I've never sculpted with butter, but I suspect it would be a challenging medium to work with, and very temperature sensitive...see a butter artist at work below in a refrigerated room:
It takes about 6 to 8 hours to complete each one, and they are carved out of a 90 pound block of Grade A butter. That will butter a CRAPLOAD of toast. My question is, does the winner get to take home their sculpture and watch it slowly melt into an oily puddle of goo?
Check out these bacteria rugs by Bev Hisey.....who knew germs could look so cool? The round shapes resemble bacteria in petri dishes as seen in a microscope:
And in a totally unrelated art note, here are some creepy paintings by artist Nouar:
Yes, we're certainly in a recession and our stocks keep losing their value. And unfortunately, funding for many non-profits has dwindled in response, and the outlook for arts non-profits seem the bleakest. So...you should head on over to The LAB this Saturday, March 21 for their biggest 25th Anniversary Art Auction. Your $10 ticket allows you to see and buy lots of fab artwork (at amazing prices) and did I mention it includes an open bar and snacks??? I'm on their Auction Committee this year (and was their Co-Director for 2.5 years too). Here's a preview of some of the very cool art that will be up for auction (and all proceeds will go to fund their arts programs):
Untitled No. 2928 by Rex Ray
Caught in the Web by Julie Dummermuth
The Magically Disappearing Landscape: Germinations 2.1 by Daniel Ross
A number of Red Cake Gallery's artists have generously donated their work, including Daniel Ross, Brenna Burns, Allen Stickel, Lori Bode, and Lissa Ivy Tiegel. Hope to see you there!!
Below is apparently what may be the world's largest pinata, standing at 59 feet tall and filled with 8,000 pounds of candy!!! I'd think it would be quite dangerous to be standing too close to it when it's whacked open....
Carnival Cruise Lines sponsored this in Philadelphia, and they apparently brought in a wrecking ball to break this puppy open, however I have yet to see any photos of that online....speaking of p i natas......if you are ever in need of a pinata, check out www.pinatas.com...they seriously have almost any kind of pinata your heart desires including:
Ever wanted to take that annoying douchebag's cellphone and bash it to bits? Now you can! This cell phone pinata actually RINGS when you smack it....yay!!! And they can make custom order pinatas too, in case you don't find what you're looking for....have a great weekend ya'll.
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I've never sculpted with butter, but I suspect it would be a challenging medium to work with, and very temperature sensitive...see a butter artist at work below in a refrigerated room:
