Just Don't Tell the Squirrels

Mini Phals first bloom.

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:02:05 -0800

Mini Phals first bloom.

danmeth: The Fantasy World Map is now available for...

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:17:23 -0800

The Fantasy World Map is now available for purchase!
This poster makes a great holiday gift for nerds, geeks, wizards, demons, etc.

flavorpill: Amazing, Hyperrealistic Doll Children

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:07:09 -0800

flavorpill:

Amazing, Hyperrealistic Doll Children

therumpus: Check out Wendy MacNaughton and Angela Watercutter’s...

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:35:41 -0800

therumpus:

Check out Wendy MacNaughton and Angela Watercutter’s collaborative essay on the struggling arts program in New Folsom Prison.

neil-gaiman: What is the story behind the Biblio-mat? I went...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:39:21 -0800

neil-gaiman:

What is the story behind the Biblio-mat?

I went fishing this past summer with Craig Small, co-founder of The Juggernaut, an animation studio in Toronto. I had this idea that I would love to have a vending machine that gave out random books. I pictured it as a painted refrigerator box with one of my assistants inside; people would put in a coin and he would drop a book out. But Craig is more pragmatic and visionary then I am. He said, “You need to have an actual mechanical vending machine.” That was beyond my wildest imaginings, but not Craig’s, so he just built it for me.

…

What books are stocked in the Biblio-mat?The books in the machine are two dollars each — that’s not enough to make any profit, but the nature of the second-hand book business is that I end up with a lot of books that are interesting and worth keeping and disseminating, but have no practical retail value. Historically in the used books trade there has always been the dollar cart in front of the store. This is just a spin on that.

A random used-book vending machine. I think I am in love.

therumpus: COMIQUES: COMMITTED BY ANNE EMOND

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:16:13 -0800

therumpus:

COMIQUES: COMMITTED BY ANNE EMOND

blua: Isabelle Adjani photographed by Jean-Claude Deutsch,...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:04:50 -0800

blua:

Isabelle Adjani photographed by Jean-Claude Deutsch, 1973.

bibliolectors: Tree-Library / Árbol-biblioteca (ilustración de...

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:59:53 -0800

bibliolectors:

Tree-Library / Árbol-biblioteca (ilustración de Nicole Gustafsson)

laughingsquid: The Cabin in The Woods as a Choose Your Own...

Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:22:33 -0800

laughingsquid:

The Cabin in The Woods as a Choose Your Own Adventure Book

heartsnbruises: tifannilly: spooky-sheep: vyco: queenannika: ...

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 10:11:05 -0800

heartsnbruises:

tifannilly:

spooky-sheep:

vyco:

queenannika:

68 year old gardener Peter Glazebrook produces onion weighing 18lb and smashes the world record previously set by himself.

i am so happy 4 him look how happy he looks

a man and his onion

he’s gazing at it so tenderly

my son……..

MY SONION

thelifeguardlibrarian: Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:51:23 -0700

thelifeguardlibrarian:

Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters

mythologyofblue: Cliff House Burning, San Francisco,...

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:04:09 -0700

mythologyofblue:

Cliff House Burning, San Francisco, 1907

(beingcompiled)

stilllifequickheart: George Gaethke Ching 1937

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:14:09 -0700

stilllifequickheart:

George Gaethke

Ching

1937

The Bookstore Brain

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:46:09 -0700

The Bookstore Brain:

By Sam Sacks, The New Yorker.

therumpus: “Luckily, Ware’s cleverness has universal appeal....

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:27:56 -0700

therumpus:

“Luckily, Ware’s cleverness has universal appeal. Whether you’re a Sweet Pickles-loving plebe or a fancy Francophile genius, I can guarantee that you, too, will feel an overwhelming sense of wonderment and religious-grade awe as you open the Building Stories box. It’s as though you have unearthed god’s blueprints for humanity or a treasure trove of someone’s very orderly outsider art. This thing, whatever it is, is straight-up super beautiful, and the experience of reading it is like unwrapping birthday presents and choosing your own adventure all at once. It is the joy of reading incarnate, and I don’t think I’ve experienced it so intensely since I was a kid.”

- Kim O’Connor reviews Chris Ware’s “deconstructed graphic novel” Building Stories

allcreatures: Western Pond Turtles are making a comeback, and...

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:40:00 -0700

allcreatures:

Western Pond Turtles are making a comeback, and these week-old hatchlings at the Oregon Zoo are destined to aid in the species’ recovery.

For more than two decades the Oregon Zoo has been working to restore this species to its historic range, which once extended from Baja California to Puget Sound. As a result, Western Pond Turtle (Actinemys marmorata) numbers are on the rise. This species, which can live up to 70 years, has been profoundly affected by the construction of river dams, invasive plants, predation, and draining of wetlands. (read more and see more photos at the link)

Photo Credit: Carli Davidson, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo

(via Turtle hatchlings part of 20-year success story at Oregon Zoo - ZooBorns)

STOP FEEDING THEM CANDY CORN!

heracliteanfire: Lilly Moth (via Awesome Objects / Lilly moth)

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:11:36 -0700

heracliteanfire:

Lilly Moth (via Awesome Objects / Lilly moth)

Photo

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:03:44 -0700

"We need to relearn our sense of surprise"

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:14:23 -0700

““We need to relearn our sense of surprise””

- Sandra Phillips, SFMOMA, Senior Curator of Photography (via ashokau-photowings)

archiemcphee: Here’s an awesome mural that is only visible when...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:14:36 -0700

archiemcphee:

Here’s an awesome mural that is only visible when the wall is wet. The 30ft tall x 45ft wide image is based on Hartford, Connecticut’s historic Charter Oak painting, which was created by Charles DeWolf Brownell in 1857. This water-activated, vanishing version was created by artists Adam Niklewicz and his assistant J.D. Richey on the back of a vacant synagogue in downtown Hartford. It’s part of a a statewide public art program called City Canvas.

So how did these artists create an invisible tree? By cutting an enormous rubber stencil that was mounted on the wall and then sprayed with Rust-Oleum:

“The brick around the tree is weather-treated. The area of the tree drawing is not. When the wall gets wet, the bricks in the tree-drawing area become soaked and dark and the treated bricks do not, causing the image to appear sharply on the wall.”

Oh, and just in case you’re wondering if passersby have to wait for it rain in order to get a look at the tree:

The mural is equipped with two lawn sprinkler systems. There are three heads on the bottom and two hanging from the roof. While a heavy rainstorm mixed with the right wind power and angle could reveal the tree, the sprinklers turn on for about 20 minutes every day at 3pm to insure the image shows clearly. Depending on weather conditions (humidity is a plus), the mural can remain visible from several hours afterwards all the way to the next morning.

Photos by Erika Van Natta

Visit Twisted Sifter to view more photos of the disappearing Charter Oak.

[via Neatorama]