Photography
December 26, 2016

11 Modern Women Who Travel Through Time With Their Vintage Fashion

As much as we wish it were true, time travel just isn’t possible—so in the meantime, we’ll have to settle for fashion as a way to live in a different era. Some women have cultivated their hair and dress so meticulously that you’d think you're looking at someone alive long ago. But miraculously, they’re all modern women whose attitudes and style exude the past. All decades have their defining features.

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Art
December 23, 2016

Artist Uses Plant Shadows as Stencils for Delicate Tattoos

Tattoo artist Tedd Hucks looked to his environment as inspiration for his new series of botanical shadow tattoos. The Canadian artist sets out around dusk to photograph wild flowers and grass, yet it's not the plants themselves he's looking to. Rather, Hucks cleverly looks past the plant, setting his gaze on the shadows they cast. These shadows result in tattoo stencils for his clients.

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Photography
December 22, 2016

Interview: Photographer Spends Months on the Front Lines at Standing Rock

New Orleans-based photographer Avery Leigh White has been documenting the crisis at the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota since October 2016. With the looming promise to build the Dakota Access Pipeline through reservation territory under Lake Oahe and the Missouri River, indigenous people and supporters hunkered down to protest a move that was deemed environmentally dangerous and culturally insensitive given the territory's spiritual significance to the tribe.

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Art
December 21, 2016

Best of 2016: Top 17 Artists Who Have Revitalized Embroidery

Embroidery may be an ancient craft, but you’d never know it from these artists. The year 2016 has continued to see the rise (and enthusiasm) of hand-stitched creations. From hyperrealistic portraits to one-of-a-kind clothing to special stationary, embroidery takes many forms. Typically viewed as craft, this medium often straddles a fine line—depending on its application, it too can occupy the art realm. The best embroidery artists of this year are a mix of the two fields.

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