I want one!
Great way to bring your hiding place with you as you go and create temporary structures.
Happy spring from the Galvanize team!
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Street Art of the Day: Last month, children’s author Aaron Zenz sat down to watch Banksy’s Exit Through the Gift Shop with his kids.
10-year-old Gracie was so inspired by the film, that she immediately declared her determination to become a street artist when she grew up. Her dad explained to her that “while the art was fun and the story was great, vandalism isn’t a good thing.” So all together they came up with a project that was artsy, stealthy, public, “and in no way damaging”:
I bought a big sack of rocks, washed them, and painted the base colors. Then Isaac, Gracie, Lily, and I each claimed a color and decorated them with as many faces and expressions as we could thing of. 48 rocks in all. […]
Hopefully we were able to spread a little happiness to anyone who stumbled across these little guys.
[igl / @ironicsans.]
We love this project. Way to hide rocks for a pet passion project.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhli7ta3cV1qzpwi0o1_500.jpg)
Street Art of the Day: Last month, children’s author Aaron Zenz sat down to watch Banksy’s Exit Through the Gift Shop with his kids.
10-year-old Gracie was so inspired by the film, that she immediately declared her determination to become a street artist when she grew up. Her dad explained to her that “while the art was fun and the story was great, vandalism isn’t a good thing.” So all together they came up with a project that was artsy, stealthy, public, “and in no way damaging”:
I bought a big sack of rocks, washed them, and painted the base colors. Then Isaac, Gracie, Lily, and I each claimed a color and decorated them with as many faces and expressions as we could thing of. 48 rocks in all. […]
Hopefully we were able to spread a little happiness to anyone who stumbled across these little guys.
[igl / @ironicsans.]
We love this project. Way to hide rocks for a pet passion project.
(Source: thedailywhat)
"The “seed bombs”—essentially seeds packed with mud—started dropping in 2009. The group says it is teaching the masses to collaboratively cultivate open spaces to combat rising food prices and wean the populace off traditional supermarkets. Its website boasts a stylized manifesto that proclaims (in Spanish) “I know you/I know/where I come from/I help/help me/I live here/I care/I learn/I eat/as others see me.” “Our goal is for people to find carrots, courgettes or quinoa when they take a stroll … and we want to show them how to care after the crops,” a coordinator told Reuters. Although it is arguably more vital with every passing day, guerilla gardening is nothing new. For decades, crafty cultivators have been tossing seeds into underused pocket parks, sidewalk cracks and road planters. The idea is to reclaim “orphaned” land and make it productive and beautiful to benefit the community."
~ Secret Seeders Plant Edible Veggies for Inner-City Poor | TakePart - Inspiration to Action (via apsies) Galvanize Valentine’s Day (hide splendid things for people you love) Idea #4: Guerilla Gardening. You could give flowers. [Yawn.] Or you could plant flowers together (or bulbs and direct friends there in a few months!) Go, you rogue Cupids, go! (via apsies)
Galvanize Valentine Gift Idea #3:
We are, ahem, struck by this idea from Design*Sponge: DIY vintage arrows.
You could easily wrap a sheet of paper around that arrow with a message and stick the arrow in an appropriate tree. Or door jamb of your apartment.
Go ahead, you daring archer, you.
Sterling Silver Alien Invader Stud Earrings by Miscii on Etsy
Galvanize Valentine’s Day Gift Idea #2: Think about it. You could hide earrings or cuff links inside a jewelry box or under a pillow. They could invade any space you placed them in!
And it’s an eco-win, since you don’t have to wrap this type of gift.
Want: Personalized Hot Chocolate Spoons
I saw these spoons on The Bedlam of Beefy and I thought they were pretty cool:
Each spoon has a personalized message (written by you!) hidden in a block of chocolate. Once the chocolate melts, your “Valentine” can read your secret message:
(…unless if you bought it for yourself — then it wouldn’t be a secret would it?)
Galvanize Valentine’s Day gift ideas #1:
Neat romantic gift (too late to order for Valentine’s Day from this company, but one to bookmark!)
You could perhaps riff on the theme of a secret message on cutlery that is revealed during a meal or just after…
If you thought that the original Rubik Cube was difficult (and I say that having never solved one without either peeling off the stickers or prising one apart with a screwdriver) then this cool Earth themed variation of the Rubik Cube could offer somewhat more of a challenge as you’ll need at least a fundamental appreciation of basic geography in order to solve it.
We love meta gifts. brb, off to hide rubik geocubes!
(via fuckyeahcartography)
"Jim and Della live their lives with such a sense of humor (O. Henry’s wit is ever present, even in “Magi”). His nonchalant reaction to the irony (yes, Alanis this is ironic) makes the love story even more moving; she puts the pork chops in the frying pan, and their lives as a passionate couple move on. It’s the consummate illustration of love being greater than the possession, and the case in point of there being a gift in giving. In the age where shoppers line up at 3 am to buy a HDTV at a 10 percent discount, perhaps the story constantly resurfaces to serve as a sort of moral compass, steering us back on course to the “season of giving."
~ - from “The Gift of ‘The Gift of the Magi’” in Fast Company Nice piece, pointing us, once again, at the gift of giving.
"I think that the best gifts circumvent guilt in two key ways: by eliminating the guilt that accompanies extravagant purchases, and by reducing the guilt that comes from coupling payment with consumption. The best advice on gift-giving, therefore, is to get something that someone really wants but would feel guilty buying otherwise."
~ Dan Ariely (via poptech) Great advice, although the desire gift might not need to be bought, right? See you out there— (Source: poptech)
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