With Remarkable Precision, Lito Cuts Playful Compositions from Single Leaves

With Remarkable Precision, Lito Cuts Playful Compositions from Single Leaves:

From delicate, single leaves, Lito conjures meticulously detailed and playful compositions. The Japanese artist began applying paper-cutting techniques to leaves in 2020 as a way to navigate his ADHD and concentrate on something constructive and uplifting. His work quickly went viral on social media, and he has been creating tiny, often humorous narratives that focus on animals and cartoonish characters ever since.

If you’re in Fukushima, you can stop by a entire museum dedicated to Lito’s unique pieces. Explore more work on his website and Instagram.

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On a summer day in 1889

On this day back in 1889 Van Gogh painted "Olive Trees".   A grasshopper landed in the wet paint and was embodied into the painting.  This was later discovered in 2017.  Just imagine him standing out in the field, frantically painting the nature around him.  In doing so, nature just had to jump into the painting itself.  

On a summer day in 1889

 

Never ceases to amaze me.

 

May 19 in Tudor England

 May 19 is really a pretty signicant and crazy day in Tudor History. 

-  1499 – Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.  

- 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest. 

- 1568 – Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots. 

Amazing Midair Dog Leaps Captured by Claudio Piccoli

Amazing Midair Dog Leaps Captured by Claudio Piccoli:

Aren’t dogs amazing? There’s always something more we can learn from them, be inspired by, or just laugh about.

In terms of their agility, some dogs can go to superhero lengths to catch balls and frisbees, and make it look effortless.

Photographer Claudio Piccoli has mastered this as an art, and has incredible images of dogs captures mid-leap.

Below are just a few of our favorites, showcasing the determination, athleticism, and sheer willpower of these furry companions.

See more of Piccoli’s work on his website.

Images © Copyright Claudio Piccoli.

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May 13, 1862 Robert Smalls sails to freedom

Make a movie about Robert Smalls already!  An amazing story! 

Robert Smalls sails to Freedom!

Just before dawn on May 13, 1862, Robert Smalls and a crew composed of fellow slaves, in the absence of the white captain and his two mates, slipped a cotton steamer off the dock, picked up family members at a rendezvous point, then slowly navigated their way through the harbor. Smalls, doubling as the captain, even donning the captain’s wide-brimmed straw hat to help to hide his face, responded with the proper coded signals at two Confederate checkpoints, including at Fort Sumter itself, and other defense positions. Cleared, Smalls sailed into the open seas. Once outside of Confederate waters, he had his crew raise a white flag and surrendered his ship to the blockading Union fleet.

In fewer than four hours, Robert Smalls had done something unimaginable: In the midst of the Civil War, this black male slave had commandeered a heavily armed Confederate ship and delivered its 17 black passengers (nine men, five women and three children) from slavery to freedom.

Tides

 "There are two giant waves travelling endlessly around the earth, and twice a day we see their full volume. We barely sense the scale of what is really happening, because we only ever witness it locally. We rarely stop to think that they join us to the entire planet, and to the space beyond it." Katherine May

Entire Scenes Within a Single Paint Stroke

Entire Scenes Within a Single Paint Stroke:

Instead of entire paintings, how about exploring a singular stroke of paint? Iranian artist Golsa Golchini has a fascinating take on an age-old medium.

Placing miniature figures into 3D paint strokes, we see snorkelers, divers, and skiers in a whole different way.

A great use of shadow add a surprising amount of depth to the figures.

It’s a clever and artistically effective technique.  Via Colossal:

Images © Golsa Cholchini.

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