Hundreds of Womxn Are Photographing How They Cope During Quarantine
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Since being quarantined inside her home in Buenos Aires, Lucía Morón has struggled with insomnia. “I have not been sleeping well and there are even days when I cannot seem to find the energy to get out of bed,” she says. As a way to manage her dA Chef Demonstrates the Emotional Steps of How To Make Sushi
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How to Make Sushi outlines all the necessary tasks to assemble maki: slice your fish, spread the rice, bleed from avocado hand, sweat all over your workspace, spend years agonizing over perfection, and finally, slice your roll into bite-sized pieces. Enjoy? MA Chef Walks Through the Emotional Steps of How To Make Sushi
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How to Make Sushi outlines all the necessary tasks to assemble maki: slice your fish, spread the rice, bleed from avocado hand, sweat all over your workspace, spend years agonizing over perfection, and finally, slice your roll into bite-sized pieces. Enjoy? MUnspun Wool Sculpted into Intimate Portraits by Artist Salman Khoshroo
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For Salman Khoshroo, carefully fashioning thick fibers into masculine portraits has a therapeutic effect. The Iranian artist, whose impasto paintings we’ve written about previously on Colossal, says his Wool on Foam series is born out of recent trauma aHome MuralFest: 67 Artists Simultaneously Painted Murals in Their Homes and Gardens While Quarantined
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Similar to other muralists, Copenhagen-based artist Jacoba Niepoort was preparing for a busy period full of travel and public projects when COVID-19 canceled all of her plans. “I had been dreaming of methods for connecting individual, like-minded creati
Online Jewelry Design and Marketing Certificate at Pratt Institute School of Continuing and Professional Studies
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Pratt Institute’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) provides high-quality credit and non-credit courses and programs to adult learners in a variety of subjects for educational advancement, career change, and enrichment. Advance your jeweRosy Eyes Peer Out From Leaves and Insects in Bizarre Illustrations by Ana Miminoshvili
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Tbilisi-based illustrator and designer Ana Miminoshvili captures the essence of modern surveillance by hiding it in plain sight. In Blooming Eyes, she implants her verdant leaves and botanical compositions with numerous eyes that peer out from their natural sCut and Paste Your Surroundings into Photoshop with Amazing New AR Prototype
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Say goodbye to the tedious process of taking a photo, importing it, and placing it in its final position. The Paris-based designer and artist Cyril Diagne recently launched a new image editing program that circumvents the traditional method using a single appElegant Blooms Float Amid Botanical Watercolor Paintings by Artist Denise Ramsay
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Based in France, botanical artist Denise Ramsay renders fleshy petals and pollen-heavy stamen in an exquisite series of watercolor paintings. She focuses on the capitulum, or the head of the flower, to give each lavender lady and glory lily an animated qualitExtra Tongues and Cheeky Grins Knit onto Humorously Grotesque Masks by Ýrúrarí Jóhannsdóttir
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Although most masks hide emotions, Ýrúrarí Jóhannsdóttir’s knits permanently display fervid grins and facial contortions to those she passes on the street or stands next to in the grocery store. The Iceland-based designer has been crafting grotesque knVintage Jigsaw Puzzles Blended Piece-by-Piece into Surreal Montages by Tim Klein
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Although there’s seemingly only one way to assemble a jigsaw puzzle, Tim Klein (previously) has diverged from the traditional method of following the photo on the box to assemble unusual arrangements of hybrid animals and everyday objects. The VancouveA Hypochondriac’s Obsession is Amplified in Mesmerizing Anatomical Mandalas Cut From Paper
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For a hypochondriac, any sense of pain or discomfort can be a point of fixation, something specifically known as somatic symptom disorder. This type of obsession inspired paper artist Julie Wilkinson to create a project that would not only distract her from tSolve Your Life Problems with These Outlandish Remedies by Artist Dana Wyse
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Dana Wyse has a cureall for, well, everything. Can’t make the bed properly? There’s a pill for that. Need to be a bestselling writer ASAP? An injection is all you need. Struggling to figure out the meaning of life? There’s a capsule for thatSolve Your Life Problems with These Outlandish Remedies by Artist Dana Wys
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Dana Wyse has a cureall for, well, everything. Can’t make the bed properly? There’s a pill for that. Need to be a bestselling writer ASAP? An injection is all you need. Struggling to figure out the meaning of life? There’s a capsule for thatShadowy Geometric Shapes Rendered with Meticulous Crosshatching by Artist Albert Chamillard
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Tucson-based artist Albert Chamillard (previously) spends hours, if not days or weeks, crosshatching cylinders, sliced cubes, and three-dimensional arrows. Rendered on vintage ledgers and graph paper, each geometric shape relies on the density of the artist&#A Dramatic Performance by Juilliard Students Brings a Socially Distant Approach to Ravel’s Boléro
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Maurice Ravel’s Boléro is a particularly collaborative composition in that it passes the melodic theme through a series of solos. The sequential performances highlight the distinct tones and sounds of each instrument, whether it be a flute, violin, orA Dramatic Performance by Julliard Students Brings a Socially Distant Approach to Ravel’s Boléro
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Maurice Ravel’s Boléro is a particularly collaborative composition in that it passes the melodic theme through a series of solos. The sequential performances highlight the distinct tones and sounds of each instrument, whether it be flute, violin, or thMake Your Own Paper Prawn Using This Pattern Designed by Artist Lisa Lloyd
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We’ve been admirers of Lisa Lloyd’s meticulous birds and bees crafted from countless strips of paper for a while, and the London-based artist now is offering an amusing tutorial to create her tiny paper prawns at home. The downloadable instructions, wDreamy Paintings by Jacob Brostrup Layer Interior and Exterior Scenes into Surreal Composites
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Danish artist Jacob Brostrup (previously) beautifully blurs the organic and domestic in his enchanting scenes of soaked floorboards and branches that jut from every corner. What could be a reason to phone a contractor in real life, the downed trees and poolinAn Unnerving New Film by Paul Trillo Imagines Earth Moments Before It’s Sucked into a Black Hole
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A new film by New York-based director Paul Trillo lingers for just a moment on a serene body of water before plunging into a dizzying series of landscape transformations. “Until There Was Nothing” considers how Earth’s natural landscapes anLuminescent Zip-Tie Formations Are Shaped into Futuristic Organic Life by Artist Elisabeth Picard
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Montreal-based artist Elisabeth Picard curls, fans, and locks together hundreds of zip-ties into tremendously formed glowing sculptures and undulating installations. The futuristic artworks merge geological and organic elements with science fiction to createMillions of Monarchs Swarm Fake Hummingbird As It Captures Spectacular Footage of Their Flight
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With its clementine-colored wings bordered with black lines and white spots, the monarch, also known as Danaus Plexippus, is a widely recognizable insect. As the weather changes and gets cooler, the monarchs migrate from their breeding grounds in Canada andSurging Fractals and Glitches Are Woven into Mesmerizing Blankets by Zouassi
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Wrap up in one of Zouassi’s earth-toned blankets, and you’ll find yourself in the center of a complex network of digital glitches and fractals. Each tassel-edged throw appears as if it’s covered in three-dimensional patches of fringe that swellGears and Dials Rendered in Intricate Drawings of Gem-Encrusted Insects by Steeven Salvat
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French artist Steeven Salvat (previously) cloaks his beetles and butterflies in an elaborate armor of rotational gears, jewel-toned gems, and muted stained glass. He tells Colossal that the heavily adorned insects merge his passion for nature, history, and scChicago Potholes Are Filled with Pandemic Essentials in Humorous New Mosaics by Jim Bachor
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One Chicago driver got a little too excited about Jim Bachor’s recent tribute to one of humanity’s preferred coping mechanisms. In a COVD-19 themed series, the Chicago-based artist (previously) installed four mosaic potholes on the city’s northeDomestic Perfectionism Overwhelms Faceless Women in a Satirical Series by Photographer Patty Carroll
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Patty Carroll’s homebound snapshots are the epitome of domestic pressure: A high-heeled working woman tries to cook and chat on the phone but ends up amid scattered kitchen supplies with her head stuck in the oven. Mops and rags knock another figure down inToast Slices Undergo Edible Makeovers into Rock Gardens, Pantone Swatches, and Flower Beds
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While many of us slather our toast with butter day-after-day, Manami Sasaki is transforming thick slices of bread into Zen Japanese rock gardens and Pantone swatches that make breakfast into the most jubilant meal of the day. A watercolor artist turned toastArtist François Vogel Turns His Unaware Cat into a Wriggling Jellyfish
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Based on a recent cameo, François Vogel ’s cat actually might enjoy a dip in the ocean despite his feline instincts to avoid it. The Abyssinian has been stretched and distorted in a series of humous clips made by his French owner, including one that lengthAerial Views of Switzerland Capture Saype’s Massive Artwork Painted on the Alpine Terrain
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Although many of us won’t be flying over Leysin, Switzerland any time soon, French artist Guillaume Legros, who’s better known as Saype, has painted a hopeful new work on a grassy hillside that’s best seen from the air. Across 3,000-squareRippling Waves of Bricks Formed Through Groundbreaking New Augmented Bricklaying Technique
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The teams at Gramazio Kohler Research and Icon.Ai recently collaborated on an architectural project that merges digital savvy with traditional craftsmanship to create a skillful new building technique. Completed in 2019, “Augmented Bricklaying” rePrecise Images of Human Anatomy Deftly Rendered in Punch Needly by Amber Griffiths
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UK-based embroidery artist Amber Griffiths is riding a wave of anatomical inspiration in her latest designs. Typically inspired by nature, Griffiths tells Colossal that her series kicked off when looking to put a non-traditional spin on the iconic ValentineIconic Marble Sculptures Tattooed with Inky Backdrops and Floral Motifs by Fabio Viale
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Italian sculptor Fabio Viale inks his marble reproductions of iconic sculptures with heavy scenes of ancient stories, swirling waves, and foreboding clouds. Each vine, flower, and dragon-based composition is settled on a darkened backdrop that tends to enveloGourds Grown in Vessel-Shaped Molds Become Reusable Cups and Flasks
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With Jun Aizaki’s latest design, you could be picking up your morning latte poured into a dried gourd rather than a disposable adorned with a green siren. The Brooklyn-based designer, who owns CRÈME, recently launched a project to reduce single-use plaStones, Leaves, and Shells Whorl in Hypnotic Land Art by Jon Foreman
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Jon Foreman arranges his seashell coils and stone gradients knowing that they’ll be washed away by the tide or kicked over by passersby. The artist’s ephemeral land art is hypnotic and entrancing in its precision, arranged in perfectly concentricFringed Orange Apparel Knit Entirely From Rubber Bands by Rie Sakamoto
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At first, the garments look as though they’ve been spun with a traditional medium—wool or yarn—but on closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the thin and springy mesh-like material is composed of thousands of elastic bands that have been knitted toTechnicolor Animal Portraits Inked in Watercolor Tattoos by Sasha Unisex
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Based in St. Petersburg, artist Sasha Unisex often begins a bold tattoo concept by painting a prismatic wolf or a cherry blossom-speckled origami crane with watercolor. She fills arrangements of stark shapes and precise gradients with crimson, cerulean, and tTangled Roots and Mossy Branches Loom through Heavy Fog in Mystical Photographs by Neil Burnell
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Devon-based photographer Neil Burnell captures a mossy labyrinth of gnarled roots and twisted branches in a new series that manifests nature’s most fantastical qualities. Mystical exposes the otherworldly elements of Wistman’s Wood, an ancient oaAssemble the Jagged Pieces of This Shattered Puzzle and Fix ‘The Accident’
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While most shattered glass heads straight to the trash, Yelldesign’s panes actually can be reassembled into a single sheet, turning a groan-inducing mistake into a delightfully tedious activity. Comically titled “The Accident,” the acrylic puzzlIntrusive Clowns, Preserved Cats, and Centuries-Old Hair: Museums Are Sharing Their Creepiest Objects
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If you’re not into clowns, taxidermied creatures, or centuries-old piles of hair, you probably should avoid the #CreepiestObject hashtag on Twitter. In recent days, museums worldwide have been digging into their nightmare-inducing archives to uncover th
