Global Spin » Art https://globalspin.com a glimpse into the tiny mind of Chris Radcliff Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:59:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 and I like to do drawerings https://globalspin.com/2009/10/and-i-like-to-do-drawerings/ https://globalspin.com/2009/10/and-i-like-to-do-drawerings/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:00:53 +0000 http://globalspin.com/?p=1636 I’m having entirely too much fun uploading my meeting doodles to Flickr. Sometimes it’s refreshing to do something of absolutely no consequence.

mars transit ship drawing

Next up: color drawings, thanks to some colored pencils Jesse gave me. (OK, he actually gave them to Ben, but I’ve appropriated them in the name of meeting sanity.)

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]]> https://globalspin.com/2008/09/dolphin-bubble-rings/feed/ 0 hobbit home update https://globalspin.com/2008/08/hobbit-home-update/ https://globalspin.com/2008/08/hobbit-home-update/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:01:15 +0000 http://globalspin.com/?p=1181 A while back I shared a few hobbit-style homes people had built, but my favorite so far has to be the Low-Impact Woodland Home that Simon Dale and his family built in Wales:

Being your own (have a go) architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which is part of yourself and the land rather than, at worst, a mass produced box designed for maximum profit and convenience of the construction industry.

Main tools used: chainsaw, hammer and 1 inch chisel, little else really. Oh and by the way I am not a builder or carpenter, my experience is only having a go at one similar house 2yrs before and a bit of mucking around inbetween. This kind of building is accessible to anyone. My main relevant skills were being able bodied, having self belief and perseverence and a mate or two to give a lift now and again.

Whether you agree with his motives and philosophy or not, it’s a fascinating story. The beautiful photos are  worth a look for their own sake, and there’s even a gallery of similar homes. New Hobbiton, anyone?

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And showing off the friendship star quilt that Karen made for Luke, too!

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]]> https://globalspin.com/2008/05/i-have-no-idea-what-this-means-but/feed/ 3 Green Roofs: An Introduction with Pretty Pictures https://globalspin.com/2007/08/green-roofs-an-introduction-with-pretty-pictures/ https://globalspin.com/2007/08/green-roofs-an-introduction-with-pretty-pictures/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:31:35 +0000 http://globalspin.com/2007/08/22/1056/ green roofMake that drool-inducing gorgeous photos of places I’d love to see in person. EcoGeek (now added to my regular feeds) has a fun piece on green roofs. Not just solar tiles or recycled materials, though; these roofs are actually green, with grass and other plants.

It’s not just for hobbits anymore. The logic of green roofs is becoming more apparent. We can minimize our bills while maximizing the beauty of the urban landscape. And every day it’s becoming a little easier to live in a house that just happens to have plants growing on it.

Maybe for you, my friend. Maybe for you. The rest of us will just watch and dream.

]]> https://globalspin.com/2007/08/green-roofs-an-introduction-with-pretty-pictures/feed/ 1 https://globalspin.com/2007/05/america%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cnext-public-radio-star%e2%80%9d-visits-the-rodeo/ https://globalspin.com/2007/05/america%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9cnext-public-radio-star%e2%80%9d-visits-the-rodeo/#comments Wed, 16 May 2007 16:28:23 +0000 http://globalspin.com/2007/05/16/989/ By way of Jaime:

A dear friend of mine has just entered a contest called “The Search for the Next Public Radio Star.”  I realize this is a bit of an oxymoron, but suffice it to say that there is definitely a subculture (of which I am a member) in which working on public radio makes you a star.  The contest involves an online version of a ‘demo tape’ to display the entrant’s humor, professionalism, and on-air talent.  Jenny’s entry takes us to the rodeo, for one of the most dangerous contests this side of the neighborhood jungle gym.  Please take a listen and vote big for Jenny Weddel, America’s Next Public Radio Star:

Naptime Comes to the Rodeo

The danger. The cowboys. The glitter. We all have an idea of what a rodeo entails. But there’s a little-known rodeo event filled with chaos, tears, and mud on the face.

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]]> https://globalspin.com/2007/04/yesterdays-future-today/feed/ 0 Shuttle Launch Seen From ISS https://globalspin.com/2006/10/shuttle-launch-seen-from-iss/ https://globalspin.com/2006/10/shuttle-launch-seen-from-iss/#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:02:26 +0000 http://globalspin.com/2006/10/24/839/ Patrick just sent a link to a beautiful shot of a Space Shuttle launch as seen from the International Space Station. As someone in the comments writes, “It’s like, all of a sudden I like the ISS, you know?”

]]> https://globalspin.com/2006/10/shuttle-launch-seen-from-iss/feed/ 1 first images of SpaceShipTwo, inside and out https://globalspin.com/2006/09/first-images-of-spaceshiptwo-inside-and-out/ https://globalspin.com/2006/09/first-images-of-spaceshiptwo-inside-and-out/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:06:15 +0000 http://globalspin.com/2006/09/29/832/ Gizmodo has posted the first images of SpaceShipTwo, the ship being built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic flights starting next year.  (Ships, rather.  The VSS Enterprise is the first to be named, but a total of five are on order.)  It’ll hold two pilots and six space tourists, with big comfy seats (for soft landings after weightlessness) and sizeable portholes for earth viewing.  From the images released so far, it’s going to be just as beautiful as SpaceShipOne.  Perhaps moreso, because this time I can picture myself inside one…

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