Can Sculpture - Canstruction
It had never occurred to me that cans, sculpture and art, could all appear meaningfully in the same sentence, but here is the proof.
Giant Cobra - Made out of Cans
Superman - Made of Tins
Friday, 13 January 2012
13th Jan 2012 Still On The Trail Of Cans ...
13th Jan 2012 More Can News - Bet It Carries A 6-Pack
This
can sculpture of a five-metre pair of pants has been built outside a
shopping centre in China. Minghui Plaza in Xiamen city is offering
shoppers the chance to guess how many cans were used to build the
display. As a prize, the winner will receive 365 cans of coke, reports
South-eastern Express. They deserve their prize because it took over
3,000 cans to build the statue 'Canstruction'.
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Prev: 13th Jan 2012 The Can-Can Chair
13th Jan 2012 The Can-Can Chair
Laurence
Llewelyn-Bowen has created a contemporary armchair entirely from
recycled drinks cans. The interior designer was commissioned by Can
Couture to make the Can Can Chair using nothing but cans he and his
family collected from around the house.
Laurence
announced, 'I really enjoy working with new material so the idea of
using recycled drinks cans to produce an elegant, yet flamboyant chair
was a huge challenge for me. Recycling is hugely important in this day
and age and drinks cans are one of the most environmentally friendly
types of packaging as each one is 100% recyclable. They can also be
recycled infinitely so technically I could produce an entirely new
piece of furniture for next season by melting down this chair!'
His
chair will be displayed at City Hall in London and is set to embark on
a European tour portraying how design and looking after the
environment can go hand in hand. The Can Can Chair will return to the UK
in the autumn when it will be auctioned off for charity.
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Prev: 13th Jan 2012 An Ugly Duckling Seeking Love
13th Jan 2012 An Ugly Duckling Seeking Love
There was once an ugly duckling ... a story of true love ...
Maybe.
Maybe.
A
male swan shunned by females because of his deformed neck may finally
have found a girlfriend after seven years. 'Crinkly' the ugly swan
became well-known at bird sanctuary in Gloucester UK. Each winter he
would flying in from Russia, conservation workers and visitors have
watched with dismay as Crinkly failed miserably to attract a mate.
Experts at Slimbridge were amazed when Crinkly first arrived as a
cygnet with parents Lucius and Coletta, with a strangely deformed neck
probably caused by a birth defect.
'We
were worried about Crinkly because he is such a strange-looking bird,'
said Jools Mackin, spokesperson for Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands
Trust. Until now, none of the females at the sanctuary was prepared to
mate with him but recently conservation workers say they can see signs
of a budding romance.
'We
are delighted because we think Crinkly has finally found a
girlfriend,' commented Ms Mackin. 'He appears to be loosely associating
with another Slimbridge Bewick's swan called Taciturn. It is too early
to say whether or not they are mates, but we'll be monitoring them
over the next few days to see. At the moment they are associating on
Swan Lake. They are flying in and out together and we do hope they will
become mates.'
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Prev: 13th Jan 2012 Wise Cracks
13th Jan 2012 Wise Cracks
- Fools rush in where fools have been before.
- It's called "take home" pay because you can't afford to go anywhere else with it.
- Success is relative; the greater the success, the more relatives.
- If at first you succeed, try to hide your astonishment.
- You must have learned from others' mistakes. You haven't had time to think all those up yourself.
- People like criticism; just keep it positive and flattering.
- It's OK to let your mind go blank, but please turn off the sound.
- Worry kills more people than work because more people worry than work.
- Middle age is when broadness of the mind, and narrowness of the waist, change places.
- When you're getting kicked from behind, at least it means you're in front.
- Misers aren't much fun to live with, but they make great ancestors.
- Junk is something you throw away three weeks before you need it.
- Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were.
- Some people are like blisters. They don't show up until the work is done.
- Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you a mechanic.
- Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognise a mistake when you make it again.
- The one who snores will fall asleep first.
- The probability of meeting someone you know increases greatly when you are out with someone you do not want to be seen with.
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