Over the course of 35 years (Scott estimates more than 3,000 hours of labor), he has assembled more than 100,000 toothpicks into a 9’ tall sculpture of San Francisco that includes such favorites as the Golden Gate Bridge, Muir Woods, Humphrey the humpback whale, the Ferry Building, and a full tour that he can send ping pong balls through on their way down the city.
Called “Rolling Through the Bay”, it won Best of Show at the Sonoma County Fair, and for good reason.
Check out the video for a little glimpse of what it takes to create such a mad machine:
The StreetArtLocator (v2) helps you locate street art near you. (Considering the name, the obviousness of that statement is not lost on me…)
With specific tags for graffiti, galleries, paintings, stickers, stencils, sculptures, and installations, it’s a Google Map powered guide to the beautiful art that’s all around you for controversially public consumption.
Just click on your area to see both a location and a picture of the street art that has been spotted and documented. Then, if you’re out and about and come across something that you’d like to share, just snap a pic and add it to the database to help those around you enjoy your find as well.
Though it looks like any other photo, this photo of a sculpture, taken in front of Market City in the Chinatown Haymarket of Sydney, Australia is important, because it marks the milestone of Flickr’s two billionth photo! (Billionth with a B!)
Good to know there’s at least a few people putting their digital camera to good use.
If the ballpoint Bic isn’t your cup o’ tea, then check out the Free Ride pen by Jean-Pierre Lepine.
Designed to be “a blend of the ergonomic, the comfortable and the beautiful”, it’s as much of a sculpture as it is a pen.
Don’t get your hopes up too much though, because despite how much this pen [...]
The ThinkGeek Hydrodynamic Building Set is a do it yourself kinetic sculpture that uses water as the medium. Featuring a girder structure that you can attach tanks, tubes, and valves to, the pump then brings your creation to life. Science fairs beware.
[ThinkGeek Hydrodynamic Building Set]
[Via: Random Good Stuff]
