Download Furness Tatting Designs No 2 from the 1940's. Tatted edgings, insertions, motifs, floral sprays, baby bonnet and wedding veil.
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If you're into underrated reference books, welcome to the club! You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll find yourself engrossed.
'Come In', the debut album by Weatherday, is an unpredictable array of sounds and styles woven in such a way that is nothing short of chaotic and affecting.
As 2014 starts to shut up shop, its time for some contemplation, possibly on a zoetrope pot, or maybe some reflection with some clay doodling. The above image is of Russian potter Mikhail Sadovnikov, doodling in the clay, to create captivating mandalas on his pottery wheel. Guaranteed to get the creative juices fired up, while maybe provoking a hypnotic trance from staring at the motion of the wheel for too long.. The prolonged focus and concentration is a meditation in itself. I’m sure for some, the act of manipulating clay on a wheel is a therapeutic
Researchers are using chaos theory to 3D-print stunning pieces of jewelry. As Einstein himself said, "The greatest scientists are always artists as well."
From land to sea, Australia provides the perfect habitat for some bizarre-looking slugs.
Harriet Lee Merrion is an illustrator based in Bristol, UK. Her illustrations have a thoughtful, hand-made feel, capturing dilemmas of the body and mind in sparing lineart. Her illustrative interpretation of a Susan Sontag quote is a beautiful reminder of the strangeness of this world – “Most people in this society who aren’t actively mad […]
From a Medecine book of the 20's.
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Skeletons have been dancing people to their graves since at least 1424.
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En la próxima edición de la feria ARCOmadrid será posible admirar algunas de las películas inéditas de Ana Mendieta (La Habana, 1948 – Nueva York, 1985), que se expondrán en el stand de la galería …
Seven deadly sins, in Roman Catholic theology, the seven vices that spur other sins and further immoral behavior. They were first enumerated by Pope Gregory I in the 6th century and later elaborated by St. Thomas Aquinas. The seven deadly sins can by overcome with seven corresponding virtues.