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Aerial, Niaz Uddin

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There's a new baby donkey on my drive home!!!!!! #babydonkey #babystuff #everywhereyougo #ilovesummertime (at County Sligo)

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Bigmouth strikes again, Vlad Stankovic

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Darkness on the Edge of Town, Andreas Levers

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Al Parker

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Wicker Landscapes

The population of Canamares in the Spanish province of Cuenca lingers at just below 600, but for five months each year, it transforms into a dreamscape of red and orange. Wicker, or mimbre in Spanish, grows in bamboo-like stalks from November until May.

featureshoot found these exquisite photographs of wicker cultivation in Canamares in Offset’s rich collection of photography, and yearned to know more about the history of the forgotten basket makers. The dearth of information we were able to uncover speaks to the diminishing role of natural wicker, which takes more effort to maintain than the popular synthetic versions.

The wicker of Canamares harkens back to a time when artistry took precedence over convenience. Wicker is an ancient material, dating back to ancient Egypt. It was so precious, in fact, that the pharaoh Tutankhamun was buried with wicker furniture.

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Paintings by Trisha Thompson Adams

Trisha Thompson Adams is a young and very talented artist from Oklahoma City, OK.

I enjoy tiny paintings, anatomy, the universe, and folklore. I currently create oil paintings that blend together nature, anatomy, and galaxies inspired by symbols found in mythology.  

I’m inspired by things that are full of life and full of death. A large portion of my works focus on the harmony between humans/animals and nature, intertwining them with earthly elements. Life is cyclic which is why I love exploring anatomy, nature, and the universe in my paintings.

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Tom Kidd’s Incredible Illustrations

Although a scatterbrain as a child, Tom Kidd was a magic copying machine. Once he looked at something he could draw it accurately, but he was quick to notice that machines could do just as good a job as he could. Even though he had offers to do portraits, he set about making things up to draw instead - no camera could do that, and making things up was more fun anyway. Later with role models like Chesley Bonestell and Norman Rockwell to guide him he worked towards his goal of being a fantasy illustrator. This led to a scholarship to Syracuse University, but he dropped out after two years, and eventually moved to New York City. His simple plan: sink or swim. After some gasping and flailing in the muck of the big city he got the hang of it and begin treading water.

Tom Kidd has worked for a number of publishers: Baen Books, Random House, DAW Books, Warner Books, Doubleday, Ballantine Books, Marvel Comics and Tor Books. He has illustrated two books: “The Three Musketeers” (1998 - William Morrow) and “The War of the Worlds” (2001 - Harper Collins), and there are two books of his art: "The Tom Kidd Sketchbook” (1990 - Tundra) and “Kiddography: The Art & Life of Tom Kidd” (2006 – Paper Tiger). A gallery featuring this book just appeared in the April ’06 issue of Realms of Fantasy.

His art has won him a World Fantasy Award (Best Artist 2004) and seven Chesley Awards. Kidd has also done design work for film, theme parks, entertainment products, and all types of conceptual design work for such clients as Walt Disney, Rhythm & Hues and Universal Studios. His work has been displayed in a wide array of venues, including The Delaware Art Museum, The Society of Illustrators and the Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame. His favorite and most time-consuming obsession is a unpublished book called "Gnemo: Airships, Adventure, Exploration.” This is the sort of stuff that makes him happy.

You can visit his Behance page or oficial site to see more of his artworks.

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Sometimes I wonder if my whole life will pass by this way: me waiting in the shadows, waiting for something to happen.

Sarah Ockler (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

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Men climb the mast of a fishing boat to furl the sail in Port Said, Egypt, 1924.

PHOTOGRAPH BY MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS,

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Drive back through the mountains (at Lough Talt)

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A lot of people seem to be down this week/morning, so here’s a picture of a baby Musk Ox to brighten your day.