Tons Of Artists Use Pencils To Create, But This Woman’s Approach Is Way Different

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); “I looked into a carpenter’s pencil and saw a tunnel.” That’s what artist Cindy Chinn told ViralNova when she was asked how she started carving intricate works of art into graphite. After leaving the corporate world behind, this creator began seeing art in everyday objects — tunnels, elephants, shoes, and trains […]

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What This Mother Did To Reclaim Her Son Is Kinda Sorta A Little Bit Insane

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Watching your children grow is simultaneously the hardest and most joyous thing about being a parent. But one mom seems to have reacted to her son’s changes in the most mom-like way possible. As her son reached puberty, knitting fiend Marieke Voorluijs found that she didn’t get to cuddle her son nearly as much as […]

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This Collection Turns Images Of Everyday Objects Into Fascinating Collages

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); Something fascinating happens when you put two things next to each other that otherwise exist on different planes. And that’s exactly what makes artist Stephen McMennamy’s work so great. By combining images into thought-provoking compositions, he gives new life to everyday objects. Donuts and bulldozers suddenly feel interesting and new when […]

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Body Marbling Is The Newest Body Art Trend, And You Have To See It In Action

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We’ve seen plenty of incredible body art here on ViralNova, but this new trend is in a league of its own. And if you’re into nail art, you’ve probably seen one iteration of it before. The technique goes by the name of body marbling, and it took the festival scene by storm earlier this year. […]

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These Look Like Normal Illustrations, But There’s Something Unnerving Going On Here

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When it comes to confronting mortality, there are few people more willing to do so than artists. But let me assure you that designer and illustrator Alex Solis has a take on death that’s decidedly unconventional. If you’ve ever watched the Discovery Channel in total dismay as a lion chows down on a baby impala, […]

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This Artist Puts A Disturbing Twist On Something We All Loved As Kids

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When it comes to embodying all things innocuous, toys reign supreme. Whether they’re fashion-savvy Barbies or Star Wars-themed LEGOs, playthings are consistently innocent. That’s kind of the point. While we deal with the incessant onslaught of adulthood and its many harsh realities, little ones get to whittle away the hours in the company of their […]

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