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1.\u00a0Recently installed at the Shatin Park in Hong Kong is Kaleidome<\/a><\/em>, a structure for children to play on. But the real beauty lies in its design. The brightly colored, stainless-steel dome is angled in a way that alters your perception of the\u00a0surrounding city; just like viewing the world through a kaleidoscope.
\n2. Chris Wood<\/a> labels himself as a ‘glass and light artist’. Using dichroic glass (two color optical coating that selectively reflects certain wavelengths of light)\u00a0Chris creates these glowing wall pieces that reflect light in the most intriguing way.
\n3. The candy colored palette of Barbara Dziadosz<\/a>‘s illustrations are deliciously eye catching. Barbara is a Polish freelance\u00a0artist specializing in character design through illustration and printmaking.
\n4. Enjoy these dreamy paintings from artist Jenny Prinn<\/a>.
\n5. The scope\u00a0of Henry Darger’s work is wildly impressive and incredibly strange. A new exhibition of his work is on view at\u00a0the Mus\u00e9e d’Art Moderne in Paris. You can read more about Darger here<\/a> or treat yourself to the documentary In the Realms of the Unreal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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6. The Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) recently completed a repair job on an original binding of William Morris’ The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer<\/em> published in 1896.\u00a0You can read about their treatment here<\/a> and why it was so important to preserve this historical binding.
\n7. Tom\u00e1s Saraceno<\/a> has constructed a massive hot air balloon in response to our environmental impact. Tom\u00e1s interprets the\u00a0hot air balloon as a symbol of escapism from earthly troubles; Becoming Aerosolar<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is a body of work that speaks about the magnitude of human consumption and waste.
\n8. Emergent Behavior<\/a><\/em> is a whimsical\u00a0photographic series from Thomas Jackson<\/a>.\u00a0Ordinary objects erupt in chaotic storms amongst beautiful landscapes. Thomas experiments with tutus, cups, streamers, marshmallows and more.
\n9. I love the illustrations from artist Jen Collins<\/a>, but her ceramic works just delight me. You can see all of her available pieces here at Bolden Ceramics<\/a>.
\n10. Check out this comprehensive article<\/a> regarding the history of vellum and parchment, which highlights historical\u00a0production and uses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1.\u00a0Recently installed at the Shatin Park in Hong Kong is Kaleidome, a structure for children to play on. But the real beauty lies in its design. The brightly colored, stainless-steel dome is angled in a way that alters your perception of the\u00a0surrounding city; just like viewing the world through a kaleidoscope. 2. 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