Archive for the 'Rubylith' Category
So Close, Yet So Far
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Princess Molecule, originally uploaded by agitprop.
Okay, I’m in a bit of a tizzy since I narrowly missed getting a Tim Biskup “Princess Molecule” signed print like the one seen here. One was listed on eBay, but the auction […]
Concrete Reasoning
August 14th, 2007Last weekend we caught a photography show called Midcentury Modern Buildngs in Phoenix at the local library. The Phoenix metro area doesn’t have a whole lot of eccentric midcentury architecture, but what we do have is something to be cherished. I’m glad to see a gallery of prints celebrating this stuff before short-sighted developers destroy […]
Looky Lou
August 10th, 2007Spurred on by my illustrations from The New England Cookbook scrubbles post, Ward Jenkins has unearthed more of artist Lou Peters’ wonderfully versatile work from vintage cookbooks. This appetizer artwork is as elegant as the New England stuff is whimsical. The fact that this guy was somewhat prolific, yet doing ephemeral cookbooks for desperate ’50s […]
Mostly I Want to Play ‘Baby Bash’
July 29th, 2007As a special treat for Christopher’s birthday, the two of us caught an opening day screening of The Simpsons Movie. I was excited, and a bit leery. The Simpsons is a classic, one of the best shows on TV, but the creators have gone into autopilot over the last decade. I cherish the first 8 […]
Cheap Thrill: The New England Cookbook (1956)
July 21st, 2007Here’s futher proof that the neatest visuals can pop up in the most unexpected places. Trawl through any flea market or antique store and you’ll find dozens of old paperback mini cookbooks published by the Culinary Arts Institute. Organized by food or region, these were cheaply sold in supermarkets to housewives who wanted to try […]
Fun with a Porpoise
July 16th, 2007The excellent Fanboy.com points to a beautiful mosaic Totoro rendered in dishes of paint from Japan. My mosaic is coming along well. The beads have all been painted/stained and now I’m nailing each one in the board. Though the completed bottom six rows look slightly uneven, that and the silver nailheads give it a nice, […]
Design for Living
June 28th, 2007The L.A. Times takes an in-depth look at the iconic Pacific Palisades home of Charles and Ray Eames (thanks Christopher!). I used to think the Chemosphere might be my dream home, but the Eames’ place seems a lot more comfortable and homey while still retaining that all important modern chic. It shares a lot in […]
Pieces of Eighties
June 26th, 2007You know how things that were normal and harmless 20+ years ago often appear so weird looking today? I got that in spades while browsing through YouTube user dcbatwing’s collection of local station promos, demo reels and other video effluvia of the past. One such item is this neat demo reel that motion graphics company […]
Charles Harper 1922-2007
June 12th, 2007Yesterday, scrubbles reader Hilary left a comment on my Charles Harper book review that the artist passed away. His hometown paper, the Cincinnati Enquirer, has confirmed the news with an obit and editorial cartoon. R.I.P. Charley Harper, and thanks for all the wonderful art you left us.
Just Deserts
June 3rd, 2007Rudy Adler sent along an email about the Border Film Project (which he helped orchestrate). From the website:
Border Film Project is a collaborative art project giving disposable cameras to two groups on different sides of the border: undocumented migrants crossing the desert into the United States, and American Minutemen trying to stop them. To date, […]
Richard Amsel’s Sparkle and Shine
May 22nd, 2007Richard Amsel is one of my favorite illustrators from the ’70s and ’80s. Amsel first came to prominence when, as a college student, he won a contest to illustrate the poster for Barbra Streisand’s Hello Dolly. His portrait of Bette Midler on The Divine Miss M has become an icon of album cover art. He […]
Howard Pierce Desktop Patterns
May 18th, 2007Thought I’d share these nifty patterns I made back in 2000 — try them out for a cool “Desert Modernism” look. These are based on photos we took of the roofline borders on sculptor Howard Pierce’s home in Joshua Tree, California. The talented Mr. Pierce, who died in 1994, made his name designing whimsical ceramic […]
Dino-Maintenance
May 15th, 2007A maintenance worker tends to Disneyland’s Primeval World exhibit in 1966, part of the UCLA Department of Special Collections searchable index of photos from the Los Angeles Times and Daily News. For old L.A. aficionados, this one’s a must-see. Another site that one could spend hours poring through, great! (first spotted on The Blackwing Diaries)
The Land of Coulda Shoulda
April 26th, 2007You probably already know that I’m crazy about theme parks, both real and imagined. So it kinda blew my mind when I came across these concept drawings for an unbuilt Hanna-Barbera theme park which Dan Goodsell shared at his Sampler of Things weblog. The six-year-old inner me is jumping up and down at the thought […]
Objects in Darwinsanity
April 17th, 2007Here’s something for intelligent designers — online mag Inkling (no, I haven’t heard of it either) is holding a contest to redesign the Darwin fish seen on so many cars (via UnBeige). What the entries lack in polish they gain in the funny dept.
