Art
June 8, 2020

Artist “Grows” Tiny Paper Flowers That Will Stay in Bloom Forever

While some contemporary creatives carry on the tradition of botanical illustration in meticulous paintings of flora, artist Tania Lissova has taken on the special challenge of recreating flowers as tiny paper cutouts. Although small, these lovely blooms are composed of several individual hand-cut pieces that are glued together with precise care. If you look closely, you'll see that Lissova has even alternated the color of paper at places to give her plants three-dimensional “shading.

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Furniture
June 7, 2020

This Designer Created a Bookshelf That Can Be Turned Into a Coffin After Death

When we lose loved ones, we can sometimes find ourselves reflecting on their lives through the artifacts that they've left behind—perhaps in the jewelry that they wore, the china that they kept pristine, or the books that they loved. It's this connection to symbolic objects that inspired designer William Warren to create Shelves of Life—a wooden bookshelf that can be used both in life and in death.

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Photography
June 6, 2020

Quarantined Travel Photographer Creates Miniature “Outdoor” Scenes With Everyday Objects

When Los Angeles-based writer and travel photographer Erin Sullivan found herself stuck inside due to COVID-19 lockdowns, she wanted to find a way to keep her imagination and creative practice alive. Using food and other objects she found around the house, she began creating miniature outdoor scenes featuring toy figurines. Aptly titled Our Great Indoors, her fantastic “nature photography” series allows her 150k+ Instagram followers to still share her love of neverending nature.

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Embroidery
June 5, 2020

Creative Ways Embroiderers Are Using the French Knot Stitch to Produce Awe-Inspiring Art

There are hundreds of embroidery stitches that you can create by simply using a needle and thread. Some are more basic in technique than others, but all have their charm. Of the stitches suitable for beginners, the French knot is one that is both easy to learn and looks fancier than your average flat stitch. As the name suggests, the French knot is a stitch that forms a tiny ball on the fabric when complete.

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