The ancient Hitokotonushi Shrine, located outside of Tokyo and built more than 1,200 years ago in the year 809, serves as a secondary sanctuary for regional pollinators every summer. The on-site water basins, which are intended to hydrate people, get a miniature makeover with moss, tiny architecture, and climbing surfaces to make them welcoming to the local bee population. The … [Read more...] about Fresh Water for Japanese Honeybees Is Provided by a Temporary Sanctuary at Hitokotonushi Shrine
Sasha Vinogradova’s Digital Illustrations Depict Ornamental Insects Covered With Jewels
Sasha Vinogradova, a Los Angeles-based artist, combines her love of opulent design and nature in a collection of jewel-coated specimens. The digitally drawn insects have sculpture-like bodies that resemble brooches or other wearable works of art and are encased in metallic structures with gems and vivid, iridescent body parts. The wings and shells are decorated with symmetrical … [Read more...] about Sasha Vinogradova’s Digital Illustrations Depict Ornamental Insects Covered With Jewels
By Fanni Sandor, “Turtles, Ducklings, and Pheasants Comprise an Adorable Menagerie of Miniatures”
Fanni Sandor, a Hungarian artist, adds progressively smaller creatures to her already tiny zoo. Sandor creates biologically accurate miniatures at a 1:12 scale out of polymer clay, feathers, fur, and other materials. Many of her most recent works feature infants and young adults, such as a trio of joeys clutching their mothers' backs and a chick gulping a worm. More images of … [Read more...] about By Fanni Sandor, “Turtles, Ducklings, and Pheasants Comprise an Adorable Menagerie of Miniatures”
Clusters of Mariko Kusumoto’s Transparent Textile Sculptures Remind Me of the Ocean Floor
Mariko Kusumoto, a Japanese designer and artist, creates gossamer coral and marine life out of soft materials like cotton, nylon, and polyester. The solo sculptures and wearables are translucent representations of lifeforms embedded with minute ripples or airy pockets, and their delicate compositions coincide with the fragility of the subject matter. The Boston-based artist … [Read more...] about Clusters of Mariko Kusumoto’s Transparent Textile Sculptures Remind Me of the Ocean Floor
In The Oil Paintings Of Jon Ching, Flora and Fauna Combine To Create Fantastic Hybrid Creatures
In his painstakingly detailed oil paintings, artist Jon Ching skillfully balances texture and color to create fantastical creatures—owls with plumes of mushrooms and fuzzy molds, seahorses producing leafy stems, and fish with striped tulip fins—that appear natural in their surroundings. Ching's collection of work, which imagines a mystical ecosystem that visualizes the … [Read more...] about In The Oil Paintings Of Jon Ching, Flora and Fauna Combine To Create Fantastic Hybrid Creatures