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Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:34:08 -0800

Knot Now, Knot Here Knot Forever

ancientpeoples: Rag Doll Roman, 1st-5th century ADMade in...

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 10:07:00 -0700

Rag Doll

Roman, 1st-5th century AD
Made in Egypt

This doll is fairly well-proportioned, and has a head and a body. The arms are made from a long roll of linen attached at the back. The doll is made of made of coarse linen and is stuffed with rags and pieces of papyrus. Coloured wool, now faded, was applied to parts of the face and body. The sex of the doll is unclear, although the presence of a small blue glass bead attached to the proper left side of the head suggests a hair ornament and therefore that it is probably intended to be female. As well as dolls, children had a wide range of toys and playthings, such as toy animals, soldiers, doll’s houses with miniature furniture, spinning tops, hoops and marbles.

In the ancient world dolls were usually made of rags, wood, bone or fired clay, and ranged from simple home-made playthings such as this example to miniature works of art, with finely worked features and jointed bodies. There is no reason why dolls should not have been as popular in the Roman period as they are now, but relatively few have survived because of the perishable nature of their materials. This doll survived as a result of the very dry conditions in parts of Egypt, which helped to preserve organic artefacts of all types, from sandals, furniture and baskets to brushes, boxes and even hairpieces.

(Source: The British Museum)

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Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:18:35 -0800

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Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:02:37 -0800

(via The Debunker: Ken Jennings vs. Color Myths, Part 2 - Woot) How many colors are there in your rainbow

minigrenades (by byebluemonday)

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:37:46 -0800

minigrenades (by byebluemonday)

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Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:34:03 -0800

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Spores 2011 (by 84rms) Detail images of 3 of the spores

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:48:05 -0800

Spores 2011 (by 84rms) Detail images of 3 of the spores

Spores 2011 (by 84rms)

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:45:48 -0800

Spores 2011 (by 84rms)

metalhearts: Devorah Sperber After The Mona Lisa 8 is...

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:41:05 -0800

metalhearts:

Devorah Sperber

After The Mona Lisa 8 is constructed from 1482 larger spools of thread so the image resolution is very low. Yet when seen through a viewing sphere, the thread spools condense into a recognizable image, conveying how little information the brain needs to make sense of visual imagery it has already been exposed to.

At first glance, the thread spool installation appears to be a random arrangement of spools of thread. A clear acrylic sphere placed in front of the work, shrinks and condenses the thread spool “pixels” into a recognizable image while also rotating the imagery 180 degrees like the human eye. This shift in perception functions as a dramatic mechanism to present the idea that there is no one truth or reality, emphasizing subjective reality vs. an absolute truth.

(Treasure) Hunting Jacket (by Diane Savona) amzing stitched...

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:13:06 -0700

(Treasure) Hunting Jacket (by Diane Savona) amzing stitched jacket, I wan this

artpropelled: nice basket Beach Basket by Sally Prangley

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:16:05 -0700

artpropelled: nice basket

Beach Basket by Sally Prangley

posthorn: Knot Theory The First Seven Orders of Knottiness by...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:50:42 -0700

posthorn: Knot Theory

The First Seven Orders of Knottiness by P.G. Tait

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Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:15:05 -0700

(via Mysterious paper sculptures - Central Station Blog post) Amazing story of these sculptures made from books appearing in libraries and other public forums. Beautiful work but no one knows who is making these beautiful sculptures.

artpropelled: Basket by Mavis Ngallametta Made from found...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:15:05 -0700

artpropelled:

Basket by Mavis Ngallametta

Made from found fishing nets, raffia and marine rope

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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:25:05 -0700

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Love her bugs/bee and she does clothing and sculptures. Nice work

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Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:16:05 -0700

(via living treasure leon niehues | Daily Art Muse) Wonderful article about Leon and his beautiful baskets

(via American Craft Magazine | Viviana Santamarina’s...

Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:06:03 -0700

(via American Craft Magazine | Viviana Santamarina’s Crocheted Paper Sculptures)