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A miniature kitchen as stop motion magic     Stunning and Disturbing Photographs of Expired Food Exquisitely arranged and rotting apart, this food is way past its expiration date. Austrian artist Klaus Pichler responds to a United Nations study that says one third of...

Tank Sushi     Cranberry Bog Wakeboarding “The annual harvesting of cranberries has to be one of the most ingenius methods of fruit farming there is. Every fall after the berries ripen on the vine, instead of being picked by people or machine the fields are...

Three incredibly gorgeous portraits shot in an underwater environment by Jacob Sutton. (via designspiration)   “Over the past two years or so there’s been no shortage of photography and short films featuring the sensuous curls of ink plumes dispersing underwater. Yet...

Alive Without Breath: Three Dimensional Animals Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye “Singapore-based artist Keng Lye creates near life-like sculptures of animals relying on little but paint, resin and a phenomenal sense of perspective. Lye slowly fills bowls, buckets,...

A discussion began in my classroom yesterday.  A young student asked ‘if anyone still used ‘real’ film‘ for photography ‘these days’? Now, not only did the concept of ‘real’ film generate some fantastic discussion, but the ideas...

Lately I’ve been watching my students, fascinated by memes, remixes and mash-ups, repurpose all kinds of imagery in their work.   I’m keen to harness this creativity and leverage these starting points to explore changes in visual impact, aesthetics and meaning of...

 

Great work today, Year 6 – these are some really beautiful dragons! I can’t wait to see them come alive as puppets in your collaborative animation over the next two weeks. This week our key ideas/terms were: Layer Pattern Texture Combination Contrast Complementary

Knight and Dragon shadow puppets from Lolly Extract on Vimeo. The Dragon’s Shadow from Emily Leistiko on Vimeo. Mr. Juan and the Dragon from Andrew Centofante on Vimeo.