Music
June 22, 2018

This Amazing 8-Year-Old Girl Is Being Called a “Drumming Prodigy”

Artists of all ages can share their work with the world thanks to social media. Through platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, creatives young and old are able to find fame, whether a preteen painter, a technologically talented grandma, or an 8-year-old “drumming prodigy” like Yoyoka Soma. Soma started playing the drums when she was just two years old.

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Sculpture
June 21, 2018

Artist Spends 15 Months Constructing Ghostly Pirate Ship With Ordinary Found Materials

Tattooist Jason Stieva has been creating assemblage art for almost 20 years, extending his creativity beyond the flesh and into three-dimensional space. For the past nine years, he's been working on his Gothic Times series, which began when he acquired a portion of an old clockmakers estate. Mixing cases and mechanisms with other found materials, his sculptures are wildly surreal and filled with detail.

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Creative Products
June 20, 2018

Mesmerizing “Galaxy” Ceramics Sparkle With Stars Painted in Real Gold

Naomi Singer of Modern Mud handcrafts one-of-a-kind ceramics with a sparkly twist. Aiming to achieve an “organic meets glam” aesthetic, Singer finds inspiration in glistening geodes, eye-catching crystals, and, for her Galaxy Collection, shimmering celestial bodies. In this space-y series, Singer decorates hand-thrown mugs, planters, and jewelry holders with tiny, twinkling stars.

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Animals
June 18, 2018

Adorable Fat Cat Invades the Most Famous Paintings in Art History

Artist Svetlana Petrova finds a creative muse (or “mews”) in her ginger cat, Zarathustra, and the adorable fat feline has made its way into some of the most well-known works of art history. With crazed cat eyes, a fluffy belly, and a penchant for flowers, the creature seamlessly invades paintings to add his own dose of beauty while giving new meaning to them.

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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.