'Before I die' street art

Such a simple concept (ok, the best ones always are) and with a lovely outcome. Artists Candy Chang made a wall on a disused building in New Orleans into a giant blackboard, stencilled onto it "Before I die I want to ..." and left plenty of chalk.

The response was overwhelming; often thought-provoking, sometimes touching, sometimes silly, but a real outlet for emotion.

Full story here via WebUrbanist

Slow mo from high speed digital video

Digital video cameras are getting better and better which leads to imaginative people having more and more fun. This is a fine example - high speed video means you can do amazing slow motion, and this guy had amazing fun doing just that one night in his hotel bedroom:


Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex from Tom Guilmette on Vimeo.

Knit your own Royal Wedding

As a keen knitter I loved the idea (and the irony) of knitting your own Royal Wedding although I could anticipate how fiddly it would be and how much patience it would require. I did buy the book and my daughter knitted a bright pink corgi which it took me ages to sew together, then we ran out of energy!
via The Guardian
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Jaume Plensa at YSP

I am very lucky to live not too far from Yorkshire Sculpture Park, which always provides a very pleasurable day out. It combines three things I love good art, good food and a good walk! I am quite excited to see a new exhibition featuring the work of Jaume Plensa has just opened and I can't wait to visit. A taster of a few images from the YSP web site:

Full details here.

Sustainability: walk the walk

A beautiful little video... not only that but it is a great message. Truly inspirational and only just over a minute long too!