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thenewgreen  ·  4352 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: You Can Open Minds With Public Art! Yes, YOU! I mean YOU!

This rules, nice work littlebirdie. You ever see the TED Talk about the woman that turned an abounded house in to a giant chalk board where people can write the things they want to do before they die? Check it out.

As for what I've done in secret? Not much really. I'll build little rock formations by the river when I'm there with my family, but I've done nothing beyond that in secret.

I created this with bgood79 without ever seeking acknowledgment. -I think Rae Dawn Chong owes us :-)

Seriously though, I love that you did this.





littlebirdie  ·  4352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So funny, and I wonder where she got her idea. I did this in 2008, so it was a few years ago. I've done other public art secret projects since, and I will post about them in this thread. I have one project that is really funny, I can't wait to share it!

I am listening to your song now, and I love it. It's making me smile and laugh. We humans are at our best when we just let loose and pour out onto the planet.

thenewgreen  ·  4352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm looking forward to hearing about the others. It's really cool that you do these things.

littlebirdie  ·  4352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm sorting through photos, looking for my funny postcard project. I'm still doing that one, actually, it's kind of a mashup of Post Secret and Post Crossing. I will post when I get back from work later today. Oh! And I have the Chair Project, which is really weird and cool, too. I am not a visual artist, per se, but I love to see people's reactions to unexpected things, things they can create and love and share.

b_b  ·  4352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Candy Change. Linked above.

thenewgreen  ·  4352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ah, nice. When watching that I was reminded of the bucket list conversation we had here. I just was reading through it. You ever do that Scotland trip? I'm planning on going there in March and could use some pointers.

b_b  ·  4339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, nice turn of events. I'm going on a Scotch tasting tour after all this May. I guess you get to give me some pointers!

thenewgreen  ·  4339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Turns out the trip is May 10th. Is your tasting in Scotland?

b_b  ·  4339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

4th to 12th-ish Haven't bought the ticket yet, but those are most likely. Hubski meetup in the Highlands? Aye.

thenewgreen  ·  4339 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How fucking cool would that be? I'll ask the wife tonight the exact dates. We'll be in Edinburgh but I'll make a road trip for a Hubski gathering.

b_b  ·  4339 days ago  ·  link  ·  
thenewgreen  ·  4338 days ago  ·  link  ·  

First comment I've saved.

b_b  ·  4352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not yet. Its a few year plan kind of thing. Hopefully summer of '14, cause it sure as hell isn't going to be '13 like I speculated in that post :/

littlebirdie  ·  4352 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oh my gosh, I have to post my bucket list on that thread. I have to think of what's on it now; a lot has changed over the past year, and I think my idea of what would be Important has been refined or shifted or something.