Art

June 16, 2016

Artist Sculpts Exquisite City Structures with Over 300,000 Toothpicks

Self-taught artist Bob Morehead has crafted an intricate and labyrinthian cityscape using nothing more than wood glue and basic toothpicks—over 300,000 of them. Weighing around 50 pounds at over eight feet wide, two feet tall, and two feet deep, Bob's Toothpick City consists of tens of unique buildings that contain multiple floors and rooms, with stairways connecting one level to the next.

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June 16, 2016

People Are Reliving Family Memories by Superimposing Photos of the Past in the Present

Canadian internet sensation Taylor Jones has struck gold with his passion project, Dear Photograph. An adorable, nostalgia inducing phenomenon, Jones invites his audience to submit cherished memories in the form of a photo within a photo. The resulting series represents a heartwarming collection of treasured times, poignantly and humorously captioned by people from all over the world. Jones first embarked on this project years ago while flipping through some childhood photos of his own.

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June 15, 2016

Exquisite Coloring Book Features Over 70 Pages of Whimsical Bird and Flower Illustrations

A welcome reprieve from the bustle of day-to-day urban reality, illustrator Daisy Fletcher‘s Birdtopia comprises over 70 coloring pages that feature the whimsical wonders of the natural world. The black and white depictions span all sorts of ethereal earthly environments, from forests to tropics, with feathered creatures perching, hovering, or flying across every spread.

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June 14, 2016

Sculptural Dragon Jewelry Playfully Expresses the “Fiery” Side of Your Personality

You can now become the mother (or father) of dragons thanks to Aelia Petro’s fantastical jewelry. Through her shop Art by Aelia, she sells intricately-crafted necklaces, bracelets, and totems to express your fiery side as the creatures grace your neck and wrist. The dragons, some stout while others long, are hand cast in resin using Petro’s original sculptures.

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