Originating during the ancient Jōmon period in Japan, the kanzashi is a rod or stick worn in the hair. This ...
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Papier Mâché Bat Masks by Jym Davis Take Wing in Bold PortraitsPapier Mâché Bat Masks by Jym Davis Take Wing in Bold Portraits
Atlanta-based artist Jym Davis, who also goes by False Face, has a thing for bats. He began making masks of ...
Hiné Mizushima Felts Whimsical Sea Creatures Adorned with Beads and Crocheted DetailHiné Mizushima Felts Whimsical Sea Creatures Adorned with Beads and Crocheted Detail
Nested in one of Hiné Mizushima’s wooden dioramas is an ancient marine menagerie. Vibrant blue felt lines the walls of ...
Volcanic Ash and Lush Tropics Inspire Brian Rochefort’s Unearthly CeramicsVolcanic Ash and Lush Tropics Inspire Brian Rochefort’s Unearthly Ceramics
When Brian Rochefort travels, he’s inclined to visit remote parts of the planet. The depths of the Amazon, the volcanic ...
Debra Broz Merges Humor and Kitsch in a Nod to Our ‘Strange World’Debra Broz Merges Humor and Kitsch in a Nod to Our ‘Strange World’
Vintage, mass-produced porcelain knick-knacks take on new life in Debra Broz’s intricate and uncanny hybrids (previously). Collies and St. Bernards ...
Sliced Slivers Emanate from Barbara Wildenboer’s Altered BooksSliced Slivers Emanate from Barbara Wildenboer’s Altered Books
While heavy, hardcover reference books often embody prestige and historical value, the comprehensive volumes also carry an air of intellectual ...
What’s Your Bodega Order? Vi Nguyen’s Beaded Bites Evoke the Spirit of NYC Corner StoresWhat’s Your Bodega Order? Vi Nguyen’s Beaded Bites Evoke the Spirit of NYC Corner Stores
The familiar rustling of an aluminum-lined potato chip bag is almost inseparable from the universal experience of eating the salty, ...
Insects Metamorphose from Bamboo in Noriyuki Saitoh’s Meticulous SculpturesInsects Metamorphose from Bamboo in Noriyuki Saitoh’s Meticulous Sculptures
Noriyuki Saitoh’s (previously) fascination with insects and painstaking attention to detail transforms delicate pieces of wood into intricate sculptures. Using ...
Across Rural Europe, Ashley Suszczynski Photographs Remarkable and Ancient Masked TraditionsAcross Rural Europe, Ashley Suszczynski Photographs Remarkable and Ancient Masked Traditions
As a child, Ashley Suszczynski used to draw copiously in her school notebooks and escape into the chimerical worlds of books. ...
Andrea Spencer’s Painstakingly Layered Glass Sculptures Intertwine Tendrils of SeaweedAndrea Spencer’s Painstakingly Layered Glass Sculptures Intertwine Tendrils of Seaweed
While a seaweed known as bladderwrack might not sound like something you’d want to eat, the unique kelp is in ...