I just came across these tridimensionals by artist Henrique Oliveira over at Peppermags. Oliveira's work is full of color, dimension, play, and passion. I'm very intrigued by his tridimensionals as they automatically send my mind into a "how did he DO that?!" frenzy. I love all the textures, and how they can appear as different as waves crashing

Jun Inoue is a Japanese artist who creates wonderful pieces of art using acrylic on wood...they are geometric and recently, reference stones and diamonds. He has a very interesting website and blog, as well. His work is at Compound Gallery in Portland, OR until March 28, 2010. I might just have to go see for myself!via dear ada

As a novice metalsmith, I once wondered if my ideas wouldn't run out. How many ideas could one person have? Wouldn't inspiration run dry at some point? Apparently not! New ideas build onto old ones, rather quickly, and often times, I find I forget those past ideas and inspirations until I am reminded of them somehow.Once in a