Letter Locks
Atlas Obscura looks into the world of letter locks, twists, folds and tears that kept letters secure before envelopes. It’s pretty cool. You should click through and see for yourself. (Thanks, Polly!)
Cats!
Look at all the cats you can in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection!
The Art of Process: Rebecca Sugar
On The Art of Process podcast, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo talk with Rebecca Sugar about her artistic process. “The multi-talented Rebecca Sugar is the creator and showrunner of the wildly imaginative Steven Universe on Cartoon Network. Ted, Aimee, and Rebecca discuss how the show is able to […]
Hey Draw This!
Do you like to draw? Do you know kids or other people who like to draw? The Gutter’s own alex has set up an Instagram account, Hey Draw This!, to share daily, random drawing prompts Draw a thing and share your drawing on Instagram with the hashtag #HeyDrawThis! […]
“Artist Embroiders the Organic Textures of Moss, Lichen, Coral Reefs, and Mold”
“Canadian artist Hannah Kwasnycia hand stitches abstract embroidery hoops inspired by nature. In particular, she is interested in capturing the organic shapes of moss, lichen, coral reefs, and mold—using a variety of stitches, colors, and beads to do so.” See some here!
“Artists Create Elaborate Baroque-Inspired Wigs Made Entirely of Paper”
Artists Asya Kozina and Dmitriy Kozin create amazing Baroque and Rococo wigs out of paper. And some feature contemporary elements like airplanes and the Empire State Building.
The Cultural Gutter 