Astrith Baltsan Gershwin

No words necessary. A must see. Worth every minute.

Jon Hamblin at Cafe Che

One of the most interesting gallery shows I've seen is up at Cafe Che Pasta. The work is by painter, Jon Hamblin, who has been creating drawings, hanging sculpture, prints, paintings in acrylic, graphite, metal, mixed media, wood and likely anything he fancies at the time of inspiration. Whether abstract or figurative even his most whimsical imagery contains universal messages (at times quite literal ones) embedded in fields of brightly colored very approachable visuals and full of humor and irony. See his show up close and personal at Cafe Che Pasta (1001 Bishop St., ground floor, 524.0004) where owner, Marc Cohen, continues to turn his restaurants into local galleries (for the past 20 years). Book lunch and enjoy both the paintings and pasta. Bravo to both.

Do I Hear Dripping?

Thanks to io9.com (and Wennie Wang) for this story. It's just hilarious. "Refusing to leave his abandoned apartment building in Jilin City, China, Wen Hsu feared that the uninsulated pipes running through his building would freeze during the winter. His solution? Just leave the tap running."
Read the full story at http://io9.com/dude-creates-an-ice-waterfall-after-leaving-the-tap-on-475896327

Life in Space

Broadcasting from the International Space Station, Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, inspires and educates a group of high school students about of life in space, and in response to a question posed by 10th graders, he reveals what it looks like when you wring out a washcloth in deep space. In zero gravity, he starts the demo by taking a vacuum-packed NASA washcloth and soaks it with water. That in itself is pretty amazing to watch. Then he wrings out the washcloth, the water hovers and clings to his hands, nothing drips, instead you see a horizontal bubble of water clinging to his hands. The simple and fascinating experiment was a grand prize winning suggestion by a group of 10th grade Canadian students during a recent national science contest. Life is Good!

Hilo Hattie Happy 50th!

My good buddy Frank B. Shaner just completed a series of paintings in wax, a tribute to Merrie Monarch Festival in its' 50th year. We're doing the event today in Honolulu at Hilo Hattie (Nimitz) as it's also their 50th Birthday. His paintings will be on display during a dvd signing for our film
The Hawaiians - Reflecting Spirit. Come and meet Frankie B, Kaleo Pilanca, Lehua Kalima, Shawn Pimentel, glam photographer Michi Moore... Live music, gallery showing, and film will be screening. Watch the movie, have a glass of wine, and buy plate lunch same time! Hope to see you there... 3p - 7:30p, at Hilo Hattie on Nimitz in Honolulu. DVD signing, live music, gallery and pau hana fun. Hilo Hattie: 700 Nimitz Hwy. Phone (808) 535-6500