Article About Artists & Jobs

Interesting article about artists who work other jobs to fund making their art. At a reading group last night at DCA points were discussed about whether artists call themselves artists, as in many other jobs that's how people introduce themselves, a plumber, a waiter, an accountant, a lorry driver, a street sweeper, unemployed etc... first telling someone about themselves through what they do as a job.
It raises questions around whether artists make art as a hobby, or whether they deem their art making more important than their day job. The Garbologists consider recycling as art. Here's an example of 'before and after' demonstrated by Terry Powell.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2010/jan/24/artists-day-jobs

The Oldest Raleigh?

After these two rare finds at Friarton Recycling Centre yesterday (and a nice blue racer, guffaw guffaw) I pondered a question..... Who is the oldest Raleigh? It was answered fairly quickly, as the years old Walter has notched up aint nothin' on the age of those two roadfaring vessels. Hes a sprite compared to those beasts, stay young Walt, you dont look a day over 442!

A Fine Example

If everyone carried on like the Strauss family and produced a mere 1 bag of rubbish a year Garbologists would clock up a fair amount of free time to play with. And of course, the world would be in slightly better nick.

A Fine Example of "Reduse, ReUse, ReCycle"!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8483320.stm

Champions O' The Local Media

Hold a mirror up to this and you may just be able to make out the names of two local media institutions. Although, on the street-sweeping motor today it was 8 Ace from the Viz getting devoured to the not entirely suitable mid-morning soundtrack of Radio 2 & Katie Melua. Tomorrow its the fitba scores & 2 Unlimited for sure!