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calligraphist-artemisia · 4 years ago

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The Fourth Moon of Kr'vta

For Kidgemas 2020. The prompt for December 27 is “Snow Angels”.

Summary: While Lance tries to convince Allura that they should take a vacation on a snow planet, Keith and Pidge take matters in their own hands and set off without the rest of the paladins.

Also posted on AO3 under the username “kishirokitsune”.

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There was only so long that Pidge was willing to watch Lance's painfully awkward attempts at flirting with Allura while also trying to convince her that a vacation on a planet covered in snow was exactly what they all needed. (Though why Lance “I-hate-the-cold-and-will-bundle-up-in-sweaters-if-the-temperature-drops-below-60” McClain wanted to go play in the snow would remain a mystery that she didn't care enough to solve.) She took a good look around to make sure Coran, Shiro, and Hunk were too preoccupied to pay her any attention and then she tapped Keith on the arm and gestured towards the doors.

It took Keith a few seconds to understand what she was indicating and then he nodded and they left the bridge without anyone noticing. Once the doors shut behind them, he turned to Pidge to ask what she wanted.

Pidge raised an eyebrow. “Who do you think helped Lance find a planet that's safe enough for us to visit? I figure we may as well enjoy it before Allura fully shuts down Lance's idea.”

A flicker of confusion crossed Keith's face. “You... want to go play in the snow?”

“Yeah, it sounds like fun,” Pidge said with a shrug. “Mom and dad used to take us to a snow lodge on some holidays just to get away from everything. Matt and I always had a blast. If it's not something you're into I understand, but I'm still going to go.”

Keith was quiet for a moment but he didn't hesitate to continue following her. It was as they drew close to the fabrication room and slowed down to open the door, that he softly admitted: “I've never seen snow before.”

Pidge paused long enough to glance his way and give him a smile. “Then we better get you suited up.”

The door slid open before them and Pidge led the way to the fabricator on the far side of the room. A variety of fabric samples were hung around the rest of the walls, all labeled so that someone could fully customize their clothing if they wanted. The only place along those three walls that didn't have fabric was a door leading to the changing rooms. For Pidge it was all familiar; she'd visited the room a number of times to recreate her favorite sweater, as well as to make a variety of shirts that she wore beneath it.

“What is this place?” Keith asked as he looked around.

“Wait, you've never been to the fabrication room?” Pidge asked with a frown. “How have you been wearing the exact same thing this whole time? I thought Shiro was going to show you how to use this!”

Keith shrugged. “I think he was planning to, but I never saw the point. I just use the shower in my room to wash everything at the end of the day and let it dry overnight.”

Pidge made a sound like she wanted to say something, but instead turned away to cover up her grin. It really wasn't a surprise that Keith was so self-sufficient in such an unnecessary way. She found it charming, in its own way.

“We'll talk about that later, but right now we're making you a coat. And a hat and gloves. Maybe some thicker pants,” Pidge mused. “You know, I made fun of Lance when he spent an entire day in here trying to input styles from Earth, but I may have to thank him for doing that, otherwise we'd be running around in the snow in our armor instead. Yes, that's an option. No, we're not doing that.”

“I guess that would ruin the spirit of things,” Keith remarked, sounding as though he was trying not to laugh.

“It would.”

Pidge directed Keith to step up onto a raised platform so the system could scan him for his measurements. Soon after, she made a few quick selections on the screen and the fabrication machine went to work. It wasn't long before there were two bundles of clothing deposited in a chute in-between the screen and the platform where Keith stood.

“Here's yours,” Pidge said, gesturing to the bundle of red-and-black. Her own was noticeably green, and she scooped it up into her arms and set off to the changing room without waiting for Keith.

She took her time stripping out of her sweater, tank top, and shorts, carefully folding each and setting them to the side so she could retrieve them later, until she was standing only in her underwear. There was a brief moment where she admired the way the red looked against her pale skin but that moment quickly passed and she chastised herself for moving so slowly when Keith was undoubtedly waiting for her.

Pidge redressed in her chosen clothing – a white turtleneck and weatherproof gray pants (which had a texture somewhat similar to jeans), over which she wore a simple pea-coat in emerald green. To complete her ensemble were a pair of dark gray boots, as well as white gloves and a knit hat.

When she left the changing room, Keith was waiting for her as he pulled on his own gloves, which were black to match his pants and boots. His coat, which was similar in style to Pidge's but longer, was an attractive shade of red and he wore a scarf and hat that matched. He lifted his head as she approached, his eyes flickering over her form.

“Ready to go?” Pidge asked. “I was thinking we could take the Red Lion, since she's the fastest.”

Keith didn't hesitate to agree and it wasn't long before the pair of them were flying out into space with Pidge giving out the coordinates for Keith to input. To keep the others in the dark for a little while longer (and to buy more time to fully enjoy the snow), they temporarily turned off communication to the Castle of Lions.

“So, where exactly are we going?” Keith asked.

“The fourth moon of Kr'vta,” Pidge replied. “The poles are a whole new scale of subarctic, at least compared to Earth, but around the equator it usually stays just under freezing and it's perfect for snow.”

Kr'vta itself was a massive gaseous planet and was surrounded by several sets of icy rings, not unlike Saturn. Only the two largest moons had names – Kr'x and Kr'tn – and both were slightly larger than Earth and capable of housing life. The third largest moon had a liquid surface too hot for most species to handle. The fourth moon was known for its icy cold temperatures and while there were once several outposts established there, all intel suggested they had been abandoned for more profitable locations.

The Red Lion landed on the surface of the moon without any problem and Pidge and Keith were soon disembarking into the snowy landscape.

Pidge breathed in deeply, enjoying the crisp, fresh air.

It had been so long since she last got to enjoy the snow. Plaht City never saw snow even during the coldest years, so the only time she saw any was during the winters when her family would vacation at a ski resort in the mountains. She had such fond memories of racing Matt to be the first one to make snow angels.

Her eyes lit up and she grabbed Keith's hand, tugging him farther out into the snowy field.

“Pidge, what-?”

“I'm going to show you how to make snow angels!”

She took his silence as agreement.

“The hardest part is standing up without ruining the image once you're done. Matt and I found the best way is to get someone else to help you up. Our parents were always willing to lend a hand, but in this case it'll just be me and you.” Pidge released his hand and took a few steps away. “Do you want to go first?”

“Um, maybe you should? That way I can see how it's done,” Keith said.

Pidge grinned at him as she spread her arms wide and tucked her chin against her chest before letting herself fall backwards. The snow cushioned her fall, the fresh top powder resettling and melting on her face. She giddily moved her arms and legs until she was sure she had the perfect image imprinted into the snow and then she raised her arms. “Lift me up, Keith!”

She could hear snow crunching beneath his feet as she approached and then saw a pair of hands come into view as he carefully grasped hers and began to pull her up and forward. It was when she was halfway up and able to stand on her own that she realized a problem, but it was too late.

Keith overestimated the amount of strength needed to help her up and yanked her fully into his arms, which knocked him off balance and backwards into the snow with Pidge on top of him.

For a few long seconds, they could only lay there.

And then Pidge started to laugh.

Keith snorted and was soon laughing just as hard, both of them lost to mild hysteria over their own silliness.

Pidge lifted herself up, suddenly aware of Keith's arm around her waist, and her breath caught in her throat as she witnessed pure joy light up his face. She couldn't bring herself to get up and ruin the moment, too enraptured by how gorgeous he looked. (And she'd always found Keith attractive, but seeing him so happy made him even more so.)

The moment was eventually broken with the roar of a Lion from overhead and the rush of wind generated from the Blue Lion coming in for a fast landing.

Keith's laughter faded away, but his smile did not. “I think Lance ruined your snow angel.”

“I'm sure I can think of a suitable punishment. Want to help?” Pidge asked as she reluctantly stood. She held out her hand to help Keith, though he didn't need it.

“If it means I can shove snow down his coat? Absolutely.”

Pidge covered her mouth with one gloved hand to cover the giggle that bubbled up. “I think I can arrange that.”

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itsconstructiondigitalmarketing · 4 years ago

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craftedincarhartt · 6 years ago

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Happy Small Business Saturday

To celebrate Small Business Saturday, we’ll be introducing you to several small businesses and the women who make them run.

Seattle Urban Farm Co.

Meet the women of Seattle Urban Farm Company. Their knowledgeable team can plan, build, and maintain the urban farm you always wanted but never thought you could personally manage—perfect for those of us who may not have a green thumb, but love the idea of homegrown tomatoes.

Hilary Dahl is co-owner and host of the Encyclopedia Botanica podcast. The podcasts are quick lessons in farming. Follow @seattleurbanfarmco to check out her tips and advice. The all female maintenance team includes Sarah Bolton and Emily Barry. Together, they care for over 60 urban vegetable gardens across the city. Daily tasks include planting the crops, keeping an eye on the soil, fertility, irrigation, pest management, pruning, weeding, and harvesting.

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Kubich Lumber Yard

Meet Bobbie Rowe. She’s been a nurse for two years, but she’s always played a big role at her family’s lumber mill. Her main gig is driving the water truck, and when it gets busy, it’s all hands on deck. Then you can find her throwing strips or controlling the multi-head resaw she built with her dad as a child. The mill has been in operation for over 70 years. It sits deep in the woods of Grass Valley, a small Californian town that was the epicenter of the Gold Rush in the 1800s. With a population of just under 13,000, the city is closely knit together by a strong sense of community and tradition. If you’re in the area and in need of some fresh milled timber, give Bobbie a call. They have a wide variety of products, ranging from sugar pine flooring to cedar siding. You can also visit their website: www.kubichlumber.com.

“People are especially shocked to find out I’m a nurse when I jump out of the water truck. I remember dad laughing really hard one day after I drove the truck when I first became a nurse. He told me a couple customers had just commented on how cool it was that he hired a woman truck driver and he replied ‘That’s actually my daughter, and can you believe she is giving up truck driving to be a nurse at Stanford? She must be crazy.’ The truth is I really would be crazy to completely walk away from the mill.” -Bobbie Rowe

Glass Artist Ona Magaro

One Magaro has been working with glass for 30 years. The shear heat and intensity of the craft most attracted her during summer camp. Years down the road, she earned her BFA from Alfred University and MFA from Bowling Green. Blowing glass requires immense physical strength, particularly when fabricating on the scale of some of Ona’s larger pieces. However, Ona considers her willingness and eagerness to evolve her approach to her work her greatest capability.

Though Thanksgiving has come and gone, hopefully the spirit of gratitude remains. Ona met her mentor in school, but he continues making an impact in her life to this day.

“My sculpture professor in undergrad at Alfred University, Glenn Zwygert, showed me that I needed to be fully committed and devoted to my passion. Glenn and I use to butt heads on a lot of topics, but through the years I realized that those interactions made me open up to being able to SEE. He is still mentoring me everyday, by his own pursuits and ambition to constantly be creating.” -@onamagaro

To see more of Ona’s work, visit her website: www.onamagaro.com.

Amaltheia Dairy Farm

Amaltheia Dairy Farm in Montana is a family run operation. Sue and Melvyn Brown broke ground on their very own Grade A goat farm Thanksgiving Day in 2000. After building their own cheese facility, they developed exceptional products with the highest standards for purity and flavor. Amaltheia offers 17 different products and the Browns are able to produce 2,000 pounds of goat cheese a week. Sue and Melvyn’s children are a big part of the business as well. Their son Nate and his girlfriend Karen play a big role in caring for the vegetables and animals along with property maintenance. Their daughter Sarah oversees operations at the cheese plant, though you can often find her fixing fences and feeding animals.

“To be raised in a barn is the most fulfilling childhood I could possibly imagine. Yes, it’s a lot of hard work; but you develop a close-knit relationship with animals and nature. And my parents’ ideals of organic, home grown food for their children has definitely been instilled in my brother and myself. We are blessed to be able to continue to develop and hone-in our farming and cheese making skills into the future. My brother and I hope to take the reigns and continue to provide our community with farm-fresh, organic products.” -Sarah Brown of @amaltheiadairy

You can order a fresh batch of Amaltheia cheese for yourself at www.amaltheiadairy.com.

Ceramic Artist Alayna Wiley

Alayna Wiley is a ceramicist, an art educator, and a craft curator. She teaches at The Art Shack in Brooklyn. This women-owned non-profit ceramic studio offers classes to both offer classes to children and adults. If you’re interested in learning more about hand building, wheel throwing, glazing, plaster mold making or slipcasting—head on over to @artshackbrooklyn for more info. When Alayna’s not working at The Art Shack, she’s a studio assistant at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her education is impressive and extensive. She’s studied at Oberlin College, Germantown Academy, Penland School of Crafts, and Harvard University to name only a few. Follow her instagram, @alaynawiley.nyc to take a closer look at her work.

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poppyhillmancrouchwonderland · 4 years ago

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Final evaluation

At the beginning of the project, I explored more abstracted themes around ‘Wonderland’ with my creative photoshoots focusing on mirrors and inner reflection. After conducting a character analysis of Alice, I wanted to create a garment for her reflecting her personality traits, animals she meets, things she experiences and how this influences her.

I was greatly influenced by Tim Walker’s White Rabbit photoshoot for Vogue Italia where the models are wearing over-sized rabbit heads (1). This made me look at the novel and the different characters Alice meets in more depth - leading me to create illustrations (2), a clay model (3) and eventually the tissue and wire mask seen in the final photos. I wanted the head piece to have more of a distorted feel instead of Disney-style “cute” rabbit. I researched the masks used in the 1973 ‘The Wicker Man’ (4) and how these added to the story line. Following along from this, I looked at artwork by Paula Rego’s ‘War’ (5) depicting human-like rabbits. This really helped me with the scale and the contoured look for the head piece as well as how it could be constructed.

When looking at possible silhouettes, colours palettes and construction methods, I came across costumes used in performance - including costumes by Georgia de Chirico in the play ‘Ball’ (6) from 1929 and the 1966 televised version of ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ (7). I really like both of these sets of costumes because of their block colouring. I incorporated this aspect into my final piece and illustrations by having the panels over the hips continuing into the trouser legs.

I also looked into the organic and nature aspect of Wonderland. Looking at flints (8) found in the fields surrounding my home helped for colouring and texture as well as sculptures by Peter Gentenaar (9) . He creates amazing, twisted pieces by creating a structure using bamboo and tissue paper. I wanted to use this method to create my sleeves - I used dope, modelling tissue and strimmer wire (10). However, this did not have the outcome I was after, so I manipulated fabric and used plastic boning instead to create a similar look.

Maths, Religion and Science - I developed my pattern cutting and construction method using mathematical working and calculations. I also looked into the darker aspect of Wonderland by watching a TED talk about Conscious Reality and how the brain processes our own reality, what calculation the brain makes to perceive it and how this relates to religious ideas of an afterlife. This links to Wonderland because of Alice’s experience and how this could be interpreted as either something that happens to her consciously or unconsciously in a dream.

I chose to focus on costume design, making, pattern cutting and dyeing. I picked these to focus on as I have not yet done a project with very complex pattern cutting, fitting and precision and really wanted to push myself. I chose dyeing as part of my project because I really enjoyed the process of printing my own fabric for the Inside Out project and the different effects I can make. This links very closely to my future plans as I want to do Costume Construction at university.

In the exploration stage of the project, I looked at the ‘Pool of Tears’ chapter from Alice in Wonderland. This led me into looking at how to make the fabric look wet and heavy without actually being that. I experimented with resin to give this look and it worked very well. I really wanted to include this sampling in my final piece but as my design developed this looked out of place with the overall aesthetic. I also sampled fabric manipulation techniques and dope/modelling paper to give the idea of expanding and contracting (as Alice does in size).

Overall view on outcome- broken down.

The colour palette – when deciding the colour palette for my overall look, I took a lot of inspiration from what Alice would see when falling down the rabbit hole. I used earthy tones - like the golden brown and greens - as an enhanced vision of nature, going into the more pastel colours of what I imagine Wonderland would have as you look up the costume.

In this project, I really focused on the pattern cutting, fitting and accuracy (12). I chose to do curved strips over the waist and creating a V shape in the centre front in order to exaggerate the waist and, with the under structures, help give a distorted figure shape. I found it difficult to get the point in the centre front even and continue the line accurately over the hips. This shape was inspired by James Charles 1940’s clothing (11) I decided to tell the story of ‘Absolem’ the caterpillar who helped Alice. This is shown by the stripes at the waist; they are thinner here representing his segmented body and wider at the bottom symbolising his growth into a butterfly.

I wanted to include pleated shapes down the legs on the light green side panel (13). However, when I tried to create these they did not work as I wanted them to, and I had to improvise. I hand dyed and made 60 flower shapes and hand sewed these over the hips whilst keeping the stripes visible. I chose the pastel colours pink, blue, purple and green as this is what I imagine Wonderland would have looked like before the Red Queen had all the flowers painted red. (14)

The colours used for the bodice were inspired by Disney’s animated version of Wonderland that most people associate with Alice. I used the white on the bodice to represent her curiosity and her youth. This also harks back to the original illustration -by John Tennial- of her white apron (15). As this costume additionally reflects characters Alice meets and her character development, this also resembles the white rabbit and the Queens servants who were painting the white roses red.

On the bodice, I wanted to include petal-like shapes. I used batik methods and hand dyed this piece. I originally wanted to dye them the same colour as the sleeves however something went unexpectedly in the dyeing process and created this turquoise colour (16). I am really pleased that this happened as this resulting tone linked the greens in the trousers to the blues in the sleeves. Having this on the front of the bodice really tied the whole costume together as before the bodice and trousers look very separate and not cohesive. I really like how the colour transitions from white to pale turquoise, growing out from the bodice.

For the sleeves, I tried lots of different techniques such as constructing a frame using tissue paper and dope inspired by Peter Gentenaar. However, this did not work in the way I wanted it to, so I resorted to using fabric manipulation. I dyed the white cotton using the dry ice and batik method to create different tones. As this is her most well know colour, I used the blue tones to represent Alice. I was very drawn to this colour and the idea of falling down a rabbit hole and different layers of the earth you would see. When out on a walk, I found blue Anglican flint and I really loved the texture and colours and included this into the sleeves. Another reason I chose this colour was to reflect her ‘Pool of Tears’ and the power of imagination.

To complete my costume, I created a mask from wire and tissue paper. I drew inspiration from Tim Walker’s photography from the ‘White Rabbit’ photoshoot for Vogue Italia where he used oversized animal’s heads. I started this process by drawing rabbit illustrations and developing this into a 3D clay model which I used as a basis for my final mask. I really like how the mask captures the white rabbit ambiance without being too cute/”Disney” and is instead darker and dream-like. I find this very effective as the White rabbit starts her journey and almost traps her in the world of Wonderland.

Overall, in my opinion my final outcome is very effective as I capture the dreamlike quality of Wonderland, with an uneasy feel. If I were doing this at college, I think my time management would be much better as I finished the garment 5 days late. I would have spent less time on the mock-ups and fitting but I feel this was necessary to complete my garment. I would have also included different print techniques and maybe a form of metal work or vacuum forming that I could not do from home. However, if I completed this project at college, I would not have made this outcome as I have now. I am very happy with what I have achieved. If I were to make this again, I would fix the bodice as the white cotton was a bit larger than the interlining layer causing wrinkling across the chest. I would also have built in a form of structure to the bodice to bring the waist in more and to avoid the wrinkling at either side. I would change the back fastening to something strong and be more innovative with that to have a flush finish.

I would really like to improve my time management in the future and make a schedule that is more realistic but still pushing myself. Going forward into the next project I want to work on using a wide range of skills and different approaches and design I could use to create a better outcome.

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New top story from Time: The Pandemic Closed Art Galleries’ Doors. But Who Said a Gallery Needs Four Walls and a Ceiling?

The traditional art gallery—the sterile, windowless viewing room aptly labeled the “white cube” by artist and critic Brian O’Doherty in 1976—has dominated the art world for decades as the primary way to display works. The white cube, which has been compared to an operating room as well as a burial vault, has been championed as a way to maintain neutrality while viewing artworks. “The outside world must not come in, so windows are usually sealed off. Walls are painted white. The ceiling becomes the source of light. The wooden floor is polished so that you click along clinically, or carpeted so that you pad soundlessly, resting the feet while the eyes have at the wall. The art is free, as the saying used to go, ‘to take on its own life,'” O’Doherty wrote in Artforum.

But its eerie, clinical neutrality comes at a price. The cube creates something artificial about the way the viewer interacts with art, removing both from the outside world, and from anyone who doesn’t seek out or stumble upon that room. The cube has been perceived as a symbol of elitism: if you didn’t dress the right way or frequent certain neighborhoods, the cube and its contents were not for you. And if you didn’t know the right people, the chances of your work being displayed there were even slimmer.

Now the pandemic has made the gallery even more inaccessible, at least temporarily, inspiring curators and creators to reimagine how art might be shared. But while today’s circumstances are new, artists’ efforts to think beyond such restrictions are not. In the 1960s, members of the Fluxus movement created works that blurred the distinction between art and life and denounced the gallery’s formalities. Everyday acts could be works of art, and many of the works could not be restaged or reproduced in full. Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece, in which the artist sat on a stage with a pair of scissors and invited audience members to take turns cutting off her clothing, blurred the relationship between the viewer and the art, and threw into question any sort of neutrality.

The land-art movement of the ’60s and ’70s saw artists sculpt the earth to create large-scale works, like Robert Smithson’s 1,500-ft.-long Spiral Jetty made of salt crystals, water, and basalt rock on Utah’s Great Salt Lake, that inherently held their creators’ anti-commercial politics: other than in photographs, there was no way for the massive pieces to exist within four walls. The “earthworks” made during this period were the antithesis of what the white cube represented; rather than existing in a void that nullified the outside world, these works were the outside world.

As galleries have shuttered during social distancing and stay-at-home orders, this spirit of creativity, if not outright anti-establishment thinking, has informed new relationships between art and viewers. From video games to snail mail, the examples below are just a few of the ways artists and museums have seized upon this difficult moment to prove, yet again, that possibilities for interacting with art are as wide open as a room is closed.

A Miniature Gallery

Courtesy of Shelter In Place GalleryB. Chehayeb’s abstract paintings on display in the miniature Shelter in Place Gallery

On March 27, artist Eben Haines launched Shelter in Place Gallery, a miniature display room that allows artists to create small-scale works that appear larger when photographed and shared on Instagram. After reviewing artists’ submissions of sample images and proposals over email, Haines and his partner Delaney Dameron ask the selected artists to drop off or mail them their work. Then they install and photograph each tiny solo art show, which lasts for less than a week.

“The fact that the space is miniature, and that the viewer understands that it is a fabrication, means that they end up looking closely at details: the masonry and the conduit and poorly placed outlets, the water stains where the skylight has leaked,” explains Haines.

For artists who don’t have access to their studios now, creating small works is far more feasible than what their usual work might entail. They’re “able to make more ambitious work than they could ever afford to at scale, let alone have shown in a commercial gallery,” says Haines, referencing the prohibitively high cost of real estate for urban galleries that might otherwise show more large-scale works.

Exhibited artists include B. Chehayeb (whose work is shown above), who makes paintings of abstracted memories of growing up Mexican American, as well as Mary Pedicini, who created a mixed-media room installation that hung from the beams.“ Hopefully,” Haines says, “we allow people to make the work they’ve always wanted to make.”

Video-Game Curation

Courtesy of Sarah WaldorfThe Getty’s Animal Crossing Art Generator tool allows players to import works from the museum’s open-access catalog

In 2020, you can have your very own Claude Monet or Vincent van Gogh—or at least a pixelated version hanging above the stove in your virtual kitchen. With the Los Angeles–based Getty Museum’s Animal Crossing Art Generator tool, players of the highly popular Nintendo game—in which users design a whimsical island world while befriending the animals that inhabit it—can search through the museum’s open-access collection and import images into their game. Then, players can display each work however they choose: on a wall; on a piece of clothing; or even in their own galleries, which friends who are also playing the game can visit virtually.

Bringing works of art into a video game and inserting them into a fictional world changes their contexts entirely, making them playful, moldable items. Players, in a sense, become curators. “It doesn’t just give users access to our collections, but it allows them to shape the museum experience for themselves,” says Selina Chang-Yi Zawacki, a software engineer at the Getty who developed the project. “In general, the typical museum experience is very rigid. It’s set up for you; there’s a flow you have to follow—but with this tool, you can make it whatever you want.”

Some users have chosen to print out the digitized versions of their chosen works, bringing the digital back into the physical world. The Art History Undergraduate Association at the University of California, Irvine, even used the tool to add works to a virtual art show honoring the opening of a canceled campus exhibition.

Mail Art

Courtesy of Julie Sola and Jason BrownMore than 350 participants sent their works to Nashville for Brown’s “my view from home” mail-art project

The decades-old populist art practice commonly known as mail art or postal art has seen a revival in recent months. The rules are simple: all one has to do is make a small work of art of any kind (drawing, collage, poem, etc.) that can fit into an envelope and send it through the mail to another correspondent.

Dada artist Marcel Duchamp, Fluxus artist On Kawara and many others practiced the form in the late 20th century. The movement gained prominence in the 1950s, when Ray Johnson, who wanted to rebuke the gallery system, encouraged his network of acquaintances as well as strangers to share work through the mail. Johnson would send templates that had copies of his own drawings with prompts, like “Please add hair to Cher,” to correspondents, who would add their own mark to the mailings before returning them to him or forwarding them to someone else. The project eventually became known as the New York Correspondence School.

Since stay-at-home orders took effect, several mail-art projects have emerged. For one such project, Nashville-based art collector and curator Jason Brown has been holding an open call called “my view from home.” The initiative invites people everywhere to send in their works, which Brown collects and posts to the project’s website and Instagram account. After the submission period is over, Brown plans to donate the mailings to the Special Collections at Vanderbilt University Library in Nashville. According to Brown, he’s received more than 350 works from 27 countries, including India, Cuba and Germany. “It expands the notion of what an artist is. Mail artists come from all walks of life; most are not professional artists,” says Brown. “All you need is your imagination and a stamp.”

Jason Pickleman, a Chicago-based graphic designer and gallerist, held a mail-art exhibition over Instagram Live and plans on divvying up the 600 artworks he’s received in the mail into smaller groups that can be mailed out as “as a lending library to anyone interested in experiencing the collection.” The project, titled “MAILL” (Mail Art Inventory Lending Library), aims to create “a museum from your mailbox,” as Pickleman puts it, and allows for art viewing to become a more tactile and intimate experience. Plus, according to Pickleman, it’s nice to open your mail and discover artwork rather than utility bills or mail-order catalogs.

“Drive-By” Exhibits

Courtesy of Toni Ross and Sara SalawayIn a “Drive-by-Art” show in New York, Toni Ross and Sara Salaway exhibited When, a social-isolation “calendar” of jumbled chairs with date-related words

Organized by Los Angeles–based conceptual artist and theorist Warren Neidich, “Drive-by-Art” is a unique blend of the physical and digital that creates a socially distant art experience. Aimed at bringing art back to its starting place, the artist’s studio—where Neidich believes the work is in its purest and most powerful state—his shows allow spectators to use an online map to drive past works displayed on artists’ lawns, porches and mailboxes from the safety of their cars. He came up with the idea after being sequestered in a cabin at the start of the pandemic; “Drive-by-Art” was his “reaction to feelings of isolation and disconnection.”

Neidich has already completed shows in L.A. and New York’s Long Island, and plans to expand to more cities and countries. Exhibits have included Jeremy Dennis’ “Destinations,” wood silhouettes covered in photocopied images of the Eiffel Tower and Elvis’ meeting with President Nixon. Neidich worked with local artists and curators Renee Petropoulos, Michael Slenske and Anuradha Vikram to ensure a diverse range of both established and emerging voices for the expanded Los Angeles show. “I was using the car, which has many functions in the history of America, like the building of suburbia, and was trying to give it another meaning as a place of protection, a kind of solitary bubble through which you could experience art,” he explains.

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Starting an online business can be intimidating. There are so many things you have to deal with, like how not to go broke or how to optimize your landing pages. But, let’s put that aside for now. Here is a list of 60 inspiring online Shopify stores.

All of them are successful ecommerce businesses. Each of these businesses carved their own way to success. And, for each of them, success meant different things. I’ve highlighted the greatest accomplishments, usually monetary, for these Shopify stores. Their successes vary from having high-end clients like Ben Affleck to earning multimillion-dollar investments and six-figure revenues. Hopefully they will get you inspired about your own online business.

Best Shopify Stores for Clothing

Negative Underwear

This company’s goal is to help women feel confident in their own bodies. They don’t want to rely on push-up pads or bows for women to feel sexy. And it must be working for them since this Shopify store’s revenue grew 150% just a few years after they launched. They have gained acclaim from big names such as Forbes, Vogue, and The Wall Street Journal for making a place in the industry and bridging the gap between functionality and appearance.

Unconditional

Unconditional’s website design is nothing but striking. It’s simple, yet eye catching. Starting up in London, this Shopify store is now 11 years old. They describe themselves as “a winning combination of the laidback and the edgy”.

Sir

This Shopify store is bold, it’s big, and it’s beautiful. With its serene photography style, it does a great job sending a calming message through the theme of the store. Located in Sydney, Australia, this store steals a place in our list for one of the most striking Shopify stores for clothing.

Bluebella

This Shopify store takes a place in our list because of their fashion-led luxurious lingerie and nightwear collections. Their designs reflect a modern take on lingerie. They claim to use unusual fabrics and trims to create stunning new silhouettes. There’s so much to say about this store and the subtle colors that they add to their clothing. Taylor Stitch

Taylor Stitch launched its online Shopify store in 2010 selling custom and tailored menswear. Their aim is to make sophisticated dressing affordable. This Shopify shop creates a bond with their customers by encouraging them to share their individual stories. Over the years, their customers have shared amazing stories and pictures from fly fishing trips, motorcycles crashes, hurricane clean ups, and wedding days. Since the launch, their revenue has tripled each year. Just three years after their launch, the company made an expected $1.5 million in sales, and is continuing to grow since then.

Triangl

An Australian couple launched this swimwear line in 2012. The idea of this Shopify store first came to Erin Deering, one of the founders, who realized that she couldn’t find any bikini that she liked that was also affordable. By the end of TRIANGL’s first year, the company made over $5 million. The following year this top Shopify store earned five times that much, at $25 million. TRIANGL offers simple and sporty styles in bright neoprene fabric.

HELM Boots

Founded in 2009 in Austin, Texas, HELM is dedicated to classic style with a versatile, modern perspective. HELM casual & work boots and shoes are produced and sourced in U.S. facilities, making them 100% made in the USA. This young boot retailer is gaining quick traction and getting orders from the likes of Ben Affleck. Introducing their Shopify shop in 2009, they have since then been committed to crafting handmade leather boots with pride, care, and purpose.

Milk

This Shopify shop offers clothing for babies while keeping comfort, style, and practicality in mind. The store was conceived in 2016, with an idea to design clothes for everyday living and playing. That’s why this Shopify store pays extra attention to practical shapes with soft, natural, and versatile fabrics.

Yoga Rebel

This Shopify store has some of the most striking yoga wear you’ll see. They have a wide variety of styles, patterns, and colors to choose from including animal prints and floral patterns. When it comes to products, they also offer maternity wear, hoodies, yoga mats, and many more products.

Marc Wenn

All products are designed by Marc Wenn in London. They focus mainly on shoes, wrist watches, and backpacks. Marc Wenn advises doing many things that don’t scale to ensure good business at first. For example, personally emailing the first 100 customers to say thank you will go a very long way for any business, just as it did for this Shopify store.

Charnos

Charnos is a Shopify store mainly for lingerie. But they don’t just design beautiful and elegant lingerie, they’re also passionate about creating bras with the perfect fit. This Shopify store makes sure that their products fit the needs of modern, fashion-conscious women to provide them the support and comfort that they require.

Khara Kapas

Kharakapas, means ‘pure cotton’. They sell Indian-culture-inspired and handmade boutique clothing. Their clothes combine an understanding of the elegance of cotton, earthy colours, versatile prints, and minimalistic design that are a celebration of the uninhibited spirit of style. Their products are produced locally in India, but they provide shipping worldwide. With its modern take on heritage, this Shopify shop racks up over $1,500 sales per day.

Argent

This Shopify shop is on a mission to make women look great and feel comfortable when they’re at work. Their vibrant blazers and floral jackets are nothing but eye-catching. This Shopify store does a great job at providing a wide variety to women who want to look sharp at work (or outside).

SoYoung Inc

This line of bags for both moms and their children earns 25% of its revenue from their online Shopify stores. The profit margin on those sales is higher due to the higher margins thanks to direct sales. On their Shopify website they have a wide variety of different collections for adults, kids, and babies to choose from.

THINX

An amazing women’s company which sells period underwear is making big headways and big bucks. This Shopify shop raised $130,000 in 2014 from crowdfunding and has grown 23 times since. 23 times.

Gymshark

Created in 2012 by teenager Ben Francis and a group of his high-school friends, Gymshark has grown from a screen printing operation in a garage, into one of the fastest growing and most recognisable brands in fitness. This Shopify store is a fitness apparel and accessories brand manufacturer online retailer based in the United Kingdom. Supported by over 3 million highly engaged social media followers and customers in 131 countries.

The Candi Factory

With it’s simple design and basic structure, this Shopify store is one worth mentioning. They keep it simple by adding some colors and expressions to their clothing line which helps them stand out and create an identity. All in all, their minimalistic design goes well with their products, that appear to be full of life.

Best Shopify Stores for Accessories

Toyshades

This trendy Shopify store doesn’t shy away from adding a little bit of color to their shade collection. With only a few navigation options they have a number of collections to offer when it comes to products, which include autumn shades, winter shades, everyday eyewear and more.

Wolf Circus

Wolf Circus is a Shopify store with a line of fine jewelry products that are hand made in Vancouver, BC. All of their products are hand fabricated or cast using the lost-wax casting process, by using either recycled sterling silver or recycled bronze that is coated in a high grade 14k gold plating. This Shopify store markets themselves as an “attainable luxury”. They have gained recognition for their accessories that they’ve been known to produce with great quality and fine regard for detail.

Biko

This Shopify store has a very simplistic design, with just a few navigational options. The element that makes it stand out is it’s photography. They describe themselves as a “modern nostalgic jewelry brand”. Based in Toronto, they hand-craft every piece that they make, with materials including sleek mixed metals and natural stones.

WP Standard

In 2013, WP Standard won Shopify’s Design Award, giving it some serious exposure to their target audience – the design- and quality-conscious tech crowd. It is one of the top examples of how design can play a huge part in the success of a Shopify website.

Sunday Somewhere

This Shopify store was developed in late 2010 by Dave Allison, but has reached worldwide recognition since then. The premium eyewear brand focuses on quality, simplicity, and originality for its strategy.

Minaal sells high-quality travel gear for digital nomads. It was launched by two guys from New Zealand, who realized how dissatisfied they were with their travel gear, and thought it’d be a great idea to quit their jobs to come up with their own. In December of 2015, they launched a 2nd Kickstarter campaign and raised $707,631 from over 2,400 people. The campaign’s goal was only $10,000. This is a great Shopify store example of a business with a long-term goal that is passionate about the travel experience.

Watch Outfitter

The company was started by a 17-year-old who had a knowledge of watches and passion for jewelry. By the end of the first year, this Shopify shop was making $13,500 in monthly revenue. They source their watches from a number of different vendors within the U.S., Europe, and Asia. This allows them to offer wholesale prices, with high quality materials and design.

Michael Nelson

This trendy Shopify store made it to the list of top 10 creative Shopify stores to look forward to in 2018, and let’s just say it didn’t disappoint. With it’s funky colors and designs, it’s hard not to be amused by the creativity behind this great Shopify store.

Bremont

This British luxury watchmaker is a Shopify example of an award-winning company producing beautifully engineered chronometers. The annual production is approximately 8,000-10,000 pieces. In 2017, there were remarks of the company increasing its earnings to £14 million.

Nerdwax

Nerdwax is an all-natural and organic beeswax. The company rejected two offers from Shark Tank. This Shopify store is definitely doing something right if it has made over a million dollars in total sales to date.

Best Shopify Stores for Cosmetics

KKW Beauty

KKW, the hugely popular beauty brand by Kim Kardashian West has been creating storms with the amount of recognition and fame it has gained. Hosting periodic sales, the products are not only very high in quality, but also are sold out within minutes. It is easily one of the top Shopify stores for cosmetics.

Kylie Cosmetics

Kylie Cosmetics, the wildly popular beauty company, uses Shopify to run their fantastic online store. Kylie Cosmetics hosts periodic flash sales which are some of the largest on the internet. This is another example of a Shopify store where the products sell out within minutes.

Jeffree Star Cosmetics

Jefree Star Cosmetics is the cosmetics brand of Jefree Star, an American make-up artist, fashion designer and model. With a hot-pink website look, Jefree Star Cosmetics include a tonne of holiday and special editions for their customers, as well as free U.S. shipping for products over $100. It is arguably amongst the top most popular Shopify stores for makeup and cosmetics.

Concrete Minerals

Founded in 2009, this Shopify store example is all about creating high-end vegan, cruelty-free cosmetics with a unique twist. Their policy is less and more — less ingredients, more pigment. They are committed to using no parabens or preservatives in any of their products, and are also 100% gluten-free. Located in Southern California, they provide free shipping worldwide on all orders $50 and above.

NCLA Beauty

This Shopify store offers a wide range of nail products and other cosmetic products, such as jelly balms and lipsticks. What’s interesting about their website is the way they’ve designed it. All we can say is that they’ve nailed the design!

Beardbrand

Eric Bandholz built an online business for men’s beard care. In less than a year the company was making $120k in monthly sales. Beardbrand’s email list also quickly grew to over 7 thousand emails.

Best Shopify Stores for Health and Beauty

Flex

Flex is an alternative to tampons. The great thing is that it allows women to enjoy sex while on their period. If you don’t think that’s a worthy business idea, this Shopify store raised $4.6 million in the first half of 2016 alone.

SkinnyMe Tea

This Australian company sells all-natural detox teas. Founded in 2012, their mission is to help people achieve their health and wellness goals. In only-9 months after this Shopify store started, they were earning $600k in monthly revenue.

Bootea

In 2016, Bootea took over the dietary and lifestyle scene with its detox tea. With one of the best marketed Instagram products, this Shopify store has achieved listings with multiple national retailers and over 1 million customers worldwide.

Little Sparrow Tea

Little Sparrow Tea is a boutique tea company from London. Their goal is to create authentic and wonderful tea experiences. They offer a selected number of teas including white, herbal, black, and green tea. This Shopify store also has a tonne of information about the health benefits of tea, as well as other interesting posts on their blog.

Happiness Abscissa

The Happiness Abscissa (Ha) is committed to reflecting happiness. According to their philosophy, The Ha is a subjective scale that incorporates neurobiology and sensory elements that can be optimized to improve one’s sense of wellbeing. This Shopify store is another very well designed example that you can take inspiration from.

Skinny Teatox

Skinny Teatox is a 100% natural detox tea program that promotes good health and weight. With the undeniably appealing website design, this Shopify store has been included in the list of the top 40 Stunning Ecommerce Stores Built Using Shopify. All the ingredients in Skinny Teatox are 100% natural. There are no chemicals or preservatives. Ingredients include: tea leaves, senna leaf, ginseng, chrysanthemum, cinnamon bark, cloves, rhubarb, ginger, and more.

Press London

PRESS founders, Georgie and Ed, developed a love for cold-pressed juices and had come to rely on them as a convenient, delicious and healthy part of their diets. This Shopify shop is committed to providing juices that are not only a source of daily enjoyment but also helping them add their daily much-needed nutrition.

Nutriseed

Nutriseed is a Shopify store passionate about nutrition. They have grown exponentially in the last few years, from humble countryside beginnings to a current state of the art British manufacturing facility. They have a hands-on approach which requires them to maintain a complete control over the quality of their products, from start to finish. They have almost 50k followers on Instagram, and over 200+ products sold a day.

Cookbook VillageCookbook Village sold cookbooks originally on eBay and is now thriving on Shopify. The founders have a background in marketing and utilized their store’s blog, email marketing, and Google AdWords to streamline their business’ success.

Best Shopify Stores for Electronic Accessories and Gadgets

Quad Lock

Quad Lock is a Shopify store developed in Australia in 2011. This gadget allows you to securely and conveniently attach your smartphone to your bike, car, or arm among the many mounting options available. Since its release, the Quad Lock bike mount has been adapted to suit a range of different applications, including a wall mount, belt clip, and a tripod adaptor.

Master and Dynamic

For all the audiophiles out there, Master and Dynamic is selling high-quality headphones. The products from this Shopify store are part of the $1 billion headphone market and rival Beats by Dre with their quality.

Studio Proper

This Shopify shop is a product design studio that’s based in Melbourne, Australia. They define themselves as “focused on simplifying everyday interactions technology in a beautiful and minimal fashion.” The products that they offer include mounting solutions for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, desk stands, travel accessories, wall mounts, and much more. They keep their website design simple and minimal.

Studio Neat

Studio Neat uses Kickstarter to fund their product ideas. In 2016, they launched a new campaign for a smartphone tripod, raising almost $210k in 30 days. Their goal was just $50k.

ZeroGravity

This Shopify store makes it on our list for their trendy tech accessories. Based in Los Angeles they design all of their iPhone cases in house. What’s interesting about them is that they have very intricate and vibrant designs that are embroidered on iPhone cases for all shapes and sizes, and a huge selection to choose from.

Shopify Stores for Home & Furniture

St. Frank

This Shopify store sells beautiful, handcrafted decor. They have it all when it comes to decorating your house, as well as a website with a sleek looking design. You can find all sorts of accessories for your home from this Shopify store, ranging from pillows to kitchenware.

Mignon

Mignon is a small online boutique that started off as a kitchen goods retailer, before expanding to include other types of housewares and party provisions. This Shopify store been listed part of the 25 Shopify Store Examples That Will Inspire You.

Hem

This Shopify store stands out for its modern theme that matches the products. Each product page is accompanied by a detailed description as well as big imagery and description of the designer of the product. It is definitely one of the top Shopify stores in terms of appearance.

Floorplan

This top Shopify store is about rugs, rugs, and more rugs. Not only do they give you a wide selection to choose your favorite rug from, they also give you the possibility to create a custom rug, exactly how you imagined it for your home.

Au Lit Fine Linens

This Shopify store has its purpose set to “change the way people sleep & improve the quality of their lives”. The store offers a wide variety of bedding, pillows, duvets, and other bath and comfort products. What’s great about this Shopify shop is that it has a section dedicated to tips and advice, for those looking for guidance and more.

Wrightwood Furniture Wrightwood Furniture started as a store in Chicago. Today, the company makes over 12% of their revenue from their Shopify store. Their online Shopify store is a lead generator for their physical location sales as well.

Some Other Great Shopify Stores Worth Mentioning

Luxy Hair

Luxy hair is a Shopify store which is known for creating clip-in hair extensions that thousands of women all around the world choose to use every day. They instantly add length, volume, and allow you to experiment with color, without any damage to your hair. Their website has a hair blog, transformation videos, information about their story and products, and much more content to learn from.

Canada Icons

Canada Icons is an online Shopify store – and a museum – which sells Canadian brands and goods. The business revolves around telling stories and is proud of its Canadian heritage.

Pipsnacks

Pipsnacks sells healthy snacks and is a Shark Tank success story. The initial Shark Tank investment was $200k in 2013. In 2014 the company made $800k in revenue and was expected to increase it by at least 800% in 2015.

Pure Cycle

The cycling industry is worth $6 billion. In 2012, Pure Cycle, then Pure Fix Cycle, sold over 2,000 bicycles and made almost $4 million dollars.

Tattly

Tattly started as a side hobby for designer Tina Roth-Eisenburg. Today, it’s a growing temporary tattoo business. In 2015, this Shopify store shipped 2.6 million temporary tattoos ranging from $5 to $15 per sale.

Leather Head Sports

Founder of Leather Head Sports, Paul Cunningham, had such success selling his sports leather goods he had to switch from Etsy to Shopify. He hasn’t looked back since.

Craft and Mason

This company sells specialty coffee and delivers it to your door. The founders focused on counting their pennies from day one and providing real value to coffee lovers to help grow their business.

Conclusion

Which of these Shopify stores did you enjoy the most? Which one of the stores inspired you the most to aim high with your own store? These Shopify stores vary in their successes but they are all great sources of inspiration for a successful ecommerce. Most of these examples make thousands of dollars in sales each month. Some have a reputation for really cool clients like Ben Affleck too. Maybe in our next roundup we could feature your store? So, why wait? Get started with your own ecommerce store, and launch it in less than 30 minutes!

Want to learn more?

The Ultimate Shopify Dropshipping Guide

List of The Most Popular Online Business Ideas

Shopify Themes: How to Pick the Best Shopify Theme for Your eCommerce Store

Top 15 Free Shopify Apps You Need to Install

Is there anything else you’d like to know more about and wish was included in this article? Let us know in the comments below!

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Best Shopify Stores for Clothing

Negative Underwear

Unconditional

Sir

Bluebella

Triangl

HELM Boots

Milk

Yoga Rebel

Marc Wenn

Charnos

Khara Kapas

Argent

SoYoung Inc

THINX

An amazing women’s company which sells period underwear is making big headways and big bucks. This Shopify shop raised $130,000 in 2014 from crowdfunding and has grown 23 times since. 23 times.

Gymshark

The Candi Factory

Best Shopify Stores for Accessories

Toyshades

Wolf Circus

Biko

WP Standard

Sunday Somewhere

Watch Outfitter

Michael Nelson

Bremont

Nerdwax

Best Shopify Stores for Cosmetics

KKW Beauty

Kylie Cosmetics

Jeffree Star Cosmetics

Concrete Minerals

NCLA Beauty

Beardbrand

Best Shopify Stores for Health and Beauty

Flex

SkinnyMe Tea

Bootea

Little Sparrow Tea

Happiness Abscissa

Skinny Teatox

Press London

Nutriseed

Best Shopify Stores for Electronic Accessories and Gadgets

Quad Lock

Master and Dynamic

Studio Proper

Studio Neat

Studio Neat uses Kickstarter to fund their product ideas. In 2016, they launched a new campaign for a smartphone tripod, raising almost $210k in 30 days. Their goal was just $50k.

ZeroGravity

Shopify Stores for Home & Furniture

St. Frank

Mignon

Hem

Floorplan

Au Lit Fine Linens

Some Other Great Shopify Stores Worth Mentioning

Luxy Hair

Canada Icons

Canada Icons is an online Shopify store – and a museum – which sells Canadian brands and goods. The business revolves around telling stories and is proud of its Canadian heritage.

Pipsnacks

Pure Cycle

The cycling industry is worth $6 billion. In 2012, Pure Cycle, then Pure Fix Cycle, sold over 2,000 bicycles and made almost $4 million dollars.

Tattly

Leather Head Sports

Founder of Leather Head Sports, Paul Cunningham, had such success selling his sports leather goods he had to switch from Etsy to Shopify. He hasn’t looked back since.

Craft and Mason

This company sells specialty coffee and delivers it to your door. The founders focused on counting their pennies from day one and providing real value to coffee lovers to help grow their business.

Conclusion

Want to learn more?

The Ultimate Shopify Dropshipping Guide

List of The Most Popular Online Business Ideas

Shopify Themes: How to Pick the Best Shopify Theme for Your eCommerce Store

Top 15 Free Shopify Apps You Need to Install

Is there anything else you’d like to know more about and wish was included in this article? Let us know in the comments below!

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The Journal

While I was purging my computer, I found these old documents that I had written in what feels like a lifetime ago. At first the discovery of the continued existence of these documents horrified me and I considered deleting them. After some consideration I decided to finally do what I had originally meant to do with them before I had decided to forget about them, putting them online for the public. Despite the danger this story could impose on others I considered that many who read this will think the story fabricated which should help alleviate some of the danger in reveling this information. More importantly though I convinced myself that is was better to present the danger posed in the unknow than to leave it shadowed in its own mystery. To those who read this whether you believe it to be fake or based in truth this should be taken as a chance to arm yourself against a great danger that approaches us all.

I like digging through the trash. Which isn’t to say I dig with my hands and fingers through the trash. I just kind of look and see if there is anything of interest in the trash and if I see something cool I grab it I don’t normally have to dig. Honestly, everyone should do it you would be amazed at all the cool shit to be found in the trash like the occasional book, some fresh batteries, at one point I even found a new figurine although I think that was in there by accident. Mainly though I find some pens, pencils or unused/slightly used journals that I can scrap for school supplies. I haven’t yet stooped to taking food from the garbage yet and I hope I won’t have too, but that is unrelated to what I need to tell you. You see one day I took a glance into a trash can on my way to class not expecting to find anything because nobody had passed by yet and the trash had just been taken out that morning. That’s why I was surprised when I found a strange yellow military grade weatherproof journal. I couldn’t believe someone just threw away a twenty-dollar journal (I looked up the estimated cost later) into the trash, so I took it and hurried off to class. When I got back to my dorm I was able to take a better look at the journal and to my dismay found it full of notes. I couldn’t use it for school, but I decided to read the notes just to put off studying a little longer and to wait for my show to buffer. I will continue to put some of the entries up here, so others can figure out what some of these entries mean for themselves, because frankly I can’t, and I don’t want to be bother with doing so I’m busy with other things.

Just skimming through the journal though made it seem kind of disturbing, like a mad man’s notebook, but upon reading it I think it is just some creative writing students attempt at a story. I say attempt because it seems to be paced poorly with long entries seeming to be about nothing at all. The weirdest parts are the images of a strange box poorly sketched through the book. The Sketch is hard to explain it looks like a kind of Cube or something except its all gray and some of the pieces are sticking out. I will start putting up some of the entries the first ones are boring, but I think the author was trying to build up the characters or something like that. I will occasionally add input on the story to help give some context, so I will keep the journal entries in italics to keep it separate from my entries.

Date 05/15/2013

They brought us into a living quarter with six rooms: four bedrooms, a kitchen, and a lounge. This is just supposed to be a time for us to meet up and get to know each other. They told us to get the guards to bring us anything if we need it like they were room service or some shit like that. I think they are trying to make it seem like we all don’t know their true purpose here.

They drove us out to this military base in the middle of nowhere with a location we are not allowed to know and say we were just recruited for our expertise, and its all okay because the guards will give you fuckin room service. Its just fucking typical of the fuckin system to notice my expertise when it is convenient for them but to not give me any recognition for it beforehand. I’M A GODDAM HERO YET THEY TREAT ME LIKE SHIT!!! But I muscle on anyway because I’m a hero and that’s what heroes do.

They brought me in due to my experiences in programing, and they were right to because I’m the best. They also have a geologist, Humbert, who is a fucking asshole. Just because he went to school he thinks he is so fuckin smart. Zed said that if we stuck a rock up his ass we would get a diamond in a month could be worth trying so that we might get some profit out of this endeavor. Zed is the architect they brought in he is probably as smart as Humbert but not a dick. Had a few beers with him in the lounge he is a fun guy. Then there is Burkeman, oh I’m sorry Dr. Burkeman, the psychologist, he is the one who gave us all the journals and told us to write in them. As the commanders said Burkeman is our life line he is going in there to help keep us alive. He seems alright, but he also has the authority to force us to let him read our journals, at least for the first week before the mission. He has this power for our own safety, but if he is reading the journals then why would I write anything bad about him or anything I didn’t want him to know. In honesty though I have always felt having journal to be useful with both my work and with keeping myself organized, so I will probably continue to use this anyway. Just thought you should know Dr. Burkeman, but I still dislike the idea of you reading it.

05/16/2019

I try to recall the gathering we had this evening it was a peaceful moment and might be the last we have.

I was sitting on the couch with Zed having a good talk with some beers and listening to a baseball game. Even though I never liked baseball the beer is good and I have learned to at least talk like I enjoy baseball. Humbert comes in and snorts at us like he is a fuckin pig, I would guess he is half.

“Shouldn’t you be prepping,” he says.

“Chill Humpy” Zed responds (Sorry that is a says in the Journal, but this guy uses that word for every single dialog and I’m sick of seeing that word so I’m changing it from here on. Also, there are countless spelling errors I’m just fixing because I can’t stand them.). “Besides..” Zed continues “we are prepping getting to know each other like we are a team. Bonding is an important part of the downtime ain’t that right Dr. Burkeman!”

Burkeman steps out of the kitchen and pops open the beer he grabbed as he goes to sit in the recliner to the right of the couch “That’s right Zed,” says Burkeman.

“Well then” Humbert says and goes into the kitchen to later come out holding a glass of wine, he continues to stand though “if we are doing team building then how about you tell us your name Zed, your actual name?”

“Zed is my actual name. It’s what I go by now anyway.”

“No parent names their child Zed.”

“What does it matter anyway. We are only teammates for this mission we will probably never see each other after this op, so who cares?”

“It’s a matter of trust you know my name, you know Henry’s name, and you know Burkeman’s name I would like to know yours,” whines Humpy.

“I only know your first name,” Zed counters “besides I’m not sure Burkeman is Burkeman’s first name.”

“Its my last name actually,” Dr. Burkeman responds then continues with a sigh “So when it comes to keeping score for names as it is we have Humbert’s first name, Henry’s first name, an alias for Zed, and my last name. So, if it is any comfort to you Humbert that just means you are one of the more trustful people here.”

“If it helps Humbert I wasn’t going to give my first name either,” I point out.

“Nobody was going to call you Sup3r_H, man” says Zed. Everybody laughed at that, I was glad to help bring some peace to the scenario although I’m not sure if Humbert was satisfied. We then continued to listen to the game while making stupid bets like what the next commercial was going to be advertising.

I liked this whole story for some reason I can’t quiet put my finger on why I liked this story enough to try to memorize it. Maybe I liked the back and forth we all had there or the conversation. It was peaceful in an odd sort of way like a calm before the storm. The field is always hectic, and it was nice to have some rest before then. I will kind of always picture the guys as they were in that exchange no matter what happens in the field. I think I will tell this story to my girl when I get back home too.

Okay I’m skipping the next few days since a lot of nothing happens the next two days and the entries are uninteresting. At one point, Thomas decides to write a whole entry on the quality of his shit, I think he was trying to mess with Dr. Burkeman though. So, like my friend Mikey always says “On with the show.”

05/18/2019

They herd us into the general debriefing room like cattle. In there they would give us all a general idea of what we were going doing for them. Then they would individually brief us on our own assignments and what was done before us by the previous teams.

We were the sixth team to be sent to discover the identity of an unknow object and as of today we were now part of Operation Gordian (Ha, did the author really think he could slip an Alexander reference through so easily!). As far as they would describe the object was cube like and appeared to expand upon the completion of a scenario of its choice being solved like a sick sort of puzzle box. At current point it was 5 meters tall and 4 meters wide and a length of 3 meters leading to a volume of 60 cubic meters, and they estimate it is still growing.

They told Humbert something about it being a regenerative mineral that they would only now be able to get him a sample to work with and the tools to get more if needed. They said that it was discovered that the mineral was perhaps an 8.5 on the talc scale but behaved like a 4.0 on the talc scale when removed from its host. They at first thought it was made of perhaps a metallic basalt but recently have come to think that it may made up of some sort weird combination metallics or metallic by-product. Some of the experts believed it to be containing lots of iron and nickel like substances.

Zed they wanted to find out what could be the inside design of the structure or how it could be made and what could make it open. They said they wished they could give him more information, but so far, he was only their second architect on the scene and the first one was only able to discover that while it appeared to the eye to be a perfect hexahedron its measurement betrayed it to truly be a prism. The object seems to have some weird optical illusion the measurements being just close enough to each other in length to give off such an illusion. However, the object was much smaller when this observation was made though and they are unsure if such an illusion still exists.

To me they said that they had been able to connect all sorts of wires and devices to the cube. They are unsure of how, but they have two theories. One being that the material seems to form an appropriate outlet for any type of device. The other theory is that the material simply absorbs the end of the wire. While they have been able to seemingly connect devices, they have yet to be able to get a charge from the object to power said devices, but it has yet to destroy any devices even with its apparent magnetism. More importantly they have found a signal within the object and what they would like me to do is try to get a response and communicate with it.

They had no instructions for Dr. Cord.

They would give us the rest of the day to prepare and tomorrow they would send us in for three weeks with three weeks’ worth of food and after which they would let us out. After that we would be free to choose to stay and study the device or simply be free to go.

Zed asked the first question and only question “How come you think all these things have you not observed the object yourself?”

Their answer was that only field experts recruited to study the object were allowed contact with it. Comforting.

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A Very Scandi Gift Guide

The pressure to buy gifts during the holiday season can be intense, but once they’re all bought and wrapped, it feels wonderful to give a thoughtful, beautiful, and useful item to someone you love or appreciate. Gifts aren’t the only way to say thank you, but they sure are nice!

To make shopping a bit easier for you, we’ve compiled a list of the items we’ve been loving this year. To make it easier on your wallet, we’ve included some great discount codes.

If you have to compile one of those anxiety-producing “wish lists” so pervasive at this time of year (we can’t be the only ones who finds this stressful!), let our guide serve as inspiration for you!

Here’s your Scandinavian design gift guide for the holiday season and beyond:

Design

Himla af Klint Tabbed Notebook by mishmash x Guggenheim

A collaboration between stationary brand mishmash and the Guggenheim Museum in NYC, this notebook is a mishmash classic silhouette combined with colors inspired by Klint’s work. There’s a current survey of her work – the first of its kind and scale – on at the Guggenheim until April 2019.

Himla af Klint Tabbed Notebook by mishmash x Guggenheim, €19.50

Graphic Design Prints by Aurélia Durand

Copenhagen-based, French-born Aurélia’s graphic design art is colorful and full of joy. Frame a print for your wall and forget all about the winter blues!

Graphic Design Prints by Aurélia Durand, starting from €4

Skandinavisk Mini Candles: Nature

Skandinavisk captures the scents of the Scandinavian landscape better than anyone else. Their candles, along with their body care and diffusers, offer a range of deeply engaging fragrances, ranging from the concrete (“Hav,” for the ocean) to the abstract (“Hygge”). As a gift idea, we love their mini candle sets because you get to try out a few variants and really make your home cosy for the winter.

Skandinavisk Mini Candles: Nature, €45

MK Studio Ceramics

The elegant, unique ceramics from MK Studio in Copenhagen will have you clamouring to come home for meals. Choose one special mug for your daily coffee, or pick a set of plates to upgrade your dinnerware. These are pieces you’ll have for a lifetime; they’re handmade with incredible skill.

MK Studio Ceramics, starting from €20

Set of Two Silver Cobra Candleholders by Georg Jensen

A classic design by Constantin Wortmann for Danish heritage design company Georg Jensen, the Cobra Candleholders are as timeless as they are high-quality. The undulating bodies catch light in a sublime way, making these more than just candleholders; they’re art. Other Georg Jensen favorites include the sleek Koppel Pitcher and the cute-meets-functional Elephant Bottle Opener.

Set of Two Silver Cobra Candleholders by Georg Jensen, €129

Eva Sola Legio Nova Vase

This sophisticated porcelain vase by Danish brand Eva Solo is perfect for showcasing a flower arrangement. The gentle ridges and flare at the bottom keep it from getting boring.

Eva Sola Legio Nova Vase, €64

DISCOUNT!

Take 20% off your entire Eva Solo order on their webshop with the code EVASOLO20, valid until 31st December.

Nordic Knots Classic Rug in Cream/Blue

Designed in Stockholm with the Swedish landscape and classic textile design as guiding inspiration, Nordic Knots makes some of the most gorgeous and hearty rugs around. Their cream/blue colorway of the classic flatweave is minimalist, artistic, and will suit a range of styles. It’s a piece you’ll be using for decades.

FREE GIFT

When you buy a rug from Nordic Knots, use the code NKBLANKET at checkout to receive a free, handcrafted wool blanket with purchase. The blanket is worth 2.490 SEK. Perfect for keeping cozy this winter!

Nordic Knots Classic Rug in Cream/Blue, starting from €299

2019 Small Recycled Calendar with Board & Clip by The Brown Paper Movement

In need of a 2019 desk calendar, or one to hang in the hallway? This small clipboard calendar, made in Scandinavia from 90% recycled paper, is beautifully-designed and easy-to-use. We love all of the products in this shop, but their recycled ones especially capture our hearts.

2019 Small Recycled Calendar with Board & Clip by The Brown Paper Movement, €23

Blossi Table Lamp by Nuura

Oooh baby, if you’re looking for a sleek new table lamp, look no further. We fell in love with the Blossi collection from Danish lighting firm Nuura the second we saw it, and the table lamp is perhaps it’s best design. With a silhouette recalling the iconic PH Lamp, yet a totally new take on materiality and warmth, this light is bound to be a design classic for decades to come. Just imagine this beauty on your desk!

Blossi Table Lamp by Nuura, €599

Cirrus Travel Steamer by Steamery Stockholm

Hate having to iron your clothes? Us too! This handheld steamer is among the strongest on the market, especially at this affordable price point. The travel steamer is so useful for those constantly on the road; who hasn’t opened their suitcase to a wrinkled shirt or dress? With this little device, those moments are short-lived.

Cirrus Travel Steamer by Steamery Stockholm, €80

Fashion

SilverTech Everyday Packs by Organic Basics

Organic Basics makes fantastic foundational pieces in neutral colors. Their packs, including socks, t-shirts, briefs, and leggings, make getting your wardrobe staples easy (and less expensive!). Their SilverTech line includes antimicrobial thread that means you have to wash less and thereby waste less water. Or check out their Christmas packs for an easy gift.

DISCOUNT!

Get 15% off your entire order with code SCANDI15

SilverTech Everyday Packs by Organic Basics, starting at €73

ASOS WHITE Basketball trousers

A pair of wide-leg trousers is such a versatile addition to a wardrobe; they look good on everyone, they’re comfortable, and they can be dressed up or worn casually. This pair from ASOS WHITE are perfectly cut and so elegant! They come in Tall, Petite, and Curve versions.

ASOS WHITE Basketball trousers, €58

ASOS WHITE Oversized Puffer Jacket with Hood

This boxy, oversized puffer jacket looks cool on everyone and keeps you warm all winter. One of our favorite features is the drawstring arm cuffs, which are great for cyclists who need to keep their wrists warm.

ASOS WHITE Oversized Puffer Jacket with Hood, €85

Philospher Watch by Nordgreen

A sleek, simple watch with silver hardware and a classic black leather strap, the Philosopher is a thoughtful timepiece that looks good on everyone, for any occasion. The excellent price points belie the fact that the quality is tip-top (these were designed by Danish über-designer Jakob Wagner, of Bang & Olufsen fame). Nordgreen has a small set of additional designs and they’re all worth a look.

Philospher Watch by Nordgreen, €179

DISCOUNT!

Get 20% off your order with the code SCANDISTANDARD20

High Collar Wool Blend Jumper by Arket

With a loose-fitting, cropped silhouette and a bold color, this cozy turtleneck is a great winter wardrobe addition. For the quality, the price is solid, and the wool blend includes recycled polyester as well as alpaca fiber.

High Collar Wool Blend Jumper by Arket, €99

Hair Clips by Maanesten

Sometimes you just want something small and cute. These hair clips by Danish accessories brand Maanesten are the thing. There are clips, claws, and combs in a range of sweet designs. They’re not cloying, so you won’t feel like a kid wearing them; just a slightly cooler grown up. These make a great gift for friends, advents gifts, or stocking stuffers.

Hair Clips by Maanesten, starting from €12

Rains Backpacks and Bags

Danish raingear brand Rains makes rain coats and a number of other weather-proof items, but their backpacks are simply the best. Well-proportioned, stylish, and extremely functional, a Rains bag will last for a long time and keep all your precious items dry.

Rains Backpacks and Bags, starting from €69 EUR or 70 USD

Menswear from Aiayu

Hyper-sustainable, ethical Danish fashion and linen brand Aiayu has recently launched their menswear line – although let’s be real, it’s all unisex – and it’s very good. With solid basics like tee-shirts, pyjamas, and cashmere pullovers, there’s something for everyone looking to make their wardrobe more ethical, high-quality, and chic. We especially love their relaxed button down shirt, a must-have in everyone’s closet.

Menswear from Aiyau, starting from €60

Holzweiler Wool and Cashmere Poncho

A poncho with a zip and a collar? So fancy! This ultra-warm, super-comfortable poncho is rendered in wool and cashmere, making it the perfect top layer for any outfit. The bright colors are true to Norwegian fashion brand Holzweiler’s quirky-yet-stylish core, and they always get it just right. This one is pricey for sure, but it will last forever. Looking for one of their scarves instead? Head over to our guide.

Holzweiler Wool and Cashmere Poncho, €330

& Other Stories Knee High Plaid Blazer

Nothing pulls an outfit together like a sharp blazer. This one has a chic silhouette and a classic pattern, topping off any outfit nicely.

& Other Stories Knee High Plaid Blazer, €99

Terry Bathrobe by Tekla Fabrics

Danish bedding brand Tekla Fabrics has come out with two terry cloth bathrobes and they are just the thing to lounge around in over the holidays (and forever after). The thick cotton terry will make even the coldest mornings feel cozy.

Terry Bathrobe by Tekla Fabrics, €159

Mini Sac by Aesther Ekme

Danish/French bag brand Aesther Ekme creates architectural, sophisticated pieces that will stand the test of time, both quality and style-wise. Their crossbody Mini Sac is a wonderful every day bag; not too big, not too small. We especially love the new “Haze” color that has just a little hint of lavender-blue.

Mini Sac by Aesther Ekme, €365

Norse Projects Socks

Socks have previously gotten a bad rap as a gift, but they’re making a strong comeback! This warm but lightweight striped cotton pair from Norse Projects are just cool enough to add a little something to your outfit, but minimalist enough to go with everything. Plus, everyone needs socks!

Norse Projects Socks, €20

Edith Necklace by Pernille Corydon

The classic style of this gold-plated silver flat snake necklace makes it an easy piece to wear on its own or layer with others. This is an every day necklace you’ll never want to take off!

Edith Necklace by Pernille Corydon, €97

Classic Pump Fragola by Bartels Since 1920

A timeless pump with a little twist. Bartels Since 1920 is a fourth generation heritage shoe brand making the highest quality shoes in extremely small batches in a family factory in Italy. The Classic Pump Fragola has an almond toe for a demure look, and bright pink stripes to make your look pop. These are seriously special shoes!

Classic Pump Fragola by Bartels Since 1920, €375

Travel

The Design Hotels Book

The stunning, hefty annual Design Hotels book highlights some of the most beautiful and thoughtfully-designed hotels around the world (259 hotels in this book). There are interviews with hoteliers as well as a list of the most influential designers and architects currently changing the game in hotel design. This book provides serious travel inspiration; highly recommended for those looking for their next holiday plan!

DISCOUNT!

Get 20% off your book with the code SSDESIGNHOTELS20, valid until 24th December.

The Design Hotels Book, €59.90

The Insider Packing Cubes by Away

Not great at fitting all your stuff in your suitcase? Who is! These packing cubes are the easy and stylish way to make sure your suitcase is never overflowing again. So useful for those who travel often!

The Insider Packing Cubes by Away, €45

LOST iN City Curated Guides

LOST iN’s city guides cover both Stockholm and Copenhagen, as well as a slew of other fantastic cities, from Miami to Warsaw to Buenos Aires. The guides incorporate both traditional recommendations as well as profiles and interviews with interesting people around the city. It’s all about getting a sense of the culture, rather than just finding your next place to eat. They’re also light, affordable, and look beautiful!

DISCOUNT!

Get 25% off all LOST iN City Guides with the code SCANDITRAVEL25, valid through 31st December

LOST iN City Curated Guides, €10 each or €95 for all 19 guides

Books & Magazines

The Eye: How the World’s Most Influential Creative Directors Develop Their Vision

This gorgeous book by Kinfolk founder Nathan Williams details the work and vision of majorly influential creative directors around the world, including Grace Coddington, Dries Van Noten, and Spike Jonez. There’s both a modern and “archive” section to each industry, so some of the giants of the field are explained (for example, Alfred Hitchcock in the film section). This is not only a pretty coffee table book; there’s a wealth of information and inspiration.

The Eye: How the World’s Most Influential Creative Directors Develop Their Vision by Nathan Williams, 29 USD | 20 GBP

Northern Comfort: The Nordic Art of Creative Living by Austin Sailsbury

This book of profiles and essays about creatives entrepreneurs across the Nordic countries is as stimulating as it is aesthetically inspiring. Learn about designers, craftspeople, artisans, chefs, and so many others. Disclosure: Scandinavia Standard is in the book!

Northern Comfort: The Nordic Art of Creative Living by Austin Sailsbury, €39.90

Sindroms Magazine

Sindroms Magazine is all about “monochrome states of mind.” The first issue was “Red,” the second was “Yellow,” and the forthcoming third issue is “White,” which you can preorder at a reduced price. The magazine is lovely, full of highly-styled images and thought-provoking essays.

Sindroms Magazine, starting from €17

The Noma Guide to Fermentation by René Redzepi and David Zilber

Dive into the history of fermentation, a key method of New Nordic cuisine, as well as many cosines around the world, presented by Noma head chef René Redzepi and fermentation lab director David Zilber. You’ll also learn about fermentation equipment and recipes for how to use your newly fermented foods.

The Noma Guide to Fermentation by René Redzepi and David Zilber, €17

Mad About Copenhagen: The Book

Interested in the stories of Copenhagen’s varied food scene? This large book is full of stories of some of the best and most interesting food entrepreneurs, chefs, and restaurant owners throughout the city. There are portraits, personal essays, and recipes. The pictures will make you drool!

Mad About Copenhagen: The Book, €60

Skincare & Beauty

Kjaer Weiss x Caroline Issa Lipstick in Amour Rouge

Who better to collaborate on a red lipstick than editor and fashion icon Caroline Issa? Danish-American makeup brand Kjaer Weiss is known for their top quality, organic ingredients, and beautiful packaging. Along with Issa, Kjaer Weiss has created a set of red lipsticks that are perfect for pretty much every occasion. The bright Amour Rouge is a favorite. Kisses for everyone this year!

Kjaer Weiss x Carloline Issa Lipstick in Amour Rouge, €54

Byredo Bibliothèque Eau De Parfum

This unisex perfume makes you feel like you’ve spent all day in an old leather chair, reading books and sipping whisky. It’s a surprising perfume at first, but mellows into something very comfortable on the skin. We highly recommend their candle version as well!

Byredo Bibliothèque Eau De Parfum, €128

SACHAJUAN Ocean Mist Texturizing Spray

Sometimes your hair just needs a bit of oomph. The Ocean Mist Texturizing Spray from Swedish haircare brand SACHAJUAN is light enough so that you don’t have to fight with your hair the next day, but has enough hold to give you some serious texture. It’s great for short and long hair alike, and has a lovely light scent.

SACHAJUAN Ocean Mist Texturizing Spray, €21

Food

Coffee Collective Subscription

Give yourself, or someone you love, the gift of life. We mean, coffee. The gift of coffee. Danish roastery Coffee Collective ethically buys and roasts their own beans. You can have bags shipped to your door once (three bags) or twice (two bags) monthly. Shipping is available internationally.

Coffee Collective Subscription, starting at €35/month

20 Caramel Box by Pärlans Konfektyr

For a retro vibe, there’s nothing like the handmade, charmingly-packaged caramels from Swedish candy boutique Pärlans Konfektyr. They come in a range of delicious flavors. Their large box of 20 caramels will certainly satisfy those with a sweet tooth, and the vintage-looking boxes are a real time warp. Enjoy with a hot pot of coffee or tea!

20 Carmmel Box by Pärlans Konfektyr, €22

To Øl Beer Club

For serious beer aficionados, a membership to the To Øl Beer Club is the perfect gift. Each month you’ll receive 9 – 12 beers (including exclusive releases), a beer zine, merchandise, and a guide to all of the beers. Danish brewery To Øl’s quality is excellent, so you can be sure that each beer is hand-picked by experts. You can cancel your subscription at any time.

To Øl Beer Club, €60/month

Experiences

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art 1 + 1 Year Membership

At Louisana, a 1+1 Membership allows you and a guest free entry. You also get 10% off at the gift shop, access to exclusive events and previews, and free entry at a number of other museums including KUNSTEN and Utzon Center in Aalborg, HEART in Herning and Munchmuseet, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter and Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo. You’ll get their beautiful catalogue sent to you quarterly as well.

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art 1 + 1 Year Membership,€80

Fotografiska 1 Year Membership

Photography lovers will go wild for a Fotografiska membership. There are a number of different tiers, starting at just €59. All membership levels include free entrance, discounted admission for a guest, discounts at the shop and restaurant, access to events and all exhibition tours. Fotografiska routinely has some of the most innovative and interesting photography exhibits globally.

Fotografiska 1 Year Membership, starting at €59

Marble Matter Workshop

Marble Matter holds workshops on paper marbling and the use of plant dyes. You’ll not only learn techniques and make your own pieces, but also find out how to continue these crafts at home. The classes are fun for advanced artists and new creatives alike!

Marble Matter Workshop, starting from €94

Donate

If you’d rather show you care by donating money to a worthy cause, there are plenty of organisations and individuals that need donations.

You can’t go wrong with International Committee of the Red Cross or Médicins Sans Frontieres, both working to reduce suffering in disaster and conflict zones.

Other organisations for your consideration:

Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood provides reproductive health care and education for women at the community level.

Kiva Microloans

A non-profit allows you to finance small business ventures around the world. Every year, this is our go-to present. The receiver of the gift even gets to chose the loan themselves. Also, when you donate through our link, you give an additional 25 USD for Scandinavia Standard to reinvest (the money goes directly to projects, not to us).

Activists, Artists & Educators

The more access to information and visual inspiration we have through digital platforms, the more educators, activists and artists are out there providing that information. Many times, they do this for free or very little money – most social platforms aren’t monetised yet (YouTube being an exception). If there’s an activist, artist, or educator that you follow on any of your social channels, inquire as to whether they have a Patreon, Venmo, PayPal, or other form of payment. These payments can be ongoing or one-off. Activists we’re learning from at the moment include Sassy Latte, ShiShi Rose, and Ethincally Jewish.

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