tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20883727677299053722024-02-22T00:04:07.739-06:00Worlds Largest Things, Inc.Worlds Largest Things, Inc., home of the World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things. Here's the scoop on the latest from World's Largest Things, Inc.
Official Home Page: <a href="http://www.worldslargestthings.com">www.WorldsLargestThings.com</a>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.comBlogger798125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-73814611766553862522012-04-27T08:23:00.001-05:002012-04-27T08:23:48.652-05:00Minnesota 2012<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/7118466309/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Earl Marshall" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8164/7118466309_3941024a41_s.jpg" alt="Earl Marshall" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972387602/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Earl Marshall" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7231/6972387602_e40a9d21a5_s.jpg" alt="Earl Marshall" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/7118465687/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Earl Marshall" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7118465687_e993406371_s.jpg" alt="Earl Marshall" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972387228/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Earl Marshall" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6972387228_0435167395_s.jpg" alt="Earl Marshall" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972386828/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Sac City Popcorn Ball" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/6972386828_19267313f3_s.jpg" alt="Sac City Popcorn Ball" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/7118465205/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Sac City Popcorn Ball" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/7118465205_9e0e260168_s.jpg" alt="Sac City Popcorn Ball" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972386494/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Sac City Popcorn Ball" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8143/6972386494_3723d84533_s.jpg" alt="Sac City Popcorn Ball" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972386258/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Sac City Popcorn Ball" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7054/6972386258_e19ce72ca4_s.jpg" alt="Sac City Popcorn Ball" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/7118464583/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas IA Cow" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/7118464583_cf0f0ed9cf_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas IA Cow" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972385824/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas IA happy cow" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/6972385824_830cb7fb66_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas IA happy cow" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/7118464175/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas IA" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7082/7118464175_60f6d06988_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas IA" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/7118463587/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas' dress" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7118463587_ce6fd4a268_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas' dress" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972385136/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas IA label" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6972385136_8d1c8c7542_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas IA label" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972384558/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas IA" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/6972384558_76574143e1_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas IA" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972384452/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas IA" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/6972384452_b32d330862_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas IA" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972383986/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas IA" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6972383986_bbd052ea26_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas IA" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972383956/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Pocahontas IA" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/6972383956_5904227b43_s.jpg" alt="Pocahontas IA" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972383572/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Chicken and a Barrell" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/6972383572_a3131856b0_s.jpg" alt="Chicken and a Barrell" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/7118461819/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Iowa Chicken" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7215/7118461819_3e827e91c0_s.jpg" alt="Iowa Chicken" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972383168/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Iowa Chicken" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/6972383168_075df57024_s.jpg" alt="Iowa Chicken" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/7118461259/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Chicken!" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7277/7118461259_37d456d732_s.jpg" alt="Chicken!" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972383010/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Truth in Labeling - Iowa Chicken" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7078/6972383010_8e7f0cf0a4_s.jpg" alt="Truth in Labeling - Iowa Chicken" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972382528/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Rochester MN Corn" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/6972382528_11a379e969_s.jpg" alt="Rochester MN Corn" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/6972382444/in/set-72157629911082815/" title="Libby's Watertower, Rochester MN" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6972382444_f2d6628e5a_s.jpg" alt="Libby's Watertower, Rochester MN" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/sets/72157629911082815/">Minnesota 2012</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>...and some monuments along the way!</p>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-82916466125115724002011-12-08T22:18:00.002-06:002011-12-08T22:20:19.288-06:00SCOUT in ARTFORUM!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0408Lotoy9EXexWmtILnOfgKkiSpD_NmRiNTJadf08HpnO36sRIfDRT_yrd-to1x7UINljT0OATE1SDYSetMunU8V2m1-p6Gh7XEkU2VO8JtCVrau4ZA4iMEOaSUeOSyncDht-3Ixfo/s1600/Scout+in+ARTFORUM-713219.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0408Lotoy9EXexWmtILnOfgKkiSpD_NmRiNTJadf08HpnO36sRIfDRT_yrd-to1x7UINljT0OATE1SDYSetMunU8V2m1-p6Gh7XEkU2VO8JtCVrau4ZA4iMEOaSUeOSyncDht-3Ixfo/s320/Scout+in+ARTFORUM-713219.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683978247011140594" /></a></p>That's right, lil' ol' SCOUT, the Daily Driver Art Car, is the featured image for the review of the current show 'here' at the <a href="http://www.pafa.org/Museum/Exhibitions/Currently-On-View/here/1027/">Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts</a>. It made the trek out East in November to be a part of the museum show, alongside the Sideshow Extravaganza version of the World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things.<div><br /></div><div>WHOOP whoop whoopity WHOOP!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.artforum.com/picks/section=us#Philadelphia">http://www.artforum.com/picks/section=us#Philadelphia</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-67617612472249743782011-08-15T15:32:00.000-05:002011-08-15T15:36:31.096-05:00Michigan Landmark Destroyed: World's Largest Stove Burns<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlC1DQVVeWRmxS4DDq_DUshbI6_jMIS-PT2mkIoALiJyPZlsBMabssBc9Q6iSU2_viet3GqGLCSRpFMxDt7F_dEgEbR7p5_IWVDSCZ7QZFnetGXGjjOiQurDuQ_4ez-EUX8FGQHFg1vE/s1600/Largest+Stove+burns-722794.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlC1DQVVeWRmxS4DDq_DUshbI6_jMIS-PT2mkIoALiJyPZlsBMabssBc9Q6iSU2_viet3GqGLCSRpFMxDt7F_dEgEbR7p5_IWVDSCZ7QZFnetGXGjjOiQurDuQ_4ez-EUX8FGQHFg1vE/s320/Largest+Stove+burns-722794.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641184092030601410" /></a></p><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV id=story-body-text>Fire has ravaged a massive wooden replica of a stove that was built for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and became a Detroit landmark. <BR><BR>Fire crews were called to the "World's Largest Stove" at the Michigan State Fairgrounds on Saturday night after storms moved through the area. <BR><BR> <DIV class=articlerail> <DIV class="articleRelates module"></DIV> <DIV class=googleAd>"It's gone through so many evolutions, so many changes in the city and still survived all those years," said Jan Kaulins, a photographer who sells prints of the stove and other Detroit landmarks on his website. <BR><BR>"It's multigenerational. Objects like that help bind history." <BR><BR>A lightning strike may be to blame for the blaze, said Michael Herron, a Detroit Fire Department senior chief. Herron said reports indicate that "natural causes" were to blame for the fire. <BR><BR>The 15-ton replica was built by the Michigan Stove Co. Painted to look like metal, the stove stood on a platform at the exposition over an exhibit of regular stoves. It formerly was located near Belle Isle, an island park in the Detroit River. <BR><BR>The stove was later restored and moved to the fairgrounds. <BR><BR>It's unclear whether the stove would be rebuilt. The Michigan State Fair was shut down in 2009 by state funding cuts. </DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-50492241649345950452011-08-04T21:55:00.000-05:002011-08-15T15:36:31.101-05:00NYT article on Arts Funding picked up by Rural Yonder<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeaLlyF0j9Bp4YPF22seHWBIBvFEtvEHpwux_XO-l_RTRwrWePF6B4H_s6z5cxKaVvjOlvY95jfgPJsBwYPkX_Xdi1RFqyROLfBgIl09Je3SdHq6stEhTlybSaP_KPB8bwVJhEJpyp9Q/s1600/RuralYonderImage-744378.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeaLlyF0j9Bp4YPF22seHWBIBvFEtvEHpwux_XO-l_RTRwrWePF6B4H_s6z5cxKaVvjOlvY95jfgPJsBwYPkX_Xdi1RFqyROLfBgIl09Je3SdHq6stEhTlybSaP_KPB8bwVJhEJpyp9Q/s320/RuralYonderImage-744378.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637338470087186738" /></a></p><DIV>Rural Yonder is one of my favorite sources for items pertaining to rural sustainability, so color me pleased when they picked up the recent NYT article on Arts funding cuts and the impact on rural America. See the whole recap here:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.dailyyonder.com/thursday-roundup-appalachian-depression/2011/08/03/3458">http://www.dailyyonder.com/thursday-roundup-appalachian-depression/2011/08/03/3458</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-85647786027715834212011-08-01T11:43:00.001-05:002011-08-01T11:47:14.487-05:00Today's New York Times online: States Slash Arts Funds, Sometimes to Zero<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rzO967EA6a9NLrCfEPY7DmirxL3VveXlx0qCJT5USKSsRkpppKvNIidzOzKt8fPUACh7qiboybHw8tuiKwDqFQdikvsulECfc8sOqcaj9nP4oFPFO9vwVDTmAEG9uZnLLh49GUwloqI/s1600/NYT+WLT-740505.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rzO967EA6a9NLrCfEPY7DmirxL3VveXlx0qCJT5USKSsRkpppKvNIidzOzKt8fPUACh7qiboybHw8tuiKwDqFQdikvsulECfc8sOqcaj9nP4oFPFO9vwVDTmAEG9uZnLLh49GUwloqI/s320/NYT+WLT-740505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635929702695246978" border="0" /></a></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <nyt_byline> <h6 class="byline">By <a class="meta-per" title="More Articles by Robin Pogrebin" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/robin_pogrebin/index.html?inline=nyt-per" rel="author">ROBIN POGREBIN</a></h6></nyt_byline> <h6 class="dateline">Published: August 1, 2011 </h6> <div class="articleInline runaroundLeft"> <div class="inlineImage module"> <p class="caption">Erika Nelson, an artist from Lucas, Kan., drives the World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things, her mobile art museum. </p> <p class="caption">She has made tiny copies, for example, of the World's Largest Ball of Twine, which is down the road in Cawker City, and the World's Largest Can of Fruit Cocktail, which is in Sunnyvale, Calif. </p></div></div> <div class="articleBody"> <p>She calls her mobile museum <a title="The smallest-largest collection Web site" href="http://www.worldslargestthings.com/worldssmallestversions.htm">The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things</a>. </p> <p>But this year she may not be able to travel far. Kansas, which has one of the country's smallest state arts budgets, has decided to shrink it even further, to zero. </p> <p>"I think it's a sad day for Kansas," said Ms. Nelson who lost a $2,000 state grant that had helped underwrite her van's trips to colleges and county fairs. </p></div></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Read the rest online: </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/arts/kansas-and-other-states-cut-arts-funds.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/arts/kansas-and-other-states-cut-arts-funds.html</a></span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-78232999279066785092011-07-31T13:42:00.000-05:002011-07-31T13:45:26.817-05:00New York Times Arts Beat: As States Struggle, How Much For the Arts?<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93d2btbLDXQfDJMJuaJAXJw1AiM5zNPXN67rmxz6FZTA8ziOL3SDqfcY103IE3Wx-h7OJE0xCCdPdcac3DTqWdtkhM8EctLK118OMgyDj_u3lBFtQS4MgYqZujfYwfGsoAqwUOlVq69U/s1600/NYT+Erika+one-769790.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93d2btbLDXQfDJMJuaJAXJw1AiM5zNPXN67rmxz6FZTA8ziOL3SDqfcY103IE3Wx-h7OJE0xCCdPdcac3DTqWdtkhM8EctLK118OMgyDj_u3lBFtQS4MgYqZujfYwfGsoAqwUOlVq69U/s320/NYT+Erika+one-769790.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635589242330731426" /></a></p><DIV><FONT size=1>Erika Nelson, an artist from Lucas, Kan., drives The World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things, her mobile art museum.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Should state governments be in the business of funding the arts, particularly in hard times when they are struggling to fill potholes?</DIV> <DIV> <P>Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas has answered this question loud and clear. In May, he vetoed the legislature's $689,000 appropriation for the state arts commission, thus eliminating the state's funding for culture in one fell swoop.</P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Read the rest of the story on the NYT Arts Beat blog: <A href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/as-states-struggle-how-much-for-the-arts/">http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/as-states-struggle-how-much-for-the-arts/</A></FONT></P></DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-25463003045605479222011-07-28T17:03:00.000-05:002011-07-28T17:03:00.602-05:00Hand-Drawn Book Project showing in Winter Park, FL!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWdRoc8XmAkZzVFNscsZXXPZJs5ZqY9pHpNUjxHvY37rDCYr_5ESc9KzxIRYOhj8vBLwS9L-88hsVlRegLxLH_s1GmUnwIkQs46AbU-SbiaV_pZKQ-ZRFfa24bojrRC8efAZXALvj5Vw/s1600/SCAN0169-775075.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMWdRoc8XmAkZzVFNscsZXXPZJs5ZqY9pHpNUjxHvY37rDCYr_5ESc9KzxIRYOhj8vBLwS9L-88hsVlRegLxLH_s1GmUnwIkQs46AbU-SbiaV_pZKQ-ZRFfa24bojrRC8efAZXALvj5Vw/s320/SCAN0169-775075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566634422678149266" border="0" /></a></p><div>As a part of this year's Sketchbook Project from ArtHouse CoOp, our latest hand-drawn book can be checked out and perused at the show opening tomorrow at the Full Sail University, Winter Park FL.</div> <div> </div> <div>Show runs July 29 - 31, if you want to see it in person, or <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">you can browse through our latest line drawings from the road online: <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now">http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Orange you glad I didn't say Banana?</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">-Erika Nelson, Director</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">WLT Inc.</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-72482407600951987052011-07-13T17:01:00.000-05:002011-07-13T17:01:00.586-05:00Hand-Drawn Book Project showing in Chicago IL!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM_B0OJBlETdRW7UNnq1FQqM8KiUkcXmY63xbN0lryzGJdHfyzRVyOlCswWJmmOLwPuGUUY8hkeS1Ju0UUpt2C2TfPkOdxQb6aAHvJtYIwNzB5pRzFyjlWQxvUTELpRZpEBr9QxFeHBU/s1600/SCAN0161-777777.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM_B0OJBlETdRW7UNnq1FQqM8KiUkcXmY63xbN0lryzGJdHfyzRVyOlCswWJmmOLwPuGUUY8hkeS1Ju0UUpt2C2TfPkOdxQb6aAHvJtYIwNzB5pRzFyjlWQxvUTELpRZpEBr9QxFeHBU/s320/SCAN0161-777777.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566634006004403762" border="0" /></a></p><div>As a part of this year's Sketchbook Project from ArtHouse CoOp, our latest hand-drawn book can be checked out and perused at the show opening tomorrow at the Hyde Park Arts Center, Chicago IL.</div> <div> </div> <div>Show runs July 14 - 17, if you want to see it in person, or <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">you can browse through our latest line drawings from the road online: <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now">http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Have a Chicago Dog for me! With the works, please...</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">-Erika Nelson, Director</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">WLT Inc.</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-14215730486845639462011-07-02T16:19:00.001-05:002011-07-02T16:25:33.611-05:00Seguin (Texas) retaking the pecan crown<DIV><IMG src="http://www.mysanantonio.com/mediaManager/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=1091559&width=628&height=471"> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <H5 class=deck>Nut will be the 'world's largest.'</H5> <H5 class=byline><SPAN class=name>By Claire Cardona</SPAN></H5> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; OVERFLOW: hidden; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <P>SEGUIN— It took a while, but this city is back on top.</P> <P>This Fourth of July, the city of about 25,000 people will reclaim its long-held title as the site of the world's largest pecan, showcasing a 2,300-pound nut measuring 16 feet long and 8 feet wide at its downtown parade.</P> <P>While it's important to note the pecan is fake — made of tubing, chicken wire and fiberglass — residents are more interested in restoring a tradition that had been cracked away from them by a farm in Brunswick, Mo.</P> <P>"I think Seguin should regain its bragging rights, take back the fame," said <A href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Flocal_news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22John+Pape%22">John Pape</A>, the manager at <A href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news%2Flocal_news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Pape+Pecan+House%22">Pape Pecan House</A> who helped fabricate the new pecan.</P> <P>For a long time, Seguin had the biggest pecan in the country. But by the time Pape built an even bigger one in 2002 to replace the original world's largest pecan, which was constructed 40 years earlier in front of the Guadalupe County Courthouse, that claim had been lost.</P>Read more: <A style="COLOR: #003399" href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/article/Seguin-retaking-the-pecan-crown-1450043.php#ixzz1Qz8dWG00">http://www.mysanantonio.com/community/article/Seguin-retaking-the-pecan-crown-1450043.php#ixzz1Qz8dWG00</A></DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; OVERFLOW: hidden; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; OVERFLOW: hidden; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><br /> </DIV></DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-81189986662389161042011-06-17T16:59:00.000-05:002011-06-17T16:59:00.345-05:00Hand-Drawn Book showing in San Francisco, CA!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNhx9q0XshHD9vrw-hrFi60PzwSrR6iO4k4JSxhdR_gXMFZHadfX32fvIDb_VpWESSuuMM0AdgiI4cxPw7iRkmNGRoBTa6UTNaKwbg0wOaUC8KfM-8DWpL_FzZGv8OVoFh-D3W_Dsws0/s1600/SCAN0177-770304.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNhx9q0XshHD9vrw-hrFi60PzwSrR6iO4k4JSxhdR_gXMFZHadfX32fvIDb_VpWESSuuMM0AdgiI4cxPw7iRkmNGRoBTa6UTNaKwbg0wOaUC8KfM-8DWpL_FzZGv8OVoFh-D3W_Dsws0/s320/SCAN0177-770304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566633541259407122" border="0" /></a></p><div>As a part of this year's Sketchbook Project from ArtHouse CoOp, our latest hand-drawn book can be checked out and perused at the show opening tomorrow at the 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA.</div> <div> </div> <div>Show is one day only, Saturday June 18, if you want to see it in person, or <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">you can browse through our latest line drawings from the road online: <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now">http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Keep on Living Large!</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">-Erika Nelson, Director</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">WLT Inc.</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-68688312153693244082011-06-09T16:58:00.000-05:002011-06-09T16:58:00.293-05:00Hand-Drawn Book to show in Seattle WA!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I1bD-lIm9pPdwTgn77oI2W_i8ogYhGYrkCH8nfoXllsiVgmZizt-1PA0iMfshl3-EMhF8lHWvNW3fDu8roprr1lbPaO6XgDFs7fsrCtXbRt3mCFI1iLgeOSUybOjpU0HOJVaVvrcAQM/s1600/SCAN0164-751253.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I1bD-lIm9pPdwTgn77oI2W_i8ogYhGYrkCH8nfoXllsiVgmZizt-1PA0iMfshl3-EMhF8lHWvNW3fDu8roprr1lbPaO6XgDFs7fsrCtXbRt3mCFI1iLgeOSUybOjpU0HOJVaVvrcAQM/s320/SCAN0164-751253.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566633029790607106" border="0" /></a></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div>As a part of this year's Sketchbook Project from ArtHouse CoOp, our latest hand-drawn book can be checked out and perused at the show opening tomorrow at the Form/Space Atelier in Seattle.</div> <div> </div> <div>Show is a three-day engagement, June 10 - 12, if you want to see it in person. Or <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">you can browse through our latest line drawings from the road online: <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now">http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Stick around for the Seattle Art Car Blowout and Freemont Fair the next weekend, too, and BLOW YOUR MIND.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">-Erika Nelson, Director</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">WLT Inc.</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-75482908992549980722011-05-26T07:51:00.000-05:002011-05-26T07:54:51.102-05:00Iowa State University Lecture<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7Wj18REpgd-mDEFRhUHAMAvo1pbQmEZj8LZlDMyy34i3eqDzZ5PDaNV2obxHRtC-ZSSRpmYhsDQR7ds_TgnV9eM6ZMbh2-Y4i3ZB2watqna0s8Y-yFCti4xk-gn3JL-QHKuqMVQ77L8/s1600/ListWLWhere-735108.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7Wj18REpgd-mDEFRhUHAMAvo1pbQmEZj8LZlDMyy34i3eqDzZ5PDaNV2obxHRtC-ZSSRpmYhsDQR7ds_TgnV9eM6ZMbh2-Y4i3ZB2watqna0s8Y-yFCti4xk-gn3JL-QHKuqMVQ77L8/s320/ListWLWhere-735108.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611006845836175298" /></a></p><DIV>...just found out that they have an archive of podcasts! This lecture, <A href="http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/16058">A History of Roadside Attractions</A>, was from back in Aught Eight, presented to the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society of Iowa State University, at their annual awards and recognitions banquet. It delves into the history of roadside attractions, geared towards a history-minded crowd. Download and enjoy!</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-38673213788304842502011-05-25T22:11:00.001-05:002011-05-25T22:11:06.449-05:00Flickr Photo Sets from the Texas Trip<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743616422/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="World's Largest Votive, San Antonio TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5743616422_b536d37b8d_s.jpg" alt="World's Largest Votive, San Antonio TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743408528/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="World's Largest Votive, San Antonio TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5268/5743408528_51aa35ef2c_s.jpg" alt="World's Largest Votive, San Antonio TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743411046/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Pig Stand, San Antonio TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/5743411046_553a6f10e3_s.jpg" alt="Pig Stand, San Antonio TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743413362/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Pig Stand, San Antonio TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2771/5743413362_24bbb3ffcf_s.jpg" alt="Pig Stand, San Antonio TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742863237/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Pig Stand, San Antonio TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2021/5742863237_634688ef58_s.jpg" alt="Pig Stand, San Antonio TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742866157/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Pig Stand, San Antonio TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5068/5742866157_c6fae25b66_s.jpg" alt="Pig Stand, San Antonio TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742868457/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="World's Largest Wooden Nickel, San Antonio TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3196/5742868457_2fcf0e151b_s.jpg" alt="World's Largest Wooden Nickel, San Antonio TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742871121/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="World's Largest Wooden Nickel, San Antonio TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/5742871121_dbabcd9380_s.jpg" alt="World's Largest Wooden Nickel, San Antonio TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742873547/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Armadillo, Schertz TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5144/5742873547_3f5cb0f411_s.jpg" alt="Armadillo, Schertz TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742875931/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Armadillo, Schertz TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5141/5742875931_6bd4f82d2c_s.jpg" alt="Armadillo, Schertz TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743434082/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Armadillo, Schertz TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/5743434082_370ca18245_s.jpg" alt="Armadillo, Schertz TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743436816/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="World's Largest Pecan (!), Seguin TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/5743436816_d2a10c3f83_s.jpg" alt="World's Largest Pecan (!), Seguin TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742887841/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Pecan Plaque, Seguin TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5063/5742887841_f99cb530b2_s.jpg" alt="Pecan Plaque, Seguin TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743442948/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Non-mobile sorta' large Pecan, Seguin TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3114/5743442948_d50d796531_s.jpg" alt="Non-mobile sorta' large Pecan, Seguin TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742897237/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Mobile Pecan, Seguin TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2696/5742897237_dd86662090_s.jpg" alt="Mobile Pecan, Seguin TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742909691/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Luling Texas Watermelon" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2061/5742909691_2133ba66b7_s.jpg" alt="Luling Texas Watermelon" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742912583/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Luling TX Watermelon Watertower" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2712/5742912583_d11151b3df_s.jpg" alt="Luling TX Watermelon Watertower" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742915433/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Luling TX Watermelon Watertower" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2315/5742915433_78f2ee79c2_s.jpg" alt="Luling TX Watermelon Watertower" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743471232/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="What's up, Jack?" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3203/5743471232_caa0cd33c2_s.jpg" alt="What's up, Jack?" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742926909/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Luling Texas" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5264/5742926909_34ebef4f5d_s.jpg" alt="Luling Texas" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743480948/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Wharton TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/5743480948_20f4978706_s.jpg" alt="Wharton TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5743482490/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="Wharton TX" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/5743482490_b5963bef26_s.jpg" alt="Wharton TX" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742933799/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="TeePee Motel, Wharton Texas" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/5742933799_462ba33064_s.jpg" alt="TeePee Motel, Wharton Texas" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5742936209/in/set-72157626771854548/" title="TeePee Motel, Wharton Texas" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2532/5742936209_8f81f0c114_s.jpg" alt="TeePee Motel, Wharton Texas" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/sets/72157626771854548/">Texas WLTs</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>Just back from Texas and Oklahoma, with GREAT WLT spotting on the way! Here's the Texas set, but check out the flickr photostream for more from Oklahoma, the Orange Show, and Art Car Weekend 2011</p>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-37648701831608240352011-05-17T18:30:00.001-05:002011-05-17T18:32:39.395-05:00Ready to go!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAnuLPg5e7j_cO_pMCElB2OB6Agz-99nvd7vadmsCoBVh1FTv17awak2xAdS9iYUrv-qSt3pFzPJQCNjMzXfC_UyPZn6GIF9HlvQinLgrYIEKtRGeggXCMsXlIpjqLpOxTL-oZkSoXKM/s1600/ScoutChicago-797997.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipAnuLPg5e7j_cO_pMCElB2OB6Agz-99nvd7vadmsCoBVh1FTv17awak2xAdS9iYUrv-qSt3pFzPJQCNjMzXfC_UyPZn6GIF9HlvQinLgrYIEKtRGeggXCMsXlIpjqLpOxTL-oZkSoXKM/s320/ScoutChicago-797997.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607831848312250978" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKat0A0xNj_acXHNwO39iG5jkkvbZswhpMj1SGw_1hxdwxtE7wQxIvgxK-nrsMZzCk4-G59Hy_age7o6_syaqYb4ue_gU-YiXoHR2bQUAFmMfTDxqcdnstSZCJNWSb_hm4MDomSFX4ODA/s1600/orangeshoworg-400x189-700183.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKat0A0xNj_acXHNwO39iG5jkkvbZswhpMj1SGw_1hxdwxtE7wQxIvgxK-nrsMZzCk4-G59Hy_age7o6_syaqYb4ue_gU-YiXoHR2bQUAFmMfTDxqcdnstSZCJNWSb_hm4MDomSFX4ODA/s320/orangeshoworg-400x189-700183.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607831858915814658" /></a></p><DIV>Luckily, the little Art Car SCOUT got gussied up just before the L.A. trip in December, so this week has been devoted to gettin' stuff cleared off of the palatte. Yes, it's <a href="http://www.orangeshow.org/art-car/">Orange Show Art Car Weekend</a> TIME! This year, the parade is scheduled for Sunday, to coincide with a museums conference, so most events are delayed one day from their normal routine. Can't wait to see all my Art Car friends, and leaving a day early to do some Texas WLT Scouting. Whoop whoop whoopity-whoop ROAD TRIP TIME!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-90084121921298106152011-05-01T07:50:00.000-05:002011-05-01T07:50:00.278-05:00From the Onion: World's Largest Website last home of dying Silicoln Valley town<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO30bk_UUXmxsP9869a7oBNLiNboBX1TPvX_OVfDzWeXk1Sf_3jTzHXmG5xcLkrqh9zAR14IwU_b2TRXiDExQOT3O3hxz4j47nj-UViWwiixyP_-HiOtD4GuIjL2Py5vLjgTqMpsrl8uE/s1600/WLWebsite-786332.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO30bk_UUXmxsP9869a7oBNLiNboBX1TPvX_OVfDzWeXk1Sf_3jTzHXmG5xcLkrqh9zAR14IwU_b2TRXiDExQOT3O3hxz4j47nj-UViWwiixyP_-HiOtD4GuIjL2Py5vLjgTqMpsrl8uE/s320/WLWebsite-786332.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601482122347188322" /></a></p><P>SUNNYVALE, CA—The wonder in 8-year-old Hayley Dunbar's face as she stares out over what locals claim is the world's largest website makes it easy to understand why she and her father, Tom, drove all the way from Eugene, OR to see it.</P> <P></P> <P>"Wow, look at all of the links—I can't believe how huge it is!" squeals Hayley, whose family is among the 200,000 people ex-pected to make the trip out to California's Santa Clara Valley this year to catch a glimpse of the marvel. "How did they make a website so big, Daddy?"</P> <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Read the rest of the story from America's Finest News Source: <A href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/silicon-valley-town-pinning-tourism-hopes-on-world,20258/">http://www.theonion.com/articles/silicon-valley-town-pinning-tourism-hopes-on-world,20258/</A></FONT></P>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-47045491589803078962011-04-30T13:56:00.001-05:002011-04-30T13:56:05.308-05:00More items for the WLT Flickr set!<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728737805/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="big and little albert" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1401/728737805_029434f87f_s.jpg" alt="big and little albert" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729494892/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="mr peanut" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1245/729494892_71a12a1ef0_s.jpg" alt="mr peanut" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729494858/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="big fish supper club" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1065/729494858_da59ec1ec8_s.jpg" alt="big fish supper club" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729494818/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="strawberry" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1111/729494818_26d958ea02_s.jpg" alt="strawberry" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729494770/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="MetaPhoto: WSVoWL Otter visits the WL Otter, Fergus Falls MN" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1265/729494770_2abcebb7bf_s.jpg" alt="MetaPhoto: WSVoWL Otter visits the WL Otter, Fergus Falls MN" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729494736/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="mobile museum" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1294/729494736_3332ce0156_s.jpg" alt="mobile museum" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728474823/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="lil albert" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1180/728474823_73616a451b_s.jpg" alt="lil albert" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728474675/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="pelican" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1201/728474675_a3c142c7a8_s.jpg" alt="pelican" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728474641/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="wigwam too" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1190/728474641_9904a46e47_s.jpg" alt="wigwam too" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728474603/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="wigwam" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1228/728474603_d0d3f13888_s.jpg" alt="wigwam" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728474571/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="lil badger" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1309/728474571_2e861368fc_s.jpg" alt="lil badger" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728474551/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="prairie chicken" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1025/728474551_ee94d2c645_s.jpg" alt="prairie chicken" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729087124/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="pie lady" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1420/729087124_e0018ba6c0_s.jpg" alt="pie lady" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729087092/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="coffeepot" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/729087092_1318fb03a1_s.jpg" alt="coffeepot" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729086710/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="egg" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1202/729086710_3e94df09af_s.jpg" alt="egg" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729086676/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="whale" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1114/729086676_134e9450c9_s.jpg" alt="whale" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729086644/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="pecan" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1232/729086644_f5940308c5_s.jpg" alt="pecan" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/729086612/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="miners hat" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1104/729086612_6d4ade4644_s.jpg" alt="miners hat" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728079595/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="coffeepot" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1165/728079595_1681e094cb_s.jpg" alt="coffeepot" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728079575/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="Claude Bell's Dinosaurs, Cabazon CA" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1272/728079575_e3884011ff_s.jpg" alt="Claude Bell's Dinosaurs, Cabazon CA" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728079555/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="van gogh" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1101/728079555_0836b523d5_s.jpg" alt="van gogh" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728079539/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="lucy" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1323/728079539_52b7e1c5b3_s.jpg" alt="lucy" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728079491/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="mini bat" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1061/728079491_c3d99126c3_s.jpg" alt="mini bat" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/728079467/in/set-72157601047518248/" title="Brutus" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1388/728079467_544c6a18ba_s.jpg" alt="Brutus" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/sets/72157601047518248/">World's Largest Things</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>...added Iowa's Largest Frying Pan (Brandon)and a few new shots of the World's Largest Strawberry (strawberry point) to the set - stop on by and peruse some of the WLT image archives!</p>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-84357298497289199412011-04-30T13:43:00.000-05:002011-04-30T13:49:43.299-05:00From the Email Inbox: World's Largest Frying Pan, Long Beach WA<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33HglgvW2lHQhxXsPTfag61VsaOudpYw_N5JlxPLJzBLqHdXXN7cIJkCGdO_RqgntGV0m-yjoF6lr8hRGObt8J97kqy4EGZfGbxnozBl8kLU8Bp2udg4O6Ji2UJYM7toEsaEit9OpQUk/s1600/d2702-717519.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33HglgvW2lHQhxXsPTfag61VsaOudpYw_N5JlxPLJzBLqHdXXN7cIJkCGdO_RqgntGV0m-yjoF6lr8hRGObt8J97kqy4EGZfGbxnozBl8kLU8Bp2udg4O6Ji2UJYM7toEsaEit9OpQUk/s320/d2702-717519.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601449609981608386" /></a></p><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Shuckin' and tossin' and fryin'!</FONT></DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-73254730329284130822011-04-10T16:55:00.000-05:002011-04-10T16:55:00.417-05:00Hand-Drawn Book being shown in Washington D.C.!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweJ_i5Wd31rgko800Lxkm3sF3IYO7qTwnFuESv4Tn9lx8pYDPO8ffoae49g7uRlREl8d1-zn4nzrvq3jdpOmi7lK_M5h8B6PXLC7iUCGp_FP9I8d9_xkCXnsTlbx75SdR3KIahgXKeEo/s1600/SCAN0167-712267.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweJ_i5Wd31rgko800Lxkm3sF3IYO7qTwnFuESv4Tn9lx8pYDPO8ffoae49g7uRlREl8d1-zn4nzrvq3jdpOmi7lK_M5h8B6PXLC7iUCGp_FP9I8d9_xkCXnsTlbx75SdR3KIahgXKeEo/s320/SCAN0167-712267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566632431555563970" border="0" /></a></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div>As a part of this year's Sketchbook Project from ArtHouse CoOp, our latest hand-drawn book can be checked out and perused at the show opening tomorrow at the Transformer Gallery, Washington D.C.</div> <div> </div> <div>Show runs April 11th - 30th, if you want to see it in person. Or <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">you can browse through our latest line drawings from the road online: <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now">http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">It's a Capitol Plan!</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">-Erika Nelson, Director</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">WLT Inc.</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-55069701150135183822011-04-07T16:54:00.000-05:002011-04-07T16:54:00.243-05:00Hand-Drawn Book Project showing in Atlanta GA!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTXejf68OQSPburtZ_mFWpnBD4h2W6x2_JcDnVyn9ch1N-KurM_zuAI-FGfeT3aUbT7yINo9csPcEjHxc68p1L7lglfR-R_OVDFskDJzhKeacopug36CeZMzmY5G3df1v1YVCb58t_1s/s1600/SCAN0159-733850.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTXejf68OQSPburtZ_mFWpnBD4h2W6x2_JcDnVyn9ch1N-KurM_zuAI-FGfeT3aUbT7yINo9csPcEjHxc68p1L7lglfR-R_OVDFskDJzhKeacopug36CeZMzmY5G3df1v1YVCb58t_1s/s320/SCAN0159-733850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566632099242067346" border="0" /></a></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div>As a part of this year's Sketchbook Project from ArtHouse CoOp, our latest hand-drawn book can be checked out and perused at the show opening tomorrow at The Granite Room.</div> <div> </div> <div>Show is two days only, April 8th and 9th, if you want to see it in person. Or <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">you can browse through our latest line drawings from the road online: <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now">http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">It'll be peachy-keen!</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">-Erika Nelson, Director</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">WLT Inc.</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-84490808585185739442011-04-05T17:15:00.001-05:002011-04-05T17:46:32.199-05:00Obscura Day, April 9th: Lucas and Chicago Events<p style="text-align: center;" class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3gtpcDI3qGXl1OadNuzh_Eplc5ecH4Y078-PVNDXrUvKUEJF5f-s3b_BLPfsbmFcfhlBthmmGdMcvFbynI-iGPcoEMLPwn3nEyIirSlEH66Oc0MXumxPowOYVn2K4HRYv3sNq4pKWUA/s1600/Obsucra_Day_Poster%25281%2529-764147.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3gtpcDI3qGXl1OadNuzh_Eplc5ecH4Y078-PVNDXrUvKUEJF5f-s3b_BLPfsbmFcfhlBthmmGdMcvFbynI-iGPcoEMLPwn3nEyIirSlEH66Oc0MXumxPowOYVn2K4HRYv3sNq4pKWUA/s320/Obsucra_Day_Poster%25281%2529-764147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592226797426961074" border="0" /></a></p><div>That's right, we're in two places at once for Atlas Obscura's International OBSCURA DAY! </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">You can self-tour the World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things at the home base in Lucas, Kansas. A special Obscura Day bonus will be found on-site, as <a href="http://atlasobscura.com/obscura-day#World_s_Largest_Collection_of_the_World_s_Smallest_Versions_of_the_World_s_Largest_Things_Lucas__KS">described in the official listing</a>...<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SRKM1WVHbayivNnapuWUyBrJVp0-eflu9oS6BBcySCNiOeRzR0mq8huGTbOQPQ7COnt4oZL3ZTD7igiu2D1OdjQp1Vv63bGDZPX0OkuiIPTi5xOt1e1mHeecvjdNu87Fvg33Dkj6OK0/s1600/SlideshowThreewalls.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SRKM1WVHbayivNnapuWUyBrJVp0-eflu9oS6BBcySCNiOeRzR0mq8huGTbOQPQ7COnt4oZL3ZTD7igiu2D1OdjQp1Vv63bGDZPX0OkuiIPTi5xOt1e1mHeecvjdNu87Fvg33Dkj6OK0/s320/SlideshowThreewalls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592234379716801234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">OR, you can come to THREEWALLS in Chicago for a SLIDESHOW EXTRAVAGANZA! Erika will be presenting an old-school slide show featuring the best from the American Road as part of a Public Culture Lecture series, developed in conjunction with InCUBATE Chicago - Seating is limited to 50, but c'mon down! You can find out more on the <a href="http://www.three-walls.org/calendar/2011/04/public-culture-7-with-ericka-nelson.php">threewalls gallery site</a>, the inCUBATE Chicago site, or the <a href="http://atlasobscura.com/obscura-day#InCUBATE_Lecture_Chicago__IL">Atlas Obscura Day site.</a> </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Threewalls is located at 119 N. Peoria, #2c. Lecture scheduled for 7 p.m., with Q&A afterwards.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">See ya' down the road!</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-89531019379845576762011-04-03T09:47:00.001-05:002011-04-03T09:47:42.351-05:00World's Largest Ball of Plastic Crap, Lucas, Kansas<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5585338422/in/set-72157626293980067/" title="WL BoPC" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5295/5585338422_271a85323b_s.jpg" alt="WL BoPC" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5585347320/in/set-72157626293980067/" title="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5147/5585347320_11ab80f8ac_s.jpg" alt="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5584765547/in/set-72157626293980067/" title="World's Largest Ball of Plastic Crap, on pedestal, Lucas Kansas" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5293/5584765547_8e2a8c86d8_s.jpg" alt="World's Largest Ball of Plastic Crap, on pedestal, Lucas Kansas" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5584774601/in/set-72157626293980067/" title="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Oglers, Barbie, and impending Flamingo" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5181/5584774601_51bbcac558_s.jpg" alt="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Oglers, Barbie, and impending Flamingo" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5585373430/in/set-72157626293980067/" title="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Crap." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5585373430_e1a5fbd31f_s.jpg" alt="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Crap." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5584789205/in/set-72157626293980067/" title="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Barbie and Dino" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5584789205_a6dc1f8763_s.jpg" alt="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Barbie and Dino" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5584797819/in/set-72157626293980067/" title="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Atari and Screaming Man" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5061/5584797819_d1dc883788_s.jpg" alt="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Atari and Screaming Man" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/5584804765/in/set-72157626293980067/" title="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Gorilla" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5584804765_d77f34ea78_s.jpg" alt="W.L. Ball of Plastic Crap Detail: Gorilla" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><div style="padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"></div><div style="padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"></div><div style="padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"></div><div style="padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"></div><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/sets/72157626293980067/">World's Largest Ball of Plastic Crap, Lucas, Kansas</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>NEW! and now OUTDOORS! At the World's Largest Things Home Base, the World's Largest Ball of Plastic Crap - all those non-recyclables that you don't know what to do with? Here's the solution. Sure to grow to unhandle-able proportions soon...</p>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-79745609937998772282011-03-31T08:53:00.000-05:002011-03-31T08:55:55.480-05:00Fellow Roadside Enthusiast Agility Nut is on the road again!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5rkzwNoFQW5jhBDFmCEbwb_7bT6sj3IIyqJhasFS9FYHWzdVaB-qFP-Qe7pIobv8b_94p1z0YNOMgYB_kBj-9VDH_HAs9PoYIcoPpZFUukShxhMGqSpyF04MHeWq-Pn6jXLqXVKI6gg/s1600/HatBuilding-777016.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5rkzwNoFQW5jhBDFmCEbwb_7bT6sj3IIyqJhasFS9FYHWzdVaB-qFP-Qe7pIobv8b_94p1z0YNOMgYB_kBj-9VDH_HAs9PoYIcoPpZFUukShxhMGqSpyF04MHeWq-Pn6jXLqXVKI6gg/s320/HatBuilding-777016.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590242148155870754" /></a></p><DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>image: <FONT face="Times New Roman">Kickerz (coffee shack) in Whitehouse, from AgilityNut's current road trip</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>She's known for her epic, image-rich marathon road trips, capturing Roadside Culture before it disappears. Follow her progress on the <A href="http://roadsidenut.wordpress.com/">Roadside Architecture Blog</A> , and through her <A href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/agilitynut/">Flickr Photostream.</A></DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-10219441135894782012011-03-29T22:31:00.001-05:002011-03-30T22:35:09.191-05:00Daily Driver Art Car "Scout" reaches 300,000 miles! March 29, 2011<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxytHbTiqbLeE35DOSjJfGeDIvdSl-EG60JY5o5tqmNwVq3IXnYP0qAxY4Su56G6RyhU10b1R1klIW6ABqxZfuCdtVJe9N7Nu3cixH0Kb42Vj57bBAd08j9oVB13DO04pV5ftqlBbIYQ/s1600/IMG_1143-711320.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxytHbTiqbLeE35DOSjJfGeDIvdSl-EG60JY5o5tqmNwVq3IXnYP0qAxY4Su56G6RyhU10b1R1klIW6ABqxZfuCdtVJe9N7Nu3cixH0Kb42Vj57bBAd08j9oVB13DO04pV5ftqlBbIYQ/s320/IMG_1143-711320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590081663443374130" border="0" /></a></p><div>I noticed earlier in the day that we were getting close to a major milestone (ha!), and the Geographic Center of the U.S. was just the right distance away. So, in a spur-of-the-moment move, I headed to Lebanon Kansas, and made it to the Center with 7 miles to spare. I decided to drive the loop around the center until I hit 300,000, but quickly realized (after the first three miles) that the road 'round the Center is only 1/6th of a mile long. So, after 18 laps, I burned up two more miles on a mile-long straightaway, and did two more miles of tiny loops until Viola!! The Odometer crept from 299,999 to 300,000, just past the Geographic Center monument. Whoop!<br /><br />See more pics on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldslargestthings/sets/72157626396435474/">the Flickr photostream</a> ... <br /><br /></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">It's been a trouper of a truck, a 1995 Toyota Pickup (this was the last year you could just by a "pickup" and not a Tacoma), manual transmission, original clutch, and Daily Driver. I bought it brand spankin' new in Jefferson City Missouri, it was assembled in California, and was only 116 miles old when purchased. Since then it's covered ground from Canada to Mexico, Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean, Highest Points and Lowest Points, and has served as an Art Car for about half of it's mileage life. I've been reluctant to seek out a new vehicle, as this one is just the perfect point of not having all the locator and electronic crap, yet updated enough to be safe, have heat and A/C, and you can still pop the hood to see what's wrong. I'll keep it going - let's shoot for a couple hundred thou' more!</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-31106771104915559712011-03-29T16:52:00.000-05:002011-03-29T16:52:00.862-05:00Hand-Drawn Book showing in Portland ME!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-CZYPI_xCPWMt4lWZeoWcRpticXePwNpvkWcBxK2JxGZ67yTpYUBeelnDhefG5HEdultKvvGDLyABlHh0Cry2l-FS5jYIa_w3-QB33RYfZjDEEdiDyvJu-TinR0QrsDp1Mac9e3Is8g/s1600/SCAN0188-722988.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-CZYPI_xCPWMt4lWZeoWcRpticXePwNpvkWcBxK2JxGZ67yTpYUBeelnDhefG5HEdultKvvGDLyABlHh0Cry2l-FS5jYIa_w3-QB33RYfZjDEEdiDyvJu-TinR0QrsDp1Mac9e3Is8g/s320/SCAN0188-722988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566631621111208738" border="0" /></a></p><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div>As a part of this year's Sketchbook Project from ArtHouse CoOp, our latest hand-drawn book can be checked out and perused at the show opening tomorrow at the SPACE Gallery, Portland ME.</div> <div> </div> <div>Show is scheduled from March 30 - April 2, if you want to see it in person. Or <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">you can browse through our latest line drawings from the road online: <a href="http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now">http://www.arthousecoop.com/submissions/43207-if-you-lived-by-youd-be-home-by-now</a></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Happy Vicarious Travels!</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">-Erika Nelson, Director</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">WLT Inc.</span></div>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2088372767729905372.post-44927904820660245032011-03-18T12:20:00.001-05:002011-03-18T12:24:57.891-05:00Erika and the WLCoWSVoWLT profiled in Go Galavanting<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszPlbTb5yhT-7LjYflHmhVIPB1wuve5S600t1I3QUPZ9E6uMjLd5sCcZtEOKYQh4PDN3lem-CL9P_8i1UFCnxvbBGWhkNa4HihHSNpVnNV_trWUVb7btcYcn5wOPGjGr9jLX4lhwq_4Y/s1600/GG_logo_compass_240px-749499.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszPlbTb5yhT-7LjYflHmhVIPB1wuve5S600t1I3QUPZ9E6uMjLd5sCcZtEOKYQh4PDN3lem-CL9P_8i1UFCnxvbBGWhkNa4HihHSNpVnNV_trWUVb7btcYcn5wOPGjGr9jLX4lhwq_4Y/s320/GG_logo_compass_240px-749499.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585471179953576498" /></a></p><DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Great writeup in a travel mag targeted at independent women, Go Galavanting. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>"I love finding the bizarre and unexpected that many people pass up because they don't want to be 'taken in' by a tourist trap. I want to see!" So says Erika Nelson, founder and creative mind behind the wandering <STRONG><A href="http://www.worldslargestthings.com/index.htm">World's Largest Collection of World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things</A></STRONG>. Tourist traps are Nelson's stock-in-trade, having navigated the country's backroads and highways in search of the monuments to eccentricity, creativity and good-ole Americana.<BR><BR>World's Largest Things is exactly what it sounds like: curated by Nelson, it is a collection of models resembling those "World's Largest" things you see on the road when traveling. The World's Largest Thermometer, Penny, Turkey… You name it, Nelson's most likely seen it, not to mention created a miniature version of said thing. <BR><BR>Eccentric? Absolutely. But to Nelson, it's much more than that. <FONT face=Arial size=2>Check out the entire story here: <A href="http://www.gogalavanting.com/features/galavanter-erika-nelson-of-worlds-largest-things.html">Galavanter: Erika Nelson of World's Largest Things</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>World's Largest Things, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00779728946426643908noreply@blogger.com0