Matt Maldre

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Glow-in-the-dark unicorn amidst field of pink and purple fur.

Kids bedsheets are so great. #blueskyartshow #photooftheday

A high-contrast, black-and-white wide shot capturing a site-specific ephemeral intervention in a snow-covered suburban landscape. The composition is centered around a mature deciduous tree trunk, which serves as the axis for a series of concentric, hand-carved circular paths trodden into the fresh powder. These grooves reveal the dark earth beneath, creating a rhythmic visual pattern reminiscent of a topographical map, a giant fingerprint, or the grooves of a vinyl record. The precision of the "drawn" lines contrasts with the organic irregularity of scattered footprints and the soft texture of the undisturbed snow. In the background, the scene is grounded by the utilitarian elements of a school environment: a row of parked cars, manicured evergreen shrubs heavy with snow, and the brick facade of a building. The play of light and shadow emphasizes the radial symmetry of the spirals, transforming a mundane waiting area into a temporary geometric study on human movement and envi

Spirals around trees.

Zen garden, a thumbprint, and a vinyl record. This one comes with a blog post
www.spudart.org/blog...
#blueskyartshow #photooftheday

#feedlyismyrss

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

I've started to make a focused attempt to use Reddit less, and go back to using RSS readers more. Specifically focusing on RSS feeds about creativity, art, and design.

#rsscomeback

#communallimos

Pi cut up into three-digit groupings: 3.14 159 265 358 979 323 846 264 Or if you wish, the longer straight version: 3.14159265358979323846264

Have you ever memorized pi beyond the first 20 digits?

I suspect I know people who have done it, but they’ve just never mentioned it. Anyone here part of the "hidden 20+" club?

#blueskyartshow #photooftheday (#PiDay for when it comes) π

This printout of a picture of a deep black monochrome painting by wade guyton is not only pale grey it’s streaky as hell, which mean it’s past time to change my printers toner cartridge and probably clean the roller or head or w/e

Whenever I need to check my toner I print a full page picture of a Wade Guyton painting

Songs that contain "Hello" in the title are fun.

Try searching Spotify for: Hello

In 2019, my preschool daughter was Elsa for Halloween. She made the snow.

The neck of that heron looks a little bit like a maze.

Do they make jigsaw puzzles with mazes as the image? +Googles+ Why, yes, they do. That's neat.

OH WOW! I'm a member of the Morton Arboretum. I gotta check this out.

That time I spun around a tree taking photos
(outside the Western Brown Line train station in Chicago)
#Blueskyartshow #Photooftheday

Maybe it's India.

We got a watermelon with a scar in the shape of a heart!

—that, or the shape of Brazil. maybe Bosnia and Herzegovina

MIT researchers just mapped New York City foot traffic for the first time ever This complete model of pedestrian activity is replicable in any U.S. city, and it has huge potential benefits for city planners.

I will always support pedestrians over automobiles.

Researchers are breaking the "car algorithm" of city planning. For decades, "Traffic Impact Assessments" only cared about cars. Time to care more about pedestrians.

So great to quantify pedestrian traffic to secure better funding for humans.

Sharpened sticks on the ground?

When I made tiny snowmen last month, I sharpened the sticks with a pencil sharpener, so they would fit into the snowmen more easily.

What would someone think when they encounter sharpened sticks lying randomly on the ground? #blueskyartshow #photooftheday

#dragontreechallenge

1-16-95 The first published Caffeine Planet strip for The Northern Star. This and the subsequent 4 strips were run once per week on thursdays in the Weekender edition in anticipation of the next semester when...

I'm sorry to hear that. After reading the article, I'm curious about his comic strip. Is this his work? www.flickr.com/photos/other...

I rolled this bundle of pipe cleaners across my scanner.

(this scanner doesn't scan to digital file, it only scans directly to print. So I scanned in the prints)

My h in http suggestion was my local library.
Then some domains that started with h.
Then Reddit and Facebook.

1,200 pipe cleaners in 48 colors

A close-up, low-angle shot of the Estonian flag (blue, black, and white) hanging on a porch at twilight. The flag’s fabric is translucent, allowing warm, glowing string lights from the porch to shine through the material. A reflection of a window with lit decorative lights is visible on the blue and black stripes. The deep cornflower blue of the flag perfectly blends into the dark blue night sky in the background. The composition features a shallow depth of field, with the flag and lights creating a dreamy, soft-focus atmosphere.

Celebrating Estonian Independence Day. 🇪🇪

We've had our Estonian flag flying ever since Henry Sildaru won the silver medal in the Winter Olympics Freestyle Halfpipe on Saturday. Of the top three runs, two were his. It was a solid silver.

#blueskyartshow #photooftheday

Yeah, that black & blue dress again. Someone posted an illustration. I totally thought the white/gold dress was not the same as the black/blue.

So I made this video animation to compare the dresses.
#mindblown

Maybe a horizontal layout might be more readable.