When I was in high school, I pretty much thought I was going to be an art teacher. That was sort of the plan anyway. I always liked to draw, got into painting a bit, just loved creating stuff in general. I took every art class I could at my artsy high school. I had this one teacher – we called her “Anna Banana” because she was one of those edgy, hip teachers who let you behind the veil and into the mysterious realm of first-name basisness – I was a big fan of hers (now don’t go all Van Halen, here). She dressed weird, made cool art, assigned interesting projects, talked to us like we were peers, lent me cassettes of indie bands she was into like “Molly’s Revenge” (not the celtic trio, a different one) – she was “that teacher” from the movies. You get the idea. Continue Reading…

 

I know, I know, it’s Walk off the Earth again. But the cardboard alone is pretty cool.

Making of:

 

Wait ’til you see this guy’s super-realist paintings. Amazing.

 

Take a picture, it’ll last longer.

(Thanks to @gordondickinson for the heads up on this one!)

 

(A day late and a dollar short.)

Hall and Oates. That should be all you need.

(Thanks to my buddy @jcambers for pointing this one out.)

 

I just totally dig these things.

http://simpledesktops.com/

 

This whole Kony/Jason Russell thing
got me thinking.

If I were the devil, here’s what I think I’d do.

If I saw one of my biggest and best moves – oppressing and abusing children in Africa – getting some press, well I’d want to do something about that. I’ve been getting away with it for years and now there’s this “movement” drawing attention where I’d rather there be none. What do I do about it?

Here’s what I’d do.

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You only get to enjoy them if you’re in the room for that moment, otherwise you have to settle for the photograph.

Maybe an interesting thought concept to apply as we’re creating worship experiences?

Check out this artist who creates real actual clouds…indoors.

 

Not your grandma’s sandcastles. Assuming your grandma was into sandcastles.

Check it out.

 

When I see these kind of things, I always think, “Too much time”.

However, I also think, “Awesome.”