Craft

Time for a crafty snack: the art of crocheting food – in pictures | Life and style

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Based in Närpes, Finland, Maria Skog began crocheting foods when her daughters were small with the intention of making a cafe for them to play with. “I was diagnosed with a serious illness and found it meditative and calming,” she says. Over the years, the girls grew up, but she kept on crocheting. Colour is … Read more

A celebration of birds in Lego and ink – in pictures | Environment

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Roy Scholten has been interested in birds ever since he can remember. In his 50 Birds series, the Netherlands-based artist and printmaker has created handmade prints of local species including pied flycatchers, skylarks and blue-headed wagtails. Each print is made using Lego letterpress, combining individual building blocks into stamps to recreate the birds’ shapes and … Read more