Thursday, March 17, 2011

Are You Wearing Your Green?

If not, I have a little somethin somethin to rectify that situation....


Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Movie Time!

By some strange turn of events (the Little Nugget collapsing into deep slumber after swim lessons), Mr. Nugget and I found ourselves in the position to enjoy a nice movie in the quiet and warm embrace of our comfortable couch.  With the help of our pal Netflix, we selected Exit through the Gift Shop for our viewing pleasure.


It's really good! It's a documentary about an amateur film maker who immerses himself in the world of street art.  Set on making a documentary on the underground scene, he gains the confidence of many important figures, including the British artist Banksy.  In the documentary, Banksy talks about their relationship and how the project took shape.  I'll leave it at that.

Very funny and smart look at the art world and it's shortcomings.  It was nominated for best documentary at the Academy Awards, although there has been some speculation as to whether it's actually a documentary or a mockumentary.  Either way, it's very entertaining plus you get to see street artists such as Banksy and Shepard Fairey at work.  See it!

All for now,
Nugget

Monday, March 7, 2011

Link Love

I've never been to the British Museum in London..



but thanks to the wonders of modern technology, almost 2 million objects in their collection can be accessed via the internet in their online collections database.  

For anyone interested in jewelry history or even art history in general, this is a bona fide treasure trove.  Their jewelry and metalwork holdings are spectacular to say the least, and I am especially fond of the 15th-17th century prints of  Renaissance jewelry designs:



or this:



Just remember when searching the database, you need to use British spellings (jewellery instead of the American jewelry).  I cannot tell you how much time I've spent just virtually cruising through this collection. Have fun and happy searching!

All for now,
Nugget

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Eh-Hem... *taptaptap* Is This Thing On?!

OMG I got my first Etsy Front Page!  Woot!  *Happy Dance!*



It's the Miriam Necklace, one of my personal favorites and the very first piece I made for my shop!!! How's that for serendipity!!!


What a great day!

All for now,
Nugget

When Stormtroopers Have Too Much Time on Their Hands...

Very cool photos by Stéfan found via this blog!

Baywatch


Camouflage
Dough You Mind

Fishing in the Toilets

Air Guitar Hero

Fun stuff!