Apparently the Dead Fly Art has been around for a while, but I have only found it today!! I think this is so brilliantly done, I just have to share it!! If you’re the original artist; please contact me so that I can credit you.
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Dead Fly Art
November 10th, 2009 — Art, Humor, funnyn
Carpet Of Begonias In Brussels
July 14th, 2009 — Art, Creative, Dizzy Dee, Nature
Every two years people can admire the carpet of flowers on the Grand Place in Brussels . This year, 700,000 begonias form the largest tapestry of a Savonnerie carpet in the world: a tribute to the French presidency of the European Union.
Since 1971, it is the 16th carpet of flowers on the Grand Place in Brussels . In recent years, the flower carpet has become one of the biggest attractions of Brussels . This year, the flower carpet designed by floral architect Mark Schautteet is inspired by the tapestry of the French Savonnerie, which dates from the 17th century. 700,000 begonias form a colourfum motif on which appears the patron saint Saint-Michel and the iris of the Brussels Region. One hundred volunteers have brought flowers on the Grand Place. For the floral carpet of flowers to be perfect, the design is fully represented in size on a transparent plastic perforated to create a micro-humid climate which must keep flowers fresh and colorful. The official opening will be accompanied by music created specially for the occasion by the composer Gregory Dune.
Amazing Staircases
February 26th, 2009 — Art, Dizzy Dee
I got this collection of amazing staircases on an e-mail, and couldn’t resist sharing them.
I would LOVE to have some of these in my home!! (Specially the ones with storage space!)
Though I must admit that the psychedelic would probably give me a migraine.
A Violinist In The Metro
February 9th, 2009 — Art, Perception, music, people
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip, a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
Source: E-mail (Origin: Unknows)
Creative Carpentry
August 28th, 2008 — Art
Sometimes I come accross some really interesting artwork, and though they’re usually quite useless, its still amusing to look at…
Today, however, I managed to find a more useful piece of art…
Source: CWG Design
Chinese Balloon Fashion Show
February 19th, 2008 — Art, Creative, Dizzy Dee, Weird
If I think of twisting balloons, I think of it as entertainment for little kids, but these photos taken at a “Balloon Fashion Show” in China illustrate how far it has come as an art form.
Some are amazingly imaginative and detailed!
Getting Arty
January 30th, 2008 — Art, Sponsored
I’m always intrigued by art, and would love to buy some nice paintings for the new house. I’ve often looked at the paintings in local galleries, and I’ve imagined a hundred different themes for our house.
If you have that same passion for good quality art, have a look at Park West Art Gallery. They have truely unique paintings that will brighten up any room, or house for that matter.
I had some art classes when I was in high school, and I would actually love to paint things myself – for our home. I just lack the guts to start. One day when I’m a ’stay at home mom’ I might do just that!
Upside Down News
May 3rd, 2007 — About Me, Art, Dizzy Dee, My Opinion, News, South Africa
Yes my off time was fabulous – I think April is the one month in South Africa which has the most public holidays, and I made proper use of them by booking leave to fill up the gaps between the holidays and the weekend. But I’m sure you don’t want to hear about how I scraped paint off the walls, or spent a day in the mall which was so packed with bodies that at any given time, whilst walking through the shops, I could smell at least one person’s breath :/ — YUCK.
Today I will start to get ready for the upcoming weekend again… Nice hey?
Its just a pity that things at work are a bit busy – hence the upside-downess. I have stacks of files which I want to complete a.s.a.p., and then there are a couple of boxes full which need to be archived… I like working, sometimes I just feel that I don’t know what to do first – everything seems to have high priority? Suppose it ain’t that bad, cause somehow I work my way through it 
By the way, I’m still living in April, can’t believe May has come so quick.
May 2007 has been something in the very far future, I have to agree with BattleRocker. Something that Busted could sing about even? Now here we are.
Coming Saturday (May 5) is the birthday of many people I know. Not just know about, but know, personally. My boyfriend, my sister, two friends… And there are more that I can’t remember. I know it to be an anniversary of some other family members of mine too. Strange isn’t it?
For my own birthday I know only one person who shares it. June 8th doesn’t seem to be a very popular birthday, but its fine, I’ll celebrate it all by myself… 
Please tell me that there is someone else out there who shares it? Someone other than politicians or architects who I’ve never heard of! Bloggers are WAY more interesting than politicians, except when they blog about politics. Then they’re worse. Second hand politics sucks so badly!
I do apologize if I come across as rude (toward politic lovers), I don’t hate you as a person, if you talk about something else I’d love to listen
Coca Cola Is Cool
May 2nd, 2007 — Advertisement, Art, Cool, Creative, Jokes, Romantic, South Africa
This is such a cute advert – I absolutely LOVE it.
I’m not sure if its just in South Africa? Has anyone seen it outside of SA?
Yes, I know I don’t usually post video’s but this one is an exception – its only 32 seconds long, so won’t take too long to load. Hope you enjoy it!
Propeller Island Adventure
April 25th, 2007 — Art, Cool, Creative, Dizzy Dee, My Opinion, Travel, Weird
I’m every day still amazed by the creativity of humans. The incredible endlessness of imagination. How extreme our ideas are, which haven’t been explored to the full, and won’t ever be. Again, I’ve stumbled onto something at which I stand astonished. Have a look for yourself. Personally I LOVE this place. Though its freaky, its somewhere I’d love to go, but would like to stay in a different room each night.
The PROPELLER ISLAND CITY LODGE (Belgium) is – truly – a VERY extraordinary location. All rooms and objects were created by the German artist Lars Stroschen. Much more appropriate than “hotel” is the designation “living in a work of art”.
30 rooms with an absolutely unique and personal ambiance. “Unique” is meant literally, for the entirety of all furnishings and other objects you will discover here are custom-made, individual handiwork. None can be found anywhere else on this planet – one could consider the CITY LODGE to be a MUSEUM with guest accommodations or a stay-in work of SCULPTURE.
The rooms are designed and constructed without compromise (!), varying from the tame to the extreme, and are well able to more or less alter your perspective of reality – according to your taste and sense of adventure.
So if you’re planning a holiday I would seriously suggest that you stay over at the Propeller Lodge, that’s if you have the guts 
Personally I would like to try out “Grandma’s Room” [first image below] – the shower is inside the cupboard!!! How cool is that?
[Click the images to enlarge]
