Walton Creel: Deweaponizing The Gun

As mediums go, guns rarely figure into an artist's tools, but for Alabama-based Walton Creel they have become the weapon of choice for creating thought-provoking art. CH caught up with Creel to learn more about his series, "Deweaponizing the Gun." Growing up surrounded by the powerful weapon, Creel bought his first gun in his teens—a mini-14, the gun used by the A-Team—which he first put …

Foodpod

A multi-purpose cooking tool, the new silicone Foodpod makes steaming, blanching and boiling more efficient, ensures even cooking and saves water by acting as a container and strainer. From green beans to clams, the sea urchin-shaped basket holds just under two quarts (about a dozen large eggs), protecting delicate foods and pot surfaces. Featuring a long stem, also made from food-safe silicone, it lifts the …

Jeremy Dean: Futurama

Known during the Great Depression as "Hoover Wagons," artist Jeremy Dean's new series "Futurama" draws on the historical phenomenon of horse-pulled cars, repeating this lamentable bit of history with his own hybrid auto carts fashioned from the back ends of gas-guzzling Hummers and Escalades. At the recent Scope Miami art fair Dean showed life-like models—tricked out with quintessential details like functioning drop-down TVs and ostentatious …