Lisa Agnetun's Miniature Ceramic Spirits Sport a Variety of Looks

All images © Lisa Agnetun, shared with permission Lisa Agnetun’s Miniature Ceramic Spirits Sport a Variety of Looks Craft Jackie Andres Share Pin Email Bookmark Boo! Or should we say roar? Maybe even squeak? The answer is all of the above when it comes to Lisa Agnetun’s ceramic ghosts, who …...Read More

A Vibrant Ndebele Mural by Esther Mahlangu Illuminates Unity at Serpentine North

“Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” (2024), Serpentine North Garden. Photo by George Darrell. Image courtesy of Serpentine and The Melrose Gallery, shared with permission A Vibrant Ndebele Mural by Esther Mahlangu Illuminates Unity at Serpentine North Art Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark For more than eight decades, Dr. Esther Mahlangu has …...Read More

Finalists of the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Focus on the Wily and Witless

Scott Frier, “Nagging is a universal concept.” All images © the photographers and Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Finalists of the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Focus on the Wily and Witless NaturePhotography Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark Clingy bear cubs, a lion-hearted discussion, and a gecko grin are just …...Read More

Nature and Geometry Merge in Yulia Brodskaya's Meticulously Quilled Paper Birds

“Nature of Things.” All images courtesy of Yulia Brodskaya, shared with permission Nature and Geometry Merge in Yulia Brodskaya’s Meticulously Quilled Paper Birds ArtCraftNature Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark From individual strips of colorful, methodically folded paper, Yulia Brodskaya’s vibrant compositions take wing. In a new series of quilled …...Read More

Vincenzo Pagliuca Traverses the Apennines in Search of Singular and Solitary Houses

All images courtesy of Vincenzo Pagliuca, shared with permission Vincenzo Pagliuca Traverses the Apennines in Search of Singular and Solitary Houses Photography Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark Throughout the central region of Lazio, Italy, to the southern reaches of the country, Vincenzo Pagliuca traces the Apennines in search of …...Read More

Spider Lilies and Cherry Blossoms by Sakae Unfurl in Wire and Resin Hair Pieces

All images courtesy of Sakae, shared with permission Spider Lilies and Cherry Blossoms by Sakae Unfurl in Wire and Resin Hair Pieces ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark Originating during the ancient Jōmon period in Japan, the kanzashi is a rod or stick worn in the hair. This accessory …...Read More

From Early Computers to Ships at Sea, Lola Dupre Warps Everyday Objects

From Early Computers to Ships at Sea, Lola Dupre Warps Everyday Objects ArtPhotography Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Bookmark How would you find home row in fourth-grade typing class if there were 1,700 keys in front of you? Lola Dupre’s latest collages would be intimidating to even the most ambitious …...Read More

Dreamlike Narratives Arise from Alefes Silva's Fantastic Illustrations

All images courtesy of Alefes Silva, shared with permission Dreamlike Narratives Arise from Alefes Silva’s Fantastic Illustrations Illustration Grace Ebert Share Pin Email Bookmark “My work arises from the interplay between memory and the present,” says Bogotá-based illustrator Alefes Silva. Themes of stillness and solitude, growth and death, and love …...Read More

Temporary Interventions by Kobra Convey the Critical Impacts of Increasing Wildfires

All images courtesy of Kobra, shared with permission Temporary Interventions by Kobra Convey the Critical Impacts of Increasing Wildfires ArtClimate Kate Mothes Share Pin Email Bookmark Around the world, rising temperatures and ecosystem imbalances due to the climate crisis have spurred an increasing number of wildfires annually. Brazil, for example, …...Read More

A Filmmaker Documents the Unique Relationship Between Prosthetist and Patient in 'Fitting'

In “Fitting,” filmmaker Caitlin McMullan shares a sensitive moment at a medical office. Sitting on an exam table, she chats with Alison Morton, who carefully molds a cast around McMullan’s thigh and knee to create a prosthetic. The short film follows the pair, focusing the lens on the lower appendages …...Read More