Creative Products
December 5, 2020

15+ Unique Holiday Gift Ideas You Can Only Find on Etsy

Looking for holiday gift ideas that are unique and help support small businesses? If so, make Etsy your first stop. The massive maker marketplace is chock-full of creative products that you’ll have as much fun giving as your recipient will have opening. But with so many shops, it can feel daunting—to say the least—to try and find the perfect present. Well, have no fear!

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Oil Painting
December 4, 2020

Artist Copes With Lockdown Fatigue by Painting Immersive Landscapes

When seeking inspiration, many artists will turn to the beauty of the natural environment. For painter Luiza Niechoda, rendering immersive oil landscapes is more than just a creative outlet though. After feeling the fatigue from the COVID-19 lockdowns, she began a series of tranquil forest paintings entitled Quiet Escape. These mesmerizing canvases gave her a way to cope with the difficulties brought on by the pandemic.

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Ancient Art
December 3, 2020

“Sistine Chapel of the Ancients”: Researchers Discover Thousands of Ice Age Rock Paintings in the Amazon

Deep within the dense Amazon rainforest in modern-day Colombia, early human settlers of the region had recorded their surroundings in rock art. Now, an 8-mile stretch of cliff decorated with thousands of drawings has been discovered deep in the remote site known as Serranía de la Lindosa. The collection of detailed illustrations dates back to between 11,800 years and 12,600 ago—just as the world was warming out of the Ice Age.

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Embroidery
December 1, 2020

Best of 2020: The Most Imaginative Embroidery Art of the Year

This year was a challenging one for many, but creatives found a way to press forward and continue making art from home. Textile artists from around the globe used the extra time in their studios to produce spectacular works of embroidery art inspired by a variety of different subjects and places. While some of these artists rendered luscious pictures with thread painting techniques, others pushed the boundaries of texture and created three-dimensional forms.

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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.