Lui Shini

Saw these quite some time back in Chelsea...and recently rediscovered the slip of paper that I had written his name on in the bottom of an old handbag.



"Untitled" [this one reminds me of my friend, Ben Morey.]



"Dentures and Ants"



"For internal use only"


See his blog here.

Eduardo del Valle & Mirta Gomez

From the series "Fried Waters"; shot in Yucatan, Mexico. Buy prints here!

Kelley Walker

I like toothpaste, and I like VIBE. So therefore I like the following art pieces.





More here.

Ever wonder how crystals grow?

Here's how:

Crystals are structures that are formed from a regular repeated pattern of connected atoms or molecules. Crystals grow by a process termed nucleation. During nucleation, the atoms or molecules that will crystallize (solute) are dissolved into their individual units in a solvent. The solute particles contact each other and connect with each other. This subunit is larger than an individual particle, so more particles will contact and connect with it. Eventually, this crystal nucleus becomes large enough that it falls out of solution (crystallizes). Other solute molecules will continue to attach to the surface of the crystal, causing it to grow until a balance or equilibrium is reached between the solute molecules in the crystal and those that remain in the solution.

From About.com.

Gerda Steiner and Jorg Lenzlinger

Installation artists whom work with all sorts of media, including growing their own crystals.





See their official website here.

Flickr user: dardilrocks

An individual whom collects minerals and cuts his own specimens. So beautiful...most of these are agate I believe.







Some detail shots.





Link to his Flickr page and to the Rock/Mineral Image Database group.

Jaimie Warren

My new roommate's response to me saying that there aren't many Baltimore photographers that I like. Website here.