The Angel Oak Tree In South Carolina Is Infernally Beautiful
The Angel Oak Tree is a Southern live oak located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The Angel Oak Tree is estimated to be at least 400 years old[citation needed]. It stands 66.5 ft (20 m) tall, measures 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet (1,600 m2). Its longest branch distance is 187 ft. in length. Angel Oak was the 210th tree to be registered with the Live Oak Society. Continue reading »
Chinese City Opens Awesome Five-Star Public Toilet
People generally avoid going into public toilets, unless they absolutely have to. Most of them are dirty, uninviting places, but that’s definitely not the case with this recently opened five-star public restroom in Chongqing, China. Continue reading »
This Archaeology Soap Has Hidden Dinosaurs Inside
Bath time is already fun, but why not make it even more enjoyable with this awesome archaeology soap, available on ThinkGeek?
Before you say it, yes, we know it should technically be called paleontology soap, but what’s done is done. And whatever it’s called doesn’t change the fact that it’s the coolest soap around. Why? Because it’s got dinosaurs inside it! Continue reading »
Frog That Looks Like Princess Leia Sparks Photoshop Battle, And The Results Are Hilarious
This frog gained a striking resemblance to Star Wars heroine Princess Leia when a pair of snails began to crawl on its face. The pictures were taken by Indonesia-based photographer Tanto Yensen, who regularly photographs his pet dumpy tree frog in Jakarta. He was taking pictures of his four-year-old pet outdoors when the snails approached as if they “wanted to play” with the frog. Continue reading »
Incredible Colorized Photos Of Soldiers During World War One
Here is a collection incredible colorized photos showing everyday life of soldiers from 1914-1918, during World War One. Continue reading »
The Green Lady Of Carroll Gardens Has Been Wearing Only Green For The Last 20 Years
Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times
For the last 20 years, Elizabeth Eaton Rosenthal, a.k.a. Elizabeth Sweetheart, a fine artist in Brooklyn, New York, has been dressing from head to toe in various shades of green. To her, green is the happiest, most positive color in the world, so she can’t imagine wearing anything else. Continue reading »
Marvelous Dreamlike Portraits Of Redheads With Red Foxes By Alexandra Bochkareva
Alexandra Bochkareva is a talented self-taught portrait and fine-art photographer, who’s focuses on sensual portraits of redhead and freckled people. She was born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, but currently lives and works in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. Alexandra started her photography career in 2012 after she gave birth and found herself with a lot more energy than before. Now she uses her manual helios 77m-4 lens under only natural lighting to create those stunning fairy-tale like photographs. Continue reading »
Japanese Designer Creates Solar-Powered Coat That Charges Gadgets
If you’re sick of running out of battery on your smartphone when you need it the most, and don’t mind paying a whopping $2,480 on a coat, you might want to consider getting this solar-powered jacket that can charge your gadgets on the go. Continue reading »
This Barber Artist Creates 3D Portraits In People’s Hair
When you go to Rob Ferrel for a haircut, you know you’re in for something really special. The professional hair artist can sculpt logos, designs, patterns and even celebrity faces on a head of hair. He runs his own salon called Rob the Original Barbershop, in San Antonio, where he works his magic every single day. Continue reading »
Of Course, You Need This 3D Periodic Table Lamp
The periodic table is a work of art in itself, but putting a generic poster of the elements on your wall is a little uninspired. If you’re looking for a particularly attractive way to display the elements, this Instructables creation is far more appealing. Continue reading »
Dramatic Underwater Portraits That Are Reflective Of Overcoming Troubles In Artist’s Life
Cheryl Walsh is an Orange County, California based Underwater Fine Art Photographer. Here: Queen Catrina, Jessica Dru in Fiori Couture and Pendragon Costumes. Continue reading »
Watch This Artist Draw Doodles To Promote His Favourite Makers In A fun And Creative Way
According to illustrator Charly Clements: “I’m an English illustrator Charly Clements who sees faces on objects everywhere I go. Armed with my iPad Pro, I’m on a quest to help promote my favourite makers on Instagram in a fun and creative way. Real Life Lines is all about putting ordinary objects into everyday scenarios, exposing them to the pain, distress, and struggles of everyday life.” Continue reading »
Photographer Andreas Levers Captures The Hazy Glow Of Unpopulated Streets At Night
Since 2013, photographer Andreas Levers has been photographing solitary landscapes at night, capturing the streets, train platforms, and gas stations that are rarely populated in the late evening hours. Each image is haunted by an eerie glow, scenes dotted by bursts of artificial illumination. The Potsdam-based artist is a media designer by day, whose spare time is spent focusing his camera on the stark architectural elements that surround him. Continue reading »
An ‘Infinite’ Galaxy Puzzle That Can Be Built In Any Direction
The team over at Nervous System recently designed this fun Infinite Galaxy Puzzle that tiles continuously in any direction. Pieces from the top can be removed and added to the bottom, and likewise from side to side. So regardless of where you start the puzzle can continue in a seemingly infinite series of patterns. Each puzzle is printed with satellite imagery obtained from NASA and includes a few themed pieces like an astronaut, shuttle, and satellite. Apparently the puzzles were wildly popular and are now available as a pre-order for 2017. Continue reading »
This Artist Uses Music Sheets To Create Stunning Illustrations
According to artist Ursula Doughty: “People often ask me ‘Wow, how long have you been drawing? I want to know how long it takes me to get that good at it too…’ well the answer is I’m drawing ever since. I’m 36 years old, mother, teacher and artist. I love art, I love being creative and have taught myself so many creative things and techniques just by doing or trying them. I’m regularly / daily drawing the last two years. That time I started publishing my art on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter and got a lot of response and amazing feedback! Working at the boarding school of a famous Austrian boys choir (where you see sheet music almost everywhere) brought me to the idea to draw on sheet music. And as people love and demand sheet music art it seems I will create more of it.” Continue reading »
This Illuminated Arch Rises Up Out Of The Water And Surrounds A Foot Bridge In Texas
East Side Collective, a co-working design studio featuring co-founder Tim Derrington and member Wilson Hanks, along with Drophouse Design have recently worked together to create a temporary installation as part of the Waller Creek Conservancy’s “Creek Show“, in Austin, Texas. “Deep Curiosity” is an illuminated arch that rises up out of the water and surrounds a foot bridge over the Waller Creek to create the illusion of a never ending circle that inspires imaginative thought and an appreciation for both the natural and man-made elements found in and around the same area. Continue reading »
Have A Look Inside The Magical Ice World Of The ICEHOTEL 365
Located in the Swedish village of Jukkasjarvi, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and next to the shores of the Torne River, sits the ICEHOTEL. A hotel that’s been built and rebuilt every year since 1989 using ice from the Torne River. This year however, the newly designed ICEHOTEL 365 is being unveiled. The new structure will be a permanent one that remains next to the Torne River all year long with the help of solar powered cooling technology during the summer months. Continue reading »
Frozen Beauty: The Look Inside Europe’s Largest Glacier
Photo by Einar Runar Sigurdsson/Mediadrumworld.com
Stunning images have revealed ice-cool British tourists chilling out inside Europe’s largest glacier – despite being at risk of flooding. The spectacular collection of images show the explorers braving the freezing temperatures to climb, photograph and even abseil down the inside of the icy cliff sides. Another image shows one visitor on his knees appearing to pray next to a water fall of melted ice. Other glistening shots show an adventurer trying to keep warm by a fire whose flames dance beautifully against the glossy roof. Continue reading »
Hot Spring Bath Opens For Japanese Macaques On Hokkaido
Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images
Japanese macaques are relaxed in an outdoor hot spring bath at Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden on December 1, 2016 in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. The garden offers the hot spring treatment to macaques until May next year. Continue reading »
Buddhist Novices Transform Into Princes In Initiation Ceremony
Photo by Claudio Sieber/Barcroft Images
A young boy shows off his dance moves as the group parades through the town in Mae Hong Son, Thailand, April 2016. Monk initiates ditch normal clothes for princely tunics, full make up and heaps of golden jewels for their ordination into Buddhist monkhood. Continue reading »
Surreal Animal Hybrid Tattoos Look Like Quirky Sketchbook Drawings
Italian-born, London-based illustrator and tattoo artist Otto D’Ambra is known for his avant-garde style, which primarily depicts hybrid animals combined with illustrations seemingly plucked from Boardwalk Empire. D’Ambra is a multi-faceted artist, who began his career as a set designer and evolved over time into body art and etching. In 2012, he opened The White Elephant Studio in London as a creative base for artists. Continue reading »
2017 Pirelli Calendar Celebrates the Natural Beauty Of Beloved Actresses
The 2017 Pirelli Calendar is continuing last year’s tradition of celebrating women beyond glitz and glamor with pared down images by German photographer Peter Lindbergh. The legendary photographer is the first to helm the project three times and titled the series of black and white shots Emotional. Shot in five different cities, Lindbergh asked 14 famed actresses to participate in his vision—Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, Helen Mirren, Julianne Moore, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlotte Rampling, Lea Seydoux, Uma Thurman, Alicia Vikander, Kate Winslet, Robin Wright, and Zhang Ziyi. Here: Robin Wright Continue reading »
Aerial Images Of Salterns That Blur The Line Between Photograph And Painting
Photographer David Burdeny, whose photo of a towering iceberg we featured last month, has been working on another large-scale photography project. Burdeny began the series SALT: Fields, Plottings and Extracts in 2015, using aerial photography to explore some of the world’s most vibrant salterns in Utah, Mexico, and Australia. Gazing upon the images it’s difficult to determine whether the expressive boxes of color are produced with a camera or paintbrush, or if the gestures were made by hand or nature. Continue reading »
Artist Unveils A Monumental Pen & Ink Drawing Nearly 3.5 Years In The Making
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan was one of the most devastating environmental events of our time, with its overall impact rippling across the globe for years to come. But just as stated in Newton’s third law—for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction—so too did the people of Japan respond to the magnitude of the destruction in an effort to rebuild their country anew as captured in this staggering new artwork by Manabu Ikeda titled Rebirth. Continue reading »
Edible Art By Sandra Van Den Broek
Sandra van den Broek from Netherlands creates the cutest character bento for her children’s. She’ll start by sketching the meal and prepares it with scissors, knives and toothpicks. Although you wouldn’t say, it usually takes Sandra only one hour to make a meal. She likes to make something practical, something for everyone to be able to follow. And if you look closely, you can see that it wouldn’t be too hard to make these bentos yourself. Continue reading »
