Final Project - Progress

I made a sculpture using wood, hotwheels, glue and fire. I filled an aluminum container with lighter fluid, threw a bunch of hotwheels into it, and set it on fire. Then i hot glued them onto some firewood, and i put a branch in the middle of the carnage.

It is inspired by the movie we watched about progress, in that it comments on our environmental status as a planet.

PROJECT - Matchbox

I made my matchbox into a coffin for a dead couple, i burnt the thing to shit, gave it a viking funeral in a bowl and took a video. i am quite pleased with myself.

Math Rock Math Dump - Music

I've been on a real math-rock kick lately, and have been finding a bunch of good bands (via bandcamp of course)

here's my current list


Town Portal has a new cd out called Chronopoly . Town Portal is a fairly well known band for math rock enthusiasts (mathies? mathheads? ...calculators?).

Suffer Like G Did has some great tunes as well, and their album covers are just so pleasing.

Maps & Atlases is another pretty well known math band, i don't think they've put an album out in a while, at least not on their bandcamp, but their You Me and the Mountain EP is pretty great.

Ghost Cat is fairly harsh for math-rock, more of a mathcore i guess if you wanna get all technical about it. The singers voice reminds me of La Dispute's singer, if their music was more mathy and less horrifyingly sad (i.e. I See Everything off of their new cd Wildlife)

Dios Trio is a really low-key math band, really good for relaxing, especially their cd High On Bikes.

Enemies is one of my favorite mathrock bands, they are another great relaxing band, i'm a huge fan of We've Been Talking

Lecture - Jean Shin

I enjoyed Jean Shin's work, most of it, and i like hearing about the creative process behind her art. I learned a lot about being a professional artist from her, like the fact that she has interns. It never really occurred to me that an artist would have multiple assistants to help with their projects, but it makes a lot of sense. I liked Jean Shin's pill bottle chandeliers the best i think, and i really didn't care for the trophies or the clothing walls.

Also i felt like she got off topic a lot during the q&a, not that i didn't like hearing about her craft, but i mean, the woman can talk...

Play the Leaf

MTV and BOOOOOOOM! were having a contest, for people to play music with instruments made of things that weren't instruments. This submission is my favorite, i just can't figure out how to embed videos in blogger so i guess i'll just put the link in?

I wish i was a video

Ryan Andrews - Illustration

Sarah and the Seed

I have had this comic saved in my bookmarks for awhile, i love the art style, and the whole story. The artist has other works as well, i enjoy all of them, Bloodstained roof has some great images in it.


Other Comics

Alex Roulette - Artist

I also found Alex Roulette the other day. I really enjoy his eerie nature paintings, his choice of colors makes all his paintings seem sinister.