“The City of Our Lady Queen of the Angels on the river Porciúncula”, Tony Duquette
For the bicentennial of the city of Los Angeles, “The City of Our Lady Queen of the Angels on the river Porciúncula”, Tony Duquette, a native son, created a gift…
Unboxing Mysterious Eye Miniatures | Secret Tokens of Forbidden Love 👁️
From clandestine romance and the Prince of Wales to pearls, tears, precious stones and the incredible skill of miniature painters, discover the history behind these beautiful, uncanny objects — and…
An automatic copying device in 1890
the Automatic Cycostyle Gestetner, from 1890s.
New Mexico State Fair ribbon quilt now on display in Smithsonian
Ribbons are a big deal. Carol Johnson has won hundreds and hundreds of them over the past 43 years. “My father was an alcoholic and I heard all the time,…
The OLDEST SURVIVING Animated Feature Film | The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926)
Long before Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, director Lotte Reiniger created a breathtaking silhouette-animated fantasy inspired by One Thousand and One Nights. In this video, we explore the…
Mosaic Tile House Venice
via Greg Ruben
THE ART & ILLUSTRATION OF EILEEN MAYO
Dame Eileen Rosemary Mayo DBE (11 September 1906 – 4 January 1994) was a British artist and designer who worked in England, Australia and New Zealand in almost every available…
How to Make Hand-Drawn Animation | Straight-Ahead and Keyframing
Learn how to make hand-drawn animation from start to finish. In this tutorial, animator Kohana Wilson (they/them) walks through the tools, techniques, and principles behind classic paper animation, from your…
Inside Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hidden Masterpiece in Detroit: Dorothy G. Turkel House Tour
Tucked away in the heart of Detroit, the Dorothy G. Turkel House is a stunning example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Automatic design, built in 1955. Today, it’s owned by…
The Art of Hand-Made Restaurant Signs
Meet the artists behind Noble Signs, a Brooklyn-based design studio that specializes in custom hand-painted and neon signs for restaurants all over New York, from mom-and-pop shops to some of…