Ouch

This is a picture of Elaine Davidson, a former Brazilian nurse. In 2001, she got into the Guinness Book of Records as the most pierced woman in the world with 720 piercings, 192 of those were on her face. She has a total of 3902 tattoos and body piercings, weighing 6 pounds in all. Elaine is a black belt in judo and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. She is a fortune teller and owner of a piercing/ tattoo boutique, Tropical Rainbow.

knitting's not just for grandmas

This video is by a French-Canadian group Les peaux des lievres. The song is called Tricot machine. The video was animated using over 700 knitted pieces. Enjoy.

Anybody can be an artist

I thought that this guy was cool and he reminded me of another person i saw playing tupperware containers and other box-type things in Cambridge.

Fear the Turtle

My sister is graduating from the University of Maryland today, so I decided to do a Terps- themed post.

These are pictures of art-terrapins that are in different parts of downtown Silver Spring.

Disco Turtle


Wisdom of Einstein Turtle


Life in the Bay Turtle

Feng Shui

Feng Shui is all about balance. The balance of yin and yang is very important to the whole aura of a room. Yin is dark or calming colors such as blue and green and purple hues. Rooms with too much yin are dark and sparsely furnished. Yang is bright and exciting colors like reds, oranges, pinks, and yellows. Rooms with too much Yang can be overwhelming, cluttered, and cause headaches. However, when one balances the two forces they acheive the balance of energy and calm that they are internally craving. There are other aspects to feng shui, such as paying attention to proper lighting, materials used in the room, and directions that furniture is facing, and the general flow of a room or house. The room pictured below is an example of a room that follows the rules of feng shui.

Tatted up

Mehendi is an ancient Indian body art. The intricate designs are shown in the picture below. These henna, or Mehendi tattoos are done at special rituals and ceremonies, especially weddings. Before weddings women get their hands and feet covered with these designs. The art of Mehendi dates back about 5,000 years ago. It is considered good luck in India, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Warhol Shreds

In 2007, Burton Snowboards and the Andy Warhol Foundation debuted their new line of soft and hard goods by Burton.

Why Warhol?
“Andy Warhol's irreverent attitude towards art, fashion, music and life in general embodies what snowboarding and Burton is all about. The Foundation gave us access to a tremendous selection of Andy’s work and encouraged us to explore his art to create something truly unique… something that Andy himself would be proud of.” Greg Dacyshyn, Creative Director of Product at Burton.

Warhol was actually a skiier, but its ok. Snowboarding hadn't really happened yet.