Walter Crane - Le serpent séduisant Ève (1899).
REMEMBER Grandma's House with all its retro wonder: Santa toilet seat covers, Crocheted Toilet Paper Doll, furry scales and bubble fish wall art.
Based in Richmond, Virginia artist Morgan Herrin transforms the most humble material—laminated construction grade 2x4s—into spectacularly detailed figurative sculptures. His choice of imagery is surreal: a noble 15th century knight melts into a network of dripping stalagmites or a classical marble bust that is overgrown with parasitic sea creatures. The resulting works are a fascinating juxtaposition of material and subject matter that require up to a year of labor to produce. Of the untitled knight piece Herrin says: Untitled (Knight) is the product of the combination of two subjects: 15th century plate armor, and geological cave structure. More
The internet is full of cursed images.
Learn to make your own fire starters. I show you 3 different ways to make homemade fire starters that will burn for 3-10 minutes out of household items.
These simple little sculptures are my variation on the cardboard tube owls that have been floating around on blogs and on Pinterest...
Creoidotus cestatii has to be one of my favourite fungus. When seen from above it seems so common and innocuous, just a white crust attached to the underside of a dead twig. But once turned over and viewed from its lower surface it becomes a fabulous combination of shapes and colours, gills and swirls, love this! Putt Woods nr Faversham
Get ready to discover 30 Amazon products that I've fallen head over heels in love with this year. Among these must-have items is a morning sunrise clock that gently eases me into a new day, as well as a refreshing bidet that has upped the ante for bathroom comfort. One of my newfound holy grails is the migraine stick, an absolute lifesaver in stressful times. So, come along and delve into these and other delightful finds that have unquestionably stolen my heart in 2024!
Knitting Nancys (a.k.a. French knitters, knitting nobbies, spool knitters, etc.) have become something of an obsession for me this week. I’ve been thinking about what …
Funny photos come but once a day, so if you miss them-- actually it's pretty hard to miss them. They tend to linger for years and years.
Every once and a while, I seem to go through a paper roll collecting stage. I have no idea why, because I truly never have anything planned for them, but it happens none the less. When I noticed a little collection of them today during nap time, I decided we’d put them to use this…
Sarah Ross has created Archisuits that are a hilarious look at soft bodies in hard spaces - all the ways the built environment is a mismatch for human needs.
Me, taken by @guccikisses Shot for cool UK magazine
Last week, i posted the first half of a two-parter on how third-year grad student Adrienne Corral has been creating a range of different samples for a lizard-skin costume effect, using the silicone effect known as gicking. I left y'all on a cliffhanger with the spandex stretched and masked, and…
Auriculas have an old-fashioned quality: something about the green flowered and mealy grey flowered ones on display at this year’s N.A.P.S. show mades them seem as if any decent Renaissance p…
High school chemistry class used to be confusing at best. Then I imagined what the chemical elements would be like as characters. Suddenly everything became a lot more interesting...
Practically Free Cat Toy: Cardboard Mouse: On occasion, you may find yourself under the constant gaze of your kitty who, at a moment's notice would be ready to jump up and have some fun, except you have nothing to offer. This instructable will show you how to jazz up a lazy Sunday afternoon…
László Moholy-Nagy led an incredible life between World War I and II, pioneering various forms of art and design.
bacteria inspired arm warmers by sonja bäumel
he’s just so……
Klaus Rinke is a German artist who explored several artistic means (painting, sculpture) before concentrating on body art. He especially used the movement of the body, captured through performance and photographs, as a means to express the passing of time. The theme of the clock itself...
No other gift idea is as warm and cozy as something homemade. And speaking of warmth, nothing beats a cozy sweater on a cold winter's day — especially the one that you've made yourself. Yes, you guessed it, this is a list dedicated solely to the knitting and yarn goods - both the ones that you can buy or make yourself for a loved one. Bored Panda collected some of the cutest gifts, which will definitely keep you warm. They make great Christmas gifts too!
