3D pen

Isn't this cool!? It is a Kickstarter project, similar to the hot glue gun, but with a completely different output.
Now you can bring your doodles to life for $75.

Melted crayon art

 Ever since I bumped into the first melted crayon canvas on Pinterest I wanted to do it. One of my friends graduation was coming along and I thought it was the perfect gift, rainbow colors crayons turned into an art piece. The whole process was so simple that even a first grader could do it.
I hope my friend will like it as much as I do.
Get your hands on some crayons and start making art!

What I used:
- 30x40 cm canvas
- black and white acrylic paint
- 48 crayons
- hot glue gun
- hairdryer

1. Paint the canvas black (or you can just leave it as it is) and wait till it dries.
2. Arrange the crayons to see exactly how many you need. I matched rainbow colors from 2 boxes of 36 crayons, leaving out "unhappy" colors like brown and grey.
3. Glue the crayons onto the canvas and let it dry.
You can peel the wrappers off your crayons. I liked the writing, so I left them.
4. Prop up the canvas so it is upright and protect your working surface with some old newspaper because the wax will splatter.
5. Turn blow dryer to high heat and aim it towards the middle of the crayons, pointing downwards. It may take a while before they start to melt.
If you wave the blow dryer back and forth across the entire canvas, the wax won’t drip straight down, but I wanted it to be a bit messy, it's up to you.

You can see that the tips have melted down. If you don’t like that, be sure to quit melting them earlier.
6. Let the crayons cool before moving the canvas. Be careful when storing your art in a hot area (the wax will continue to melt if it gets hot enough).
7. Personalize it with a few words. I used white acrylic paint and a small brush.

 

Hope you like it!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Drug half-faces

 When I was a kid, my dad took me and my brother to a drug rehabilitation center to show us the gravity and the consequences that the consumption of drugs has on one's life. We had a chance to talk to people who were in the treatment and it had quite an impact on me and on my seeing of the things that were so far from me. Taking us there was a bit radical, but I have found it to be a great educational measure.
 Everyone has their own philosophy of values in life and having the values that my parents taught me it is hardly possible for me to fall into the trap of drug use, but our visit to the rehab has had it's part for sure.

Photo credit: Roman Sakovich

My Milan Design Week 2012

 The show, also known as Milan Furniture Fair is THE event of the year in Milan. Fashion weeks are important, but since not attainable to the masses, are not as fun, as innovative, as animated and ironically, because something exclusive and only for the privileged, are too commercial, unlike the design week.
 It is that one week in spring when the streets of an already fast-paced city become home for everyone, from the street artists to the big names of design (and not only), and most importantly, to the common people. Originally it started as the furniture fair but nowadays it has transformed in a week of joy on the streets of Milan. There is art, music, food and beverage on every corner of the city and you can choose whether to participate actively (a lot of workshops) or just as an observer.

I bring you bits and pieces of my Design Week:

Tortona area:
- if I would have to choose only one place to visit during design week it would definitely be this area.

 Exhibitions and installations during the day and parties in the late hours.

Salami t-shirts, anyone?