So there’s this 58 year old guy in France whose been building a ship in his backyard for around 13 years,  but not just any ship,  but one designed to look like the love boat, as in Exciting and new,  come aboard,  we’ve been expecting you!

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Discovered this gallery of unique (to say the least) tattoos while trolling.
Note: The above is one of the few work-friendly pics in the gallery.
Link (Via didn’t you hear?)

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There’s a lot to like about Southern California, so different from Northern California that there’s been talk for years of splitting the state in two. I love the architecture in LA, and the deserts, the beach and the sun. But mostly the architecture.
I meant to see Los Angeles Plays Itself when it came out […]

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This site pretends it’s a free-range bunny meat packing factory to showcase the artist’s animations.  Cool icons and links, too!
Link (Via boing boing)

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This 8-minute animation from Dutch artist Michael Dudok De Wit, called Father and Daughter, is so well done.  I was moved by the story itself, but the artistry of the telling and drawing of it is beautiful.
from neatorama.

 
It’s pretty amazing what a person can do with some folded pieces of paper.   For more “Bad Ass Oragami” check out this site.

Now this would be cool at Burningman this year.
It’s made by a company in Germany, price?  well you have to email them for the price as it’s custom made.  In otherwords, expensive, but wow what a cool bike this would be for Playa!

A friend of mine works with a guy who creates these awsome Etch-A-Sketch pictures while answering phones at work.
You can find his blog, and lots of cool Etch Art here.

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I don’t know what software for post-processing Trey Ratcliff uses for the shots he takes of his travels all over the world, but wow! His blog is Stuck in Customs.

Coloseum lit by candlelight.

Cowled Prayer

Icy Pit to Hell

Ever wonder what art made by kids might look like if they had the skills of a professional?   click here to see some examples of just that.

 
                Before                                         After
Last December the iconic La Contessa, one of the most impressive art cars ever to sail the desert at Burning Man, was burned to a crisp by arson.
I initially reported on it here.  
Now, the full story is out.  Who burned it?   The owner of the land where it was […]

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Practice your technique at this site: http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

From YahooNews: 
Tattooing to become legal in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY - The law legalizing tattooing in Oklahoma goes into effect Wednesday and the state Department of Health has been busy fielding questions from people who want to get licenses to practice the ancient art.
Oklahoma was the last state to legalize tattooing.
Tressa Madden, director of consumer protection at […]

From YahooNews:
German joins China’s ancient warriors
HONG KONG - A German art student tried to join a Chinese dynasty’s army — but he volunteered centuries too late. The 26-year-old man — identified only as “Pablo” or by his Chinese name “Ma Lin” — made a dusty brown suit of armor, a tunic and a helmet, and […]