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2010
Anime mixed media
Digital art printed and cut into rounded square pixels then reasembled on a black foam board. The anime design is more apparent the further the viewing distance.
Digital art and design by: Alan K
Anime eye pixel art
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Aug
2010
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Jul
2010
My love for Sand Stone
Sand Stone is my new favorite material to work with when it comes to making a sculpture or statue. Just think, no fire required like clay, cheap and easy to come by and simple tools required such as screw drivers and a paint scraper. This is realy fun stuff and the results are pretty sweet. The head below was made in just 2-3 hours but the tricky part is sealing the statue so that it wont shed any sand and, well….we are still experimenting on solutions for that so the art work can come inside the house. 
12
Apr
2010
Pixel art!
Whats seriously cooler than pixel art? …Post it’s art, which is not actually any cooler because it’s basically just well…Pixel art! enjoy 
P.S. yes you read correctly, these walls are decked out in a Gah-Billion Post-It notes.
6
Jul
2009
Ceiling eye candy
In keeping a building or structure to be as functional as possible, most artists architects save all their artistic flare for the ceiling. Check out the gallery below to see exactly what I mean.
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(Click on thumbnail to enlarge image)
Souce: Deputy Dog
30
Jun
2009
80,000 volt electric photography
The gallery below is a very different kind of photography where an actual picture isn’t taken by a camera. A flower or plant is placed onto undeveloped color film and then electrocuted with 80,000 volts of juice that produces this triptastic art/photography. This all sounds simple in theory but believe it or not a singe picture can take over 70 attempts to get the O-SO perfect result. Another neat thing to know is that this art/photography art style has been around since the 1930′s, bet you didn’t know that. 
(Click an image below to enlarge)
24
Jun
2009
Robot art from junk: part 1
I like me some robots! Every now and then I come across a piece of robot art made from old junk and save the pic for some unknown reason (I like robots). Well now my collection of robot art pictures from time killing sessions on the inter-webs has grown big enough to do a 2 part series gallery. I’ll post the second half later in the week, and one last thing…sorry no robot hookers. I know, I know…2009 and their not over taking the world yet.
16
Jun
2009
Too many cords? Make wall art ;)
As you can see from the image below, turning the nightmare of cords behind your entertainment stuff into a wall of electro art bliss is possible. Don’t sweat it, not all of the outlets are wired….come on, that would take a billion million years!
Now which outlets work and which are for show?? Hmmm?
13
Jun
2009
Shadow art from trash
I’m a big fan of recycled trash that gets turned into art but this gallery below takes it to another level. It’s called shadow art, you take trash and junk, mix it together making sure to keep it looking like a pile of trash and junk, then when light shines at exactly the right angle a highly detailed masterpiece emerges. Fricking sweet if you ask me! enjoy
Without the light you wouldn't have a clue that's what would emerge!
10
Jun
2009
Zombie Art
I’m a huge fan of all things zombie such as movies, collectibles, art and books but I have never run across anything as unique as this zombie masterpiece. I suppose thats due to the obvious children theme that was used. Kudos to the creator, you get an A+ for original creativity!
Zombie Kids - Click for full view
9
Jun
2009
Wild Webkinz
So I gave the kids the green light to take the digital camera outside and get creative, to my surprise they brought back some neet-o photography that only a child’s mind comes up with. The following is a gallery of cute, funny and artistic photography from my beloved Cali & Makenna. Please note to take precautions if attempting to take pictures of webkinz in their natural habitat, it’s both dangerous and difficult!
7
Jun
2009
Real recycling
So you set your cans and milk containers out in a bin at the side of your curb and think your “keeping it green” ??? OK, so maybe you are actually helping your best friend the earth out…but, did you know that lots of fossil fuels and energy is needed to convert your curb side junk into usable materials? Well it does! So if you want to actually do 1:1 recycling meaning (pollution and energy free recycling) then turn your glass, plastics and metal into: arts, crafts, new products and even furniture!
- Keeping it real-e-o on the recycling front!
This CD/DVD chair is a prime example of one for one recycling. So what that it will break your ass and wreck your back…your saving the planet! Give yourself a badge! Seriously though, turning your recycling bin into art or usable stuff is a swell idea. Too lazy or not capable of being creative? Well give your cans to a local schools art program…captain planet out!
9
Apr
2009
A comic book you can live in
From the Comic/Manga hotel in Japan.
I keep telling myself that one of these days I’m going to do this effect to one of my rooms. The picture above is an artistic comic book like hotel room some where in Japan, this effect is simply done by limiting everything in the room to 3 colors and by painting a black line on the edge, crease or angle of every object in the room. Sooo perhaps one day when I stop playing “Mr. Lazy Pants“, I will attempt pulling this off.
8
Nov
2008
The Shukri Zazou collection
See this entire collection at www.ultradsa.com
I am proud to introduce you to our newest online community art gallery member Shukri A. Zazou. He has been involved with local art community for as long as I can remember and frequently displays his art in Studio 23 and the Bay City art walk. Shukri is not only a good friend of mine but also my neighbor. For higher resolution images of his work please visit www.ultradsa.com where you can find his ever growing collection on display. Below are some pieces from his collection (Click to Enlarge).
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Oct
2008
The poetic art of Niki Stricklin
It is with great joy that I present you with the poetic artistic expressions of Niki Stricklin. Niki is the first artist to feature content on our recent online community art gallery project and a wonderful creator of beautiful paintings. I had the opportunity to ask a couple of questions regarding her paintings and here’s what she had to say:
GTNS: How long have you been creating your art?
Niki: I’ve been drawing and painting since I can remember. When I was little, I did much more drawing, and I as I grew older it became less of a pastime and more of an emotional outlet. I began to take my work seriously in high school ( I had a fantastic art instructor:)). That’s when I would say my more unique characteristics developed; I began incorporating my poetry into my work, as well as using textures other than paint.
GTNS: How long does it take you to complete a piece?
Niki: The time it takes to complete a piece has become about 30-40 hours. For me, the actual spread of days/weeks varies hugely. I can finish one in a few days, if I’m focused and have plenty of free time (read: I forget to stop and eat). Other times, it does drag on over weeks. A major factor is what moved me to make the piece (i.e. where I’m at in my life emotionally.)
GTNS: Care to share any details of any current projects?
Niki: mmmmm….Current projects. I have two oils underway at the moment. I’m also working on an ink drawing, which is a little bit out of the norm for me, but I’m really enjoying it.
You can see more of Niki’s artistic projects as they are completed at our online community art gallery (UltraDSA). We also hope to do some follow-ups on this creative and unique artist. Below are some of Niki’s paintings (Click to enlarge) each thumbnail.
