Wednesday Wonder- I love duct tape

In the early 80's we were driving to a how in Orange county and we saw a car that had duct tape all over it. Everything on this car was duct taped together. As we got closer there was a bumper sticker and it said "I love duct tape". I thought it was awesome. It was creatively done and even the bumper was taped on!

My youngest daughter, who has always been a trendsetter, duct taped her whole back pack, it look great.
It was amazing how many kids started doing stuff like that to their school supplies.
I loved it and her back pack was indestructible and almost waterproof, saved me money too!

Now there are all colors and prints in duct tape. I so want to buy them all every time I see them.
There are even How to books totally devoted to duct tape.
This my friend is a non-traditional art medium.

There are also all kinds art being made with duct tape

Duct Tape Art Winners: Melissa Walker (left) and Mariah Walton earned first prize in Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's first Duct Tape Art Contest with their beautiful replication of �The Scream� painting -- all from strands of colored duct tape.

This is a contest from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

"Getting the creative juices flowing was a Duct Tape Art Contest in early January, organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and sponsored by the 3-M Corporation"

The Duct Tape Guys even have a Duct Tape Gallery (this is great!)
You can even submit your own duct tape creations.



From the Duct tape guys Gallery. Tim fashioned this sportcoat for Red Green. He promptly said it was "the ugliest thing he had ever seen" and auctioned it off at a public television fund raiser. It brought $1000. (Heck, it was worth at least $2000!)



Also from the Duct Tape Guy's Gallery. I adore this. Duct Tape Art from students at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Created for the Duct Tape Ball silent auction

 These guys have a wonderful page and there is even a duct tape Jesus and a Wedding Dress.
You have to check out their store http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/store/index.html
And visit their refrigerator http://www.ducttapeguys.com/index1.html that is the index page for all of this. There is trivia and info and free stuff. The art is amazing!!


Here is a whole page of duct tape crafts at About.com http://familycrafts.about.com/od/ducttapecrafts/Duct_Tape_Crafts.htm

You just have to go look at Mona Superhero and her duct tape creations, she is the queen of the tape!!
http://monasuperhero.com/


From Mona's website http://monasuperhero.com/

Here is Mona's Blog http://monasuperhero.com/blog/

Jeremy Tubbs is also a duct tape artist and he has a blog, he does some wonderful photographic images
http://ductart.blogspot.com/


From Jeremy's blog.

WOW!! Here is Jeremy's Website http://jeremytubbs.com/ another great place to visit!!

Here is a story about a freshman on his was to being a duct tape artist extraordinaire from the Winona Daily News.
His name is Ricky Becher http://www.winonadailynews.com/news/local/article_a71762dc-88dd-11e0-9cdb-001cc4c002e0.html
Go Ricky, go!!



Need a wallet? ;-D
Here is the Mother lode of Duct tape videos from "All stuff duct tape" on you tube
http://www.youtube.com/user/isThatAllDuctTape

And finally... but in no way the end of the pages and pages of duct tape fiends
http://www.ducttapefashion.com/useruses.htm
Duct tape Fashion pages.