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Can you guess what material artist Sean Avery used to create this bird? Look closely.
ShareCan you guess what material artist Sean Avery used to create this bird? Look closely.
ShareOur friends over at PSFK recently highlighted Japanese artist Kenji Sugiyama.
Kenji has, believe it or not, created and squeezed into pasta boxes, intricate scenes of museum-goers observing art. That’s right, pasta boxes! Kenji calls his collection “Institute of Intimate Museums.”
The images aren’t crystal clear, but come on — you try taking a photo inside a pasta box and see how clear you get.
ShareSurprising installations such as this are appearing on walls throughout Paris.
Young French artist Mademoiselle Maurice is using the city’s streets as an open air museum to display origami art.
Her pieces are the cheeriest of scenes in the most unexpected places.
ShareWhat is the history of bottle trees? Best I can tell (don’t quote me on this), their origin dates back hundreds of years. Evidently, it was believed that evil spirits would be drawn to the shiny bottles and become trapped inside. Folks would place bottles on trees around their home to keep evil from getting in the house.
Now, I don’t know about all that — but, I do know that today they are used as decorative art in gardens and landscaping. BottleTree.com has made having one super easy. They provide the “tree” and colorful bottles and ship everything straight to your house. They’re both stunning and unique.
Do you know more about bottle trees? Tell me below. And, let me know if you actually have one of these “evil catchers.”
ShareWedding season is approaching, and I’m sure many of you have been invited to a million weddings this year (or maybe you’re tying the knot!). It can be a little stressful to pick a gift if you want to give something more sentimental than registry gifts. This spooning print by Etsy shop owner petekdesign is so sweet and definitely not your average gift. The couple can put it above their bed, or you can hang them in multiples in your living room for a homey, vintage look.
I would have a hard time choosing my favorite print. How would you incorporate them in your home? Tell us in the comments below.
ShareRemember that fanciful birthday card/crown that I posted a while back? The one by Present & Correct? It turns out that Mark of Present & Correct has been experimenting with paper shapes in jars. Here’s what he’s calling Jar No. 3. I don’t know about you, but I could stare at this thing all day!
I know the title of this post is a little strange, but that’s because I’m not sure exactly how to classify this work. Specimen? Display? Sculpture? Art? Geometry lesson? All I know is that it’s wonderful and now I’m desperate to get one for my desk at work.
[Via: Pinterest]
ShareAre you a fan of board games? I do most of my game playing on my phone these days (hello, Words With Friends!), but still love having game nights with friends and family. It seems I’m not alone, because searches for games like Scrabble are spiking on Yahoo! this week. If you dig Scrabble enough to take it to the next level, there’s always backyard Scrabble or cute Scrabble-inspired pillows, but I’m liking this tile wall art in a nursery instead.
Apparently this was a product carried by one of my favorite sources for kids’ decor, PoshTots, but it looks like it’s not available anymore. Luckily, Remodelaholic has a great DIY post to help you make your own version of it. I think spelling out inspiring words is a good idea, but you could also spell out the names of everyone in your family, as Justin and Cassity on Remodelaholic did.
What would you choose to spell with these fun wall tiles?
[Via: Pinterest]
ShareI think the latest DanMade tutorial on our blog left a big impression on me, because I’m smitten with this living wall art by BrightGreen that I saw on Houzz. From here it looks like a solid hedge, but the effect was achieved by grouping a number of vertical planters together.
I love the way the wall provides both privacy and style for the backyard. And the fanciful swirls and dots definitely call Van Gogh’s Starry Night to mind. Painting with plants, now that’s a clever idea.
ShareCross-stitch Easter eggs are impressive, but have somewhat limited, seasonal appeal. If you want to blow everyone’s minds with the power of cross-stitch year round, look no further than these large artworks by Jessica Decker.
They’re sweet and simple designs, and would really fill a wall over a sofa or a bed. They’re almost like pixelated pictures, but cross-stitch has a warmer, homier feel to it. Plus, I like to imagine that a giant with a huge needle and thread did them. (Anyone else? No?)
[Via: Pinterest, Design*Sponge]
ShareFor many people trying to keep a manicured lawn, dandelions are a spring and summer annoyance. But although they may not be delightful when they pop up all over your property, I think I can make a case for bringing them indoors based on this jaw-dropping installation by German artist Regine Ramseier for ArToll Summer Lab 2011.
Ramseier picked and transported nearly 2,000 dandelions from a field for the project. And just how did she get “the wishies” — my childhood name for the seed heads, as we used to make wishes on them and blow, like candles on a birthday cake — to stay intact, you wonder? A little spray adhesive and some special palettes with holes in them. (These pictures of the process are almost as cool as the finished product itself.) It’s so dreamy, I wish someone would manufacture a giant dandelion-like canopy so I could mimic the installation at home. But don’t worry, I won’t wish on one of those wishies.
[Via: The Jealous Curator]
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