The Whirling Dervish, a willow sculpture by artist Trevor Leat installed in 2012 at Shambellie House, in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Unfortunately Shambellie House closed in 2013, so the piece is no longer on display.
Lord Summerisle shall hear of this.
A rather wonderful exhibition at an abandoned corner shop in Bethnal Green, East London by British artist and knitting-nut Lucy Sparrow.
The Corner Shop (initially funded by a Kickstarter campaign) is stocked with a display of 4,000 hand-sewn felt products that took seven months to assemble. Open through August, everything is available to purchase online.
Body painter Trina Merry blends models into some familiar landmarks of New York City.
Redditor (and Adventure Time fan) reallylovely spotted an antique chair at an auction and instantly saw the Finnish pareidolia.
$20, a little sanding and some deftly applied paintwork later, a masterpiece was born.
A true story, elegantly retold.
Words by Darrin O’Toole, pictures by Barry Keegan, letters/colours by Dee Cunniffe, who say:
To be a hero, visit simon.ie or pmvtrust.ie or just give a cup of coffee, some change, or your ear.
READ ON: We Can Be Heroes (Scribd)
(Thanks Dee Cunniffe)
Japanese artist Akihiro Morohoshi has spent years creating detailed miniature railroad dioramas. Lately he’s taken to embedding these whimsical scenes on everyday objects.
More at his website where he also offers custom commissions.
Previously: Tiny Dramas
An cascade of ceramic poppies commemorating the dead of WW1 by ceramic artist Paul Cummins.
Entitled Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, the work (still under construction) will ultimately comprise 888,246 red ceramic flowers planted in the dry moat around the Tower Of London.
The final symbolic poppy will be planted on November 11th, at which point the display will end.
Batman 66, Issue 13 (redux) by illustrator Joe Quinnone, for an upcoming series by DC Comics of 1966 Batman variant covers.
Animal sculptures wrapped in five-needle lace, handmade cotton crochet webbing by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. The animals are reproductions of oversized ceramic pieces by the 19th century Portuguese artisan Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro (1846-1905).
The idea being to one-up the works with an overlay of feminine domesticity, radicalising preconceived notions of modernism, tradition and motherhood.
Where is your God now?
And we’re done here.
Quebec’s Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook transformed into Foresta Lumina – a magical illuminated trail by Montreal based studio Moment Factory.
The display includes a 2km trail through illuminated groves, peopled by shadowy figures and projected nocturnal shenanigans including an atmospheric portal installed at the end of the longest suspension bridge in North America.
