Manhole Covers as Urbex Fashion

Looking for something really urbex to wear? Consider a print of a manhole cover. This site has a project creating prints from manhole (sewer) covers. There are events and workshops. You could make your own. Raubdruckerin uses drain covers as a printing module for textiles and paper. By pressing a garment on a drain cover … Read more

Emily Carr Set of Mugs

Emily Carr (1871-1945) Prior to 1927, Emily Carr boldly pursued her unique artistic path in isolation from the major art movements taking shape in the Eastern part of Canada. Carr passionately explored the remote native communities of coastal British Columbia, delving into the merger of landscape and cultural objects. From 1927 through the end of … Read more

How to Get Started Doing Parkour

Parkour is a philosophy as well as physical exercise. Parkour is running, dodging, jumping through an obstacle course, on foot and without any special equipment. Parkour is also about learning to live your life in a better way. What Parkour Really Is: The Whole Picture Parkour is more than physical exercise or an extreme sport. … Read more

Creative Drawing and Journaling

Originally posted to SuiteU, part of Suite101. SuiteU is being removed from the site. I wanted to save the ecourses so this resource would not disappear. Drawing 101 By Joan Martine Murphy Introduction Most people would love to be able to draw what they see. Many people find enormous pleasure in the art of self-expression. … Read more

Blood Donating

Ick! One thing I have not done is donate blood. It’s nice and handy to have the excuse of being told not to by a doctor at one point. I think it was due to the asthma inhaler I sometimes use. Anyway, I didn’t mind at all. I just have a thing about needles, knives … Read more