'"Pas fameux!"("Nothing wonderful!"), he shrugged.

A ninety-two-year-old-grandmother from Japan creates stunning embroidered balls known as “temari,” (meaning “hand ball” in Japanese) which showcase a skill she learned in her sixties. A traditional folk art, which was conceived in Japan in the 7th century, the craft is tedious and highly demanding craft. The unknown woman has constructed 500 unique designs, which are photographed by her granddaughter NanaAkua. Overall these beautiful trinkets are a symbol of happy life and good fortune, which originate from friendship and loyalty. 

Jonathan Yeo ©

or - Bastet pays Horus a visit.

(via explore-blog)

qwik paint.

We love to see the books our patrons have pulled from the shelves. We found this volume on Federico Garcia Lorca in a pile of art books on level 4 West, far from their ‘home’. Those of a certain age or temperament  might know Lorca’s name from the song “Spanish Bombs” by The Clash. Others of a more sophisticated bent might know him as a playwright and a martyr of the Spanish Civil War. Few people, however, are aware that Lorca was also a visual artist, as can be seen in the paintings above. These images, including the photograph of Lorca, are from a catalog from an exhibition of Lorca’s work in Antwerp in the late 1990s.

Part of the Herbert Geddes collection.

Image and text courtesy MFA Boston.

Golden Gai. © Petri Artturi Asikainen

Tom Wood ©

Kazuraki Type Specimen Book

created while artist in residence at the Shangyuan Art Museum outside of Beijing, China

“The Masks We Live In (Be a Man)” 30 x 40 Oil on Canvas