FIGMENT NYC 2014, A Participatory Art and Culture Festival
The 2014 FIGMENT NYC, an annual participatory art and culture festival, takes place June 7 and 8 on Governors Island in New York City. Participants…
Geometric Price Tag Art on Canvas by French Artist BL67
Price tags are affixed to canvases in mesmerizing geometric designs in the series “Prices” by French artist BL67. The title of each work is the…
Laser Cut Wooden Chess Set That Flattens When Not in Use
Got Chess? is an ingenious portable wooden chess set with flat, laser cut pieces that slot into the chess board during play. When not in…
Clever Ceramic Sculptures That Look Like Pen Drawings
Artist Katharine Morling specializes in what she calls “three dimensional drawings,” ceramic sculptures that are designed to look like pen drawings. The sculptures are available…
A Live Reading of the Pilot Episode of ‘The Digits,’ An Interactive Math Show for Kids
Back in 2012 we posted about The Digits, an interactive, space-themed math show for kids. The show was recently selected by a PBS affiliate for…
Traveling Installation of 1,600 Papier-Mâché Pandas Used To Promote Animal Conservation
To promote animal conversation efforts, French artist Paulo Grangeon created “1,600 Pandas,” a traveling installation of 1,600 recycled papier-mâché panda sculptures that has shown up…
Boing Boing Unveils New Site Design, With a Focus on Original Content
Our friends at Boing Boing have unveiled a new site design and a new editorial direction that will bring more original content (or “‘Zine-style journalism,…
Beautiful Eclectic Tattoos by Steph Hanlon
Tattoo artist Steph Hanlon creates beautiful tattoos that combine diverse styles and influences from modern art to vintage nature illustration. Hanlon identifies as a practitioner…
111-Year-Old New Yorker Alexander Imich Is the World’s Oldest Man
This fascinating New York Times article profiles Alexander Imich, a longtime New York City resident who, at 111 years of age, is the world’s oldest…
A Colorful Dutch Manual on Watercolor Painting From 1692
Medieval book historian Erik Kwakkel recently posted about this remarkable Dutch manual on watercolor painting from 1692. Entitled Treatise of Colors Used to Paint Water…