The Rose Garden, 1920 by Paul Klee Oil on cardboard 19 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. (49 x 42.5 cm) About the Art Cubism had a heavy influence on Swiss-born artist…
February Monthly Challenge
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With spring just around the corner, this vibrant woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida is the perfect welcome to the impending change of seasons. I know that it might feel like winter…
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Each week the Art Bead Scene features a Designer of the Week. One of our editors picks her favorite from the Monthly Challenge entries. This week’s winner is Sharyl McMillian-Nelson Here’s what ABS…
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Check out these great art beads I found inspired by the February Monthly Challenge! ‘Sakura Pagoda: Etsy Inspiration for the February 2013 Art Bead Scene Challenge’ by TesoriTrovati Heijinja by Toshi…
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This month’s challenge artwork, Heijinja by Toshi Yoshida, is lovely for its peacefulness and delicate use of line. On a quick glance, you might only see a handful of colors, but…
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Heijinja, 1941 Tōshi Yoshida Woodblock Print (Please note this art is copyrighted and is to be used only as inspiration.) About the Art The woodblocks for this print are generally reported as having…
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Happy Hop Day! The Conference of the Birds elicited some very creative minds this month. We see so many different varieties of birds, so many different variations on the peacock as…
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A beautiful poem by the Sufi poet Hafiz. She Responded The birds’ favorite songs You do not hear, For their most flamboyant music takes place When their wings are stretched Above…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is one of my all-time favorite art museums ever. I would happily live there if they had dormitories (c’mon, living with art?…
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The Conference of the Birds by Habiballah Page from a manuscript of the Mantiq al-Tayr (The Language of the Birds) of Farid al-Din `Attar ca. 1600; Safavid Iran (Isfahan) Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, gold…