Biology, nature and evolution turned on their head... an interview with cool guy David Altmejd by The Art Newspaper.

The Art Newspaper: Your two huge giants (The Holes) fill the ground floor of Tate Liverpool. You’ve also shown a particular fondness for making werewolves. What draws you to these fairytale subjects?

David Altmejd: I always try to choose the most potentially symbolically interesting reference, but it’s very intuitive. I didn’t have any specific reasons to choose the werewolf, it just felt much more interesting than the human body or any other creature. It had more symbolic potential, it could open doors and start conversations.

Very good business idea

Zippety Zippers.

this is fun

HUE TEST

this is a good thing to do to waste time. I taught color and design and got a 7. I guess thats okay, my favorite colors are green and purple, and those are the hues I couldn't tell apart. hmmm. thanks nichole!

When you are done, your eyes will be tired, so have some rainbow jello and relax.

sweet

It's raining and I can hear the drops on the bricks outside my window, but the best part is that I know my moss garden is loving it.

noble or savage?

The era of the hunter-gatherer was not the social and environmental Eden that some suggest read all about it

A nice idea.

A guy at MIT thought out a plan to use the tree's energy and insulation to help construct a house. I wonder if you would have major squirrel riots in your kitchen.

Architects design a living home.

Balancing Nature

This is awesome. Please read the full article if you have time.

string people

"Physicists often use the term elegant to describe a solution to a problem that is as powerful as it is simple. It's a solution which cuts to the heart of an important problem with such clarity that it almost leaves no doubt that the solution is either right or at least on the right track. And string theory is just that kind of solution. It provides the first way of putting quantum mechanics and general relativity together -- that is, merging the laws of the small and the laws of the large -- and it does it in such a sleek manner that it is quite breathtaking. And the term elegant really describes that kind of solution." Brian Green

To read more click here.

His new picture book, Icarus is wonderful.

'The Brethren of the Stone: On Vain the Net is Spread in Sight of the Bird’ 2006. Watercolor and ink on paper, Jen Liu

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‘The Brethren of the Stone: Hear All, See All, Say Nowt, Tak’all, Keep All, Gie Not, And If Tha Ever Does Owt For Nowt Do It For Thysen’ 2006. Watercolor and ink on paper, Jen Liu

My favorite new things to see. Her stuff is up at the Henry in Seattle in a group show, The Violet Hour, in which she also has a pretty good video.

more goods here.

Red Fish, Green Fish, Blue Fish too

Here is a link to tell you which fish you can eat, should eat and probably want to avoid. It is pathetic that we cannot eat any fish we chose. We are not very wise fisherman. However, this should help. My favorite fish is Halibut and Alaskan Salmon, or Trout, but only Trout if I catch it myself and its cooked while I'm camping. Oh my gosh I miss Montana so much thinking about bon fires and trout.

It turns out that Halibut and Salmon are great choices, while trout is up in the air because the EPA list only has (farmed) trout on the okay list. I'm going to venture a guess and say wild trout are good too.