A New Immersive Installation in Paris Lets You Step inside Klimt’s Masterpieces

A New Immersive Installation in Paris Lets You Step inside Klimt’s Masterpieces

Blink and you’ll miss them, but over the course of its 29 seasons, The Simpsons has incorporated a plethora of sly art-historical references into its plots. Some of the best feature in an episode titled “Mom and Pop Art,” in the course of which Jasper Johns makes a stellar 

Summer Flowers

Summer Flowers

Summer Flowers by Jane Wormell

Houston International Quilt Festival

Houston International Quilt Festival

Houston International Quilt Festival

Disappearing spiral

Disappearing spiral

From: Gordon Kreps “I am new to quilting. This was the third quilt I made. Disappearing spiral Only been quilting for six months”

Traditional Russian Embroidery

Traditional Russian Embroidery

A conversation about Russian embroidery with Marianna Medvedeva, a teacher of ancient crafts and the creator of the Museum of Russian Embroidery. Directed by Julia Chupina. Traditions with Marianne Medvedeva, a teacher of old style needlework. She is also in charge of the Embroidery and 

The heart of the forest in Maui, Hawaii

The heart of the forest in Maui, Hawaii

The heart of the forest in Maui, Hawaii. Photo: Micah Roemmling

Sorbian  Easter Egg Tradition

Sorbian Easter Egg Tradition

With a deftness of hand cultivated over generations and a technique centuries old, a Slavic minority are putting the final touches to their Easter preparations. Easter is a particularly important time of year for Sorbs, from eastern Germany, and the period includes the tradition of 

The Bowerbird

The Bowerbird

Bowerbirds create magical and beautiful nesting sites to court their mates. They are bird artists that match color combinations with all kinds of plants, bottle caps, berries or iridescent beetles.  There are over 20 different types of Bowerbirds. Bowerbird bower –  Ingo Arndt/National Geographic