Monthly Archives: March 2008

Theblog.weemade

theblog.weemade.com accepts submissions of child art from anyone.  The collection looks pretty good so far.  I look forward to seeing how it progresses.

David Horvitz

David Horvitz is an artist working in one of my favorite artistic mediums; doing absolutely anything he considers art. The above photograph is from a series where he photographs the sky every day. He will mail you prints for a price, or email you for free.
My favorite work he does is “Things for [...]

Souvenir of the N. American Indians, as they were in the nineteenth century.

This is an interesting book of drawings of nineteenth century native americans from various tribes by George Catlin.  More of Catlin’s work can be seen here, but I like the sketches, many of which were used for finished paintings.via BibliOdyssey

In-wheel electric motors

My thoughts on how a car should be designed involve using an electric motor for each wheel.  This allows for maximum traction, while reducing lost energy significantly.  PML has devised an in-wheel electric motor they call the Hi-Pa Drive that is perfect for this use, and even uses the motors for four wheel regenerative braking.  One [...]

Sawaki Suushi

Pink Tentacle has a nice collection of traditional youkai paintings by Sawaki Suushi.