September 27, 2008
World's Greatest Etch-a-Sketch Artist
When i was kid, I had an Etch-a-Sketch. I'll bet you did too. I was good with straight lines, but lousy with smooth curves, particularly curves that required repetition. Thus, I made a ton of pictures of tall buildings and such, but very few outside the realm of horizontal/vertical motion.... Read the story »
May 29, 2008
The Salvador Dali Museum
My wife and I just got back from a wonder 25th anniversary trip to St. Pete, Florida. One of the things that we saw was the Salvador Dali Museum. We've been to St. Pete three other times, always with kids, and we knew about the museum but never stopped by.... Read the story »
April 5, 2008
Painting Elephants
Today's FamilyFirst pick will take about eight minutes to watch. But when it's over, you will view the world that you live in differently. The pick is a film that takes place somewhere in Asia. Its star is an elephant, one of several who have been trained to do some... Read the story »
October 18, 2007
Pooktre Tree Shapers
The art of training trees into shapes is an ancient one. The banzai miniaturized trees have been a Japanese art form for thousands of years. The English gardens of the 16th century featured trees trained into fantastic shapes. And today's FamilyFirst pick features modern-day tree-training. It's called Pooktre Tree Shapers.... Read the story »
June 19, 2007
Photo2Text.com
Today's FamilyFirst site is a curious but irresistible mix of old and new. When old goats like me were first trying out the WWW on 14,400 modems back about the time Windows 95 was released, ascii art was a hot commodity. In fact, a site I picked for a WorldVillage... Read the story »
June 6, 2007
Harrisand.org
Today's FamilyFirst pick is about an annual contest that you may or may not have heard of. It's held each year in Vancouver, British Columbia in a place known as Harrison Hot Springs. The location has another moniker: The Sand Sculpture Capital of the World. I used to turn buckets... Read the story »
April 26, 2007
Art Deco Needlepoint
My wife and I are rabid fans of anything art deco. The modern style which arose in the 20's and never really went out of style is manifest in man y of our most familiar structures and objects we encounter daily. For instance, the Chrysler Building, the Guggenheim Museum, and... Read the story »
November 15, 2006
The Internet Archive
The RIAA and MPAA would have you believe that if you download ANY music or movies without throwing some money their way, you're breaking the law. Hogwash. Today's FamilyFirst site lets you download live concert mp3's from the likes of Warren Zevon, Blues Traveler, Grateful Dead, and many other famous... Read the story »
July 17, 2006
The Design Museum
When you think about it, much of our life is greatly influenced by artistic designers. These talented, unheralded individuals work in the background to produce the designs behind the products you use, from the most mundane soap dish to the $100,000 Beamer you might have parked in your garage. When... Read the story »
July 2, 2006
John Haber's Art Reviews
So, what do you know about postmodern art? Well, if you're not an expert, don't feel bad. The fact is that John Haber will be more than happy to explain it to you. Who is John Haber? Here, let's let him explain:... Read the story »
April 28, 2006
Peeps Show
Well, family safe is is family safe, but today, I thought I'd take a walk on the wild side and present a site that is a PEEPS SHOW! Now, before you fire off an angry email to my boss, read that word carefully: PEEPS SHOW! That's right, today's FamilyFirst site... Read the story »
April 27, 2006
Artcyclopedia
The web has become a place for the talented to display their wares. For example, many garage bands make their recordings available via mp3's or streaming audio. And many of these garage bands end up moving up to payed performers as a result. Likewise writers, cartoonists, and artists.... Read the story »
April 16, 2006
Corning Museum of Glass
One of man's earliest accomplishments was the creation of glass. Nowadays, it would be difficult to imagine life without glass. And besides the utilitarian use of glass, there is also the artistic side. Today's FamilyFirst site is the Corning Museum of Glass. The museum is located in Corning, New York.... Read the story »
March 6, 2006
The Design Encyclopedia
Whether you're into art or not, you are affected by artistic design. How so? Well any time you step into an automobile, use a toothbrush, walk into a building, put on an article of clothing, or use an inkpen, you are utilizing a product that is the result of a... Read the story »
January 28, 2006
Van Gogh Museum
He was an artist who helped transformed impressionism into a major art movement. His work is instantly recognizable. His paintings are moving, haunting, painful, and joyful, sometimes all at once. And Don McClean wrote a pretty darned good song about him. His name is Vincent Van Gogh, and today's FamilyFirst... Read the story »
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