Author Archives: hanluain
Overlooking the obvious
My nephew Darragh had a light-bulb go off a couple of days ago and suggested using a bolt he had to lock our shed door open. I said ‘sure, go for it,’ thinking to myself that it seemed a fairly … Continue reading
How Stonehenge was built
Probably. This guy can move massive, 10-ton and 20-ton rocks using pepples, logs, levers, and pure ingenuity. He’s even moved a 1500 sq. ft. barn! It is a convincing demonstration of how Stonehenge might have been built and it’s pretty … Continue reading
Autumn fencing
This is a simple way to create a fence with few materials. Just wait until the Autumn and wedge your prunings between two stakes. Leave a gap for a gate and you could soon have an enclosure. The fence will … Continue reading
All the pretty pots …
I found some pots of old paint so I converted biscuit tins and paint buckets into pots. There’s no need to paint them, but I had some and it amused me for an afternoon. Here’s one I made earlier:
My body is a cage
Inspired video for Arcade Fire’s My body is a cage. Footage comes from La fille sur la pont, a video clip of Stranger in Moscow, Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and Matrix Revolution from the Wachowski brothers.
Don’t break the chain
A would-be comedian once asked established comic Jerry Seinfeld for a tip. Seinfeld told the guy that you need to apply yourself, everyday, to whatever you want to achieve. To motivate himself, Seinfeld would place a large, yearly calender prominently … Continue reading
Houseless, but perhaps not homeless
We’re all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars (Oscar Wilde, in case you were wondering). I took this picture in Berlin, where obviously even the homeless adhere to the stereotypical German work ethic. … Continue reading
Woodpile art
If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life, and if you turn every task into a game life becomes child’s play. And if you read too many Chicken Soup for the Soul books you’ll … Continue reading