I can’t really tell if Mike Rugnetta likes snow globes or not. But he made a video all about them. (He’s part of the Idea Channel at PBS Digital Studios.) You decide for yourself. Snow Globes! ❆ Idea Channel PBS Digital Studios
Fate Loves the Fearless
It was just a phrase in a magazine article, reading casually, waiting for my hair to be cut. “Fate loves the fearless.” I wish I could remember who said it and in what context, but I’ve lost the source. The phrase stayed with me, reminding of some other words to live by, including “You miss … Continue reading
Perpetual Penguins
Adding and subtracting, combining and reducing, twisting and turning … Yep, art’s like that. We like M.C. Escher and his drawings of fantastic stairways where one climbs endlessly. We like ice storms. And we like penguins. So what if you took penguins+icestorm+escher staircase and made … Perpetual Penguins. Hey, nobody’s going to stop us, right? … Continue reading
Open Studio and a snow globe cake pop
Well, I should have been in the studio making snow globes, because I owe a few to people I’ve promised, but I needed to create something special for tonight’s open studio in Denver’s RiNo district. (First Friday, November 6th, See Festivals and Events tab for more info.) So I was in the kitchen instead. This … Continue reading
Rock Lobster
There was a lobster. There was a guitar. They made beautiful music together. Oh yeah, there was a snow globe with no snow. It had beautiful aqua liquid and when shaken, sea creatures and musical notes floating in the chorus. Shell we dance? “Rock Lobster” snow … Continue reading
Heads of Clay – work in progress
I have a file on my computer called “Heads of Clay.” When you peek inside you see all the progress I’ve made, learning to sculpt exactly that. These tiny clay skulls are less than two inches tall — it might be easier working life-size (or not), but the glass globe always dictates just large a … Continue reading
Camryn Forrest Designs 