Mariko Kusumoto, who now lives in Lexington, MA, is the daughter of a Buddhist priest and grew up in a 400-year-old temple in Japan. The beauty of the landscape and the textures of the aging temple always intrigued the aging artist. She remembers being drawn to “faded paint and wood, stone steps with hollows created by centuries of raindrops dripping off the roof” and the intricacy of the metal and the wooden ornaments that she was tasked with the job of cleaning and polishing.
Turn objects into artful assemblages with these 10 tips for assemblage from top artists who offer advice on creating cohesive pieces that tell a story.
Bananas really surprised me.
Claire B Jones taps into her professional experiences in technology to create 3D works of art with canvas and machine embroidery.
Artist Mariko Kusumoto continues to amaze us together with her ability to show textiles into delicate orbs that may be worn as necklaces, brooches, and rings. Whereas the artworks are sometimes impressed by patterns or shapes present in nature, the items are left deliberately ambiguous as a technique to have interaction with the creativeness. She
Delux Designs (DE), LLC Digital Illustrations created by Visual Artist Keara Douglas.
Kathryn Bondy knew she was creative at a very young age. She now creates realistic botanical art with paper and other supplies.
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Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan are a married couple that works together fundamentally at the medium of cardboard. The duo's huge sculptural works are comprised of mini houses that were heaped and stacked, creating blasting towers of comingled landscapes. For many of their setups, the artists collaborate with students and community members to build cardboard structures,...
If you are an art lover, you are really going to enjoy the creations that this Japanese artist put together. These are incredibly realistic animal that
Colossal has digged a brilliant book installation that is truly unique. It’s not built on the ground, but under the ground. The viewer gets the impression the walls filled with books have no …
Dallas-based artist Dan Lam organizes her gloopy sculptural works into three categories that perfectly capture the form factor of her general aesthetic: Squishes, Drips, and of course Blobs. The pieces appear to ooze from where they rest, growing stalactite-like appendages that drip from the edges of shelves. The pieces are made primarily from polyurethane foam and acrylic paint and are often adorned with spiky appendages. More
Artists Stephen Stum and Jason Hallman of STALLMAN , work together to create their “Canvas on Edge” collection. Stallman is pioneering a new technique using pai
Ramune Jauniskis has been a creative person her entire life. Inspired by nature and the world around her she creates whimsical 3D art.
A Polish artist has created an art installation with a difference.
Japanese artist Shintaro Ohata places sculptures in front of paintings to combine different dimensions and create playful and dreamy 3D scenes, inspired by childhood memories and depicting the litt...
What would human bodies be like if we transformed them into a topographic map? Costa Rican architect and visual artist, Ale Rambar, discovered an innovative form of expression in the topographic technique. Using layers of paper, he crafts portraits and sculptures of the human body to address topics about gender equality, tolerance, and respect for the environment. His work was used by the Costa Rican Olympic team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and he designed the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in Costa Rica. He was also selected to represent his country at the Beijing International Art Biennale. In this online course, learn to create a portrait with volume using layers of paper. See how to calculate and cut each layer before assembling and painting them to build a work of art with relief. By the end, you'll be able to apply this versatile technique to make models, lettering pieces, illustrations, and any kind of 3D art you can imagine.
Last Sunday Art Clubbers and I had a fantastic and super intense class on how to create gorgeous 3-dimensional popup flower cards. We painted the paper, cut out flowers and assembled them. The cards can be folded and sent in an envelope!
Here is a beautiful Spring themed Paper Craft: 3D Butterflies with Scandinavian Folk Art Feel to color and craft. With templates and how to.
A collection of 20+ 3D art for kids ideas. From shell sculptures to dinosaur caves to apple trees. The kids will be inspired to create in 3D.
The Tour de France, a bike race which has been an annual event in Europe for 111 years, traditionally is raced in the country of France, with treks outside the country...
Did you know that many butterfly and other pollinating insect populations are declining due to habitat loss, changes in climate, and pesticide/herbicide use? One thing that humans can do to change this decline is to plant a butterfly garden with nectar producing plants to help these lovely creatures feed and thrive. Our school has a
“I find the greatest inspiration for my work comes from nature. I love the patterns, symmetry, color, geometry and texture.”
These 3D paper crafts are perfect for kids to make. Use construction paper or grab from several available pdf templates to create unique 3D crafts with your children.
Hello There! I currently am taking some time off, so it’s the perfect time to update my blog with some of my latest works! Today, I would like to share with you a sculpture that started as a sculptural painting. You might remember “ Controlled Anger ”, that I did in 2016. It was a cluster of lush b
The Tour de France, a bike race which has been an annual event in Europe for 111 years, traditionally is raced in the country of France, with treks outside the country...
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a drip sculpture inspired by one of my FAVORITE contemporary artists, Dan Lam. Before exploring this project, check out Dan Lam's eye catching drip sculptures on her website here and her Instagram page here. Dan Lam’s "tactile, technicolor sculptures use unconventional materials to
