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Published: 2009-05-13 04:26:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 14470; Favourites: 568; Downloads: 0
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Description Subject: Poor fish
Medium: Clay, glaze, blender parts
Size: 15" (height)
Time: 20 hours

Artist notes: I'm a newbie to ceramics. Be gentle.

This project was to take a tool, I chose a blender and have it be utilized as something else. So instead of a blender being used as a blender, it is now an aquarium. Everything is ceramic except for the cord, the plastic jug part, the plant and rocks. I would never REALLY blend a fish. The fishie is most definitely made out of clay.

Edit: Oh my word. A DD for me! Thanks a million to 2dazed .
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Comments: 223

Laartista In reply to ??? [2009-08-16 12:56:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I promise I won't plug it in!

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amarachan In reply to Laartista [2009-08-16 18:31:45 +0000 UTC]

Hehe <3 it's very nice. I love the little fishie...i want to take him home and give him a real fish bowl to live in....but i don't think he'd eat much...XD

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Laartista In reply to amarachan [2009-08-19 18:12:12 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, he probably won't eat tooo much.

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amarachan In reply to Laartista [2009-08-20 01:41:06 +0000 UTC]

hehe i love little fishies :3

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rionic [2009-08-06 05:40:04 +0000 UTC]

I love the mix of ceramic and plastic...not perfect but it doesn't have to be, it's conceptual art at it's finest. You're inspiring me!

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Laartista In reply to rionic [2009-08-16 12:57:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I'm glad to have inspired you.

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capncraka [2009-06-24 19:15:58 +0000 UTC]

This is really cool! I'm really enjoying your clay work that I just came across in my watchbox Congrats on the DD as well!

The expression on the fishs face is priceless lol

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Laartista In reply to capncraka [2009-06-24 19:32:55 +0000 UTC]

woot! thanks! i am not a sculptress by any means so i was really shocked when i saw that i got the dd. i love the fishie's horrified expression too.

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xSebastien-CyanideX [2009-05-29 01:37:45 +0000 UTC]

lol I love the fishes horrified expression Love it. its so cute

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Laartista In reply to xSebastien-CyanideX [2009-06-02 23:07:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Kosmic-Stardust [2009-05-28 07:48:24 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work!

So what happens if you plug the cord in? I think an LED lamp in the pitcher would be awesome

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Laartista In reply to Kosmic-Stardust [2009-06-02 23:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. Unfortunately... or fortunately nothing happens when you plug it in. I like the LED idea though.

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Rnomad [2009-05-28 07:30:05 +0000 UTC]

love it, reminds me of the joke...

Q: what's green and goes red at the flick of a switch..

A: Frog in a blender ! (he heh).

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Laartista In reply to Rnomad [2009-06-02 23:10:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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banality-at-its-best [2009-05-28 06:49:23 +0000 UTC]

brilliant! i actually thought it was a real blender.

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Laartista In reply to banality-at-its-best [2009-06-02 23:11:40 +0000 UTC]

My plan worked! Glad you like it.

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sh33lf [2009-05-28 06:42:44 +0000 UTC]

i love it! what cute idea! i hope no one plugs that in!!!!!

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Laartista In reply to sh33lf [2009-06-02 23:15:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And I would never!

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sh33lf In reply to Laartista [2009-06-16 15:20:57 +0000 UTC]

hehe! lol okay! have a good day!

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Renae4life [2009-05-28 05:58:25 +0000 UTC]

Kind of reminds me of how we used to keep our goldfish , I disassembled a really old blender and took out all the electric parts and cut the wires. Then plugged it in and filled it with water XD. Whenever people walked in my kitchen they thought I was a sicko xD.
Lol this is awesome and a well deserved DD. 15"? Nice
Keep up the great work!

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Laartista In reply to Renae4life [2009-06-06 02:21:08 +0000 UTC]

I think it's an inventive way to keep fish! Thanks for the lovely comments.

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Renae4life In reply to Laartista [2009-06-06 03:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Haha
Your welcome C:

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JessWYC [2009-05-28 05:05:00 +0000 UTC]

The look on the fish's face is priceless!
very nice.

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Laartista In reply to JessWYC [2009-06-06 02:23:18 +0000 UTC]

The fish's a bit scared.

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kitty-kat777 [2009-05-28 04:57:59 +0000 UTC]

VERY creative!

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Laartista In reply to kitty-kat777 [2009-06-06 02:45:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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kitty-kat777 In reply to Laartista [2009-06-06 02:46:19 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome!

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indradhanushi [2009-05-28 04:13:01 +0000 UTC]

Hey really thats a gr8 concept.Loved it

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Laartista In reply to indradhanushi [2009-06-06 02:45:36 +0000 UTC]

Glad you think so! Thanks!

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indradhanushi In reply to Laartista [2009-06-06 11:15:28 +0000 UTC]

u r welcome dear

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Queen-of-Randomness [2009-05-28 03:37:11 +0000 UTC]

Rock on! This is amazing!!! Congratulations on the DD!

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Laartista In reply to Queen-of-Randomness [2009-06-06 02:47:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a bunch!!

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afreaknamedallie [2009-05-28 03:07:15 +0000 UTC]

lol, i like this, this actually seems like a fun way to keep a fish (although obviously not plugged in)

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Laartista In reply to afreaknamedallie [2009-06-02 23:12:48 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I agree.

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RandomRia [2009-05-28 02:43:57 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha this is very very Cuute


!!

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Laartista In reply to RandomRia [2009-06-02 23:13:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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RandomRia In reply to Laartista [2009-06-09 21:16:44 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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archclan [2009-05-28 02:30:57 +0000 UTC]

looking at this and here is waht i think
"Life is very fragile and once broken it cannot be fixed ever!"

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Laartista In reply to archclan [2009-06-02 23:12:19 +0000 UTC]

Interesting thoughts. Thanks.

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allforhim2 [2009-05-28 02:17:57 +0000 UTC]

I have been looking at this for about a good ten minutes and I have yet to get tired of it. I love it!
I can relate to it alot.
Nice work!

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Laartista In reply to allforhim2 [2009-05-28 02:28:29 +0000 UTC]

that makes me happy to hear. thanks a bunch for your comment.

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cheeeeep [2009-05-28 02:17:47 +0000 UTC]

Interesting - have you heard of a Danish artist named Marco Evaristti? His work, real blenders inhabited by live goldfish, was exhibited in a Danish museum, and naturally the working blenders which could be switched on or off by the viewer's whim caused an uproar within the animal rights activist group: [link]

Naturally, this is reminiscent of him; this concept seems to be employed often, that is, toying with the fragility of life

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Laartista In reply to cheeeeep [2009-05-28 02:26:51 +0000 UTC]

thanks. actually i hadn't heard of him until today. a few other people commented regarding his poor fish. i could never put a real fish in a blender. i would feel horrible.

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cheeeeep In reply to Laartista [2009-05-28 02:29:41 +0000 UTC]

(at least, in a WORKING blender)

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Laartista In reply to cheeeeep [2009-05-28 02:38:03 +0000 UTC]

true.

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vajrasana [2009-05-28 02:04:50 +0000 UTC]

Reminds me of the fish on deuce bigalo when it gets blended XDDD

Great job wonderful work

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Laartista In reply to vajrasana [2009-05-28 02:17:03 +0000 UTC]

thanks a bunch. i never saw that movie so now i will have to!

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vajrasana In reply to Laartista [2009-05-28 21:56:59 +0000 UTC]

Hah you should <33

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SHARK-008 [2009-05-28 01:53:32 +0000 UTC]

They don't have done that in real in a museum somewhere?

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Laartista In reply to SHARK-008 [2009-05-28 02:14:42 +0000 UTC]

huh? are you asking whether someone else has done this piece? maybe they have, but i haven't seen it.

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