106 of the most beloved Street Art Photos
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7 Essential Books on Optimism
by Maria Popova What the love of honey has to do with ancient wisdom, our capacity for hope, and the future of technology. Every once in a while, we all get burned out. Sometimes, charred. And while a healthy dose of cynicism and skepticism may help us get by, it’s in those times that we need nothing more than to embrace life’s promise of positivity with open arms.
World's Most Beautiful Trees Photography - One Big Photo
The Portland Japanese Garden is a traditional Japanese garden occupying 5.5 acres (22,000 m²), located within Washington Park in the west hills of Portland, Oregon, USA. Photo by: unknown Huge 750 years old sequoia tree, California. Photo by: Michael Nichols
wind-up paper butterflies are my fave (guest post from amelia)
I had a baby so I’ve invited some fave guests to take over for me while I spend time with the little guy. Today’s post is from super crafter and cute mom, Amelia of The Homebook. Growing up, I had an aunt who lived in Canada. Every year for my birthday she’d send me a card and a fancy little gift. She always found the neatest things!
Hungarian artist creates impossible-looking sculptures from pencils
An artist’s eye always sees things, as humble as a pencil, in a much different way than the others. While pencil is a mere writing and drawing instrument for most of us, artists such as Dalton Ghetti use them to create wonderful pieces of complex art for the rest of us to admire. Another artist, specializing in miniature artworks, is a Budapest-based artist and sculptor known by the name of Cerkahegyzo. The sculptor, whose tools are nothing more than small carving tools, fine blades, needles, sandpaper and files, uses the wood and lead of a pencil as the base and body of the sculptures.
Big thinkers answer little kids' innocent and profound questions about life, the best biographies, memoirs, and history books of 2013, and more
Hey you! If you missed last week's edition – Anne Lamott on writing and how perfectionism kills creativity, the best illustrations from 150 years of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales, cultivating a suicide-proof culture, and more – you can catch up here. And if you're enjoying this, please consider supporting with a modest donation. Does My Goldfish Know Who I Am? Scientists and Writers Answer Little Kids' Big Questions about Life In 2012, I wrote about a lovely book titled Big Questions from Little People & Simple Answers from Great Minds, in which some of today's greatest scientists, writers, and philosophers answer kids' most urgent questions, deceptively simple yet profound.
World’s Most Beautiful Trees Photography PART 2
Cherry blossom tree path, Germany. Photo by: Shoeven Fairytale tree tunnel, Ireland. Photo by: Jacco
Light Grey Art Lab: CALL FOR ART : Macro & Micro
Nature! Hey! We have a new call for art! Finally!