Dutch artist Rajacenna van Dam, who is known for being ambidextrous and for her hyperrealistic portraits, sat down with 60 Second Docs to explain how she is able to draw using each hand independently from the other. Rajacenna also talks about her favorite subject to draw (Taylor Swift), her beloved…
A Wondrous Miniature Cityscape Sewn With Electricity Conducting Thread to Make the Lights Shine
Japanese infrastructure company Kandeko has created a beautiful ad for which material artists used a special Smart X electro-conductive thread, which easily connects to circuits and batteries, to sew a wondrous miniature city landscape with working lights. When you make various shapes with a special conductive thread Smart-X on the…
Busy Lovebirds Make New Feathers Out of Paper
An adorable pair of peach-faced lovebirds sat on the kitchen table and kept themselves busy making new feathers out of printer paper that their human had left for them. The pair diligently cut out “feathers” with their beaks and attached them to their respective backsides. I always take videos of…
Cat Repeatedly Jumps Into a Long Horizontal Box to Be Launched Onto the Bed Over and Over Again
Animator TrTveT had a bit of fun when his cat climbed inside a long horizontal box with open sides that he was holding. The man then made his way over to the bed with the box and launched the cat onto the soft surface. The cat had such a blast…
Grateful Dead Fan Builds an Incredible Miniature Replica of the Band’s Legendary ‘Wall of Sound’
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mini Wall of Sound (@mini_wall_of_sound) While stuck at home during the lockdown, Grateful Dead fan Anthony Coscia decided that he wanted to build a miniature version of the band’s legendary short-lived, but brilliant sound system known as the “Wall of Sound”….
A Groovy Gayageum Cover of the Iconic 1967 Jefferson Airplane Song ‘Somebody To Love’
Musician Luna Lee, known for playing popular songs on her traditional Gayageum, performed a groovy cover of the iconic 1967 Jefferson Airplane song “Somebody to Love” based on a fan request. This tune was my Patreon song suggestion last month. It was so fun to play! I loved all the…
Metal Artist Builds a Fully Articulating Octopus Sculpture Out of a Mystery Box of Bicycle Chains
As part of his ongoing Mystery Metal Sculpture series, metal artists Jason Hurst of Works by a Hurst received a box of bicycle chains from a fan with the challenge to make something from them. Hurst complied and built a fully articulating octopus sculpture that he named “Wasabi”. I weld…
How the World’s First Cruise Ship Tunnel Will Be Built to Bypass the Treacherous Stadhavet Sea in Norway
Architectural blog The B1M takes a look at the newly approved Stad Ship Tunnel in Norway that will bypass the treacherous Stadhavet Sea at its narrowest point. The tunnel will accommodate cruise ships and other large sea vehicles, the first of its kind. The work begins in 2022 and will…