We have been traveling quite a bit this summer. For the last three months we have gone to Texas three times. I am from Texas so these were all family trips. After the third time, I told my family we were done for awhile. Now I can sit and enjoy summer here in Kansas with my family. Now that it is July, the weather outside can be described as close to the temperature of hell. So, spending summer time with family has been restricted to indoor activities until that wonderful Kansas Fall arrives.
Since most places like to have a sale for Christmas in July, I thought I would partake as well. I need to make room in my house and in my Etsy shop for new artwork so time to slash prices and move some product. Please visit my shop HERE to see the discounted items**. If you know me personally, you can always contact me and I can wave the shipping fee and just hand deliver the artwork. I hope everyone is staying cool this summer!
**Please note, all items have been discounted 25% except photograph prints. Some items have been discounted before and the original price before any discounts have been made can be found in the description below the item.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Art or Science
I hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July!
My husband likes to share new and different YouTube videos with me. Whether I like them or not, I watch them, especially when it's a silly song that will be stuck in my head forever. Last week he showed me Ant Hill casting with molten Aluminum. This video is fascinating but brings up the debate whether this is actually art or science.
My personal opinion is that this is science. Just because you use an expensive material and mount the finished work and find it in a museum, does not make it art. Art to me is something that you created with your hands and with your imagination. This is taking something that is already made and using it for your own enjoyment. I am not saying that these Ant Hill casts are not cool, because they are. But, this practice is a great way to study and learn about Ants and their home. I find this so interesting and hope they use this method in scientific studies of Ants and their way of living.
So, what do you think? Is this art or science?
My husband likes to share new and different YouTube videos with me. Whether I like them or not, I watch them, especially when it's a silly song that will be stuck in my head forever. Last week he showed me Ant Hill casting with molten Aluminum. This video is fascinating but brings up the debate whether this is actually art or science.
My personal opinion is that this is science. Just because you use an expensive material and mount the finished work and find it in a museum, does not make it art. Art to me is something that you created with your hands and with your imagination. This is taking something that is already made and using it for your own enjoyment. I am not saying that these Ant Hill casts are not cool, because they are. But, this practice is a great way to study and learn about Ants and their home. I find this so interesting and hope they use this method in scientific studies of Ants and their way of living.
So, what do you think? Is this art or science?
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