Bahia Emerald: The Movie

Coming soon! A movie based on the infamous 'Bahia Emerald. The film’s story involves finding, moving, and protecting the 180,000 carat, $372,000,000 'Bahia Emerald' from those seeking to take it away from the Florida owners. I can't wait to see this movie. Can you?

Useful link:
www.greenicemovie.com

Random Thoughts

The current trend…is that a lot of our culture is coming in shorter and smaller bits…When access is easy, we tend to favor the short, the sweet and the bitty. When access is difficult, we look for large-scale productions, extravaganzas and masterpieces.

- Tyler Cowen
www.marginalrevolution.com
www.gmu.edu/centers/publicchoice/faculty%20pages/Tyler/index.html

Spot on.

Landscape Photographer Of The Year 2009

Check out the winners of the Landscape photo of the year 2009.

Useful links:
www.take-a-view.co.uk
www.emmanuelcoupe.com

Art Factory

Peter Hessler's opinion piece in the New Yorker about artists in Lishui, in eastern China was very interesting. Who would have thought a few years ago that Lishui would become one of the important painting center for the foreign market?

Mineralientage München 2009

Check out the spectacular Munich Mineral Show 2009 for minerals, fossils, precious stones and jewelry + a special exhibit titled India’s Hidden Natural Treasures. Don't miss.

Useful link:
www.mineralientage.de

3D Film Made By Children

I thought Aardman Animations/Tate Gallery's project to produce the first Tate movie – a 20-minute animated film by children a briliant idea + a great toolkit to inspire creativity.

Useful links:
www.aardman.com
www.tate.org.uk

The Red Feldspar Project

Check out the Special Issue on Red Feldspar via GIA.

Good Morning Project

Jer Thorp's Good Morning project, a visualization of 24 hours of Tweets saying Good Morning, from all across the world was brilliant.

Useful link:
http://blog.blprnt.com