Sculpture
August 5, 2019

Artist Crafts Miniature Ceramic Vases Small Enough to Sit on Your Fingertip

Hand-throwing perfectly formed vessels on a pottery wheel is an impressive skill in itself, but Japanese ceramicist Yuta Segawa takes the art form a step further by crafting vases in miniature scale. His growing collection of over 1,000 tiny vessels features an array of tiny, colorful vases—all of which have been made with the same attention to detail as a full-sized piece would.

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Art History
August 3, 2019

Before Macro Photography, This Scientist Used to Illustrate His Microscopic Findings

Today, many science books are full of detailed photos that reveal the intricate parts of plant life, but prior to the invention of photography (and macro photography), it was up to botanical illustrators and researchers to record the fascinating forms of flora and fauna. One scientist who recorded his findings with drawings is Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, a German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, and physician.   Who was Ernst Haeckel?

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Food Art
August 2, 2019

These Crafty Cakes Look Like They’re Covered in Elaborate Embroidered Patterns

For years, self-described “flour child” Leslie Vigil has wowed us with her beautiful, blossoming buttercream cakes. On top of magically transforming frosting into flowers, however, the seasoned cake artist boasts another skill: she can craft elaborate embroidered designs out of nothing but piped icing. In her colorful collection of Tapestry Cakes, Vigil covers ordinary sheet cakes in sugary sweet “stitches.

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Animals
August 1, 2019

Surreal Photo Mash-Ups Cleverly Merge Animals with Food

Photo manipulation artist Ronald Ong creates surreal image mashups that cleverly merge animals with food and other unexpected items. From a zebra mixed with a stack of Oreos (aptly titled “ZEBREO”) to a fox with a loaf of bread for a body (“LOAFOX”), Ong’s portfolio of strange, animal hybrids look like they’re straight out of a delicious dream.

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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.