Sculpture
June 11, 2018

Interview: Artist Creates Spellbinding Sculptures of Children Covered in Moss

Finnish artist Kim Simonsson stumbled upon sculpting while playing in the snow as a young child. While his peers were creating standard snowmen, he was crafting a model of Donald Duck. Since this unexpected epiphany, Simonsson has sculpted a range of fascinating figures, including his enchanting collection of Moss People. This spellbinding series features life-sized sculptures of children that appear to be molded out of vibrant and verdant moss.

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Photography
June 11, 2018

Incredible Photos Capture Eagle and Fox Fighting Over Rabbit in Mid-Air

There’s certain wildlife photography that you can’t plan for—it’s the result being in the right place at the right time. When this kismet occurs, however, the images offer incredible displays of the animal kingdom. We recently saw this when photographer Doc Jon captured jaw-dropping bird photography of an osprey that caught a shark that caught a fish.

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Design
June 9, 2018

21 Plant-Filled Instagrams That Will Turn Your Black Thumb Green

While we'd like to live in the plant-filled oases you see here, that isn't always the reality now, is it? Whether you unintentionally kill every houseplant that enters your home (guilty) or you're simply locked to your desk and are suffering from a bit of plantlife wanderlust, these Instagram accounts are here to help… in a major way.

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Video
June 7, 2018

8 Charming Stop Motion Animations That Bring Inanimate Objects to Life

A natural progression from traditional 2D animation, the origin of stop motion dates back to the late 1800s, when the technique was first used to create The Humpty Dumpty Circus by Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton. Using toys as props, the pioneering animators moved them frame-by-frame to make them come to life. However, the method took a further three decades to take off as an established art form.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.