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A Peek into Color Gothic Aesthetics
I was browsing a ren faire board the other day for research. Someone there was asking for inspiration and advice, saying they usually dress “quite gothic”, which I somehow misread as “white gothic”....
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Living Vicariously Through Social Media: Red Lights in the Vatican
In his work, video director, photographer, and art director Aishy plays with color and light. One of his most striking projects is the Red Lights: Vatican series. Interior views from St. Peter’s...
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Visual Inspiration: Living Root Bridges
Living root bridges are an ingenious type of suspension bridge shaped from plant roots. They are common in the southern part of the Indian state of Meghalaya (in the northeast of the country), home...
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Visual Inspiration: Late Babylonian Clay Map
Recently I ran into this Late Babylonian map of the world on a clay tablet from the British Museum: The Map of the World, Late Babylonian (found Abu Habba (Sippar), currently British Museum; c. 6th c....
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Visual Inspiration: Indian Black Narrowmouth Frog
The Indian black narrowmouth frog (Melanobatrachus indicus) is a vulnerable species endemic to wet evergreen forests in southern India. Not much is known about them outside of academia and/or research...
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Living Vicariously Through Social Media: Ringneck Snakes
I’m not a great friend of cold-blooded critters in general. The ringneck snake (Diadophis punctatus), however, does fall close enough to my sense of cute to bring up. Especially the juveniles—soooo...
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Visual Inspiration: Greater Blue-Eared Starling
The greater blue-eared glossy-starling (Lamprotornis chalybaeus) is a common bird in parts of Africa. It’s as handsome as handsome gets—absolutely gorgeous! This stunning starling breeds in a band of...
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Greenhouses Fill the Almería Peninsula in Southern Spain
Aerial photographer Tom Hegen documents the extensive impact of human presence on earth and the traces we leave behind. His Greenhouse Series II deals with the Almería peninsula in southern Spain,...
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Visual Inspiration: Whiskered Treeswifts
Whiskered treeswifts (Hemiprocne comata) live in various subtropical or tropical forests in Southeast Asia. They remind me of swallows, but are more colorful. Especially the combination of grey plus...
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Visual Inspiration: Steller’s Sea Eagle
Here’s a bird of prey with a different look. The Steller’s sea eagle has white bands at the front of its wings, on its legs, and on its tail. It also has a short, thick yellow-orange beak. Steller’s...
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Visual Inspiration: Frog Lives up to Its Name
The mossy frog or Vietnamese mossy frog (Theloderma corticale) comes from Southeast Asia. (Apparently it’s known by many other names, too, like Tonkin bug-eyed frog, but that just sounds offputting,...
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Living Vicariously Through Social Media: Tree-lined Road Abloom
I’ve been reading more fantasy lately than is typical for me. One of the novels paid more attention to everyday colors than Anglo-American fantasy writing tends to do, which turned my brain onto...
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Living Vicariously Through Social Media: Herons in Amsterdam
Would you ever have thought large birds could live in cities? I would’ve found it a stretch on the basis of my experience, but apparently in Amsterdam in the Netherlands there is a large urban...
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Visual Inspiration: Cayuga Duck
The cayuga duck is a breed known for its black to metallic green plumage, and—just like the black squirrels in NYC—to me they look absolutely marvellous! There seems to be disagreement over the breed’s...
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Visual Inspiration: Dark Nights in the North
During my years in the U.S., I’ve been asked more than one variation of the question “Is it always cold?” in Finland. (The short answer, of course, is No; the long answer is It depends on your...
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Visual Inspiration: Organic Shapes in a Garden Cottage
This ensuite cottage in Pali Hill, Mumbai, sits within a garden and literally brings the nature to your side. There are doors and windows, but both are oval or roundish, and even the former are...
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Visual Inspiration: Aztec-Engineered Floating Garden Islands
Did you know that Aztecs created floating garden islands on swamps to feed 200,000+ people? I didn’t before now. An article by Lynette Townsend for the Museum of New Zealand descibes the structure of...
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Black Mermaids Aren’t Far-Fetched
A little while ago there was an Internet brou-ha-ha over Disney’s decision to cast singer Halle Bailey as Ariel in their upcoming live action version of The Little Mermaid. The harrumph is due to...
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Historical Miniaturization: An Astronomical Ring that Opens into a Sphere
The Swedish History Museum shared this nifty gadget on their Facebook page: We all know looks can be deceiving, right? That’s definitely the case with this item. It’s a German 16th-century ring that...
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Visual Inspiration: Small Aqua-Blue-Brown Lizards
Now that summer is properly on the way here in the northern hemisphere, it’s time for summer critters. This aqua-blue-brown lizard, Anolis grahami, would make a lovely detail in speculative—or, indeed,...
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