I’m pondering my great high school English professor’s thoughts on art, as I walk up the lobby of the Seattle Art Museum with my teenage son. My son John Luke and I were on our way to see Gauguin and …
Continue ReadingIt was a pleasure to receive Scott Steinberg’s request to review his new book, a parent’s guide to video games. Steinberg is the CEO of TechSavvy Global, Sears Toy Shop’s tech toy expert and a knowledgeable industry analyst on technology …
Continue ReadingRelying on seductive art to draw in your audience is akin to a comedian swearing. It doesn’t take skill to get a reaction. There have been several recent posts GeekMom and elsewhere about the sexualization of women in comics. Although …
Continue ReadingRelying on seductive art to draw in your audience is akin to a comedian swearing. It doesn’t take skill to get a reaction. There have been several recent posts GeekMom and elsewhere about the sexualization of women in comics. Although that’s nothing new, female geeks are finally getting fed up- realizing that being loyal and […]
Continue ReadingOn New Year’s Eve, I finally got my access to Pinterest — the vision board-styled social photo sharing website — and have loved what it has added to my online experience. GeekMom wrote about their experiences with the website several …
Continue ReadingSitting down to sketch or paint a place you love is one of the best ways of revisiting it. That’s because getting the images on paper forces you to re-imagine the sights and sounds, making it come alive more fully in your memory. The folks at They Draw & Travel know all about this […]
Continue ReadingThis year’s Doodle 4 Google contest has the theme: “If I could travel in time, I’d visit…” This would be a difficult one for me, since I would have so many different answers to that question. Having studied so much …
Continue ReadingImage: Steve Bialik Last September we blogged about the awesome Ninja Star: Wars prints by Steve Bialik. These clever Japanese woodblock-inspired posters depicted beloved Star Wars characters as if they were right out of an illustrated samurai epic. Bialik is back …
Continue ReadingIf you are lost in Doctor Who, CableTV.com is throwing you a timeline. The Doctor Who Timeline Infographic is an overview of The Doctor’s travels from his origin and early years, through the Tom Baker golden age, past the dark time of …
Continue ReadingNew show in NYC will celebrate the effect of Dungeons & Dragons on art and culture.
Continue ReadingEver need to explain the life and death of Darth Vader to a friend, but didn’t have time to sit through the 13 hours and 23 minutes of the Star Wars saga with them? Fortunately, some Italian designers have solved …
Continue ReadingEvery winter for the past six years, a local comic book shop in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, turns into an art gallery for a few weeks. And the pieces showcased within are very special. Not because they are original comic …
Continue ReadingI’m always stunned to watch these sped-up videos of people creating fascinating types of art. And when you throw Yoda into it, how can you not love this creation? Watch Bashir Sultani make our favorite 900-year-old green guy out of nothing but salt.
Continue ReadingMy skills do not lean in the direction of drawing, and never have. I’ve taken a course here and there, trying my best to improve my sketches, but I’m honest enough with myself to admit I’ll never be producing the …
Continue ReadingEvery once in a blue moon I get in a crafty mood; I put my laptop aside and take out the paint, scissors and glue. Occasionally, I take my hand-made wares to a craft market, or in this case, a maker’s fair, and sell them to those who might appreciate them. This past weekend, I […]
Continue ReadingFor this month’s Muse of Nerds, I quickly grabbed onto the STEM to STEAM movement (adding ‘arts’ to the technical.) Creativity is the foundation for advancement in all fields. The arts — writing, music, art, theater and dance — paired with science, technology, engineering and math, foster a relationship between both sides of the brain […]
Continue ReadingSo here was my reaction when I received this unsolicited review copy of Amazing Everything: The Art of Scott C.: “Hm. That’s kind of neat.” And I gave it a cursory glance and set it aside. Some time later, I …
Continue ReadingEric Carle, the man behind The Very Hungry Caterpillar and a host of other colorful, immediately recognizable books, has a new book out this month: The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse. It’s inspired by the German Expressionist painter Franz …
Continue ReadingWhen I saw the advertisements around my humble town of Shreveport, Louisiana for a production of Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr. Fox, I thought to myself, “Oh, a puppet show. That’s nice; another way to enjoy the story, besides just watching the movie.” After actually experiencing it a few days ago with my husband and 11-year-old […]
Continue ReadingLegos are internationally cherished small plastic interlocking building blocks and minifigures that can be taken apart and used to build other objects. Over the years, Lego has expanded its creations to include products like gears and pulleys and even electronic parts for constructing programmable robots. As a result, there are popular Lego robotics leagues and […]
Continue ReadingOur friends over at TheOneRing.net report on a German art student named Benjamin Harff who spent a year and a half creating a one-of-a-kind, hand-made version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion. Harff’s gorgeous book contains hundreds of illustrations, illuminated pages, and calligraphic pages; the …
Continue ReadingAs a Browncoat, I am amazed by the amount of creativity that my fellow Browncoats seem to possess. I’ve done a few things like re-create Kaylee’s Layer Cake dress from the Firefly episode, Shindig. Along with painting parasols that match the one that Kaylee has in the pilot. But my feeble attempts look really poor when you consider that […]
Continue ReadingHere’s Part II of my conversation with Guillermo del Toro, director of Cronos, The Devil’s Backbone, Mimic, Pan’s Labyrinth, Blade II, and the two Hellboy films. [Read Part I of the interview here.] Del Toro, a former special effects makeup designer, has …
Continue ReadingYou know what makes just about any plant grow better? Sure, some fertilizer, plenty of sun and water will do wonders, but I’m willing to bet nothing would beat this Boba Fett planter sculpture from London, Ontario artist Darryl Besch …
Continue ReadingI love art. I especially love graphic art; whether it be some of the amazing things you see in adverts, especially older adverts, or posters or anything you’d traditionally find on paper. It is just so sexy. I am always so very envious of those who can draw. I can do loads of different crafts and am […]
Continue ReadingUnless some anti-Hoarder purge destroyed your personal archive, there is a good chance that a stack of high-concept, low-quality artwork can be found in your home. It is the byproduct of countless hours as a kid turning blank sheets of …
Continue ReadingUnless some anti-Hoarder purge destroyed your personal archive, there is a good chance that a stack of high-concept, low-quality artwork can be found in your home. It is the byproduct of countless hours as a kid turning blank sheets of …
Continue ReadingGeekMoms are no stranger to the GeekDad books. Most recently, Ken Denmead’s book The Geek Dad’s Guide to Weekend Fun: Cool Hacks, Cutting-Edge Games, and More Awesome Projects for the Whole Family was put to the test in our house. GeekMom Julia has already reviewed the book. So I am offering the outcomes – success […]
Continue ReadingPart of the reason I was never a brilliant math student had to do with the chasm of difference between how I was taught math and how I understood it. Art has always been ‘my thing’ so in spite of all my math teachers’ best efforts to learn by the book, I inevitably accessed the […]
Continue ReadingJeff Sanders of Portland, Oregon, loves playing with Lego bricks. That, in itself, is nothing special. What is special is the particular way he plays with them: Sanders discovered that if you put enough short bricks together, you can actually …
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