Tag Archives: space

In Orbit / Found Object Sculpture With Light / Mike Smith / Milwaukee, WI

Posted on January 23, 2013 by destructivetesting

I had been looking at my various pieces of junk for awhile.  My method is to go out to my garage/studio, have a cigarette, and try to imagine a way to put various found objects together into something interesting.  I … Continue reading →

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Asteroid Impact & Deflection Assessment Project Planned To Save Earth From Space Rocks

Posted on January 22, 2013 by destructivetesting

According to this article ( http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/asteroid-impact-deflection-assessment-earth-space-rocks_n_2497672.html?utm_hp_ref=science), “European space officials are seeking ideas to help develop a mission to knock an asteroid off its course, in case one day humans must pull off such a stunt to save Earth from a … Continue reading →

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Asteriod Miner Spaceship / email

Posted on December 18, 2012 by destructivetesting

I just had to post the following email I received about this lamp!  Below the photo, I’ve reprinted the info from my Etsy listing. Asteroid Miner Spaceship ZXCVB 109q Floor Lamp With Vintage Style Bulb and Solar Powered Propeller, listing … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / Tracy Jager (livingferal) / Vancouver, British Columbia

Posted on April 25, 2012 by destructivetesting

`…Living Feral collages are straight from another world. Handcrafted and made out of vintage materials, they will remind you of that time you dreamed about that thing that you can’t remember but you were there and you promise it was … Continue reading →

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Making It / Asteroid Miner Spaceship ZXCVB 109q Floor Lamp With Vintage Style Bulb and Solar Powered Propeller / Mike Smith

Posted on April 23, 2012 by destructivetesting

You’ve probably read about some company that claims to be ‘working’ on a spaceship that they ‘claim’ will be used to mine metals from asteriods!! I say they are bogus! And too late besides. I already have a prototype (well, … Continue reading →

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Artist of the Day / phototiles

Posted on March 20, 2012 by destructivetesting

These 12″ x12″ photo tiles have been made using various sorts of satellite photos such as thermal and radar images.  The descriptions (I have included one of the shorter ones below the photos) are as interesting as the images themselves. … Continue reading →

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