Posts by Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart

Emma Taggart is a Staff Writer and Video Editor at My Modern Met. She earned a BA in Fashion and Textile Design at the University of Ulster in Belfast. Originally from Northern Ireland, she lived in Berlin for many years, where she fostered a career in the arts, dabbling in everything from illustration and animation to music and ceramics. She now calls Edinburgh home, where she continues to work as a writer, illustrator, and ceramicist. Her ceramics, often combined with hand-painted animation frames, capture playful scenes that celebrate freedom and movement, and blend her passion for art with storytelling. Her illustrations have been featured in The Berliner Magazine as well as other print magazines and a poetry book.
Installation
May 11, 2018

Interview: Floral Installations Transform Gallery Spaces Into Immersive Indoor Gardens

British installation artist Rebecca Louise Law creates stunning installation art made from thousands of real flowers, suspended with copper wire. Exploring the relationship between humanity and nature, the artist transforms art galleries, museums, and other public spaces into immersive indoor gardens that “cocoon” the viewer with floating flowers and gorgeous spectrums of color. As a classically trained artist, Law’s inspiration comes from the work of abstract expressionists and their energetic use of bold color.

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Drawing
May 10, 2018

Adorably Funny “Before and After” Illustrations That Are Oddly Relatable

Have you ever asked for a trim at the salon but left with a buzz cut? Or know all too well what it’s like to face the day without your morning coffee? Barcelona-based cartoon artist Nacho Diaz Arjona (aka Naolito) cleverly illustrates these relatable scenarios in a series of before and after illustrations. The artist’s cute cartoon drawings personify food, nature, and other ordinary objects and inject some humor into those awkward daily moments.

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Style
May 3, 2018

30 Flower-Themed Accessories To Celebrate Spring in Style

Spring is finally in full bloom! As symbols of nature’s regeneration, flowers transform the landscape and inject vital color into our winter-weary lives. And while bouquets of beautiful blooms often make the perfect pick-me-up gift for most occasions, their short life span means that they won’t last forever.

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Jewelry
April 30, 2018

Glass Wave Rings and Necklaces Let You Wear the Swirling Motion of the Ocean

Jewelry designers Lada Tazetdinova and Ekaterina Kotova are the makers behind DriftLand, a jewelry brand that creates one-of-a-kind rings, necklace pendants, earrings, and bracelets inspired by ocean waves. Handmade with clear and blue glass, each free-form shape is made using a process called annealing, whereby the material is melted, formed, and cooled using a temperature-controlled kiln. The resulting sculptural pieces of glass jewelry are incredibly textural, immortalizing the movement of crashing waves.

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