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Six-Year-Old Tulip Navigates a Wooly Garden in a New Animation by Andrea Love

Andrea Love (previously) is back with a new heart-felt animation detailing the journey of a six-year-old girl named Tulip. An adaptation of Hans Christen Anderson’s Thumbelina, the 8-minute short film will chronicle Tulip’s adventures navigating a dense garden after being … Continue reading →

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Shinkansen vs TGV – Is One Better Than the Other?

The Japanese shinkansen or bullet train and the TGV from France are the original high-speed rail trains and although they provide a similar service they are quite distinct in their own right and yet they have a common starting point … Continue reading →

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Artist Arranges Stones In Stunning Patterns On The Beach, Finds It Very Therapeutic (30 Pics)

Jon Foreman discovered land art while in college and immediately fell in love with it. He felt that the natural world had more in it to be explored, particularly where he lives, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Since the area has an extensive coastline, … Continue reading →

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Pin by Alicia on Puppets | Bird puppet, Puppets, Marionette puppet

This Pin was discovered by Alicia. Discover (and save!) your own Pins on Pinterest. Source: Pin by Alicia on Puppets | Bird puppet, Puppets, Marionette puppet

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Floorboards Burst in Destabilizing Wood Installations by Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels

Knoxville, Tennessee-born artist Serra Victoria Bothwell Fels ruptures long-held conceptions that human environments are stable⁠—literally. Part of two different projects at Catinca Tabacaru Gallery and the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Bothwell Fels creates ridge- and mountain-like installations that split and … Continue reading →

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Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade – in pictures 2012

Stilt walkers, bands, giant figures and more than 700 residents paraded through the Calder Valley town dressed in outfits created in a series of community workshops More: Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade – in pictures | Hebden bridge, Bike parade, Festivals … Continue reading →

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Artist Walks in Snow All Day to Create Giant Geometric Patterns by Foot – My Modern Met

“I made the decision to take it seriously and make it my primary form of winter exercise.”   Outdoor enthusiast and cartographer Simon Beck has carved his own path in the art world—literally. For over a decade, he has been … Continue reading →

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Returning to Roots: A New Book Highlights How Indigenous Practices Can Create More Sustainable Technology

A young fisherman walks under a living root bridge at Mawlynnong village, India. In the relentless damp of Meghalaya’s jungles the Khasi people have used the trainable roots of rubber trees to grow Jingkieng Dieng Jri living root bridges over … Continue reading →

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Love Times-Zero: Photos by Michael Massaia – Faith is Torment

This painterly photo series entitled Love Times-Zero by fine art photographer Michael Massaia was shot using an old Polaroid SX-70 camera and Polaroid Time-Zero film which, according to Michael, they stopped making about 15 years ago. To create the effect, … Continue reading →

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This NASA Visualisation of a Black Hole Is So Beautiful, We Could Cry

MICHELLE STARR 26 JAN 2020 Wah.   The first-ever direct image of a black hole‘s event horizon was a truly impressive feat of scientific ingenuity. But it was extremely difficult to achieve, and the resulting image was relatively low-resolution. Techniques … Continue reading →

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