Food Art
November 2, 2020

Creative Baker Creates Beautiful Pies That Are Perfect for Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, you might already be dreaming up this year’s menu. Most people would agree that the one dish you can’t do without is a delicious pie. And if you're looking for inspiration, self-taught baker and “pie maven” Helen Nugent has you covered. She creates beautiful pies for every occasion that are surprisingly easy to make yourself at home.

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Crafts
November 1, 2020

Learn About the Ancient Art of Basket Weaving and How You Can Make Your Own

There are few arts with longer or more global histories than basket weaving. Pre-dating pottery, baskets were useful for Neolithic hunters and gatherers. Over the millennium, woven containers and furniture became important throughout global cultures for spiritual and aesthetic reasons. Today, basketry is an important and useful cultural practice in many societies. There are countless materials which can be woven into containers of varying size and designs.

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Modern Art
October 31, 2020

Learn the History of Color Field Painting and the Artists Who Pioneered It

Modern art had a number of stylistic shifts, but few were as sublime as color field painting. The term applies to artwork featuring large areas of flat, single hues. The method first emerged during the late 1940s when several abstract artists attempted to create a new form of art. They wanted to evoke emotion and ideas purely through color itself rather than render recognizable, illustrative scenes and forms.

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Paper Art
October 30, 2020

Japanese Artist Cuts Black Paper Against Colored Lights to Look Like Gorgeous Landscapes

When people see Hiroki Saito‘s astounding artwork, they have to ask: is it a photograph or a painting? The answer is neither. In actuality, Saito practices a meticulous variation of the traditional Japanese art of Kiri-e or Kirigami (meaning cut picture). This age-old craft requires the artist to carefully cut pieces of washi paper—a delicate paper that derives from mulberry plant fibers—using a sharp blade.

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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.