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An injured kestrel learned to paint and now leads an art class - The Washington Post // #BirdContent https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/10/31/injured-kestrel-art-class-vermont/
A falcon lost his ability to fly. Now the bird is an artist in Vermont.

“He’s a little bird who think he’s a human,” said Mal Muratori, who works at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.

The Washington Post
Everyone thinks, haha, these squirrels don't even remember where they hid 90% of the nuts they store for the winter they are so dumb, but nobody ever asks if the squirrels might be out there thinking, my ancestors planted this forest that provides for us all, and my children's children will know the same of me.
@if_not_now_then_when and I have been building a new #RaspberryHouse using #Recycled trampoline frames as structure, a bed frame as a door and and some tin roofing flashings from #Wanaka #Wastebusters as surround - very satisfying and soon to be delectable

A forgotten vault where Michelangelo went into hiding and sketched for two months is opening to the public for the first time.

https://colossal.art/michelangelo

#art #history #arthistory #drawing

A Forgotten Vault Where Michelangelo Hid and Sketched For Months Opens for the First Time — Colossal

Tucked into the Medici Chapels in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, the claustrophobic room became a canvas for the artist.

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These tiny ghost families bring a spirited vibe to their miniature coffin homes. 👻

https://colossal.art/blacklillybee

#craft #miniatures #ghosts #halloween

Families of Tiny Ghosts Haunt Miniature Coffin Houses and Graveyard Gardens — Colossal

Tiny ghosts roam through Victorian-style dollhouses with gravestone gardens, cushy furniture, and gilded frames holding family photos.

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Day 27 #inktober
What do you become when you welcome your inner #beast to come and play? #max #wherethewildthingsare #ink #gold #inktober2023

Boo! 👻 Karen Jerzyk plays with the white-sheet aesthetic to create these eerie images of ghosts haunting abandoned buildings.

https://colossal.art/karen-jerzyk

#photography #ghost #halloween

Ghosts Linger Around Abandoned Homes in Haunting Photographs by Karen Jerzyk — Colossal

When Karen Jerzyk (previously) decided to photograph people donning ghost costumes, she was well aware of the outfit’s reputation in mainstream culture. “I know the sheet-ghost image has been used a million times before, in countless applications,” she tells Colossal, “but it was October and the timing was perfect and I always loved the simplicity and character of sheet-ghosts.” At the time, the Boston-based artist was making a quick stop between trips to Florida and California at Yellow Dog Village, an abandoned neighborhood in Pennsylvania. More

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Day 29 #inktober - #massive
Inspired by the #overstory and a love for trees... "When I grow up I am going to be just like you"
#inktober2023 #sequoia #tree

Rendered in vivid shades of blue, pink, and orange, Yellena James’s unearthly organisms populate environments brimming with life.

https://colossal.art/yellena-james

#art #painting #nature

Otherworldly Lifeforms Weightlessly Float Through Yellena James' Vibrant Ecosystems — Colossal

James' new solo show alludes to both the lightness of the organisms and to the artist's ability to reach a flow state.

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