Art
June 10, 2020

Quilted Portraits Honor the Stories of Black Men and Women Who Are Forgotten by History

Artist Bisa Butler paints with fabric. Through stunning contemporary quilts, she crafts life-sized historical portraits of Black men, women, and children whose stories may have been forgotten or completely overlooked. Using a variety of fabrics, Butler employs a painterly approach to how she produces her work. She layers fabrics as a painter would layer pigment and pieces each element together—down to the highlight on a nose or the shading on a lower lip.

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News
June 10, 2020

Buried Treasure Chest Worth $2 Million Is Discovered in the Rocky Mountains

For centuries, the lure of gold, jewels, and other priceless artifacts have drawn untold numbers of adventure-seekers to exotic locales far and wide. Famous explorers once hiked through unknown forests for El Dorado—the famed Lost City of Gold—and scoured the North Carolina coastline for Blackbeard’s hidden fortune. Unfortunately, the “x” that marked the spot has proven elusive for the majority of these adventurers—until now.

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Creative Products
June 8, 2020

Artist Crafts Cozy Curled-Up Cats as Decorative Ceramic Plates

A cat that's curled up into a ball with their tail wrapped around their body and their head tucked in toward their chest is doing their best to stay warm. This cozy sleeping position is the inspiration behind a range of ceramic cat plates crafted by an artist known as Tatiana (aka Taniko Ga). She creates one-of-a-kind tableware that’s just purrfect for cat lovers.

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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.