Art

December 5, 2014

Vintage Fabric Bird Models Take Flight in Mirror Dioramas

Josephine Hague's colorful cloth-covered bird models roost on mirrors and lend a whimsical air to their surroundings. The Somerset-based artist comprises her birds of Japanese and vintage floral fabric strips, resulting in a cheerful patchwork of vibrant textures and hues. In most pieces, a mirror forms the backdrop for the birds' habitat of paper flowers and delicate wooden branches.

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December 1, 2014

Artist Uses Nuts, Bolts and String to Craft Soul-Searching Composites

London-based artist San Pierre uses industrial materials and digital designs to create intricate pieces reflecting abstract human dilemmas. In San Pierre's Discontent series, colorful strings crisscross over black prints on composite boards. The interwoven strings are anchored by gold-plated machine nuts and bolts, creating illusions of depth and even shimmering movement.

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November 28, 2014

Artist Transforms Children’s Drawings into Adorable Plush Toys

Vancouver-based artist Wendy Tsao turns children's drawings into adorable, handcrafted plush dolls. The toys, which she calls “softies,” are one-of-a-kind reflections of the kids' creativity and imagination. Anything that they can dream up–from rainbow cats to cute bat-pig hybrids to three-headed snake monsters–are brought to life through Tsao's unique handiwork, providing the children with cuddly companions they can cherish forever.

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November 21, 2014

Giant Head Sculpture is Covered with Wads of Chewing Gum

So this is what it looks like when you give people free reign to put their chewing gum on a sculpture! Artist Doug Coupland created this seven-foot black, resin and polyester sculpture of his own head and then encouraged the public to engage in his work by applying their own chewed gum on it.

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