A popular pastime of the Victorian era, flower pressing is a wonderful way to repurpose fresh blooms. Rather than letting your flowers wilt and die, you can keep them looking beautiful for years to come and get creative in the process.
Those who are skilled with a needle and thread are known to be pretty meticulous; however, Moscow-based Eugenia and Georgy...
Tiny worlds stitched in thread come to life in Moscow-based artist Rosa Andreeva’s whimsical embroideries.
Although leaves often go unnoticed by the average passersby, artist Hillary Waters Fayle has made them the focus of her latest embroidery project. Entitled Botanical Stitchwork, this ongoing series uses the organic materials that the artist collects on her walks as canvases for intricately stitched designs, which range from geometric patterns to stylized floral renderings. The stitching atop the leaves is an unlikely pairing but one ripe with metaphors.
Artist Juho Könkkölä creates paper figures with the art of origami.
While most artists use graphite or paint to render realistic portraits, others find ways to use more unconventional materials.
French-Argentine artist Pablo Reinoso believes that art always changes the space it inhabits. “It can provide the environment in which it is inscribed a new meaning, a new function, and a new angle of vision,” he explains. Reinoso’s dynamic benches certainly explore the spaces they inhabit in unexpected ways. Strips of wood and metal seem to break away from traditional benches or frames to complete dramatic gestures across a room or public space.
Mohammad Mohdar Anwar was searching for a unique gift for his mother’s birthday when he first became interested in traditional...
This year was a challenging one for many, but creatives found a way to press forward and continue making art...
Don't expect snacks when you visit the vending machine located inside of the Philadelphia barbershop Elements of Grooming. Candy bars and bags of chips have been replaced with skeins of yarn made by crochet clothing designer Emani Outterbridge.
Synonymous with the 1960s, the term “flower power” became a slogan of the peaceful, anti-war movement of the time.
There are few arts with longer or more global histories than basket weaving.
