• Doggy DiceHouse

The DiceHouses Shanty_2879

The DICEHOUSES Shanty reminds folks that there is no more efficient source of warmth than sitting across the table from one's family, some good friends or strangers and playing some good ol' table top games. Each of the 5 DICEHOUSES is stocked with The Book of Hoyle, playing cards, dice and games for all to play.
www.artshantyprojects.org/artists

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  1. ★

    kooklanekookla, thatsunpossible, Wind Watcher, breic, and 36 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Lenny&Meriel (41 months ago | reply)

    :)

  3. kooklanekookla (41 months ago | reply)

    cool

    www.flickr.com/groups/daysoutandabout/
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  4. KAPturer (41 months ago | reply)

    An obvious KAP subject. Very good.

  5. Beetlebomb Pohutukawa (41 months ago | reply)

    This is amazing!

  6. weavingmajor (41 months ago | reply)

    Ha! I'm glad Lenny saw this - this reminds me of his little electronics-guys posing on dice. Only this time the dice got big enough for people to go inside, instead of the people getting small enough to sit on top of. I like this view - I like seeing the little table inside.

  7. KAP'n Craig (41 months ago | reply)

    YAHTZEE! Fantastic Jerry. I had really given some thought to coming up to shoot these Art Shanty's but just didn't have the energy. I'm so glad you did it.
    This shot is one- of- a- kind, well actually six-of-a-kind.

  8. KAPPIX - Ramon (41 months ago | reply)

    Very nice subject indeed, sir!

  9. MNkiteman (41 months ago | reply)

    @ KAP'n Craig,
    There's a group in what's called the Mapping Shanty who, much to my surprise, are planning to kap the whole area and make a map of it. One of the guy’s approached me and started asking questions about my rig. If my feet hadn't got damp and started to get cold I would have taken the time to look them up to see what they plan to use. I hope to get out there the day they do that.

  10. Kevin D. Hendricks (41 months ago | reply)

    Nice shot. That's pretty cool.

  11. Michael Layefsky (41 months ago | reply)

    Great shot of a fantastic subject, Jerry!

  12. MNkiteman (41 months ago | reply)

    Thanks for the comments everyone.
    People really got into the games and got pretty serious as shown here; www.flickr.com/photos/gbenz/3210068587/in/pho tostream/

  13. Wind Watcher (41 months ago | reply)

    Hows the fishing?

    Love this set!

  14. MNkiteman (41 months ago | reply)

    Wind Watcher,
    I never asked, but there were plenty of fishouse's on the lake.
    Here's where the real action is for ice fishing this week; icefishing.org/

  15. puppethead (41 months ago | reply)

    This photo is excellent. I really like the textured snow background.

  16. kyteman (41 months ago | reply)

    Gotta add this to my favorites.

  17. davidannis (41 months ago | reply)

    Thsi photo is amazing. I ran it through a Tilt Shift filter and posted it on Facebook. It looks kinda cool. Not as cool as the original by any means, but interesting none the less. Take a gander.

    www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5707464&id =704645112

    Thanks for taking these!

  18. Ola Lola (41 months ago | reply)

    I used to live in the Upper Midwest and always thought ice fishing was a pretty silly way to spend the winter. (Kite flying makes much more sense.) This just shows how wrong I was. I am ever humbled, grateful and enriched by the creativity of the human spirit. Both the KAP set and the artshanty project are just too cold...er, cool! Thanks for sharing your photos and turning the rest of us on to this event.

  19. chenshaohua (41 months ago | reply)

    Your Image Truly Is:

    Better Than Good

  20. Walker Art Center (41 months ago | reply)

    Love these.

  21. DeoxyribonucleicAcid (41 months ago | reply)

    LOVE these! How is the show this year?

  22. dcecil805 (41 months ago | reply)

    Saw on BoingBoing!
    Very cool!

  23. John Nussbaum (41 months ago | reply)

    boingboing link! www.boingboing.net/2009/01/21/photos-from-art -fest.html

  24. Gerrit Bart (41 months ago | reply)

    My favorite of the serie.
    Always throw 25:)
    Very nice shots and serie.

  25. editrrix (41 months ago | reply)

    Excellent fun!

  26. MNkiteman (41 months ago | reply)

    Thanks again everyone for the comments and favs.
    @ DeoxyribonucleicAcid,
    There are a few shanties from last year, but a good number of new ones. The ones I visited were fun, informative, and the artists were delightful.

  27. Lenny&Meriel (41 months ago | reply)

    Hey, Jerry, you're in Make. Congratuations

  28. MNkiteman (41 months ago | reply)

    Lenny&Meriel,
    Thanks for the heads up, that's quite a surprise.

  29. Jen Rusch (41 months ago | reply)

    Love this!

  30. penelopebeveridge (41 months ago | reply)

    its surreal!

  31. nisswa_mike (41 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Everything Minnesota!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  32. c.i.n.n.a.m.o.n. (41 months ago | reply)

    pretty cool

    Seen in The Best Of January
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  33. Guido Musch (41 months ago | reply)

    That's cool, nice shot!
    Seen in The Best Of January
    The World Through My Eyes

  34. Howland Studio (aka: howlinhill) (40 months ago | reply)

    Awesome!

    Seen in The Best Of January
    The World Through My Eyes

  35. *c h r i s* (40 months ago | reply)

    Great !

    Seen in best of January
    The World Through my Eyes.

  36. Randy's Dailies (40 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Art Photographers of Minnesota, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  37. kdaman2008 (40 months ago | reply)

    Wow .. LOL .. this is a great example of what Minnesota'ians that sit on frozen ice, in freezing weather, probably drinking their beer quickly so it doesn't freeze, guys with a little extra time on their hands, can come up with .. this is GREAT! .. LOL!! (geeezzzz .. I wish I was out there sit'n w/'m .. 'a ya sure you'know .. uf-da!)

  38. Preita (39 months ago | reply)

    This is the most awesome thing I've seen in quite a while. Fantastic!

  39. MNkiteman (39 months ago | reply)

    pmsalyer,
    There is also a knitting shanty every year.

  40. Ray Tomes (39 months ago | reply)

    Great subject. Great perspective.

  41. Jeremiah Peterson (38 months ago | reply)

    Great perspective, and thanks for posting the information about the dicehouses as well. =)

  42. mthaeg (34 months ago | reply)

    Mayor Mike here. I was part of the team that built the dICEHOUSES at this years' Art Shanty Projects (ASP). ASP is putting together a book of last year's project to help compensate for the "drying-up" of funding for next's year's project being blamed on the economy. All proceeds beyond printing costs will go directly into coffers for next year's artists.

    Your aerial photos of the dICEHOUSES were the best ones shot. I'd really like to be able to use it as our primary photo if possible. I can't offer much other than a copy of the book, which I will pay for out of my own pocket, and any sort of credit you would like in the book immediately adjacent to the photo.

    I'd just need as Hi-res a photo as possible.

    Shoot me a line and let me know your thoughts. I won't move on it unless I hear from you.

  43. jembret_tumburlaka (33 months ago | reply)

    Pha cih arti nama shanty tuh?

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