Archive for the 'But Is It Art?' Category

Just for Fun

It’s billed as "Extreme Sheep LED Art".
It’s supposed to be a promotion for Samsung’s LED TV’s, although the connection seems tenuous to me.
The video’s creators (The Baaa-Studs) say, "We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, LEDs and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts."
But, [...]

Calling all Cupcakes!

OK, the Internet is definitely a weird place.
After Sheryl’s comment sent me off googling "knitted fruitcake," somehow this is what I found, over at the Sydney Morning Herald:
"These are just some of the finalists in this year’s [2005] annual Shoot the Chef competition where student and professional photographers compete to produce the image that captures [...]

Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

The upsurge in the popularity of knitting in the past half-dozen years or so, coupled with the Internet, has been a mixed blessing to me.  Browsing the online knitting world, I am continually reminded that there are all kinds of knitters, many of whom I probably have little or nothing in common with.
It took me a [...]

Another Show Stopper!

This gem appeared in the same book, on the very same page, as the Cossack costume.
 
And yet, some people still shake their heads over my affection for vintage knitting books. I say you just can’t find this kind of entertainment in today’s material.
And because I’m from the Midwest, where "If you don’t have anything nice to say, [...]

Show Stoppers, Indeed

OK, OK, I simply could not resist posting this vintage gem – even though this is CROCHET, not knitting (and I think knitters all over the globe can all be thankful for that). I truly believe this picture deserves a better fate than being stuck in an old book, forever hidden from prying eyes. The [...]