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Category: Art
Bling from 80,000 years ago
Even the very first modern humans may have spruced themselves up with beaded bling. Twelve shell beads discovered in a cave in eastern Morocco have been dated at more than 80,000 years old, making them one of the earliest examples of human culture. The beads are colored with red ochre and show signs of being…
One of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard: Paul Potts
My Aunt sent me this with the note “I wouldn’t waste your time on the ordinary.” This is about as far from the ordinary as I have ever seen or heard. I’ve watched it twice and both times it has brought me to the edge of tears and I’ve felt chickenskin as I listen to…
Beautiful Ruby Jewelry
I just wanted to show you guys what killer work my friend did with the rubies. These are not for trade, but they are an example of what cool jewelry these rubies can make. I traded him rubies for his work and the silver. My pictures don’t do the jewelry justice, but hopefully you get…
Marx in Soho
My friend Fenton Wilkinson gets to be Terror Suspect of the Week in his onstage role of Karl Marx. He is doing a one man performance of Howard Zinn’s play “Marx in Soho.” I watched it last night and was astounded. I’ve put a clip below along with links to more clips. I’ll write more…
Rubies are now a special consideration barter item…
I’ve had these rubies for a while now and while they are nice, I decided I would rather have thirty paintings and meet thirty artists in Hawaii. So I’ve started trading one ruby for one painting to local artists. I started with thirty and am now down to 26. After all the rubies are gone…
My latest portraits of dictators
Lately I’ve had the urge to paint portraits of living dictators. First came Kim Jong Il, now Fidel Castro and Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan. Any suggestions for who I should paint next? cd
Scott Wade's Dirty Car Art Gallery
This, my friends is Art without attachment…one trip to the carwash and it is gone… cd LINK
You talking to me?
Wanna fight? Link
My latest art – Kim Jong Il
I enjoy oil pastels on found pieces of wood. This is an old tabletop I found on the side of the road. cd