Embroidery
June 26, 2020

Artist Creates Double Hoop “Wreath” Embroidery Featuring Beautiful Botanical Illustrations

Textile artist Jessica Long stitches impeccable botanical designs onto striking double hoops. Each of her wreath-like creations contains its own unique arrangement of flowers, leaves, branches, and sometimes birds. Long picked up the art of hand embroidery when she was on maternity leave. The artist had recently moved to Washington, and most of her art supplies were still in storage, so she began purchasing embroidery kits off of Etsy.

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Furniture
June 25, 2020

Woodworker Crafts Amazing “Broken” Furniture That Looks Like It Belongs in a Cartoon

Craftsman Henk Verhoeff brings cartoons to life through his amazing woodworking projects. The pieces boast exaggerated silhouettes with giant cracks fashioned in the center of them, and the results look as though they belong in a Disney or Looney Tunes film. Best of all, these pieces are all completely functional. This makes their “damaged beyond repair” construction even more incredible, as it shows that fun and function can go hand-in-hand.

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Art
June 25, 2020

Senior Citizens Recreate Works of Art While in COVID-19 Quarantine

The Getty Museum Challenge has taken the world by storm. During COVID-19 quarantine, when cultural institutions were (and many still are) closed, the at-home art project has inspired people to recreate iconic paintings with things they have on hand. This boredom-busting activity appeals to kids and adults alike—including the residents at the Amenida Seniors Community in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

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Music
June 24, 2020

Barcelona Opera House Opens With a Concert for an Audience of 2,292 Plants

Barcelona's opera house has celebrated its reopening to the public since the coronavirus pandemic put the world at a standstill, but their opening night had an unusual audience. For its first concert, the theater forwent the usual crowd of people and instead packed the house with plants. Yes, that's correct. All 2,292 seats at the Gran Teatre Liceu were occupied by leafy green plants.

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