Mr. Sandman

Are you kidding me? I'm just...just...{speechless}. Andres Amador is an artist based in San Francisco and does the most amazing sand art, only to be washed away within hours. Like sands through the hourglass don't you think?

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Ink Slinger

I am such a huge fan of this famed painter, print maker and better yet, tattoo artist. I am talking about none other than Don Ed Hardy (but you may know him only as Ed Hardy.) I must confess that I have no tattoos - ya know, I love the art and they are supa' cool and all but if it's not removable, I just can't make the commitment. That's an oxymoron huh?

Soooooo, this is a way to own a piece of tattoo art by purchasing a lithograph...my favorite entitled Nurse Mercy. I love the saturated colors and the old school japanese style.

Noteworthy: Christian Audigier, formerly of Von Dutch, gained exclusive rights to work with the tattoo designs of Don Ed Hardy and Ed Hardy became the dope clothing collection that so many celebs love....check it!

image courtesy of shark's ink.

Self Serve Art

I just had to give a shout out to a local here in Winston-Salem, NC, Clark Whittington, inventor of the art-o-mat machine. He takes old cigarette vending machines and converts them to vend art for $5 - $7 a piece. A bargain if you ask me. There are currently around 400 contributing artists from 10 different countries. You can find these machines in various locations across the country. Who needs smoking when you can be addicted to art!

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