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Neighboring Communities Playfully Connect Atop Neon Pink Teetertotters Slotted Through the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall

Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello worked with Taller Herrería in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico to construct neon pink teetertotters that slot through the U.S.-Mexico border wall’s narrow gaps, allowing citizens on both sides to playfully engage with their cross-border counterparts. 
 

Wild Creatures Emerge From Thrown Sand in Photographs by Claire Droppert

Netherlands-based photographer Claire Droppert has created a new series of images that depict the silhouettes of animals appearing in clumps of thrown beach sand.
 

Surprised Dandelions and Frustrated Erasers Come to Life in Delightful Illustrations by Sean Charmatz

Sean Charmatz anthropomorphizes everyday objects with universal emotions of surprise, frustration, and togetherness. By adding simple black lines to fruits, plants, and office supplies, Charmatz turns these otherwise unremarkable items into relatable characters. 
 

Two Collaborative Murals by Pat Perry and Local Schoolchildren Connect Communities in Iraq and Maine

Partnering with aptART and the Good Works Foundation, Detroit-based artist Pat Perry's most recent project took him to Maine and Iraqi Kurdistan, where he collaboratively designed and painted a pair of murals with local schoolchildren.
 

Ghostly Figures Occupy Sculptures of Architectural Ruin by Diana Al-Hadid

Diana Al-Hadid creates large-scale sculptures and installations that merge bodily forms with collapsing altars, columns, and other architectural forms. 
 

Birds Hunt, Hide, and Blow Impressive Smoke Rings in a Selection of Images from the 2019 Audubon Photography Awards

The Audubon Photography Awards are celebrating their tenth year with an array of bird images that capture moments often missed by the human eye.
 

Deep Ocean Waters Amplify Emotions in Sonia Alins�™ Evocative Mixed Media Illustrations

Illustrator Sonia Alins creates evocative aquatic scenes using a combination of two and three dimensional elements. Smooth, translucent vellum creates the visual effect of water, and Alins sometimes inserts tufts of colored thread or small sheets of tulle to invoke the ocean floor’s textural topography. 
 

From The Colossal Shop: Going, Going, Gone...

It's time to say goodbye to a bundle of our favorites in The Colossal Shop. Check out the sale section for reduced prices on games, books, creative supplies + more. Because once they're gone, they're gone for good.