Courtesy of Oleg Volk, we learn of a gentleman in Russia who’s made a camera out of a matchbox, a film cassette and some insulating tape. A translation of the Web page gives the details. I know so-called ‘pinhole cameras’ are nothing new, but I always like to see human ingenuity at work – and… Continue reading Human creativity can still surprise me
Tag: Art
Weird, but funny!
I was amused by a review of a men’s singing group from Australia. The first thing you think upon hearing the Spooky Men’s Chorale is: how can men so hairy produce sounds so wonderful? “We stand and deliver with unaffected masculine brouhaha,” frontman Steve Taberner asserts. “But we also have a warmth to the harmonies… Continue reading Weird, but funny!
Strange furniture – but interesting
I’m obliged to Mary K. for sending me a couple of e-mails giving details of some rather odd-looking furniture designs that are nonetheless interesting. From Animi Causa we have the ‘Feel seating system’, as they call it. It’s 120 soft round balls, covered with an elastic material, which can be positioned in any way one… Continue reading Strange furniture – but interesting
Some amazing artwork
A friend e-mailed me the Web site of Muddy Mountain Pottery. I’ve been browsing there off and on all week, and thoroughly enjoying myself. Not only do they have the usual sort of pottery, but some artistically-minded potter has produced what he or she calls ‘Raku Ray Guns’. They’re pottery representations of some of the… Continue reading Some amazing artwork