The Last Straw

Losing control, paper birds, and scenic embroidery. [View this email in your browser]( ENOUGH: Humorous Stop Motion Film Examines Our Inner Desire to Lose Control Swedish director and animator Anna Mantzaris's new stop motion film follows several kind-looking characters as they [snap during everyday occurrences]( such as frustrating board meetings, dealing with demanding customers, or just narrowly missing the bus. Create for the Future by Studying the Past (Sponsor) Earn your [MFA in Studio Art]( in a challenging, hands-on study abroad program that immerses you in the rich artistic and cultural resources of Italy and Europe. SACI is proud to offer an MFA in Studio Art degree accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD), the only degree of its kind available in Europe. Students work in their studios in a fully renovated Renaissance palazzo in the heart of Florence. The master’s program includes a challenging curriculum of rigorous critical and technical inquiry that draws on the unique cultural resources of Italy and Europe, with numerous on-site learning experiences including field trips and other activities. Graduate students also gain practical experience as SACI Teaching Assistants and their artwork is featured in major exhibitions in Florence as well as New York. For more information email: Admissions@SACI-Florence.edu. 365 Days of Miniature Cut Paper Egrets, Sparrows, Pelicans and Other Birds India-based cut paper artists Nayan Shrimali and Vaishali Chudasama have set out to construct [365 miniature bird species]( by the end of 2018. To form each work, the pair begins by cutting feathers, beaks, and talons from layers of paper and then using watercolor to produce further detail. Billowing Clouds and Rainbow-Hued Sunsets Created With Textured Embroidery Thread by Vera Shimunia Russian embroidery artist Vera Shimunia began her [landscape embroidery]( practice in 2015. Her richly-hued mountainscapes, sunrises, and skies are crafted on palm-sized embroidery hoops using a variety of textured threads. Recently Digitized Journals Grant Visitors Access to Leonardo da Vinci’s Detailed Engineering Schematics and Musings The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London recently published scans of two of the Leonardo da Vinci notebooks so website visitors can digitally zoom and flip through the [drawings and musings]( of the Italian Renaissance painter, architect, inventor, and sculptor. The Milky Way’s Glimmering Core Captured in a Timelapse Video by Adrien Mauduit When not working for a NASA-funded citizen-science project, Adrien Mauduit travels the world seeking out remote places to create photographs and films of the night sky. His most recent video, [Galaxies Volume III]( is the third in the astro-lapse series and focuses on the core of the Milky Way. Colorful Brushstrokes Digitally Sculpted into Figural Compositions by Matthew Stone After painting a series of individual brushstrokes, Matthew Stone photographs the gestures and sculpts them around [digital figures]( using several software programs. GRIS: Explore a Surreal Watercolor Landscape in a New Video Game by Nomada Studio GRIS is an new video game designed by Nomada Studio that leads users through a surreal landscape filled with crimson mountains, square trees, and overgrown ruins. The game design [mimics the way watercolor pools on paper]( with splotches of color often falling outside of the lines in the main character’s face or the hills she slides down or leaps over. From The Colossal Shop: Space Mission Edition Field Notes New [out-of-this-world notebooks]( from Field Notes have landed in The Colossal Shop. Each set of three perfectly pocket-sized notebooks features the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, including three bonus mission-specific crew capsule DIY models. The Space Mission Edition Notebook 3-Pack is now available in [The Colossal Shop]( #Tags of the Week Explore the archive and find seven+ years of posts tagged with [advertising]( [carpets]( and [fog](. Want your news on a weekly rotation? Click on "update your preferences" in the footer below and select the weekly frequency for a round-up of highlights mailed each Tuesday. Copyright © 2018 Colossal, all rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list]( [MailChimp Email Marketing](