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Narsiso Martinez, Always Fresh, 2018. Ink, charcoal, gouache, gold leaf, collage on reclaimed produce boxes. 92 1/2 x 278 inches (234.95 x 706.12 cm). Narsiso Martinez, Always Fresh, 2018. Ink, charcoal, gouache, gold leaf, collage on reclaimed produce boxes. 92 1/2 x 278 inches (234.95 x 706.12 cm). Photo © 2019 Michael Underwood. Photo 2019 Michael Underwood. Immigrant farmworkers make up an estimated73% of agriculture workersin the United States, and their labor is essential....

While this is not Mittermeier’s first book, it is a departure for her. Now that the design is complete, Mittermeier is turning tocrowdfundingto launch the project. The most significant reason behind choosing crowdfunding is my belief that hope is not an individual pursuit. Hopeincludes over 130 of Mittermeier’s striking images and text by the photographer herself. Available as a bilingual French and English edition, supporters have until early May to order during thecrowdfunding campaign....

The finished product is a dazzling portrait of sea life, with lush, glossy colors and mesmerizing designs. Each piece is precisely laser-cut onto custom maple plywood for a unique puzzle experience like no other.

Photo: JanPietruszka/Depositphotos Who can resist a baby animal in distress? Certainly not a well-intentioned English woman, who discovered an abandoned baby hedgehog on a sidewalk one evening. Once she got to the hospital, a startling discovery was madethe hedgehog wasn’t a hedgehog at all. Photo: JanPietruszka/Depositphotos Instead, it was a stray pom pom that would normally be found sitting atop a woolen beanie. Luckily, any laughs to be had would be in good fun, and she’d surely join in....

Keary Hines, Prairie View, Texas. (Photo: Ivan McClellan)This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Keary Hines, Prairie View, Texas. (Photo: © Ivan McClellan)This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. c’mon readour disclosurefor more info. Having grown up in an urban setting, McClellan was unfamiliar with the culture....

Photo:SothebysThis post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. c’mon readour disclosurefor more info. Photo:SothebysThis post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info. Iconic artistSalvador Daliis undoubtedly a Surrealist superstar. Purchased in 2012 for $28,125, this fanciful cutlery set is a thought-provoking collection inspired by nature....

In the past, disruptions to the polar vortex have caused widespread weather impacts across the globe. Other natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, will also become more frequent and more dangerous. In early March, a large polar vortex located above the Arctic changed its trajectory. Photo:NOAA Climate.gov Image credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Photo:NOAA Climate.gov Photo:NOAA Climate.gov

Una publicacion compartida por Ioann Zelenin (@zeleninart) Conveying movement in a drawing can always be tricky. While it has become a reliable tool for Zelenin, the stick’s origins are not that glamorous. I just use a frame stick that I tore from my bed, he explained in anInstagram comment. There is rubber there to hold everything in place, this rubber lubricates the coal. With this, his car drawings have been elevated to dynamic speed art....

Fighting, Not Sinking Eddie Jim, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald. The awarded photographs were selected from 61,062 entries by 3,851 photographers from 130 countries. They were judged first by six regional juries, and then a global jury chose the winners. “Fighting, Not Sinking” © Eddie Jim, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald. Southeast Asia and Oceania, Singles.“The 500-strong community on Kioa Island has grown from a settlement of people who sought refuge in the 1940s from rising sea levels on Tuvalu, an island to the north....

They also offer hot dinners on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The restaurant got its name from the long tables located at the center of their establishment. As theirwebsitestates, At The Long Table, community and great food sit side by side. Sadly, the restaurant is currently facing anevictionafter the mill that they repurposed was sold to a new landlord. For more information on The Long Table, check out theirwebsite. you’re free to also follow along their journey and feasts onInstagramandFacebook....

Coedel first visited Tibet while on assignment to photograph nomadic women working with yak wool. I find great joy in photographing cultures that are often underrepresented, he tells My Modern Met. Through travel and immersion in diverse communities, my understanding of the world continues to evolve. Most of Coedel’s photographs were taken in Ritoma, a tight-knit community of majority-led craftswomen. Coedel’s photographs also highlight the strong bond between Tibetan people and nature....

Textile artist Rianne Aarts of art studioTeddy and Woolspecializes in crafting woven wall hangings. Ever since I was young I always felt the need to create things of beauty, the artist admits. That need slowly turned into passion and that passion is what drives me to create art. Since then, the business has grown significantly. Most notably, one of her wall hangings wasfeaturedin the blockbuster filmSonic 2. Her next collection is titledREFRAMEDand will feature a total of nine fiber wall hangings....

Una publicacion compartida por Peggyandmolly (@peggyandmolly) There is something uniquely heartwarming about interspecies friendships. Sadly, after a four-year friendship, Molly was taken away. Hoping to bring her home, her human family has launched an online campaign. And so, at the height of the pandemic, a friendship blossomed between the two. Moved by their sweet bond, Wells and Mortensen documented Peggy and Molly’s interactions onInstagram. DESI has stated that there’s no option to release the bird to the wild....