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Gaia Sleeps Amid Sarah Eberle’s Award-Winning Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Source Colossal Nestled amid plants native to the U.K., a giant figure of Gaia, or Mother Nature, sleeps in a verdant garden. With willow-branch locks shaped by artist Tom Hare and a crown of leaves, the figure’s face and shoulders are made from a fallen mature tree carved by Tim Wood. A winding pathway leads…
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From Two Tons of Celadon, Jean Shin Sculpts a Metaphor for the Korean Diaspora
Source Colossal Incorporating nearly two tons of porcelain fragments, a monumental pair of vessels spills out into a pool of lustrous green. Shards of broken cups and saucers, pots, and other voluptuous forms blanket the gallery of the Green-House at Green-Wood for a new installation by Jean Shin. Celadon Landscape is one of the latest…
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Tugboat Printshop Marks 20 Years of Making Meticulously Crafted Woodblock Prints
Source Colossal When Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop sets out to make a woodblock print, it’s rare that she only uses a single block. Instead, sometimes up to five distinctly carved pieces are incorporated, each containing different details that, when combined, create a total image. To make the prints, which are usually limited to editions…
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Featured Artist Nella Lush
Source Artsy Shark Artist Nella Lush creates richly layered work that feels both ancient and deeply personal. Discover more of her work by visiting her website. Art has always been my refuge. It is my sacred place, something that has never failed me. As a child, I made things from whatever I could…
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Zendaya Taps into the Creative Process in a Quirky Ad Directed by Spike Jonze
Source Colossal In a distraction-free “dream lab,” Zendaya has carte blanche to create a new wardrobe in a short, stop-motion film written and directed by Spike Jonze. The advertisement, which announces a clothing line the actor co-created with apparel brand On, merges dance and playful optics as she maneuvers through some otherworldly trial and error.…
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Andriy Shurpin Turns Still Life Into A Quiet Study Of Texture, Balance, And Emotional Tension
Source Design You Trust Andriy Shurpin is a Kyiv-based still life photographer whose work feels quiet, tactile, and carefully composed. He often collaborates with Valeria Sagura, and his images move between commercial still life and more conceptual, slightly raw visual experiments. What stands out most is his interest in objects as characters: flowers, cosmetics, perfume,…
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Ross Murray Reimagines Place With Vintage Color, Modern Clarity, And A Touch Of Surreal Calm
Source Design You Trust Ross Murray is a New Zealand illustrator and comics creator whose work moves between natural landscapes, city scenes, storyboards, picture books, and editorial imagery. His visual world is built from clean lines, restrained color palettes, and a strong sense of composition, often giving familiar places a slightly surreal or nostalgic charge.…
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Leo Senas Builds A Digital Cosmos Where Astronauts, Silence, And Futuristic Objects Share The Same Dream Space
Source Design You Trust Leo Senas is a 3D artist and designer from Curitiba, Brazil whose work leans into space imagery, low-poly forms, digital experiments, and cinematic sci-fi atmospheres. His pieces often feel like small transmissions from another world: polished, playful, and slightly surreal. What stands out most is his fascination with astronauts, cosmic rupture,…
