William Bache's Silhouettes Album via The National Portrait Gallery
[Shared]William Bache (1771–1845) emigrated from England to Philadelphia in May 1793 with no apparent training as an artist. Yet from 1803 to 1812, he pursued a prolific and successful career as an itinerant maker of silhouette portraits, traveling up and down the eastern seaboard, from Maine to Virginia, and further south to Louisiana and Cuba. Working sporadically over that nine-year period, he produced thousands of shaded profiles with the aid of a patented physiognotrace, a mechanical device used to trace the outline of a person’s face. Cheap and quick to make, silhouettes captured the likenesses of a broad cross-section of society, including those who could afford no other form of portrait.
‘Wood You Mind’ Imbues a Charming Cast of Chiseled Characters with Exuberance and Whimsy via Colossal
[Shared]A beaming fast-food duo, rotund stegosaurus, and shy alpaca are among the large cast of playful characters crafted by Parn Aniwat (previously). Working out of his studio in Texas, Aniwat, a.k.a Wood You Mind, carefully chisels each figure from wood, slowly but surely unearthing every character’s distinct features. Each personality is brought to life with vivid washes of acrylic paint, detailing endearing faces, sprightly attire, and a whimsical aura.
Vintage Botanical Prints – 55 in a series – Rhododendrum hirsutum = Rosage velu. (1801) from Traité des arbres et arbustes que l’on cultive en France en pleine terre
Summer Wallpapers for Your Tech via Centsational Style
[Shared]Summer is around the corner! To brighten your tech I made five more seasonal screensavers. Find them below, sized to fit the ratios of a desktop, laptop, tablet, and your phone too. Links to all four sizes for each pattern. Enjoy!
Vintage Botanical Prints - 52 in a series - Tropæolaceæ: The Indian Cress, Or Nasturtium Tribe (1868) via Illustrations Of The Natural Orders Of Plants
Architectural Drawings Capture the Special Details of Cities via My Modern Met
[Shared]When walking through a town, there are many details that go unnoticed. Artist Stéphane Le Lagadec, however, seeks out these overlooked niches and immortalizes them in exquisite architectural drawings. Using a series of fine liner pens, he captures quiet street corners, picturesque doorways, and hidden dwellings with masterful finesse.
