Lotan Center for Creative Ecology

I like what Kibbutz Lotan is doing with their Center for Creative Ecology. It looks like they're having fun with fun, creative alternative and natural building techniques - geodesic domes, straw bale structures, creative recycling and more!

I might be volunteering over there next month ... we'll see. :)
You can read more about my adventure to Israel here.

Their Green Apprenticeship looks really cool too!

PIXELATOR & ABSTRACTOR

A sweet video art collaboration in the streets of New York - PIXELATOR.

A fun creative idea by Jason Eppink, carried out by anonymous artists who want to Do It Yourself. Here are some variations on the idea too - TV Filter, Light Criticism, and ... Abstractor.

Reuben Margolin - Beautiful Moving Sculptures

Reuben Margolin does some amazing work - combining wood, metal, geometry and precise mechanics to make beautiful kinetic artwork! Check out his other projects too. They're amazing! Thanks for the inspiration Reuben! You reminded me how beautiful geometry and shapes can be ... especially when combining woodwork, string and gears! (It has a similar spirit to the artwork of Alexander Calder too.) Beautiful. Fun. Simple. Playful. Mechanical. Mathematical. Artistic. Inventive. Creativity at it's best.


Here's another fun example of Reuben's collaborative inventions - a PARKcycle. PARK(ing) Day seems like a cool event too. Maybe I could do another sand castle? :)

The Octopus Project - Music is Happiness

Great video (directed by Nick Smith)! Check out The Octopus Project and their other videos. Surprise, surprise - they're from Austin too! You can also download Music is Happiness and some other great songs from their site. :)


Hamsters are cute, but now they're got missions too! (They also seem to be close relatives to friendly squirrels.) :)

Earthship Biotechture

In the last couple days, I've just been amazed at the ideas presented in Earthship Biotechture. It's a really creative way to build homes from things left-over, economical in that it has figured out systems to build the houses, and eco-friendly. They're totally self-sufficient houses - no electric bills, no water bills. They're really innovative ways of living out in nature.

Check out this video and the website if you're interested:

http://www.earthship.net/

Way cool! It's got me dreaming about the possibility of having a house in nature. :)