Take a closer look at the Mouse and Cat drawing by Margaret Shepherd, and you’ll see that the cat and mouse literally spell their names! See more examples of Margaret’s excellent calligraphy art over at the Neatorama Spotlight: Link …

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Cat and Mouse Calligraphy Art by Margaret Shepherd

Decoration is a major unifying factor in Islamic architecture and design. For 13 centuries, writes Dalu Jones in a very interesting and informative essay entitled “Surface, Pattern and Light” (in Architecture of the Islamic World, …

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YouTube link. In the storage facilities of the Walker Art Center the process is facilitated by labeling the art as such: “Do Not …

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How To Distinguish "Art" from "Trash" – Neatorama

Posted by Queuebot in Arts & Crafts on January 26, 2010 at 12:34 pm. An unfinished work is a creative work that has not been finished. Its creator might have chosen never to finish it, or might have been prevented by circumstances …

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Posted by Johnny Cat in Arts & Crafts, Pictures on January 14, 2010 at 1:51 pm. Anastassia Elias is an artist who uses the rolls leftover from toilet paper as a showcase for miniature tableaus. At left, children building a snowman, …

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Toilet Paper Tube Art – Neatorama

COMMENT. 2 comments to “The Mysterious History of Gumbo”. zook · January 1st, 2010 at 8:06 pm. For my family, gumbo has …

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The History of the Chocolate Chip Cookie. Posted by Miss Cellania in Food & Drinks on December 22, 2009 at 12:04 pm. The cookies we all know and love started out as a mistake! In 1930, a dietitian who owned a tourist lodge was cooking …

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Can vandalism be art? Can breaking a window be considered as art? That is the thesis of Kevin Harman, who filmed himself smashing an art gallery’s window (he notified the gallery beforehand, but refused to reveal the date and time he’d …

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4 comments to “The “Click-Out” Art of Michael Johansson”. Skipweasel December 16th, 2009 at 10:23 am. That’s superb – though the pedant in me would …

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The Brief and Strangely Interesting History Of Christmas Lights. Posted by Miss Cellania in Christmas on December 13, 2009 at 10:45 pm. First, there was the Yule Log to light long winter nights. Then candles illuminated Christmas tree. …

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