Tide Pig!
Behold: The Tide Pig, a comforting nightlight created from an upcycled empty jug of Tide Laundry Detergent, which looks like an adorable pig. Oh, the cleverness. Tide Pig is the creation of designer Steven Wine of Abyu Lighting, and can be purchased from BNO Design for $185 at This Link.
Adults See Carpet; Kids See Molten Lava
If you are one of those people who, like me, cannot even imagine what might be going on in the minds of children, then here is a fun website to share with your friends who are parents so you can feel less like an alien creature and more like a humanoid with real feelings and an ability to “relate” to a person under the age of 12. Pleated Jeans has an hilarious post that compares a series of pictures of ordinary stuff as adults see it versus how kids see it. Above you will see an example from the “Hot Lava” game that even I played as a kid, where you have to jump from one piece of furniture to the next without touching the floor, or risk being swallowed up by the “hot lava” which has replaced the carpet.
Click on over to This Link for several minutes of carefree fun!
This One Is My Favorite
Genius is a word whose depth of meaning generally takes too long to talk about. It’s a heavy word, and the current exhibit of paintings and sculptures by Nir Hod at NYC’s Paul Kasmin Gallery, entitled Genius, is equally heavy. The Genius exhibit includes over 50 paintings and several sculptures created over a span of two years. It is the first solo exhibit at Kasmin for the Israeli-born artist, who now lives and works in New York.
Continue reading Must See Art: Genius By Nir Hod at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Sean Lennon and Dhani Harrison (Image Source)
I love this photo of Sean Lennon and Dhani Harrison from early 2011. You can really see how much they both resemble their fathers!
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