Internationally acclaimed knitting sculptor Claire Garland inspires many who can hold a needle with her work. In her youth she studied general design: photography, graphics, illustration and textiles at art college, although she is self-taught in knitting and has been knitting for over 20 years since! Claire Garland is the author of numerous knitting books, some of which ...

At the beginning of the XIX century in the French glove theatre there appeared a hero who not only shared the fame of Polichinel, but perhaps even surpassed it. The name of this hero - Guignol. His creator was a Lyon weaver Laurent Murguet. Murguet was born in 1769, as a teenager he started working at one of the famous Lyon silk-spinning factories. During the Great French Revolution, all the factories closed, ...

Sculptor Ron Mueck works in a style of hyper-realism that aims to depict the world not just authentically, but super similar and super real. Ron Mueck grew up in Melbourne and began his career in puppet theatre and special effects. He first worked as a creative director for Australian children's television before moving to America to work in film and advertising there. ... .

John Galliano's autumn-winter 2007-2008 couture collection "Artists' Ball" was dedicated to the history of world art. Galliano was inspired by the works of many artists, among them was the painting of Gustav Klimt. The creative artist of the French fashion house Christian Dior John Galliano, inspired by the painting of Gustav Klimt, created models in which the motifs related to the paintings of the artist - modernist can be seen. ... ...

Whendi's Bears is the author of plush animals in a vintage and quirky style. All her designs are original and created using her own patterns. In her designs, Whendi's Bears achieves the appearance of an old antique toy found in a forgotten trunk in the attic after years of neglect. Each toy is handmade. German mohair, wood wool and pellets are used to create ...

A snuffbox is a small box for snuff. Its history began in the 16th century, when the French ambassador Jean Nico sent to Queen Catherine de Medici of France, who suffered from migraine, snuff which was popular in Portugal. It was believed that snuff, if snorted, cured migraine. Under Catherine's son Francis II, snuff became a fashion, and under Louis XIV it became part of the court's ...

Here is a master show on sculpting the foot by Julianne Lepine. Modelling the foot is no less important in figurative sculpture than modelling the hand or head. You begin to realise this when you conceive an image inspired by an epic or myth. Barefoot goddess in fine clothes can be as beautiful as terrible, if her naked foot is moulded with faults, ....

Dustin Roche, a talented artist and author of dolls, whose work has won acclaim and love all over the world, has passed away. He created original images that were unique, the author was unlike anyone else. In the dolls of Dustin Roche you see a reflection of his life stories, the rich inner world of the master. The artist found his inspiration in his love for antique ...

One of the fashion phenomena of the 1980s was the crinoline. It was a special device that supported puffy skirts and allowed the children to sit, stand or hide from the rain in any situation. A joke?! Maybe not. The faux-cell crinoline appeared in June 1856 as a welcome and more practical alternative to the horsehair (whalebone) crinoline. It ...

A film by Polish director Grzegorz Jonkajtys. In 2007, it was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, won the Ars Electronica 2007 Award for Excellence and won Best Film at the SIGGRAPH 2007 Festival of Computer Animation. An unknown virus has decimated almost the entire human population. Ignoring the true nature of the disease, the only survivors escape to the sea. ...