fish skin clothes

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Fish skin clothes Fish skin was an indispensable material for casual, industrial and festive clothing for the people of the Far East. The sk...

origami in space

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This blows me away, an example of something so seemingly useless as a paper-folding hobby being transformed into something useful for NASA...

act of creating

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“Nobody will stop you from creating. Do it tonight. Do it tomorrow. That is the way to make your soul grow… The kick of creation is the act ...

flexible paper

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Adding to a recent post about typographic butterfly wings, these paper letters were equally intriguing!  Paper Is Creased and Twisted into a...

make your own Bayeux

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What a phenomenal art project (some of which is hilarious bu NSFW or kids). The Bayeux Tapestry  is an embroidered cloth from the 11th centu...

community art

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I have rarely loved the winter with its snow and cold finally as much as I have this year. Maybe it is a direct result of having an extra la...

ikea hacks

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gingerbread houses... future fridays

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Another holiday tradition "fraum ze auld kuhntree" I am excited to start with little munchkins... in a decade maybe... But can you...

hand building

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  Now this is patience and true artisanal craft, whether or not the outcome suits my aesthetic.  via { fb }

creativity is unpredictable

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I can’t give my students more time in their lives; but what I try to do is change the way they think about and value it in the first place. ...

Bal-a-Vis-X

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Angi, an idea for your classroom! Watching this made me think that young kids could also get this in a Dalcroze class or even an early stri...

jenny wren

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For every Bird a Nest— Wherefore in timid quest Some little Wren goes seeking round— Wherefore when boughs are free— Households in ev...

espionage knitters

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This story is fascinating! The Wartime Spies Who Used Knitting as an Espionage Tool Grandma was just making a sweater. Or was she? DU...

murmuration (landscape)

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This is quite beautiful (and one of my favorite words). I hope you can get lost in a wave of freedom like this motion-- Happy Sunday! ...

plant heaven

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Hilton Carter is a person after my own heart! While I don't love his taste in decorating or wall art, just look at the cactus window...

scripts

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Swirling Three-Dimensional Script by Designer Alia Bright Portland-based designer Alia Bright creates interlocking text with bright gradie...