3.8.11
The unsolved mystery of paper cocktail and ice cream parasols
Remember those parasols you sometimes see on your ice cream or cocktail? Did you know they are partially made of Chinese newspapers. Not many people seem to know this. Next time you get one, unwrap the top and bottom of the parasol and you will be able to see the strands of Chinese news paper
2.8.11
Castle made of hair
Woodgate's "I Wanted To Be A Princess" series used clumps of hair to create 3,000 bricks, which are stacked to form two Medieval castle sculptures. Debuting at Miami's Spinello Gallery, one piece, called Tower, stands around four and a half feet tall. Made of tightly bound hair bricks, the piece looks like clay at first glance, with varying shades of brown and grays stacked perfectly together. Blonde hair donors provided the bricking for the windows, and the senior set contributed a band of white hair for the tower's top.
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