Old Books Used as Canvas- 10 Images

Mike Stilkey creates unique art by painting on the sides of stacked books.

Los Angeles based artist uses ink, colored pencils, and paint to depict whimsical characters.











[photos by D. Kinsey, J. Witham, and N. Baker]

A real-life version of Pixar's animated film up- 14 Images

National Geographic Channel and a team of scientists, engineers, and two world-class balloon pilots successfully launched a 16' X 16' house 18' tall with 300 8' colored weather balloons from a private airfield east of Los Angeles, and set a new world record for the largest balloon cluster flight ever attempted. The entire experimental aircraft was more than 10 stories high, reached an altitude of over 10,000 feet, and flew for approximately one hour.