Tim Hawkinson at Blum & Poe

I love T. Hawkinson. He makes the world feel like a huge playground that he is really curious about.

Take a closer look at what this bike is made of...

Lots of spinning pieces in this one.

A mummified hand? Actually it's made from apple cores, banana peels and a gold twistie tie.

This show is at Blum & Poe until June 26th.

Nick Cave: Meet Me at the Center of the Earth

Nick Cave (not the musician) made these sculptural "soundsuits" out of found objects and lots of crafty materials. He calls them soundsuits because when worn, they create sound or at least invoke a sense of sound. Each area of the exhibit also came with a soundtrack with ambient sounds which you were meant to listen to. The best part of the night came at the end when the museum supplied everyone with stuff to decorate our own t-shirts or socks to resemble soundsuits! I just made a pom pom necklace and bracelet. : )

Fuzzy soundsuits.

A detail from a noise-maker soundsuit.

A potholder soundsuit.

A grizzly bear made from old J. Crew sweaters.