Tag Archives: art

Jan13

snowflake.

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2500 hours across 5 years – “The Snowflake,”

featuring more than 400 snowflakes, all in relative size to one another.

photography by *don komarechka

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*Don Komarechka is a nature & landscape photographer located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Born and raised in Sudbury, Ontario, Don is no stranger to cold winters. From auroras to pollen, insects to infrared, much of Don’s photographic adventures reveal a deeper understanding of how the universe works. Snowflakes are no exception.

Don began studying the science of snowflakes the same day he first photographed them, nearly four years prior to the publication of this book. Since then, snowflakes have been a non-stop passion.

Each one of Don’s snowflake images is photographed on an old black mitten at his home. Barrie, Ontario is known for higher levels of winter precipitation, making it a great location to capture hundreds of beautiful specimens.

Always science-minded but never formally trained, Don uses photography as a way to explore and understand the world around him. Photographing something unusual or unknown is the perfect excuse to learn something new.

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“nature is full of genius, full of the divinity; so that not a snowflake escapes its fashioning hand.”
-henry david thoreau

Jan11

collage.

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my class, getting into the collage style of art

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not me, but very similar to how my house l0oks

when i’m happily immersed in my favorite way to create art,

collage.

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“collage is more than just an art style.

collage is all about bringing different elements together.

once you form a sensibility about connection,

how different elements relate to each other,

you deepen your understanding of yourself and others.”

-bryan collier, american writer and illustrator

Jan6

tribute.

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during the wake

we all gathered inside

close together

to talk, eat, laugh, cry, listen to music, tell stories, remember

celebrate a life

the children from 4-10

all played together

went outside

chalk in hand

 wrote a beautiful welcome to all who would come

and loving tributes to the one who had left.

“tears are words that need to be written.”

-paul coelho

Dec24

lit up.

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harriet osborne, markers on paper tree

 

“i

lit

up like a

 christmas tree.”

– hazel grace

 

vnitage pinterest – 1950s new modernist tree

Dec22

a piece of work.

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getting ready for the holidays

takes a bit of time

but always worth it .

i hope no one else has this same style.

 

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“one should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art.”
― oscar wilde
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photo credit: google vintage
Nov30

from the garden to the heart.

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using locally foraged plants, artist kayla powers
taught us to make our own botanical watercolor paints
not a quick process
with many steps along the way
what an incredible experience
from the garden and the forest, to the art, to the heart.
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“use your own paint; colour your world”
― israelmore ayivor, author
Oct3

stuck.

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the kinder are learning about the magical powers of glue.

 

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Sep29

coffee art.

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on international coffee day

Meet the Italian Artist who creates Incredible Works of Art From Spilled Coffee

Italians are known for their love of coffee, but while most enjoy espresso for its taste, artist  Giulia Bernardell appreciates it for its creative potential. She turns spilled coffee into works of art that look like detailed watercolor paintings.

Many of us start our day with a cup of joe, but Bernardelli indulges in a dose of inspiration, too. Her bio reads, “My future starts when I wake up every morning. Every day I find something creative to do with my life.” Bernardelli’s journey to creating coffee art began by chance. One day, the artist accidentally spilled coffee over her canvas as she was working. But rather than clean it up, Bernardelli grabbed a spoon and used it to guide the brown liquid around the white space.

Today, Bernardelli continues to use spoons in lieu of a paint brush, but she also uses matchsticks to achieve intricate details. From architectural sketches to studies of the human face, Bernardelli takes inspiration from everywhere. She even recreates Italian Renaissance masterpieces in her coffee art style. She’s “painted” the  Mona Lisa and The Creation of Adam,  using spilled coffee as pigment.

Since making a name for herself as a respected “coffee artist,” Bernardelli has branched out into new, edible mediums. She also creates art from melted ice cream, fruit, vegetables, and much more.

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“coffee is the best thing to douse the sunrise with.”

-terri guillemets

 

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art credit: spilled coffee art, guilia bernadelli

source credit: mymet, emma taggart

My Modern Met granted permission to feature photos by Giulia Bernardelli

 

 

 

 

 

Sep6

september days.

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“by all these lovely tokens,

september days are here. 

with summer’s best of weather,

and autumn’s best of cheer.”

-helen hunt jackson

 

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art credit: debi hubbs, folk art painting

Aug22

goat in the garden.

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it’s not often that one happens upon a goat riding a bicycle in a garden
but when i did
i knew how i would love to find a goat riding a bicycle in my garden.
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“ i saw goats. a party can’t be all bad when you have goats,” lucy said.”
― Mary Jane Hathaway,  Persuasion, Captain Wenworth and Cracklin’ Cornbread