a stitch in time
Cayce Zavaglia embroiders, but a lot differently than your Grandma. I’ve never seen her embroidery in person, but she is the goddess of the thread for sure.
strange places
Thomas Doyle envisions an apocalyptic world. His dioramas are all a bit dark, but tell interesting stories.
sand, man
If you’re like me, you can’t resist a good sand sculpting competition. At the link you can find this years winners at the World Sand Sculpting Championship.
you can do more with a guitar than play it
Yoshihiko Satoh makes guitar sculptures. Wouldn’t it be great to have one of these in your living room? via thisiscolossal.com
installation art
Here’s a collection of installation art from around the world, my favoruite are the pieces by Mark Jenkins, I wouldn’t want to encounter one of his works late at night when I’m alone on the street.
pre-photoshop
When Hitler started destroying Europe, he had vey few vocal critics. John Heartfield (Helmut Herzfeld) was adept at telling the world what Hitler was up to. His medium was photo collage which–before photoshop–was a difficult medium to master. Here’s a great brief on his work.
