Tuesday, March 12, 2013

We have a winner for ATHLETE / VODKA!!!

zwinner

…and with 46% of the votes, DANimal is our winner!  Congrats good buddy!  It’s now your turn to come  up with the next set of words.  You have until this Friday!  So get on it!

As for this week, your words are:

MONSTER / ELEMENT

Inspiration:

mon·ster  - /ˈmɒnstər/ [mon-ster]
noun

1.a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.

2.any creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people.

3.any animal or human grotesquely deviating from the normal shape, behavior, or character.

4.a person who excites horror by wickedness, cruelty, etc.

5.any animal or thing huge in size.

6.Biology .

     a.an animal or plant of abnormal form or structure, as from marked malformation or the absence of certain parts or organs.

     b.a grossly anomalous fetus or infant, especially one that is not viable.

7.anything unnatural or monstrous.

el·e·ment - /ˈɛləmənt/ [el-uh-muhnt]
noun

1.a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis: Bricks and mortar are elements of every masonry wall.

2.Chemistry . one of a class of substances that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means. See also chart under periodic table.

3.a natural habitat, sphere of activity, environment, etc.: to be in one's element; Water is the element of fish.

4.elements.

     a.atmospheric agencies or forces; weather: a ruddy complexion from exposure to the elements.

     b.the rudimentary principles of an art, science, etc.: the elements of grammar.

     c.the bread and wine of the Eucharistic service.

5.any group of people singled out within a larger group by identifiable behavior patterns, common interests, ethnic similarities, etc.: He worried that the protest rally would attract the radical element.

6.one of the substances, usually earth, water, air, and fire, formerly regarded as constituting the material universe.

7.Mathematics .

     a.an infinitesimal part of a given quantity, similar in nature to it.

     b.an entity that satisfies all the conditions of belonging to a given set.

8.Geometry . one of the points, lines, planes, or other geometrical forms, of which a figure is composed.

9.Astronomy . any of the data required to define the precise nature of an orbit and to determine the position of a planet in the orbit at any given time.

10.Electricity . an electric device with terminals for connection to other electrical devices.

11.Radio. one of the electrodes in a vacuum tube.

12.Astrology . any of the four triplicity groupings of signs: fire, earth, air, or water.

13.Optics. any of the lenses or other components constituting an optical system.

14.Grammar . any word, part of a word, or group of words that recurs in various contexts in a language with relatively constant meaning.

Friday, March 8, 2013

ATHLETE / VODKA art is up up and away!!!

drinkintheart

Welcome, folks, to another riveting installment of this week’s inspirational art work deliveries… if you are like many, you have been waiting with baited breast to see what these crazy art challuunge people will come up with when presented with completely insane and remarkably incomprehensible words… Well, wait no longer, for the day of reckoning is upon us.  Please kick off your shoes, grab a room temperature beverage and proceed to scroll through this here blog post, for there is great randomness abound.

 

And hey, why not get a peep and a jump start on next week’s words?  It’s a great thing, and not many are doing it, so you can be an individual without the worries of becoming trendy…

Next week’s words are:

MONSTER / ELEMENT

 

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And now, for your viewing pleasures, and any other pleasures that please your pleasing glands…
this week’s art submissions for ATHLETE / VODKA:

 

Adina #1:

Adina1

 

Adina #2:

Adina2

 

 

Chocolate Thunder:

ChocolateThunder

 

DANimal:

DANimal

 

Gavin Black:

GavinBlack

 

Wurm:

Wurm

 

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

We have a winner!

oktoberfest-nw-wiener-dogs[1] Late post… oh well… congrats go out to Wurm!  You are this week’s winner… now fish around and come up with some good words for next week!  Ya bum! 

Remember this week’s words are due this Friday by 2pm. 

 

The words in question are:

ATHLETE / VODKA

Inspiration will come in a separate email… I know I know… you are all disappointed…

Friday, March 1, 2013

The MOTOR / BREATH art is posted!

egg

Which came first: the chicken, the egg, or the challuunge?  It matters not, because we have all the art posted below for your viewing and voting pleasures.  Thanks to everyone that threw in this week, it has been a pleasure serving you… and as always we encourage anyone that didn’t throw in, to consider participating in the next challuunge.  It’s a free activity that gets your creative juices flowing like Eazy-E on a warm winter’s eve. 

Next week’s illustrious words were painstakingly provided by your fellow art challuunger, Danny Devine… so blame him if these are not your favorite words.  And if they are, well that’s just what the doctor ordered then, isn’t it?  Crack that whip!!!

 

Next weeks words are:

ATHLETE / VODKA

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And now, without any further interruption by words that no one ever reads anyway… this week’s challuunges for: MOTOR / BREATH:

 

Adina:

Adina

DANimal:

DANimal

Wurm:

Wurm

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

We have a feather pluckin winner, jahl!

zwinner

Well blow me down with a feather! Danny Devine YOU are the winner this week, with 21% of the votes… now get on out there and come up with next week’s winning words, why doncha!?

As for this week, the words are: MOTOR / BREATH 

Here is a little thing called inspiration to hopefully get your brain a moving and your creativity a shakin… see you all on Friday at 2pm!!!

 

 

This last one is just for the lowbrow comedy… sorry, I know that was last week’s word, but here you go anyway. Think of it as a bonus.

Friday, February 22, 2013

It’s Friday, Friday! Gotta vote now on art, day!

That vote ain't gonna cast itself!Dear human friends of the interwebs, it is I, Art Challuunge Sr., here once again to charge you with the task of judging this week’s challuunges.  That’s right, the artwork is up and ready for your viewing pleasure.  No hesitation required, just head on past all these cumbersome words that no one in their right minds will read anyway, and check out the art.  I mean, that’s what we are all here for anyway, right?  Thanks to everyone that threw in this week, veterans and newbies alike!  And thanks to the R-WAC professional cheerleader for drummin up all the submissions this week (you know who you are!)…


Now, for next week’s words, provided by the illustrious Brian Bruner:

MOTOR / BREATH  

 

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Without any further distractions,  here are this week’s submissions for LOWBROW / MARBLE: 

> Click em to make em bigger! <

 

Adina:Adina 

 

AndrewJ.:

AJohanson 

 

Cameron Shane:

CameronShane 

 

Chocolate Thunder:

ChocolateThunder

 

DANimal:

DANimal 

 

Danny Devine:

DDevine

    

 

Hescox:

Hescox 

 

HotRod:

HotRod 

 

Naoki:

Naoki 

 

Nathan Fairbanks:

NathanFairbanks 

 

Paperclip House:

PaperclipHouse 

 

Pineaple:

Pineaple 

 

Wurm:

Wurm

 
 

 

PS…  we have an honorable mention submission this week… it was posted after the 2pm deadline so it couldn’t get into the voting, but if it would have made it I am sure it would have gathered some votes for sure!  Sorry Mike!

MikeDePalma

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

This week’s winner is…

zwinner

Brian, you old coot, you are this week’s winner, with 56% of the vote.  You have won the right, nay privilege, to provide next week’s two random words.  We need em by 2pm Friday, por favor!  

As for this week’s words, why not review them and start on your submission?  If nothing else, this is an excellent opportunity to find out what the hell LOWBROW means in the art world. 

The words are: LOWBROW / MARBLE

Here’s some inspiration:

low·brow

/n. ˈloʊˌbraʊ; adj. ˈloʊˈbraʊ/ [n. loh-brou; adj. loh-brou]
noun

1.a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.

adjective

2.being a lowbrow: that lowbrow idiot.

3.of, pertaining to, or proper to a lowbrow: lowbrow entertainment.

Lowbrow_(art_movement)

 

mar·ble

/ˈmɑrbəl/ [mahr-buhl] noun, adjective, verb, mar·bled, mar·bling.
noun

1.metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in sculpture and architecture.

2.any variety of this stone: Carrara marble.

3.an object made of or carved from this stone, especially a sculpture: Renaissance marbles.

4.a piece of this stone: the fallen marbles of Roman ruins.

5.(not in technical use) any of various breccias or other stones that take a high polish and show a variegated pattern.

6.a marbled appearance or pattern; marbling: The woodwork had a greenish marble.

7.anything resembling marble in hardness, coldness, smoothness, etc.: a brow of marble.

8.something lacking in warmth or feeling.

9.a little ball made of stone, baked clay, glass, porcelain, agate, or steel, especially for use in games.

10.marbles, ( used with a singular verb  ) a game for children in which a marble is propelled by the thumb to hit another marble so as to drive it out of a circle drawn or scratched on the ground.

11.marbles, Slang. normal rational faculties; sanity; wits; common sense: to have all one's marbles; to lose one's marbles.

Friday, February 15, 2013

STAND / VOLUME is posted! Vote!

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Hello folks… it’s time once again for us to view the week’s art submissions.  I know what you are thinking… hey, where are the earwax sculptures?  Where are the edamame pod mosaics? Where can I find a good used tissue ceramic ash tray?  Well, none of these will appear in this week’s art submissions, but we can all hope that someone out there, with all their talents, will come to the table with a great quick dry cement scupture soon… or a photograph made with one of those crazy old disposable cameras…

In the meantime, we can all view and vote on this week’s submissions.  A big shout out to this week’s newbie Brian!  SHOUT!

 

Next week’s words will be:

LOWBROW / MARBLE

Now get on out there this weekend and make something cool, eh?  You only live once, twice if you’re Buddhist.

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Without further doo doo, here are this week’s submissions for STAND / VOLUME.  Enjoy!

 

Adina:

Adina 

 

Brian Bruner:

BrianBruner

 

Wurm:

Wurm

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

We have a winner!

zwinner

Hey Adina!  Yeah YOU!  You gathered up 45% of the vote, so guess what?  That makes YOU this week’s winner!  Congrats to you!  Now, you are tasked with coming up with next week’s words by Friday. 

Sorry to anyone that didn’t receive the email on Friday.  There were, ahem, technical difficulties (we won’t point any fingers, but rhymes with Boogle…).

Speaking of next week, here are the words and some inspiration for you to ponder:

STAND:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMLIGg72aZM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwFiZ8-THVE&playnext=1&list=PL527513AAA2CE7ECF&feature=results_video

VOLUME:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JijhDDJvExo