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Dryer Lint Handroll Anyone? Sushi Sculptures Made With Actual Lint.

detail, close-up:

above: Snow On the Leaves, 8" x 10", dryer lint, plastic tray and pulp paper with leaves

Artist Slater Barron works in several different mediums and has created everything from large scale installations to small sculptures. But what caught my eye were her actual size sculptures of sushi handcrafted from real dryer lint.

above: Dryer lint sculpted to emulate sushi in a plastic tray by Slater Barron

Perhaps it's because the thought of sushi ordinarily makes my mouth water and it's so unexpected to encounter a Bento box full of maki and handrolls knowing they would give you cotton-mouth.

Family Dinner (14″ x 14″ x 7″):

Sushi Party Tray (14″ x 14″):

Summer Fan (8″ x 10″):

Full Circle (8″ x 10″):

Sushi Lovers’ Lunch (16″ x 12″):

detail:

Lunch With Madam Butterfly (14″ x 17″):

7 Piece Sushi Bento Box:

10 Piece Sushi Bento box:

Slater Barron received her M.F.A. at the California State University, Long Beach and her bachelor's degree at the University of California, Irvine, She had the privilege of studying with art notables John Paul Jones and William Wegman. Now, she is inspired by my surroundings and those I hold dear as well as many social causes she feels strongly about.

Slater Barron

Roger Goldammer Combines Knowledge, Passion and Parts in Cool Custom Cycles.

Roger Goldammer is a Canadian motorcycle builder most known for winning the World championship of bike building three times. The custom cycles he builds are one a kind. These are not production bikes, but bikes commissioned for individual clients and projects. You can order bikes that are similar to the one-off bikes shown in this post.

Written, directed and edited by Adam Sacks, this parody, "LEAKED Official Apple iPhone 5 Promo Video - Keynote 2012" is amusing and well done. Mocking those of us who shoot food with our iPhones and engage is the act of over-sharing on all the popular social sites, the almost 2 minute video even pokes fun at Siri.

Writeen, directed and edited by Adam Sacks
Starring Avery Monsen
Shot by Matt Braunsdorf
Food photography by Helen Rosner

Paintings That Are Truly Gems. Realistic Crystals and Minerals Rendered In Oils by Carly Waito.

above: Smoky Quartz, 2011

These amazingly realistic oil paintings on masonite by Carly Waito are really precious. Literally and figuratively. The small scale works range in size from 4.5" x 6" to 11" x 12' and impressively capture the way crystals and rocks reflect and refract light. Given the healing properties of many stones and minerals, these works have appeal in both their craft and subject matter. I'd like to own several of them and hang them together. As you can see, they sell quickly (almost every single one shown in this post is sold).

above: Dioptase, 2011 (sold)

above: Amethyst, 2011 (sold)

above: Pyrite, 2011 (sold)

above: Bornite coated Chalcocite, 2011 (sold)

above: Smoky Quartz, 2011 (sold)

above: Amethyst, 2011 (sold)

above: Smoky Quartz, 2011 (sold)

above: Flourite, 2011 (sold)

above: Vesuvianite, 2011 (sold)

above: Smoky Quartz, 2011 (sold)

above: Spessartine, 2011

above: Flourite, 2010 (sold)

above: Sphalerite, 2010 (sold)

above: Barite, 2010 (sold)

above: Amethyst, 2010

above: Rhodocrosite, 2009 (sold)

The following three images represent some of her latest work and as you can see, she is exploring black backgrounds for some of her newer pieces.

above: Amethyst Mountain, 2012

above: Tektite, 2012

above: Dark Crystal, 2012

The following text is courtesy of Narwhal Art Projects:
In these works, diminutive specimens of semi-precious gems and minerals are rendered in meticulous detail, exposing the beauty and logic of their structural minutiae. Yet, beyond simple imitation, Carly Waito’s reproductions imbue further worth to objects that are naturally perfect: where each specimen inherently exudes an aura, Waito has both reiterated and enhanced it. The result is a reverent homage to nature’s marvel, the faculty of humankind and the unconditional value of their synergy.

Through curating minerals, photographing them in macroscopic detail and rendering them in oil paints, Waito employs a layered process highlighting the ties between mimesis and levels of value. From the seemingly limitless depths of Smoky Quartz to the chromatic, reflective facets of Sphalerite, the geometry and beauty of each painted specimen speaks to the incredible complexities of nature’s design as well as Waito’s own facility. Each painting expands the infinitesimal traits of the artist’s tiny subjects, rendering them as detailed maps of an otherwise invisible geological universe.

About the artist:
Toronto-based artist Carly Waito was born in Manitouwadge in 1981 and raised in Thunder Bay. A graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, Waito co-founded the ceramic art and design studio coe&waito with Alissa Coe in 2005. The partnership is known for its elegant products and sculptural installations inspired by the natural world. As a painter, Waito has continued to pursue this inspiration, with a focus towards geology, geometry and ideas of wonder and curiosity. She has participated in a number of exhibitions, including Little Crowns (Dec 2009) , The Dazzle (Oct 2010) and Specimens (2011) at Narwhal Projects, and Plus 1(2011) at Sloan Fine Art in New York.

Purchasing inquiries please contact Narwhal Art Projects.

NARWHAL
2988 DUNDAS ST WEST TORONTO ON CANADA M6P 1X6
tel: 647.346.5317

Carly Waito