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Woodturning a Giant Donut Out of Colored Pencils
British craftsman Andy Phillip determined that since he hadn’t used his colored pencils in quite a while, he would go ahead and use them to…
Slagwerk-101, A Modular Semi-Acoustic, Mechanical Percussion Machine for Use With MIDI Backtracks
Swedish artist and craftsman Love Hulten (previously) has created the Slagwerk-101, a brilliant mechanical percussion machine that seamlessly integrates with synchronized MIDI backtracks. These MIDI-generated…
Art Appreciating Gecko Visits Museum With Gecko Art
Inspired by the Tiny Gerbil Art Museum, performer Jill Young quite thoughtfully built a miniature art museum for her pet gecko who simply goes by…
Michigan Man Builds an Adorable Front Yard Restaurant For Neighborhood Birds and Squirrels to Enjoy
James Vreeland, a really creative animal lover in Oak Park, Michigan, built an absolutely adorable alfresco restaurant in his front yard for the birds, squirrels,…
An Intricate and Messy Rube Goldberg Machine That Takes Five Minutes to Pass the Pepper Across the Table
Kinetic artist Joseph Herscher (previously) of Joseph’s Machines invited fellow machine maker Lyle Broughton over for dinner. The two sat at each end of a…
A Mesmerizing Look Below the Surface of Crystals
Artist Dan Hoopert created an absolutely mesmerizing video that looks below the surface of CGI created “undiscovered” crystals. Moving with a deliberate determination, the film…
Woodturner Transforms a Dried Piece of Mossy Oak Wood Into a Beautifully Burled Portable Speaker
Woodturner Matt Jordan, who previously turned an apple log into a coffee mug, transformed a dried piece of mossy oak wood into a rounded, beautifully…
Man Shares a Philosophy of Self-Discipline While His Head Constantly Changes in a Surreal Short Film
Filmmakers Jan Riesenbeck and Dennis Stein-Schomburg have created “Facelift”, a surreal short film about a talking head describing his philosophy for self-discipline and self-optimization. As…
Bloopers From ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Cleverly Integrated Into the Original Scenes
Ryan of Ryan’s Cinematics has very cleverly edited classic bloopers from Star Trek: The Next Generation and seamlessly integrated each into the original scene. Some…
Book Spines on Shelves Tell a Story of Isolation
Digital printmaker Dr. Phil Shaw creates striking images of the title spines of books on shelves to tell tales with a specific theme in mind.…