Swiss Beatboxer Steff La Cheffe

Posted on | February 8, 2010 | No Comments

Steff La Cheffe from Switzerland breaks it down.

The fact that beatboxing has found it’s way into minds and mouths around the world is a great reminder that the groove really is in the heart.

Who’s your favorite beatboxer?

Category: Culture, Music
Tags: beatbox > Steff La Cheffe

A Look Back: Vintage Football Photos

Posted on | February 7, 2010 | No Comments

Enjoy the game.

Category: Art, Culture
Tags: football > superbowl day > vIntage photos

The Sacred Geometry of MWM

Posted on | February 5, 2010 | No Comments

I’m going to ask Matt W. Moore if he’ll do an interview for House of Cat, but after seeing these, I couldn’t wait to throw you a peek. Stay tuned.

Category: Art, Design
Tags: Matt W. Moore > MWM Graphics > sacred geometry

Lisa Lichtenfels: From Fabric to Life

Posted on | February 4, 2010 | No Comments

When Lisa Lichtenfels showed her first soft sculpture to a college professor he called it the “worst piece of junk he had ever critiqued.” I imagine he thought he had successfully discouraged her flair for fabric art. His only success that day, however, was in cementing a permanent relationship between a new artist and her work.

Her commitment to the evolution of her craft has led to a collection of startlingly lifelike characters who not only appear absolutely human, but also exude a sense of self-awareness; they look like they have little lives that we just happened to catch a glimpse of.

The head-shakingly realistic look of Lichtenfels fabric sculptures is created by “mimicking nature;” creating from the inside out using wire, felt and nylon that looks, feels and behaves like bones, muscles and skin.

“Working with fabric has been a liberating experience because it is intimate, responsive, and informing, and it allows me to pursue my primary interest, which is the nature of personality and character, and the study of the face as a medium of primary communication.” —Lisa Lichtenfels

If you’re interested in seeing more, Lisa’s website is a treasure trove of creative brilliance and little people just waiting to be seen.

Category: Art, Design
Tags: fabric dolls > fabric sculpture > Lisa Lichtenfels > soft sculpture

In Celebration of: Giant Typewriters

Posted on | February 3, 2010 | No Comments

I’m not sure whether this was a marketing move or an engineering challenge, but really…what’s not to like about a giant typewriter?

Giant typewriters also played a regular role as props in comic books.

In their performance of “Too Marvelous for Words,” Ruby Keeler and Lee Dixon tapped all over giant typewriter keys while the chorus line played the role of the typebars. Their typewriter didn’t really work, but we’ll let it slide because after all…they’re dancing on a typewriter.