Sunday, May 7

Matchstick Models and Cardstacking

   Over the weekend I watched (again) a great French comedy "The Dinner Game"
   ("Le Dîner de Cons").  This post is inspired by one of the characters in
   the film, who builds models of famous landmarks, e.g. the Eiffel Tower,
   using matchsticks.  To find out more about the film, and to read some
   reviews, check out the Amazon page:
      < http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0783239955 >

   1. Matchstick Marvels: Museum
      < http://www.matchstickmarvels.com/matchstickmain.html >
   "Iowa artist Patrick Acton turns ordinary wooden matchsticks into incredible
    works of art.  The Matchstick Marvels display is wood art at its best,
    showing creativity and detail work unmatched by other skilled woodworkers.
    Millions of matchsticks have been painstakingly glued together to represent
    models of planes, trains, ships, or anything else that strikes his
    imagination."
   Exhibits:
      < http://www.matchstickmarvels.com/models.html >

   2. Bryan Berg Guinness World Record Cardstacker
      < http://www.cardstacker.com/index2.html >
   "Bryan Berg, the acknowledged inventor of cardstacking on the grand scale"
   The Cardstacker Gallery:
      < http://www.cardstacker.com/gallery.html >
      < http://www.cardstacker.com/gallery2.html >