If you live in Bushwick/Williamsburg, you should be attending the annual Bushwick Open Studios this weekend, June 3-5 – you’ll see some cool art, some terrible art, meet interesting people, get inspired, maybe score some drinks. Something for everyone! There’s a map and directory on the website, and area establishments (cafes, etc.) will have hard [...]
Golden spider silk! at the American Museum of Natural History, via build/make/craft/bake (photos via AMNH) Since raising spiders has proven difficult, researchers are investigating ways to replicate spider silk to avoid harvesting. However, spider silk is difficult to mimic in a lab because the silk begins as a liquid in the spider’s gland, becoming a [...]
Whuuuut! Who is gonna go see Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera (illustrations alongside photo references) at the Brooklyn Museum with me? Gonna be amazing; he was a draftsman second to none. Runs til April 10. Recently watched We Live in Public (winner of the 2009 Sundance Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Documentary category) on Netflix Watch Instantly. It’s [...]