Scientists are considering helping out the oyster industry by creating a special man-made mineral called Alchemical. This new mineral will create gold from algae when it is salted over live oyster beds. The algaeic gold adheres to pearls in a round, ringlike manner, thus creating a completely finished, totally wearable pearl ring after only a [...]
Found a site worthy of placement next to my all time favorite cartoons on Gapingvoid.com . The link is courtesy of friend and poet, Helen Losse. Isn’t it great when you find someone with a similar sense of humor to yours?
Out of many favorites, here is one -
There’s no beauty in conspicuous consumption these days. No art in the every day. Computers have reduced business transactions to lines and dots, heat sensitive paper with unimaginative logos. There’s no joy in the afterglow of purchases cheaply made.
Ahhhhhhh…
One needs to reflect for a moment upon the bill of sale of the 1890s. Pure poetry, [...]
Won four auctions on eBay today! A $.01 bid got me a 1954 letter from the Mayor of New Orleans. I’m trying to figure out how to pay for it. Send it via PayPal or should I mail the guy a penny? There’s no shipping charge on the item. I’ve emailed the seller to find [...]
The Pedestrian Art Program, UNCW Department of Art and Art History, and Wilmington Downtown Inc. are proud to present a week of events and opportunities to engage with world renowned sculptor Carl Billingsley. Bold, dramatic pieces and engaging designs. This looks pretty spiffy.
Mr. Billingsley is having two simultaneous exhibitions for his work in the Wilmington [...]
I buy old papers. Not newspapers — script. Old letters, envelopes, post cards, books, photographs… you name it. My favorite type of “buy” is on eBay when I bid on a box of stuff sold by the pound. Individual count items are usually a rip-off because 100 pieces of 1890-1960 ephemera could mean someone cut [...]
It’s almost 25 miles to an art store. The nearest store carrying anything remotely labeled “art supply” would be Hellmart. I’m assuming that we all know about “crafts” vs “fine art” ? so the Hellmart paint selection is pretty piss poor. Ordering online is a bit expensive when it comes to gesso and glues, so [...]
