Geoffrey Todd Smith

Get your wallets out and get in early: Geoffrey Todd Smith is featured in the April 2007 issue of Chicago Magazine as one of Chicago's "rising stars we should be collecting now." His trippy hand-made drawings are inspired by activities of his youth—stickers, jigsaws and doodling. All the designs are begun without a specific idea, which emphasizes a responsive approach to his drawing. See more …

Drinkpee

We've all heard of people drinking their own urine to survive out in the wild when there is no access to water. Though urine is sterile and (usually) safe to drink, using it as plant fertilizer may be more palatable option to most. The smart folks at EAWAG Aquatic Research in Switzerland have developed a way to extract the phosphorus and nitrogen from urine to …

David Capra: Always Driving into the Sun

Australian artist David Capra's new exhibition features works that "reference sculptures from gateways of neighboring homes like pebbled steeping-stones made from plasticine and a paper mache concrete lion." Always Driving into the Sun 13-28 March 2008 Parramatta Artists Studio 45 Hunter Street Parramatta 2150 map Sydney Australia tel. +02 9687-6090