Saturday, October 16, 2010

Elisabeth Daynes, anthropological artist

From the site: "Elisabeth Daynes brings paleoanthropology to life using her unique blend of knowledge and talent to trace the story of human evolution."

Friday, October 8, 2010

Avett Brothers

Avett Brothers

superbalanced blog: The Art Deco Motorcycle That Time Forgot

superbalanced blog: The Art Deco Motorcycle That Time Forgot: "The sheer beauty of the BMW R7 prototype takes my breath away. A single copy was crafted in 1934 by design engineer Alfred Böning. H..."

The Little Island

This 1958 work by Richard Williams (author of the textbook used for my animation class - "The Animator's Survival Guide") won several international awards.

Landmarks of (very) early animation

April 6, 1906: animation begins with "Humorous Phases of Funny Faces", produced by the Vitagraph Company (which was owned by Thomas Edison)





1914 - Windsor McCay helps introduce surrealism in animation, via his Vaudeville short, "Gertie the Dinosaur"