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Artella's LinkLatte™
May 2008
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http://www.themoth.org/
George Dawes Green, a poet and story-teller,
missed the gatherings of friends to tell stories
that he had enjoyed as a youth. So he
created The Moth. Be sure to listen
to at least some of the stories.
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http://www.futureme.org/
Future Me, a forward-thinking site where letters
from you, to you, are safely held and mailed
back on a date you determine. Use this
no-cost site to fling your best intentions
toward the far reaches of the Universe!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwICR-vGp0Y&feature=email
We love Tammy Hensley's gorgeous "photo"
quilts - don't you? If you're curious about
how she turns a JPEG image into a quilt
block, watch this short tutorial, How to
Prepare Fabric to Run Through Your
Printer, created by another
photo/quilt artist!
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http://www.laurevolume.com/categorie-737728.html
One of the first projects in many film classes is shooting a clay animation or stop-action movie. Is there a lot to it? Well, no, if you're moving a Lego figure across a table-top. Yes, if you're laurevolume and shooting a multi-character, multi-set flick. See EXACTLY how it's done at this French-language website. The pictures speak for themselves!
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http://home.earthlink.net/%7Eworldbridger/index.html
Wendy Hale Davis kept endless journals, but was discouraged because eventually each one fell
apart. She resolved the problem, saying now,
"Little did I know that I would end up
changing careers -- from graphic design to bookbinding!" Just look what she's done!
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Rob Adams admits that he is "here to undermine your world view" -- an anarchist, you say?
Hardly! He is a watercolorist, painter, and
digital illustrator who has the artist's viewpoint
down pat. Visit his tutorial, then link to his
website for graphics that will astound you.
Just keep it all in perspective!
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http://moma.org/exhibitions/2007/serra/
Californian Rich Serra is into art in a BIG WAY.
Go to the Museum of Modern Art to see representative sculpture from forty years of
his craft. Serra works with monumental shapes
and sizes, and the video "walk-throughs"
will help you understand better how
he perceives shape.
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http://hungrysuitcase.com/
The interactive Vacation Fun-A-Lyzer arrives just
in time to help you determine your inner needs
and plan around them! As you pack the talkative Blue Suitcase, your choices are analyzed, and
a dream trip is recommended based on the
results. A 54% in relaxin' says I'm headed
to Mexico! How about you?
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http://www.regional-office.com/?p=16
Pssst! Want a real genuine Van Gogh? We can have
it ready for you by tomorrow! That may not be how the conversation goes, but it's easy to imagine in Dafen, a haven for "reproduction painters". A few
of these artists, however, were commissioned to compose a self-portrait using the style and techniques of the masters they have mastered.
The results, at Regional-Office, are fascinating!
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http://visualchronicles.typepad.com/
Sisters Linda Woods and Karen Dinino have authored art books (e.g., Visual Chronicles:
The No-Fear Guide to Creating Art Journals,
Creative Manifestos, and Altered Books), sell
their hand-crafted items, and blog about
life's ups and irritations at Visual
Chronicles, Journal Revolution.
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http://cmaloneyart.com/main.html
Chris Malone says that, as a black man in the U.S., he doesn't have a firm concept of where he came from -- and so in his current role as a doll-maker,
he is drawing information and inspiration from
the tribes of Africa and New Guinea. His unique
dolls are at once so realistic in facial features
and so fantastical in posture and dress that
you'll want to study every gorgeous detail!
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http://moma.org/exhibitions/2006/eyeoneurope/
The Museum of Modern Art's Eye on Europe
provides an up-close vision of culture --
language, confrontation, art, and more --
from the tumultuous 1960s through the
present. View newspaper headlines,
galleries, and more to understand the
phenomena of change in Europe.
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http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2008/colorchart/
It's hard to remember a time when colors were
not standardized (ah, who can forget #399023?!).
But it was only in the 1950s that the commercial
color chart was introduced, at once standardizing colors and opening them to numeric value rather than spiritual and moral interpretation. View
great artists as they view color at Color Chart: Reinventing Color from 1950 to Today
through the Museum of Modern Art.
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http://www.funneldesigngroup.com/
Some of us have visited Funnel Design Group
before. If you haven't, you're in for a treat!
Turn up your sound, grab your glasses (or
your dancing shoes), and see what a
corporate branding agency does. Here's
a heads-up: They are currently searching
for "Interactive Designers". Is that you?
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http://www.annawolf.com/set:65
Anna Wolf's photography has been featured in fashion magazines and is now seen online in
Untitled Issue no. 001 (a fashion) Magazine.
She also has crafted what she calls a
"little book". See how a professional
photographer uses digital tricks
to create a photojournal.
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http://everythingisok.com/
Among the OKAY things at everythingisok.com,
you'll find resources and reference links for the topics Behave, Enjoy, Exist, Learn, Live, Love,
Plant, Respect, and Save. You will have all
the help you need to improve your life,
the lives of those who depend on
you, and the planet itself!
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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/148
The DaVinci Code has nothing on The Giacometti Code. Walking surrealist art and smart conjecture through the theatre of the absurd, poet Rives
waxes philosophical -- and uses
PowerPoint! -- to speak about that most
inspirational of moments: Four o'clock
in the morning. Join him on TED!
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http://www.kahunna.net/
Kolby Kirk always dreamed he would travel.
Now, with both the time and resources, his
dream is coming true. He offers travel
information, photos, and videos in his
Kahunna.net blog -- and links to help you
make YOUR travel dreams come true!
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http://www.craftlog.org/craftingjapanese/
These adorable pattern-crafted stuffed animals will inspire you to grab your scraps! At Crafting Japanese, find pictures, books, patterns,
and more with a genuine Japanese
point of view -- in English!
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http://www.parisdailyphoto.com/
Eric says it best, online at his Paris Daily Photo:
"You love Paris? You have never been to Paris
but you would like a sneak preview? Then
come here every day and you will find a
brand new picture, taken by one
of its inhabitants: me!"
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http://illustmaker.abi-station.com/index_en.shtml
Do you find yourself admiring another blogger's avatar? Wish you had a postage stamp-sized character that looks like you? You don't have
to pay somebody to make one for you:
Go to Portrait Illustration Maker, and
feature-by-feature, create your
own personal avatar!
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