Anything but fine.

Artistic map of Pakistan shows embroidery techniques of each region. From traditional Swati embroidery to the balochi taanka stitch, the map is a beautifully visual way to explore Pakistan’s cultural heritage.

Own this BCV Original.

Newsha Tavakolian’s subjects are all professional singers whose lives are limited by Islamic tenet. Some sing only background vocals, another has performed outside of Iran, and two others sing at women’s parties to earn income. It took almost a year to convince them to be photographed, so fearful were there about getting in trouble, Tavakolian explained over email. She chose the sparkly backdrop to make it look as though each woman was performing on an old Iranian television show before the revolution, when such things were possible. Their mouths are open, mid-song. But we cannot hear them.

Image credit: Aram Han Sifuentes, U.S. Citizenship Test Sampler. Photo by Hyounsang Yoo.

Have a nice weekend! 

^ reblogging for this tag from @doctorwho <3

Quite a pair. Sewing machine pedals with guitar fx inside. Left - paired down tremulus lune. Right - Indianola Fuzz.

#inktober day 14 - art tools

All good things eventually end and get washed down the drain.