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.
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November 28, 2019

Artist Quits Day Job to Draw the Majestic Beauty of Ocean Waves Full-Time

At first glance, the oceanic artwork of Brisbane-based artist Bethany Moffat might look like photographs, but it’s actually a series of hyperrealistic colored pencil drawings. Impressively, Moffat spends several weeks on each piece, sketching the silk-like ocean surface, one pencil stroke at a time. Moffat quit her day job to pursue drawing full-time 6 months ago, and she’s been “making waves” ever since.

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Dogs
November 25, 2019

This Adorable German Shepherd with Dwarfism Will Stay Looking like a Puppy Forever

Puppyhood doesn’t last long, with many dogs transforming from cute, clumsy pooches into fully grown adults in just a few months. And while German Shepherds are known to grow into large dogs, one particular pup called Ranger will stay tiny for as long as he lives. The fully grown 2-year-old purebred German Shepherd has a rare condition called Pituitary Dwarfism, which means he’ll stay as cute as a button forever.

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Sculpture
November 20, 2019

Artist Turns Unlikely Pop Culture Characters into Toy Action Figures

You’ve likely seen action figures depicting heroes from films, comic books, or TV shows, but California-based artist Dano Brown pays homage to the underdogs of modern media with his own range of plastic toy dolls. His series of Pop-Culture Sculptures celebrates fictional characters such as David Wooderson from Dazed and Confused and Walter Sobchak from The Big Lebowski by reimagining them as action figures.

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Photography
November 19, 2019

Three Shades of Foxes Captured in One Image Showcases the Animal’s Diverse Beauty

You’re probably familiar with the common red fox, but did you know there are many other fox species around the world that have their own distinct shade of fur? Moscow-based photographer Anastasiya Dobrovolskaya decoded to capture the diverse beauty of the mystical forest creatures in a recent image, titled Autumn Equinox, featuring three women holding three different colored foxes.

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