Friday, 15 May 2015

Origami with a difference

We have seen origami before, but the figures are always, angular, geometric... Enter Vietnamese artist Hoàng Tiến Quyết and everything looks different. Hoàng uses the difficult technique of wet folding to produce curved shapes. The results are quite impressive!












Thursday, 14 May 2015

A couple of cute comic strips

PGFan sent us these two funnies to brighten up our day. Thanks, PGFan. :-))




Friday, 8 May 2015

Let's visit Tiébélé in Burkina Faso

The whole village of Tiébélé looks like a work of art, in an architectural style called gurunsi. The men build the mud houses and the women paint the geometric shapes and add ornamental etchings with symbolic meanings. Each house is unique and the chief's house has the smallest door, for protection. Feast your eyes on these:















Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Activist quilts

These exquisite quilts are part of an exhibition by Florida artists aimed at exploring and highlighting the impact of climate change on the environment. There are further details about this effort and a slideshow of the beautiful exhibits HERE.

"You've Got Brains" by Maya Schonenberger

"Wings" by Melanie K Brewer

"Denial" by Gabrielle Ditota 

 "Tide: We Have Been Warned" by Suzanne Evenson 

"Pink Ladies" by Melanie K Brewer

Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Monday, 4 May 2015

Fear of flying, GrannyJ!

I saw this video yesterday and immediately thought of GrannyJ. These two ladies are quite funny, especially the one who's not afraid of flying. Enjoy!