off the (meat)hook » art http://offthemeathook.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:15:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 {time waster} Generate a Color Palette From a Photo! (Warning: Addictive) http://offthemeathook.com/2009/12/time-waster-generate-a-color-palette-from-a-photo-warning-addictive/ http://offthemeathook.com/2009/12/time-waster-generate-a-color-palette-from-a-photo-warning-addictive/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:36:09 +0000 Karen http://offthemeathook.com/?p=720 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I love to play with this SUPER FUN app that generates a lovely harmonious color palette from your photos. You upload a photo and the app processes it and spits out the palette. This would be a great way to think about room decor, website design, or even what color picture frame to get. Here are a some I did from some of my photos:

This is the (amazing, delicious, if you love cheese don’t miss it!) cheese shop in Neal’s Yard, London, that makes a lovely subtle palette.

This photo of Confucius’ Temple in Beijing yields a spicy palette- I think it would make a cool kids room.

This is a horse farm in Kentucky – which gives me a gorgeous palette that makes me want to redo a room right this second! I think my bedroom would do well with this.

You can play with it at Big Huge Labs. Hopefully you will have more restraint than me and not become addicted to it. If you’re clever, you can use this color conversion chart and get something to bring to the paint shop! OK gotta go, I have thousands more photos to try.

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]]> http://offthemeathook.com/2009/12/time-waster-generate-a-color-palette-from-a-photo-warning-addictive/feed/ 1 {sweet} Sugar Men Wait For You To Push Them In Your Beverages http://offthemeathook.com/2009/11/sweet-sugar-men-wait-for-you-to-push-them-in-your-beverages/ http://offthemeathook.com/2009/11/sweet-sugar-men-wait-for-you-to-push-them-in-your-beverages/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:14:14 +0000 Karen http://offthemeathook.com/?p=678 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Some supremely awesome and talented woman named Natasha MADE these sugar guys who perch on the edge of your cup- until you push them in. Brilliant. When will these be available for sale? Someone DEFINITELY needs to produce them on a larger scale.

As pointed out in the comments on Natasha’s site, the dark brown guy’s position even makes him look afraid… hilarious. I’d go so far as to say the light brown guy is resigned to his fate, and the white guy is very Zen.

See and read more about Natasha’s project at Nova Culture.

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]]> http://offthemeathook.com/2009/11/sweet-sugar-men-wait-for-you-to-push-them-in-your-beverages/feed/ 0 {rainbows} Magical Rainbow Museum in Leon, Spain (**not its real name**) http://offthemeathook.com/2009/11/travel-magical-rainbow-museum-in-leon-spain-not-its-real-name/ http://offthemeathook.com/2009/11/travel-magical-rainbow-museum-in-leon-spain-not-its-real-name/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:23:08 +0000 Karen http://offthemeathook.com/?p=709 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> The MUSAC (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León) in Spain is probably my favorite museum I’ve never been to. These pictures will show you why:

It’s a magical rainbow museum!


WOW. I think it’s just mesmerizingly beautiful and totally rainbow-riffic. I loves. It’s in León, Spain, which is in the Northwestern part of Spain, on your way to Portugal. I’m seeing a Castilian road trip in my future.  Why did I waste my last trip to Spain by going to that stupid Bilbao Guggenheim instead of going here?!?!? Just kidding. The Bilbao Guggenheim is super frickin’ awesome… and also worth a trip.

click here to go to the MUSAC website
click here to go to the Guggeneim Bilbao website

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]]> http://offthemeathook.com/2009/11/travel-magical-rainbow-museum-in-leon-spain-not-its-real-name/feed/ 0 {ingenious} Gummi Bearskin Rug http://offthemeathook.com/2009/09/ingenious-gummi-bearskin-rug/ http://offthemeathook.com/2009/09/ingenious-gummi-bearskin-rug/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:18:23 +0000 Karen http://offthemeathook.com/?p=681 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> YaYa Chou, a Taiwanese artist, created this bearskin-shaped rug out of Gummi Bears and fake nails, and it’s amazing.

I have no words. I love it.

Visit YaYa Chou’s site for more info and photos of this and other works!

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]]> http://offthemeathook.com/2009/09/ingenious-gummi-bearskin-rug/feed/ 0 {refrigerator art} Fridgehenge http://offthemeathook.com/2009/09/refrigerator-art-fridgehenge/ http://offthemeathook.com/2009/09/refrigerator-art-fridgehenge/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:21:55 +0000 Karen http://offthemeathook.com/?p=628 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Welcome to Stonefridge: a fridgehenge.

That’s it. It’s Stonehenge made of old refrigerators. According to this website (which also has a bunch more pictures) an artist created it outside of Santa Fe, NM, until some art-hating, fridge-loathing jerk COMPLAINED and made them take it down.

Who has time to complain about a fridgehenge? Do you really have nothing better to do?

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]]> http://offthemeathook.com/2009/09/refrigerator-art-fridgehenge/feed/ 1 {recycling} Light Fixtures From Milk Jugs, Banana Crates, and More http://offthemeathook.com/2009/08/ingenious-light-fixtures-from-milk-jugs-banana-crates-and-more/ http://offthemeathook.com/2009/08/ingenious-light-fixtures-from-milk-jugs-banana-crates-and-more/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:07:35 +0000 Karen http://offthemeathook.com/?p=672 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> It seems I’ve been serially bookmarking a whole bunch of odd and unusual DIY lighting ideas so I thought it was time to clean it out and share a few with you.

Latex Glove Lamp by Katarina Britse
STUNNING- the trick would be keeping them inflated for more than a couple hours.

Globe Lamps on Craftster
Crack open a globe and voila. I like this idea!

Milky Way Chandelier by Alexander Reh
ingredients: 14 1-gallon milk bottles, 1 hula hoop, 1 string Xmas lights.

The Slinky Light from Bouf
You can buy it for £45, but why would you when you could make one?

Chiquita Chandelier by Anneke Jakobs
Made with old banana boxes. She must have great potassium levels. Apparently there’s a how-to manual available at her website but I couldn’t find it.

Bettine Ping Pong Ball Lamp by Studio Kleefstra

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]]> http://offthemeathook.com/2009/08/ingenious-light-fixtures-from-milk-jugs-banana-crates-and-more/feed/ 0 {make this} Beautiful Stripey Jello! http://offthemeathook.com/2009/08/off-the-blogs-beautiful-stripey-jello/ http://offthemeathook.com/2009/08/off-the-blogs-beautiful-stripey-jello/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:52:44 +0000 Karen http://offthemeathook.com/?p=653 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> These cubes of finger jello from I’ve Gotta Little Space To Fill are so beautiful and mesmerizing! Like food + art + the 50s all rolled (squared?) into one discrete item.

layered-finger-jello

My thoughts: 1) It would make a cool t-shirt pattern. 2) How do you make white jello? 3) mmmmmm delicious jello.

You can get the recipe and see more pictures at I’ve Gotta Little Space To Fill.

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