Art
May 2, 2017

Japanese ‘Bonrama’ Art Turns Beautiful Bonsai into Tiny Countryside Dioramas

Bonsai and trains, these two seemingly disparate things actually come together beautifully in small dioramas called Bonrama. In Japan, train travel is a way of life for many people, which inspired Tetsuo Kawakami, president of the Railway Diorama Studio in Kyoto, to create these tiny art pieces that marry railways with the beloved bonsai. Recently on exhibition in Saitama Prefecture, each diorama is a piece of nostalgia for Japanese people who are connected to train travel.

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Animals
May 2, 2017

You Can Now Invite Adorable Llamas and Alpacas to Your Wedding

If you've ever dreamed of having a couple of adorable animals at your wedding, look no further than Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas & Alpacas. Though the Portland-based non-profit predominantly trains llamas and alpacas as service animals, it now also offers them as fun and furry wedding guests! Mtn Peaks Therapy Llamas & Alpacas has 4 cuddly creatures available for hire: llamas Rojo and Smokey, and alpacas Napoleon and Jean-Pierre.

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Food Art
May 1, 2017

Chef Creates “Sushi Shoes” for People Who Love Food and Fashion

Simultaneously skilled both in art and in cooking, Milan-based sushi chef Yujia Hu creates one-of-a-kind onigiri art. The quirky culinary artist assembles detailed miniature shoes made out of sushi ingredients—aptly being known as sushi shoes. This includes exactly what you'd expect to find in a traditional sushi roll: sashimi, seaweed, and rice. Though the shoes' compositions are conventional, their meticulously arranged designs are anything but. By looking closely at real-life shoes, Hu can carefully craft tiny and tasty replicas of contemporary footwear fashion.

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Art
April 28, 2017

Guggenheim Museum Releases Over 200 Modern Art Books Online for Free

Modern art lovers rejoice! The Guggenheim Museum in New York has just made more than 200 books about modern art available online. Not only can you read them online, but you can download them in PDF or ePub formats—for free—at the Internet Archive. For over half a decade the museum has been digitizing its exhibition catalogs and art books, placing the results online.

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