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Lush Art Landscapes Offer A Magical ‘Mother Nature Mystery Tour’
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Fri, Mar 26
How'd you like to get momentarily lost on a fanciful journey where artistic flourishes dance cheek-to-cheek with textural nuances and the occasional well-placed whimsy of Mother Nature? Great...then saddle up for a happy go lucky ri...
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Recycled Cardboard Metamorphosis -- From Ho-Hum to Holey Moley!
Posted by Linda Lucille
Thu, Feb 25
Ever wonder what happens to corrugated cardboard (you know...the untreated stuff with the wavy center "core") once it's hauled off to the recycling facility? The short story is that the material is broken down with water, transfo...
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Still Life With Post-Consumer Plastic
Posted by Bob Kurz
Sun, Feb 21
Among the greatest artistic muses to have ever inspired the creation of poetry, art and literature throughout history, the fairer sex has almost always topped the list. Anyone who dabbles in the arts knows that even creativity must on occ...
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Man-Shaped Trash Sculpture Torched For Art's Sake
Posted by Bob Kurz
Thu, Feb 18
Reputed to be one of the most outstanding and highly skilled sculptors of our time, Britain's Antony Gormley - who has throughout his 25+ year career explored the human form using his own body as a model - has strived to create blank figu...
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Ugly Post-Consumer Junk Arranged Into Awe-Inspiring Eco-Art Sc...
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Wed, Feb 17
Emergence, 2008. Reclaimed black/clear plastic and white/clear plastic waste. Gaze at the extensive collection of handcrafted sculptures carefully assembled by reclamation artist Sayaka Kajita Ganz and you'll begin to sense a c...
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Mother Nature’s Forest Canvases, Kicked Up A Few Colorful Notches
Posted by Linda Lucille
Tue, Feb 16
Calling all artists! Tired of dipping deep into your wallet in order to pay for the primed cotton duck canvas that is conventionally used as the backdrop for the scenes leaping out of your imagination? If you've been...
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Urban "Green Thumb" Hackers Injecting Mother Nature Back Into ...
Posted by Bob Kurz
Tue, Aug 04
I think that I've been pretty fortunate living in scenic areas for the better part of my life, but there are some of us who by circumstance or choice are greeted with concrete jungles the moment that we exit our front doors. Apart from se...
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Tree Project Tips Its Hat To Phoenix-Like Survival
Posted by Elizah Leigh
Mon, Jun 22
Hibaku trees sound just a little more special than normal trees, even if you aren't very familiar with botanical varieties indigenous to Japan or you lack the linguistical background necessary to translate the word hibaku. Some might imag...
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Clever Designs Shine Light On The Sheer Beauty Of Repurposing
Posted by Linda Lucille
Sun, Jun 21
I know very little about relatively recent college graduate and American designer Lauren Milroy, but as the old adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. The photos of her hand crafted goods speak volumes about how the creative min...
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Can Two Hulking Trucks Be Transformed Into A Thing Of Beauty?
Posted by Linda Lucille
Sun, Jun 14
Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder, right? Bearing that in mind, you might be better able to appreciate this recycled tanker truck sculpture plucked straight from the imagination of artist Mike Ross. Some might wonder what th...
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