later:

Feeling Foreign in Feminism

Maivân Clech Lâm

Fine Art and the Fan 1860-1930

Pamela Gerrish Nunn

can't go wrong with tracts

We provide tracts and booklets for witnessing.

Variorum of Classic Tracts and Pamphlets

"Pyramid of Capitalist System"


CHICK TRACT SATIRE

Create Seed-Starting Pots From Newspapers

Instead of buying expensive peat pots to plant your seeds in, make these spiffy planting pots by rolling recycled newspaper around a glass or jar. The finished pots are sturdy and will break down quickly once they've been planted in the soil.

some marbling history and information

coptic inspiration

^Coptic bound marbled Somerset.
45 Section Coptic binding 6.2 x 16 x 5 c.m

felted inspiration

& Felting Stones: A Free Tutorial

Ron Klein

Ron Klein

again and again and again and again
2009
Appropriated Objects
10'x8'x2'

Mineral Art from Slovenia

Quartz var. smoky, locality: Breznica pod Lubnikom, Slovenia

Marija Nabernik, smoky quartz, watercolor on art paper, 2009

beautiful jewels

Quartz Ring

pieces by, Adina Mills

more book inspiration

And so you want to be a fisherman...
By Susan Jaworski-Stranc
Newbury, Massachusetts: Apple Cider Press, 2000. Edition of 10.

Susan Jaworski-Stranc: "A family crisis was this book's genesis, which took place a few years ago between mother & son. The writing of the poem was a means of working out complex feelings and emotions surrounding a universal parental issue – letting go. The book form is a metaphor for the poem. Through the use of prickly metal edges, sharp hooks, the act of untangling the fish from the netting as well as the unfolding of fish assists the reader to relate to the milestone on an intuitive-cognizant level. This deeply felt experience was made concrete through the book arts to share with others."

Autumn Ahn- Gertrude's Hands: closed 1"x2"|open 2"x4"

Quercus
By Rebecca Goodale
Portland, Maine: Rebecca Goodale, 2009. One-of-a-Kind.

20.5 x 14 x 3" closed; 10.5 x 14 x 96" extended. Silkscreen printed oak leaves attached to a 13 cotton strings, which are in turn attached to the bottom and top of the maroon cloth-covered box in which the work is housed.

The Chestnut Oak (quercus prinus) is listed as endangered in Maine's official List of Endangered and Threatened Plants.

Lift the cotton loop attached to the lid's exterior and watch streams of leaves rise on 13 strings like flags on a ship's halyards. Quite obviously meant for display, the lid can be hung from the cotton loop so that the leaves flutter delicately in the wind. Fully extended this homage to the Chestnut Oak rises to 8 feet.